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Author Archive: BJJEE

Igor Gracie On Prison Experience Following NYC Nightclub Brawl Arrest: ‘Like A Horror Movie’

    The confusion involving Renzo Gracie’s NYC nightclub brawl, became clearer when Igor Gracie, who was also in the group of seven people arrested along with his cousin, gave his...

Kron Gracie Signs With Real Fight Championship In Japan, MMA Debut Set For August

Photo: Kinya Hashimoto   Kron Gracie’s long awaited MMA debut of Kron Gracie in MMA will happen in August in Japan, as the fighter had already attempted in an interview with tatami,...

Young Jiu-Jitsu Fighter Who Was Gravely Injured In Competition Recovers Use Of Arms: ‘My Dream Is To Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu’

  Gabriel Diniz was a 15 year old fighting in the adult division, and subsequently lost the use of his arms and legs. This happened at II Etapa do Campeonato Estadual de Jiu Jitsu Capixaba in...

Kron Gracie Possibly Set To Make MMA Debut Against Eccentric & Dangerous Japanese Fighter Yuichiro Nagashima

    Earlier this year, Kron Gracie, 25-year-old jiu-jitsu black belt who has won world titles as a purple and brown belt, and the ADCC title in 2013, indicated that his days in jiu-jitsu...

Rollin’ In Dakar: The Rise of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in West Africa (full film)

BJJ seminars, MMA exhibitions, traditional Laamb wrestling, and a beach tournament in West Africa. “Rollin’ in Dakar” is the prequel to a film which will go into production early...

Check Out How Murilo Santana Passes ‘Modern’ Impassable Guards

    Murilo Santana is another one of BJJ’s best kept secrets. He has a rep as a pressure passer but what exactly do people mean? Not all pressure passers are the same and Murilo’s take...

(Video) Roger Gracie: ‘My Goal Is To Be The Best MMA Fighter I Can Be’

    My Journey of Learning — It’s Just Pain — Roger Gracie My Journey of Learning is a series exploring life lessons from gifted human beings and the application of their...

Greek Black Belt Hlias Mpatsinilas On His Academy In Athens & His Partnership With Turkish Team Corvos

  Hlias with Abmar Barbosa. Photo: Hannah Jell   Hi Hlias, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hello, My name is Hlias Mpatsinilas,31 years old from...

BJJ Black Belt Wilson Gouvea, Ex UFC Fighter, Is Now A Police Officer In Florida

  Wilson Gouveia is a BJJ black belt and member of American Top Team who had ten fights in the UFC’s light-heavyweight and middleweight divisions. But after leaving the organization, he chose...

After Winning ADCC, Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Aiming For Absolute Gold At The Worlds

    Earlier this month, Roberto Cyborg announced via social networks, that he wouldn’t be competing at the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championships , scheduled to take place from May 28 to...

Interview: Jorge Santos Helping To Grow BJJ In Ireland

    Jorge Santos runs Jorge Santos BJJ in the city center of Dublin, Ireland. He is growing a powerful team that is making waves on the Irish and Britsih BJJ scene. In this interview with...

Watch Saulo Ribeiro’s Explosiveness & Choke At The 2014 Brasileiros

  Saulo Ribeiro x Sergio Henrique Miranda – Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2014 CBJJ Final match of Master 2

Gina Carano Put On The Gi, White Belt & Trains Jiu-Jitsu With Laercio Fernandes

    Gina Carano was for many years the main star of women’s MMA. The fighter, who left her fighting career aside to devote herself to movies and other projects, however, still has...

Bouncer In Renzo Gracie Nightclub Brawl: ‘It Was Retribution For Me Not Allowing One Of Their Masters In The Venue Last Week’

    The plot thickens following the arrest of Renzo Gracie in the early hours of Sunday (18) after a big brawl in a nightclub in New York . The bouncer who was allegedly attacked by...

UAE’s Faisal Al Ketbi Looking Forward To Make An Impact In Competitions At Black Belt

    Faisal Al Ketbi won this year’s World Pro double gold at brown belt and was promoted on the podium to a well deserved black belt. He is one of the big hopes of UAE jiu-jitsu....

ADCC Champion Michelle Nicolini Signs With Legacy FC

    Legacy FC has signed BJJ World and 2013 ADCC Champion Michelle Nicolini to a multi-fight deal. Some of her accomplishments: 6x World Champion (2012, 2011, 2010, 2007 weight &...

Renzo Gracie On Nightclub Brawl: ‘Everything Is A Misunderstanding’

    The arrest of Renzo Gracie in the early hours of Sunday (18) after a big brawl in a nightclub in New York , was just a misunderstanding according to Renzo himself. Under instructions...

Learn The Helicopter Sweep & Inverted Guard With 4x World Champion Roberto ‘Roleta’ Magalhaes

    4 x Roberto Magalhaes aka “Roleta”, is one of the legends of BJJ and is the inventor of the inverted guard. This position has also been later called the Tornado guard by Roberto...

Super Tight Belly Down Ankle Lock Against Reverse De La Riva

    In this video Chris Ulbricht shows a very very tight ankle lock that is very affective against people who like to play the Reverse De La Riva guard. The pressure is tremendous and...

Renzo & Igor Gracie Arrested In NYC Nightclub Brawl; Bouncer Has Broken Arm

      MMA and jiu-jitsu champion Renzo Gracie and his cousin Igor Gracie have been involved in a bar room brawl in New York City. Renzo Gracie and his cousin Igor were arrested along...

Serbian Martial Arts Community Organizes Series Of Fundraising Seminars For Flood Victims

Thousands of people crammed into boats and army trucks have fled their homes in Serbia and Bosnia after record rainfall turned the Sava River into a deadly torrent and caused the worst floods in more...

Xande Ribeiro: ‘Roger Gracie & Me Have A Similar Fighting Style’

    Choosing the greatest fighters in the history of Jiu-Jitsu is no easy task. In an interview with tatame, the five times World Champion Xande Ribeiro had a hard time to choose just 5...

(Video) Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns vs AJ Agazarm, ADCC Florida Superfight

    Having just signed the contract with the UFC, Gilbert did not forget his roots. He participated in the ADCC Florida on Saturday (17), and won another belt after defeating AJ Agazarm in...

Chute Boxe & Brazilian Top Team Founders: ‘It’s Hard To See One Team Dominating The Sport Like We Did’

    Chute box vs BTT was the big rivalry of MMA during Pride days and even before with Vale Tudo fights in Brazil. Chute Box was under the leadership of Rudimar Fedrigo. Top fighters...