Author Archive: BJJEE
2014 Double Gold Pan Champion Andre Galvao: ‘I Didn’t Have Time To Properly Train For The Pan’
Mar 19, 2014BJJEEComments Off on 2014 Double Gold Pan Champion Andre Galvao: ‘I Didn’t Have Time To Properly Train For The Pan’
The name of André Galvão will be recorded in Jiu-Jitsu history for eternity. The leader of Atos, last Sunday wrote another chapter of his saga at the Pan American Championships in...Nice BJJ Open, Nice, France June 1st 2014
Mar 19, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Nice BJJ Open, Nice, France June 1st 2014
The Nice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open 2014 will be held in Nice South of France at 261 route de grenoble 06200 – Nice – France. This will be an exciting BJJ competition...Seminar With Fedor Emelianenko’s Grappling Coach, Maxim Leijdekker (Rickson Gracie Black Belt)
Mar 19, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Seminar With Fedor Emelianenko’s Grappling Coach, Maxim Leijdekker (Rickson Gracie Black Belt)
Exclusive seminar with Maxim Leijdekker in Budapest, Hungary on April 6th. Maxim has some serious grappling credentials being one of the rare Rickson Gracie black belts and also being...Babalu Sobral Enjoying Retirement From MMA By Competing In Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 18, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Babalu Sobral Enjoying Retirement From MMA By Competing In Jiu-Jitsu
Retired since last year from MMA, Renato “Babalu” Sobral put on his kimono once and competed in the Pan American Championships last weekend. The former Strikeforce champion,...Keenan Cornelius Planning To Move Up To Heavyweight
Mar 17, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Keenan Cornelius Planning To Move Up To Heavyweight
Photo by Kinya Hashimoto American Jiu-Jitsu phenom Keenan Cornelius continues his trailblazing career with a silver medal (close out with Guto Campos) at the Pan, his first major BJJ event at...Royce Gracie Officially Disapproves Of Controversial Gracie Online University
The conflict between traditional and online Jiu-Jitsu continues. Murilo Bustamante is the not the only prominent Jiu-Jitsu figure to speak out against the online system, Royce Gracie...José Leão Teixeira “Zé Beleza”: ‘The Essence Of Jiu-Jitsu Is Defense & Submission’
José Leão Teixeira, also known by his nickname: “Zé Beleza”, is one of the founding members of the Gracie Barra academy and the Escola de Jiu Jitsu Leão Teixeira a prime BJJ...2014 Pan: Atos Best Team, Andre Galvao Double Gold
Mar 17, 2014BJJEEComments Off on 2014 Pan: Atos Best Team, Andre Galvao Double Gold
The 2014 Pan American double gold Champion is André Galvão . The Atos fighter won weight and absolute, on Sunday in Irvine, California and left the mats, showing a shirt that read:...(Video) Leandro Lo vs Alexander Trans, Absolute 1/2 Final, 2014 Pan
Mar 16, 2014BJJEEComments Off on (Video) Leandro Lo vs Alexander Trans, Absolute 1/2 Final, 2014 Pan
Photo: Ivan Trinidade, Graciemag2014 Pan: Galvao vs Lo & Bia vs Andresa Absolute Black Belt Finals
Mar 16, 2014BJJEEComments Off on 2014 Pan: Galvao vs Lo & Bia vs Andresa Absolute Black Belt Finals
Saturday’s action at the Pans hosted the brown belts and the black belt open weight. The black belt open weight final will be decided by two smaller fighters who took no notice of...Rener Gracie: ‘Learning Jiu-Jitsu Online Is Even More Effective Than In The Academy’
Rener Gracie together with his brother Ryron, is the creator of the controversial Gracie Online University. Rorion’s son and grandson of Grandmaster Helio, is a black belt coming...President Of Croatian BJJ Federation Bojan Mirkovic On Competitions In The Region & His Upcoming Seminar In Skopje
Mar 14, 2014BJJEEComments Off on President Of Croatian BJJ Federation Bojan Mirkovic On Competitions In The Region & His Upcoming Seminar In Skopje
The president of the BJJ federation of Bojan Mirkovic, talks to BJJEE about his background, his relationship with Fabricio Werdum, the BJJ Eastern Europe tournament and his upcoming...After Double Gold At Europeans Purple Belt, Nicholas Meregali Repeats His Performance At 2014 Pans!
Mar 14, 2014BJJEEComments Off on After Double Gold At Europeans Purple Belt, Nicholas Meregali Repeats His Performance At 2014 Pans!
