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Author Archive: BJJEE

Joe Lauzon on who he thinks has the best BJJ in MMA

    Just The Gi Top Podcast interviewed UFC Fighter Joe Lauzon (BJJ brown belt). He talks about who he thinks are the best Jiu-Jitsu players in MMA:     Do you agree with Joe?

2x European Champ Emilia Tuukkanen On Footlocks, Modern Jiu-Jitsu & Finland’s BJJ Scene

    Emilia Tuukkanen is a fast rising prospect on the European BJJ scene. This purple belt competitor from Finland has already won the IBJJF Europeans at blue and purple and is now setting...

Central-Eastern Europe Seminar Tour Of Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec, Czech-American Renzo Gracie Black Belt

    Czech-American Karel “Siver Fox” Pravec has 20 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience (since 1993). During his training at the Renzo Gracie Academy, Karel has trained with and...

Khabib Nurmagomedov Vs Bear Part 2; This Time As An Adult

A few months ago, a video went viral on youtube. It featured 2 young boys wrestling a bear cub. One of the boys was rumored to have been UFC lightweight prospect Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib has...

Alexandre Paiva: ‘Alliance Team Started After We United All Our Smaller Teams To Compete Under One Flag Against The Gracie Schools’

    The Alliance team have many representatives across the world. Their three flagship academies are located in Atlanta Georgia, Sao Paulo, and here — in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio gym...

Ruotolo Twins: ‘Jiu-Jitsu Is Our Life’

    The Ruotolo twins are shining example of determination, discipline and passion for Jiu-Jitsu: We are Kade & Tye Ruotolo. We started our jiu jitsu training in 2006. We train at the...

Brandon Hetzler, Rickson Gracie Black Belt, On Training With Rickson & Marcelo & Bringing Back The Samurai Spirit

    Hi Brandon, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? First, thank you for doing this interview, I am truly honored. My name is Brandon Hetzler and I’m...

(Video) Ricardo Arona’s Seminar in Abu Dhabi In Front Of 120 BJJ Black Belts

    The Brazilian Tiger Ricardo Arona still has no fixed date for his expected return to MMA. In the meantime, the BJJ black belt is spreading his knowledge around the world. While passing...

Weekend Recap: IBJJF Brasileiro, Las Vegas Open, Copenhagen Gi & No Gi Open

    The IBJJF had a busy weekend with no less than 4 competitions running at the same time in 3 continents. Here’s a recap of the action: IBJJF Brasileiro The 2014 Brasileiro...

(Video) David vs Goliath BJJ Match: Fetherweight vs Ultraheavyweight

    At the 2014 IBJJF Boca Raton Open this past weekend, featherweight Brian Harper of American Top Team competed in the open weight divisison. Brian ended up third and faced an ultra...

Words Of Wisdom from Steve Maxwell about: S&C for BJJ, Nutrition, and Overtraining.

    Steve Maxwell, world famous BJJ black belt and strength and conditioning coach of Saulo and Xande Ribeiro sat down with MMA fighter from Serbia, Mark Lajhner and discussed many issues...

FIVE GRAPPLING Texas 1 HL Video (Featuring: Lovato, Clark, Rader, Bastos, Dopp & More

    Here’s a look at some highlights from FIVE GI.NOGI GRAPPLING TEXAS 1 Open Championship. FIVE GRAPPLING is revolutionizing the way jiu jitsu tournaments are run: check the 2014...

Before Their WSOF Fight, Jon Fitch & Jake Shields Faced Each Other In A Grappling Match

    MMAjunkie has anounced that both Jon Fitch and Jake Shields have verbally agreed to a WSOF fight. Fitch vs. Shields will serve as the co-main event of WSOF 11, which takes place July...

Learn Ronda Rousey’s Super Effective Armbar

    Women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey instructs TUF 18 contestants on how to pull off her ever-effective rolling armbar:   No Gi version:   Ronda Rowsey –...

Royce Gracie/ Eddie Bravo Metamoris Incident Caught On Tape (Trailer)

    A sneak peek at the upcoming Eddie Bravo documentary, a TUFMED Films original. This project provides insight into Eddie’s historic rematch against Royler Gracie at Metamoris 3...

Andre Galvao: ‘I’m Totally Committed To Jiu-Jitsu, No Plans To Go Back To MMA’

(Photo: William Burkhardt, BJJ Pix) A few months ago, multiple world champion in Jiu-Jitsu and ADCC, Andre Galvao has thoughts about about returning to MMA. He had enjoyed past success in MMA . The...

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Member Makes Playful Song Mocking Royler Gracie ‘I Dominated Eddie’

    Guitarist and 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu Alabama member Brandon McCaghren made a joke song:  “I Dominated Eddie.”. The song mocks Royler Gracie and his post fight analysis of...

Slovenia’s Miha Perhavec On His Experience Living, Training & Competing in Poland

      We last spoke with Slovenia’s Miha Perhavec in 2013. Since then, he has moved to Warsaw for his studies. While there he has trained with Alliance Warsaw, competed and...

Roger Gracie: ‘The Rodolfo/Buchecha Rivalry Is What Gives Excitement To The Sport. In My Days I had Jacare, Xande & Romulo’

    The absolute final of World Pro, starring Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira  in Abu Dhabi, received the stamp of approval of Roger Gracie . The biggest name in the history of...

(Video) Diego Oliveira, After Getting His Leg Amputated, Competing In Jiu-Jitsu Gave Him The Will To Live Once Again

      Diego Oliveira is a 26-year old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter who suffered an accident and lost one of his legs. A mild-mannered Diego found his joy and purpose in life in the...

5x World Champion Leticia Ribeiro: ‘White Belt Was The Most Challenging Belt Level For Me’

    Leticia Ribeiro is one of the most decorated female grapplers of all time. A pioneer of Brazilian jiu-jitsu for women Leticia is not only a competitor, but also a coach and an...

Carlos Maia BJJ Summer Camp Skradin, Croatia; 17-20 July 2014 With Carlos Maia & Max Carvalho

    Carlos Maia BJJ Academy, which is run by BJJ black belt Carlos Maia, would like to invite you to the 1st annual BJJ Summer Camp hosted in the beautiful town of Skradin, Croatia. If you...

2014 German KUMITE. Sub Only. 12 Blue & Purple Belt Fighters Needed

    The second edition of the German Kumite is on! Submission Only, No Points! The tournament is in Germany, town: Regensburg adress: Nelkenweg 3b Nearest airport Munich or Nuremberg with...

BJJEE Rising Stars: Erno Elgland On Why Finland Is So Good At BJJ, Preparing For The Worlds & Ice Cream Addiction

  Erno Elgland is one of the best brown belts in Europe. This Finnish brown belt from the famous Hilti academy, talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about his Jiu-Jitsu journey, his Judo and Greco...