Who Are The BJJ Practitioners With the Most INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS?
Nov 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The rise of social media and its importance had an impact on almost every business sphere in the world. And, like it or not, BJJ is not just a sport but a business too! Those Jiujiteiros that have...
These Gun Disarms Should NEVER Be Taught in Martial Arts
Oct 29, 2020BJJEE
Prof. “little” Tony Pacenski explores some basic skillsets of handgun disarming from Jiu Jitsu and Combatives circles. This is a serious topic. Always training with a qualified...
Use This Triangle Setup & Start Catching More People with Triangle Choke Right Away
Oct 25, 2020BJJEE
The triangle choke from guard is one of the first submissions that you will typically learn in BJJ. It is highly effective and will work at all levels. There are so many ways to set up a triangle...
How To Counter Khabib’s Leg Weave Pass & Control
Oct 24, 2020BJJEE
Controlling your opponents in BJJ can be tough, especially in No Gi because of the lack of control due to the slippery rashguards. This gets even tougher if you need to do so when they turtle up; it...
How To Get Better At Jiu-Jitsu…Even If You Are The Best at the Academy
Oct 13, 2020BJJEE
One of the biggest mysteries in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was how Rickson Gracie could improve his jiu-jitsu even when there was no one better than himself at the academy. So how do you get better at...
Carlos Machado Receives 8th degree Red & White Coral Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 11, 2020BJJEE
Professor Carlos Machado, the eldest of the legendary Machado brothers has been on the mat since he was 4 years old and represents over five decades of learning, teaching, competing, and sharing in...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘How Your Instructor Taught You To Open Closed Guard is WRONG’
Oct 04, 2020grappler z
BJJ black belt Keenan Cornelius released a video where he discredits the classic way of opening closed guard: knee in the middle, isolate a leg and push back. Keenan stated: “The way that your...
Andre Galvao Shows The Most Effective Way To Pass Any BJJ Guard
Oct 03, 2020BJJEE
In a BJJ match, you are typically spending 80% of your time passing the guard. This is the reason why Jiu-Jitsu practitioners spend so much of their time working on guard passing. Rickson Gracie once...
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu’s Fabio Gurgel on ‘Creontes’: Everybody Is Free To Train Wherever They Want
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
Considered one of Jiu-Jitsu’s most controversial topics, changing teams during a BJJ practitioner’s career has coined the infamous term: Creonte. Back in the day, BJJ (in Brazil), was...
Developing Breath Control in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Breath control in BJJ, Judo and Grappling. Breath control is a majorly overlooked component. Breath control in function of short- and long-term recovery, lactic acid tolerance, pain regulation,...
Why The Mount Is Superior to the Back in MMA or For Fighting
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
Tom DeBlass Reacts to Video of BJJ instructor’s Beatdown of Big Muscle Guy who Challenged Him
Sep 22, 2020BJJEE
“If we fight for money I’ll stop when you ask. If we fight for pride I’ll stop when I want.” ~Rickson In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history there has been a legacy of the Gracie...
How Often Should You Roll to Win & Roll to Learn in BJJ Training?
Sep 22, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Out of all the training aspects that come along with practicing BJJ, not...
Big Muscle Guy Challenges BJJ instructor at His Academy; Instructor Goes Full Vale Tudo on Him
Sep 21, 2020BJJEE
“If we fight for money I’ll stop when you ask. If we fight for pride I’ll stop when I want.” ~Rickson In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history there has been a legacy of the Gracie...
Is it Possible To Finish Strangles Using Only 3-5% Strength?
Sep 14, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
BJJ Black Belt’s Point Of View: Why Jiu-Jitsu Is Not Suitable For a Street Altercation
Sep 07, 2020BJJEE
Written Florent Luccioni , an important member of the French Jiu-Jitsu community. He and his twin brother Jean Claude are both BJJ Black belts under Francisco Nonato and run Arte Suave Jiu-Jitsu...
Bruce Lee Was Roman Polanski’s Number One Suspect After the Murder of Sharon Tate
Sep 04, 2020BJJEE
In the the Quentin Tarantino film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, Bruce Lee was made to look as an arrogant martial arts actor. In one scene, Brad Pitt plays a stuntman (Cliff Booth) and beats...
Craig Jones Has a Very Sneaky Triangle Set Up From Mount
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
The triangle choke is one of the most common and also one of the highest percentage submissions in Grappling. When executed perfectly, it is a powerful weapon which is very hard to escape. There are...
Joe Rogan On If Steven Seagal is a Legit Martial Artist
Aug 06, 2020BJJEE
The BJJ legend Rickson Gracie was once asked what he thought about Steven Seagal and if he is legit. This was Rickson Gracie’s response: “Definitely. [Seagal] has – based on his training – a...
If You Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Today It’s Probably Because Of Chuck Norris
Jul 30, 2020BJJEE
Martial arts legend Chuck Norris (80 years old) is a third degree BJJ black belt since 2015 and has trained under the Machado brothers since the 1980’s. Mr Norris was partly responsible for...
How to escape the Mount when Your Opponent is Raining Down Punches
Jul 30, 2020BJJEE
After the criticism from MMA fans about Vitor Belfort’s unability to escape Chris Weidman’s mount, Rickson Gracie black belt Henry Akins shows how to stay safe and escape the mount...
How Elite Grapplers Cross-Train in Other Grappling Sports (BJJ-Judo-Wrestling-Sambo)
Jul 30, 2020BJJEE
“BJJ Players Will Never Reach Their Full Potential Unless They Cross Train In Other Grappling Arts.” John Danaher Grappling is big family which includes Judo, Sambo, Wrestling, BJJ, Catch...
Exercises to Improve Breathing for Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 28, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. If you have ever rolled with a BJJ master or advanced practitioner, what is something that distinguishes them from beginners in BJJ? It’s not...
These 10 UFC Fighters Went Straight to Black Belt in BJJ
Jul 26, 2020BJJEE
The BJJ black belt is a very prized possession in the martial arts community. It is arguably the most difficult belt to achieve in martial arts. The road to a black belt is usually a long and hard...
