Author Archive: BJJEE
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship UK Trials 2013 Review & Results
Feb 25, 2013BJJEEComments Off on World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship UK Trials 2013 Review & Results
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...World Profesional Jiu-Jitsu Championship Bucharest Trial 2013 Review & Results
Feb 25, 2013BJJEEComments Off on World Profesional Jiu-Jitsu Championship Bucharest Trial 2013 Review & Results
163 participants registered for the second edition of Bucharest UAEJJ Championship 2013, 63% more than last year! There were for the first time 28 kids participating from Romania, the rest were...Mackenzie Dern: “PED Testing Won’t Change Much. Doping Doesn’t Work Miracles.”
Feb 21, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Mackenzie Dern: “PED Testing Won’t Change Much. Doping Doesn’t Work Miracles.”
Weight and absolute world champion in all belts befor black belt, the Brazilian-American Mackenzie Dern won her first major title in the black belt, at the European Championships this year. The next...British BJJ Champion Jamie Hughes: “I Want To Face The Toughest Opposition Possible.”
Feb 20, 2013BJJEEComments Off on British BJJ Champion Jamie Hughes: “I Want To Face The Toughest Opposition Possible.”
1. Hi Jamie, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hey my name is Jamie Hughes, im 22 years old and i’m a purple belt under pedro bessa and ive been training...MKimonos Palladium Gi Review
MKimonos Palladium gi is the latest in MKimono’s line of premium Jiu Jitsu gis. From the very start when I started to train Jiu-Jitsu I had always been fascinated by this legendary brand coming...The Top 6 Most Prestigious Tournaments in BJJ
Feb 18, 2013BJJEEComments Off on The Top 6 Most Prestigious Tournaments in BJJ
Source: Gameness 6. Abu Dhabi World Pro After the great success that the classic no-gi Abu Dhabi had, it only made sense for the organization to create a yearly professional tournament for gi...Join The Eastern European BJJ Community On Our New Forum!
Feb 17, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Join The Eastern European BJJ Community On Our New Forum!
Join the new BJJ Eastern Europe Forum and communicate with the community! Once you register, to upload a profile pic, go to www.gravatar.com and go to upload a profile picture. You can also register...World Class BJJ Brown Belt/ Div 1 Wrestler, Bret Perchaluk on Wrestling for BJJ, Roberto Traven & His Ukrainian Roots
1. Hi Bret, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Bret Perchaluk, I’m 28 years old, I’m a Brown Belt in BJJ/ Black Belt in judo, I’m originally...Keith Owen: “Remember ladies, it ain’t easy but stick with it. Jiu-Jitsu is made for you!”
BJJ black belt under Master Pedro Sauer, Keith Owen shares his view on women training BJJ: Source: From The Ground Up “Make no mistake, I WANT women students in my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program....French Black Belt, Redouane Ait Said: “We Have Great Jiu-Jitsu In The South Of France.”
Feb 16, 2013BJJEEComments Off on French Black Belt, Redouane Ait Said: “We Have Great Jiu-Jitsu In The South Of France.”
Redouane Ait Said is one of the top competitive black belts in France. In this exclusive interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, he talks about his academy Gracie Barra Cote D’Azure which produces...“Harlem Shake” Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, Crossfit Editions
Feb 16, 2013BJJEEComments Off on “Harlem Shake” Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, Crossfit Editions
The Harlem Shake is an Internet phenomenon based on viral videos that began to gain popularity in early February 2013, following the release of a video by the YouTube comedy vlogger Filthy Frank. The...Icelandic MMA/BJJ Star Gunnar Nelson: A BJJ black belt ‘doesn’t mean anything’
Feb 16, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Icelandic MMA/BJJ Star Gunnar Nelson: A BJJ black belt ‘doesn’t mean anything’
Gunnar Nelson is a professional Jiu Jitsu and MMA fighter from Iceland. One of the strongest competitors in the European scene, Gunnar became a household name in the grappling circuit after he placed...Highlights from Lucas Leite Seminar @ Arte Suave Academy in Denmark
Feb 15, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Highlights from Lucas Leite Seminar @ Arte Suave Academy in Denmark
BJJ World Champion Lucas Leite spent a few days teaching a seminar at Arte Suave in Copenhagen, Denamark, which is one of the most successful academies in Europe in terms of competition achievements...The Life of Keiko Fukuda, Last Surviving Student of Judo Founder Jigoro Kano
Feb 14, 2013BJJEEComments Off on The Life of Keiko Fukuda, Last Surviving Student of Judo Founder Jigoro Kano
Source: BlackBeltMag Keiko Fukuda was a Japanese-born American Judoka. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan and the United States Judo...2 Day Seminar With Leo Vieira on March 2-3 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Feb 14, 2013BJJEEComments Off on 2 Day Seminar With Leo Vieira on March 2-3 in Sofia, Bulgaria
The legendary submission grappling and jiu-jitsu champion, Leo Vieira, will visit Sofia for a no-gi seminar with ADCC rules on March 2nd and 3rd. The seminar will begin on Saturday night (March 2nd)...Atama Mundial 9 Gi Review
Feb 13, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Atama Mundial 9 Gi Review
Atama has been present in BJJ since 1989, and is for sure one of the first and most traditional kimono brands. My first ever BJJ kimono was an Atama single weave which lasted 9 years! Source: our...Analyzing Romulo Barral’s Spider/ Sitting Guard Game
Feb 13, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Analyzing Romulo Barral’s Spider/ Sitting Guard Game
A very good analysis of Romulo Barral’s game from A to Z. Many things to learn here:Dutch BB Rooster Weight, Jordy Peute: “Tightness, Speed & Precision Make You Beat Bigger Opponents.”
Jordy Peute is a world class BJJ Black Belt that comes from Holland. The Gameness Europe sponsored athlete has been very active in the International tournament circuit these past few years taking...Kraken International BJJ Team Competition: 10,000 Euro Prize Money
1.THE KRAKEN CONTEST is an international team tournament, which will span two days (one dedicated to NoGi, the second to Gi BJJ). This event’s objective is to call upon the world’s best teams...IOC Drops Wrestling from 2020 Olympic Games!
Source: BBC News The oldest sport in the world, Wrestling has been dropped from the Olympic Games from 2020 by the International Olympic Committee to make way for a new sport. But Wrestling could...American Black Belt,Tanner Rice: “Americans Will Eventually Take Over Jiu-Jitsu.”
Tanner Rice is a young BJJ black belt issued from Cobrinha’s gym. He caused one of the biggest upsets of 2012 beating Augusto Tanquinho on points at the IBJJF Pro League. He heads the new...Gabi Garcia: “I’m Not Afraid Of The Dope Test For The Pan 2013.”
Feb 11, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Gabi Garcia: “I’m Not Afraid Of The Dope Test For The Pan 2013.”
Gabi Garcia is a World, Pan American, and World Pro champion. She is the most dominating female champion in recent history. She is also hungry for more titles in Jiu-Jitsu for 2013. After securing...Caio Terra:“The 50-50 Is As Much Stalling As The Closed Guard”
Caio Terra isn’t a blind believer of “old-school” Jiu Jitsu , rather he likes that the sport is developing and that new positions are arising. With every new positions comes new...Carlson Gracie Sr: The Simple Warrior (Part 2)
Feb 10, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Carlson Gracie Sr: The Simple Warrior (Part 2)
allthingsBJJ.com teamed up again with MoyaBrand to present our tribute to one of the most influential Grandmasters of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in current history. Watch part 1 here February 1st is the 7th...