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Author Archive: BJJEE

ADCC World Champion Robert Drysdale Set For UFC Debut

    Former ADCC and Mundial world champion Robert Drysdale will make his UFC debut vs. Keith Berish at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale on July 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contest will be in...

Leandro Lo: ‘I’m Moving Up To Medium Heavy’

    After winning the Worlds in 2011 and 2012 at lightweight, Leandro won it in 2014 at middle weight, beating Otavio Sousa in the final on points. He equals the feat of Vitor Shaolin...

(Video Documentary) Checkmat 2014 Worlds Camp

    Itamar Marani on his blog filmed his experience at this year’s Checkmat Worlds camp which featured all the top black belts such as LeoVieira, Lucas Leite, Buchecha, Jackson Sousa...

Renzo Gracie’s Son Gets In Fight With 4 Attackers; Makes Father Proud

    Like father like son. Renzo Gracie was recently arrested for being involved in an alleged brawl the door of a nightclub in New York. Gracie drew more  controversy on himself  when on...

Kristian Woodmansee Sets The Record Straight On Why He Left Drysdale For Atos San Diego

    Brown belt world champion Kristian Woodmansee recently left his position as instructor at Drysdale BJJ (Zenith) and joined the all star academy of Atos in San Diego which hosts such...

(Video) Bernardo Faria Goes Beast Mode & Beats Braulio Estima 26-4

      Check out this match from the 1/4 final of Worlds black belt open class. Bernardo went beast mode and completely shut braulio down, it was impressive. Bernardo had this to say...

(Video) Ronda Rousey Rolling With Ryron Gracie In Preparation For UFC Fight

      Women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey hit the Gracie academy to work with Ryron Gracie ahead of her UFC 175 match against Alexis Davis on July 5th. Michael Mardones posted...

Guilherme Mendes: “The Crowd’s Boos Don’t Bother Me”

    Gui Mendes became for the fourth time World champion this year. Even in his big achievement there was some controversy , but even that was not able to diminish the happiness of the...

Budo Jake: “The Internet & BJJ Instructionals Have Changed The Teacher-Student Dynamic In BJJ.”

      Budovideos boss and BJJ black belt Budo Jake, talked about how internet changed the teacher-student relantionship in BJJ in an interesting interview with defensesoap.com I think...

Exclusive: Relson Gracie Training Camp & Tournament In Bulgaria 12th to 22th July, 2014

    Grandmaster Relson Gracie – the son of Helio Gracie (inventor of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu) will be conducting a training camp in Varna Bulgaria by invitation of his purple belt student –...

Three-Peat Champion Buchecha On Roger Gracie’s Return: ‘It Will Be Interesting”

    Marcus Buchecha made ​​history last Sunday taking the absolute final of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships for the third time in a row. The Checkmat athlete surpassed his nemesis...

Tammi Musumeci On The Arm Dislocation: ‘With All The Adrenaline I Felt No Pain’

    Tammi Musumeci, 19,  is one of the biggest up and coming black belts in female Jiu-jitsu at the moment. She trains under Tagarella at American Top Team, and Manny Soares at Jaco...

(Video) At Church Wedding, Polish BJJ Player Is Belt Whipped By Teammates

A  BJJ player from academy Klub Lamator in Poland recently got married and decided to celebrate his wedding with his BJJ teammates. They followed the BJJ tradition of ‘running the...

2014 Macedonian BJJ Open Results and Review

      Today at the sport center “Forza” organised by Martial arts center “ The Strongest & Roots BJJ” and the Macedonian BJJ federation, was held the first international...

Worlds: Watch The Best Matches From Sunday; Black Belts

    Be sure to check back as new videos will be added during the day:   Check out Saturday’s matches here   Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” vs Rodolfo Vieira  ...

PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Sunday June1st)

The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming...

(Video) Thumb In, Palm Down Knee Slide Like Xande, Romulo & Leandro Lo

    Xande teaches how to pass the guard with the power knee slice using the palm down grip. This is a very effective grip variation that is used extensively by Xande, Romulo Barral and...

Worlds: Watch The Best Matches From Saturday (Black Belt Open Weight + Divisions)

  Be sure to check back as new videos will be added during the day: Victor Estima v Matthew Jubera – 2014 IBJJF Worlds Black Belt Middleweight   Marcus Buchecha Almeida v Felipe Pena...

(Video) Keenan Cornelius Disqualified For Questionable Knee Reap

    After taking 3rd place in the Open Weight after beating Leandro Lo 6-4, triangling Leo Nogueira and losing to Marcus Buchecha, he entered his weight division. After winning his first...

Watch Edwin Najmi Flying Triangle Nicholas Meregali At Worlds Purple Belt Open Weight Final

    Edwin Najmi is a student of Romulo Barral who is know for his triangles and footlocks. After having come 2nd in his weight division, Edwin came back stronger in the Open Weight. He met...

PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Saturday May 31st)

CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the...

2014 World Championships Preview & Predictions

The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming on...

How to Adapt Judo for Jiu-Jitsu with Claudio Calasans

    Many jiu-jitsu practitioners would like to integrate judo into their training so as to develop a better stand-up game. As Claudio Calasans says, all fights start on the feet and even if...

Toronto BJJ’s Jorge Britto: ‘Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Is The Perfect Combination Of The Traditional & The Modern Teachings Of Jiu-Jitu’

    Jorge Britto runs Toronto BJJ, one of Canada’s biggest and best BJJ academies. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Jorge talks about how he started training at Gracie Hunaita...