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Author Archive: BJJEE

8th Arizona BJJ Open: Leandro Takes Double Gold and Takes the 2,500$ Prize Money

Leandro Lo continued on his winning way with taking double Gold at the Arizona Open. The Cicero Costa black belt has been training with Caio Terra for the past few weeks in California and came to...

Documentary About CHECKMAT Bulgaria Competing @World Pro Bucharest Trials

Short documentary about BJJ team CHECKMAT Bulgaria going to Bucharest, Romania for the Abu Dhabi world trials. Checkmat Bulgaria are one of the fastest rising teams in the region with the initiative...

How Not Be a Jerk In Martial Arts…

Interesting post from drannmaria.blogspot.com during a Ronda Rousey Judo seminar : 1.Don’t try to teach a class where you are not the instructor. This may seem obvious, but I see it happen...

ADCC 2013 Confirmed in Beijing, China On October 19 & 20th

Exclusive news! ADCC 2013 will be held in Beijing, China on 19&20th Oct! ADCC Committee’s Guy Neivens was in China to sign the deal. The initial plan was to have it in Sao Paulo, Brazil but...

Ana Carolina Vieira, Following Her Brother Rodolfo’s Footsteps

Having one of the biggest names in Jiu-Jitsu as a brother today is no easy task for those who want to pursue a career in sport. This is the case of Ana Carolina Vieira, sister of Rodolfo and also...

The BJJ Kumite Episode 4- The Finals

In the Final episode of the BJJ Kumite, the competitors finish the last round of the tournament and compete in the finals for the grand prize.

BJJ & Judo Black Belt Stephen Kamphuis On His Work As The President Of The Philippines BJJ Federation & His Ongoing Competitive Fire

1.Hi Stephen, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe?  Hi my name is Stephen Kamphuis, BJJ Black belt 2nd degree and 2nd degree Black belt in Judo. I started Judo...

The World Professional Jiu Jitsu UK Trials Highlight

The UK trials is one of the strongest trials in Europe. Many competitors from all over the world joined in the battle to qualify for the World Pro. Stars such as Jackson Souza, Maciej Polok, Janni...

Jon Jones Puts On The Gi & Works On His Weakness: His Jiu-Jitsu

Jon “Bones” Jones tweeted today a simple message with a picture: “I’m excited to stop neglecting my weakness.” The UFC champ has started training at Gracie Barra New Mexico. The invitation...

BJJEE Young Guns: Ostap Manastyrski On Winning The Europeans At Purple Belt, BJJ in Canada & His Ukrainian Origins

Ostap Manastyrski is a Ukrainian-Canbadian purple belt BJJ European champion and World medalist. In this Interview with BJJEE, he talks about dedicating his life to learning and teaching jiu jitsu: ...

Ryron Gracie: “In Jiu-Jitsu, You Will Make A Mistake If You Always Rush To Beat Your Opponent.”

Your philosophy determines how you think, how you think determines how you act, and how you act determines how long it will take you to master the art. In this Gracie Philosophy video, Ryron explains...

Gabriel Gonzaga: “UFC Heavyweights Don’t Have Good Ground Games.”

Source: Prommanow.com When Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga talks about BJJ, you want to listen. And when he talks about BJJ for MMA, you definitely want to listen. UFC caliber Heavyweights are a rare...

Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares Leaves Brazilian Top Team

Source: Gracie Mag After eight long years in Murilo Bustamante’s team, Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares AKA “Paul Harris” leaves Brazilian Top Team, according to a press release sent by...

Malaysian-Australian BJJ/MMA Champ Adam Shahir Kayoom: “We Have Many Talented BJJ Players in Asia.”

Adam Shahir Kayoom is a BJJ black belt under American Top Team’s founder, Ricardo Liborio. He is also a true mixed martial artist in all senses of the word, as he has competed in MMA events and he...

Four Reasons Why You Might Be Gassing Out In Jiu-Jitsu

Source: Grapplerarts.com Here Are 4 Reasons You Might be Getting Tired During A Jiu-Jitsu Roll: 1) NOT being as efficient as possible. Josh Russell, head instructor of my BJJ academy teaches nearly...

Grip Strength + Pulling Workout For BJJ

Grip strength is an important part of BJJ but often is not given as much training time as it deserves…Grips are the first point of contact with your partner and the person who gets the best...

Marcus Buchecha On His Training For the Pans, Doping Controls, & His Participation In ADCC.

Source: Translated from Portuguese from Tatame Current weight and absolute world champion, Marcus Buchecha has already confirmed that he will be at the Pan Americans, where he also won weight and...

Keenan Cornelius: “I Want To Be The Most Dominating BJJ Champion In History.”

Source: BJJhacks.com Keenan Cornelius is one of the best non-black belt competitor in jiu-jitsu right now. The medal hunter tells us how he uses the power of focus to win only gold medals, and...

Boston Open Results: Keenan Cornelius and DJ Jackson Take Double Gold…For Different Teams

The 2013 Boston Winter Open was held on March 3 in Boston, Mass. and was a huge success: Source Graciemag: “The team trophies were distributed at the very end of the night with Gracie Barra...

Renato Tavares on How To Lose Weight For A BJJ Tournament part 2

5th Degree BJJ Black Belt World Champion Renato Tavares explains how he cuts weight 4 weeks before Pan Ams 2013. He explains how to lose 5lbs, 10lbs and 15lbs in 4 weeks to make weight for a BJJ...

Polish BJJ/MMA Prodigy Marcin Held Is Promoted To Black Belt At 21 years Of Age

Yesterday in Poznan, Poland, Vinicius Draculino was carrying out the last day of training for Gracie Barra Team Poland. After training, there was a promotion ceremony. One of these promotions was the...

French BJJ Champ Hugo Fevrier: “You Have To Work Your Grip. A Strong Grip Gives You Control Of The Fight.”

Interview on grip conditioning with Hugo Février, Black belt and founder of Tropa de Elite in Mandelieu. Also great insight from Bagetch, Purple belt. For English Subtitles, open in in youtube...

BJJ Transfers: Keenan Cornelius, JT Torres & Jordon Schultz Move To Atos San Diego

Source: Graciemag Andre Galvao will be taking in some of the biggest names and upcoming talents into his already powerful Atos team: Keenan Cornelius, JT Torres and Jordon Schultz, all moving from...

Rodolfo Vieira:”I know I’ll be one of the first to be tested. I’m clean and I will prove it to everybody…”

Source: Graciemag BJJ World Champion Rodolfo Vieira is getting ready for the major IBJJF championships. Vieira is in Australia for a series of seminars in the company of GF Team leader, professor...