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Author Archive: BJJEE

Poland’s Kornel Zapadka Bags a Gold and Silver in Brazil

    Poland’s Kornel Zapadka has achieved an impressive resume of competition results in the past few years.The Polish beast is part of the booming BJJ scene in Poland, and travels often...

Werdum: ‘UFC Reebok Deal Won’t Benefit Up & Coming Fighters’

    Werdum told the media in Rio de Janeiro, via Bloodyelbow, how he believes that the UFC’s new deal with Reebok will only benefit the top fighters. “It’s not 100 percent set...

(Video) 100 Jiu-Jitsu Self Defense Techniques as a Tribute to Helio Gracie

  Check out these 100 Jiu-Jitsu self defense techniques in less than 4 minutes.  

Season 1, Episode 2: BJJ NO-Mad– BJJ Documentary Travel Series: WARRIORS OF FAITH in Bulgaria

    “BJJ NO-MAD” is a documentary series about two martial artists – a cinematographer and a traveler, who are searching for the way of the warrior around the world starring BJJ black...

GSP: ‘PED like Bringing Knife to a Fight’

  Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has always been critical of the drug testing system in place in the UFC. St-Pierre told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour on Monday. “I knew...

UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Featured in Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

    Ronda Rousey,  UFC women’s bantamweight champion is becoming a huge star. She has had acting roles in Hollywood blockbusters and is now on the  inside the Sports Illustrated...

The Dagestani Brown Belt that Shocked the World, Abdurakhman Bilarov : ‘I’m Not Going To Stop Here’

    Remember the name: Abdurakhman Bilarov from Dagestan. He made a huge impression last weekend in Chechnya at the Berkut challenge where he beat three black belts, submitting the ultra...

Firas Zahabi Compares Silva to Lance Armstrong: ‘GSP Not Silva is The GOAT Now’

    Firas Zahabi, Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s coach, gave an interview to French Canadian media ‘La Presse’ where he compared Anderson...

(Video) Garry Tonon vs Javi Vazquez, Sub Only @ Gracie Nationals

    Former WEC and UFC fighter and Gracie Jiu Jitsu representative Javier Vasquez battled 2-time Metamoris winner and EBI 1 Champion Garry Tonon in a very entertaining back-and-forth...

FREE LIVE STREAM, No Gi Superfights in Chechnya: Mendes Bros, Vinny, Calasans etc

    LIVE stream of the Berkut BJJ Open Superfights. Day 1 (Saturday) Gi, Day 2 (Sunday) No Gi: featuring: 1 – Vinny Magalhaes vs Jackson Sousa 2 – Gui Mendes vs Arbi Muradov 3 –...

New Ebook: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Abroad. Training in Brazil, U.S. or the U.A.E

    Sam ‘Big Chocolate’ McCoy is an MMA and BJJ fighter from American Top Team in Florida. He moved to the United Arab Emirates to further his career. He is teaching BJJ there as part...

Watch FREE LIVE STREAM Gracie Nationals, Garry Tonon vs Javi Vazquez

   Watch a free live stream of Saturday’s Gracie Nationals submission only No Gi matches: Scheduled for Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 Gracie Nationals 2015 Javi Vazquez vs Garry Tonon Denny...

Red Belt Deoclecio Paulo: ‘Fadda & Gracie Lines Share the Same Principles’

      Here is an interesting diagram which traces the roots ofJudo/Jiu-Jitsu or Gracie Jiu-Jitsu/ BJJ in Brazil. It not a very known fact that there were other sources of Jiu-Jitsu in...

History of BJJ In Japan with Takamasa Watanabe, Rickson Gracie Black Belt

    A few months ago, we had the chance to interview Marius Varlan a Romanian BJJ player that had been training in Japan. He is a student of Takamasa Watanabe, a Rickson Gracie Black Belt....

(Documentary) World No gi Champ Yuri Simoes’ Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle in California

    Yuri Simoes won everything at the lower belts and made a big splash black belt, taking the gold at the Pan in 2013 (closing the bracket with ex team mate Lucas Leite) and winning double...

Mendes Bros talk about their BJJ Superfights in Chechnya this Weekend & Plans for 2015

    Budo Jake and crew stop by the Art of Jiu Jitsu to chat with their good friends, Rafa and Gui Mendes to talk about their school, BJJ and their upcoming superfights in Chechnya. On Feb...

UFC To Sponsor European Judo Championships. Counter to IJF’s ‘MJA’ Mixed JuJitsu Arts’

    UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, today announced their involvement in the 2015 European Judo Championships, which will take place in Glasgow, UK in April, as...

Chechnya Sub Only Event: Rafa Mendes vs Chechen Black Belt, Gui, Vinny, Jackson Sousa & More

    On Feb 07th & 08th, The Mendes brothers, Rafael and Guilherme will be fighting GI & NOGI no time limit Superfights in Chechnya. They will also be conducting Jiu-Jitsu seminars...

Rafael Mendes: ‘I Don’t Like Takedowns but Still Had To Train Them & Also Competed in Wrestling’

    Budo Jake and crew stop by the Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy to chat with their good friends, Rafael and Gui Mendes to talk about their school, BJJ and their upcoming superfights. In this...

Chael Sonnen on Anderson Silva’s Positive Steroid Results

    Anderson Silva shocked the sports world yesterday when he tested positive for two illegal steroids. So the question remains: what does Chael Sonnen, Silva’s most notable rival,...

Family First: Igor Araujo Steps Back from UFC to Help Wife in Battle with Cancer

    Igor Araujo, head of Gracie Barra Switzerland, in Geneva, is a BJJ black belt since 2005, when he was promoted by his master Aldo “Caveirinha” Januario in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

Mendes Bros on Self Defense vs Sport Jiu-Jitsu & Superfights in Chechnya

    Budo Jake and crew stop by the Art of Jiu Jitsu to chat with our good friends, Rafa and Gui Mendes to talk about their school, BJJ and their upcoming superfights. On Feb 07th &...

Brazil National Pro: Renato Cardoso Double Gold & Qualifies for World Pro

    The second edition of the Brazil National Pro – Trials for the 2015 World Pro Abu Dhabi – was held last weekend in Natal, Brazil. In the men’s black belt, the big name was Renato...

Dealing with Injury in BJJ

    Written by Shaughn Vos, BJJ instructor at Zebra MMA and Fitness in South Africa. Shaughn also writes in Crucifix Grappling. Being injured SUCKS! It is probably the most annoying...