We have a new male adult purple belt open class champion: Alliance’s Nicholas Meregali is the adult male open class champion. The purple belt phenom who was promoted late last...UFC’s ‘Russian’ Fighters: ‘We Lived In Tents With Soldiers Shooting At Us. In The Cage, It’s Just A Man. There’s Some Perspective’
Mar 14, 2014BJJEEComments Off on UFC’s ‘Russian’ Fighters: ‘We Lived In Tents With Soldiers Shooting At Us. In The Cage, It’s Just A Man. There’s Some Perspective’
The Russian invasion of the UFC is happening. For Many of these tough fighters, fighting in the UFC is not that hard compared to what they’ve lived through back home. MMAJunkie...He’s Back! Bernardo Faria On His Return To Competition @ The Pan: ‘I’ll Leave It All On The Mat’
Mar 14, 2014BJJEEComments Off on He’s Back! Bernardo Faria On His Return To Competition @ The Pan: ‘I’ll Leave It All On The Mat’
On the the 27th of December 2013, Bernardo Faria had to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery after suffering an injury to the meniscus. Just over two months after surgery, the black belt...(Video) ‘Fartoplata’ Mortal Kombat Style
Mar 13, 2014BJJEEComments Off on (Video) ‘Fartoplata’ Mortal Kombat Style
You’ve seen the infamous Fartoplata video that went viral all over the net. Now check out the Mortal Kombat version: And the original:(Video) Antonio ‘Cara De Sapato”s MMA Fight In TUF Brazil
Mar 12, 2014BJJEEComments Off on (Video) Antonio ‘Cara De Sapato”s MMA Fight In TUF Brazil
Watch Pan Am champion Antonio Carlos ‘Cara De Sapato’ first fight in TUF Brazil vs Guilherme Viana:Metamoris 3: Keenan Cornelius VS Vinny Magalhaes (Official Countdown)
Mar 12, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Metamoris 3: Keenan Cornelius VS Vinny Magalhaes (Official Countdown)
This No Gi matchup should be a lot of fun. Both guys move a lot and have really exciting nogi matches. Keenan came 3rd at ADCC, and Vinny can beat anyone on any given day. This may...Bixente Lizarazu, Former Football World Champion, Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt
Mar 12, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Bixente Lizarazu, Former Football World Champion, Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt
Bixente Lizarazu, the former left back of French national football team that won the world cup in 1998, has been training Jiu-Jitsu for the past five years. Lizarazu has also competed...Andre Galvao On Reason For Competing At Ultra Heavy At The Pan: ‘I Did It Once At Brown Belt. Want To Challenge Myself’
Mar 12, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Andre Galvao On Reason For Competing At Ultra Heavy At The Pan: ‘I Did It Once At Brown Belt. Want To Challenge Myself’
(Photo: William Burkhardt, BJJ Pix) Used to fighting among the medium heavyweights, André Galvão enrolled in ultra heavyweight division of the 2014 Pan , which will be held 12-16 March in...(Technique Video) Triangle Choke From Turtle Position With Leo ‘Bomba” Queiroz
Mar 11, 2014BJJEEComments Off on (Technique Video) Triangle Choke From Turtle Position With Leo ‘Bomba” Queiroz
Valor Fightwear sponsored fighter Leonardo ‘Bomba’ Queiroz is an ex Mundial winner from Brasilia, Brazil who came to the UK a few years ago and he now runs his academy BFC...Pablo Popovitch: “The Thiago Silva Attack Was Instigated By My Ex-Wife”
Mar 11, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Pablo Popovitch: “The Thiago Silva Attack Was Instigated By My Ex-Wife”
Last month ex UFC fighter Thiago Silva was all over the news when he went to BJJ black belt Pablo Popovitch’s academy in Florida, armed with a gun. It is believed that Silva’s...Super Flexible: Keenan Cornelius Triangles himself
Keenan Cornelius discovers he has a unique and useless talent. this video is inspired by bj penn and eddie bravo.Rio Grappling Club Organizing 3 Summer Camps In Italy & Poland, July To August 2014
Mar 10, 2014BJJEEComments Off on Rio Grappling Club Organizing 3 Summer Camps In Italy & Poland, July To August 2014
Roberto Atalla‘s Rio Grappling Club is organizing 3 summer training camps, which are a great learning and social experience for grapplers each summer, since 2009. From Roberto...