.
.

Author Archive: BJJEE

Paulo & Joao Miyao Get Promoted To Black Belt: Set To Make Immediate Impact In New BB Division

Yesterday, twin brothers Joao Miyao and Paulo Miyao were promoted to BJJ Black Belts by their Professor Cicero Costha in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The academy hosts other famous black belts such as Leandro...

Kyra Gracie: “Teaching Jiu-Jitsu To Kids At My Social Project Is My Priority In Life.”

Source: Tatame During Christmas 2007, Kyra Gracie, started a social action, visiting the Santa Clara Family in Vargem Grande, taking donations for the children, along with her oncle Ryan Gracie. The...

Royce Gracie: “The Diaz Brothers Remind Me A Lot Of My Own Family.”

We got up-close and personal with UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie inside the Bruce Buffer cover edition of Fighters Only magazine recently. The original UFC champion Royce Gracie,  looked back on his...

Sweden’s First Female BJJ black Belt, Ida Hansson On The Worlds & Being A IBJJF Referee

The first Swedish female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ida Hansson is also one of the top competitors of her generation, having fought throughout the world, medalling in some of the world’s...

Roger Gracie: “Chris Weidman Can Tap Anyone, Even Me…”

Before his fight with Tim Kennedy, Roger Gracie talked with Espn about his preparation, and his opinion on the Weidman vs Anderson Siva fight: “You seem like a fighter not really into MMA for...

BJJ & Judo Champ Leo Leite Successful in MMA Debut @ Event “Fight Against Crack”

The Festival “Fights Against Crack” was held at the famous Tijuca Tennis Club on Sunday June 23rd in Rio de Janeiro. Promoted by Murilo Bustamante, the event featured matches in...

Braulio Estima Visits Marcelo Garcia Academy 2013 (Video Documentary)

Braulio Estima visists Marcelo Garcia’s acdemy in NYC and leads the class as a guest instructor for the day. he later goes on to spar with the students. Great video, not to miss:  

BJJEE Gi Reviews: Hyperfly by DoorDie

Source: Translated from French from our friends at www.planetejjb.com (check them out) The very popular Hyperfly Gi from DoorDie. This test is really one of those that I was the most excited about...

World Class Judoka & BJJ Brown Belt, Travis Stevens To Compete At Copa Podio Middleweight GP

Destroyer of Brazilian judo at the Olympic and Pan-American Games, Travis Stevens (photo) is an instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy and member of the American judo team. The American was chosen to...

Georges St-Pierre Earns First Stripe On BJJ Black Belt

UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre got a stripe on his BJJ black belt from Gracie Barra in Montreal today. Congrats to the champ and maybe he will show case some of his finishing jiu jitsu...

Drilling The Berimbolo Sweep

Written by Dan Faggella for BJJ Eastern Europe. As any good grappler knows, there is no such thing as becoming an effective force on the mat by just taking it easy and relaxing all day.  Even if you...

Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral Retires From MMA, Returns To BJJ Roots

Renato Babalu Sobral has just retired from MMA  leaving his gloves in the center of the cage following a third round technical knockout loss to Jacob Noe in the Bellator 96 Summer Series Light...

Dominyka Obelenyte: Lithuanian Born, World BJJ Champion @Brown Belt At 17 Years of Age!

  It looks like another Eastern European is making waves in the world of Jiu-Jitsu: Domininyka Obelenyte is a Lithuanian born World BJJ champion at brown belt. She trains under Marcelo Garcia in...

Fabricio Werdum Set To Participate In ADCC 2013 & Claim 3rd Title

  Source: tatame.com.br Since winning the Brazilian trials for the ADCC in 2003, Fabricio Werdum has become one of the biggest names in the tournament. In his first participation in the edition...

Interview With South Africa’s First BJJ Black Belt: Rodney King

  Source: our friends at jitssa.net (South Africa’s leading BJJ website) Rodney King is currently a 3rd degree black belt under Rigan Machado, highest ranked BJJ practitioner in South...

Gracie Barra Hungary to Host this Year’s European Summer Camp

As what was promised by Professor Max Carvalho, Gracie Barra Summer Camp for advanced learners will be commence in Hungary. Anyway, as you all may have learned by now, Prof. Max is the new regional...

Rodrigo Cavaca: “Buchecha Will Be The Best In Jiu-Jitsu History.”

Two years after Having temporarily stopped his career due to knee surgery, 2013 will be a special year for Rodrigo Cavaca. After his great achievement – when he closed the category of ultra...

Kron Gracie: “I Was Confused With IBJJF & Doubting My Abilities Because I Was Losing By Advantages…”

Kron Gracie and Shinya Aoki discuss their match at Metamoris 2, what Aoki’s objective was heading into the match, Gracie’s view on submission-only jiu-jitsu vs. the points system and

Clark Gracie On Competing: “I Don’t Care As Much About The Victory, I Just Enjoy The Battle…”

Clark Gracie talked about what pushes him to compete in an interview with Pantarei.fr: PR : In a past interview you said that you only started to compete when you were a purple belt. Can you explain...

Vinny Magalhaes: “Anthony Perosh Sucks.”

Anthony Perosh called for a bout with Vinny Magalhaes and the UFC brass answered, booking the fight for UFC 163. Both are jiu-jitsu black belts, but according to Magalhaes, Perosh is not on his...

How To Improve Faster In BJJ: Film & Analyse Your Training Rolls

Written by Guillaume “Gile” Huni They say that that in order to improve in BJJ, you should always learn something new after each training session. One effective way, I’ve found to...

Ralek Gracie on Metamoris III, Anounces New Rules & No More Judges

Check out what Ralek Gracie has to say about Metamoris and how it will change. Hopefully they can find the formula to take jiu-jitsu to the next level and, hopefully, find a way to get someone like...

Want To Eat Right? Try These Healthy Substitutes

Source: Spotmebro.com Eating right and clean for BJJ doesn’t have to be a pain in the A**.  Variety is king when it comes to continuing your quest to build maximum, lean muscle without adding...

Bia Mesquita On Her Rivalry With Gabi Garcia: “She Knows How To Use Her Weight & Strength In Her Favor…”

Bia Mesquita once again came up short in the absolute final of the World Jiu-Jitsu championships. Despite being to change this situation by applying a different strategy, she once a gain lost to Gabi...