Clark Gracie On Competing: “I Don’t Care As Much About The Victory, I Just Enjoy The Battle…”
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
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.”
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
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
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
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
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
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
Jun 17, 2013BJJEE
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…”
Jun 17, 2013BJJEE
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...
Romulo Barral, On Closing The Weight class W/ Braulio: “If I Had Fought Him, It Would Have Been Difficult…”
Jun 17, 2013BJJEE
After closing the weight class with Braulio Estima in the welterweight category at the 2013 Worlds, Romulo Barral revealed that the gold medal came thanks to his resilience. The Fighter from...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Undergoing Surgery for Ligament Damage
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
After Minotauro’s loss by armbar to Werdum at UFC on Fuel TV 10, he will undergo surgery: Source: www.5thround.com “According to Nogueira’s coach, Luiz Dorea, the former UFC interim...
Study On Leandro Lo’s Sweeps And Counters
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
Study on Lo’s modified X-Guard sit up sweep and counters to a passer’s tactics. Article from BJJ Scout.
Interview With Chechen BJJ Black Belt, Arbi Muradov
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
Arbi Muradov is a Chechen BJJ black belt under Felipe Costa. He has been at the top of the Belgian BJJ scene for several years now. Arbi has been teaching classes in Russia and has even single...
Coach Of UAE Women’s BJJ Team Fighting To Lift IBJJF Ban On The Hijab
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Sports mixed with religion is a explosive subject. When it comes to Jiu-Jitsu the IBJJF has set strict rules over these past years about what you can and can’t wear when competing in one of...
The Tides Have Turned in the Cornelius and Miyao Rivalry
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Written for BJJ Eastern Europe by Dan Faggella Merriam-Webster dictionary defines underdog as a loser or a predicted loser in a struggle or contest, as a victim or injustice or persecution. Often...
Interview with 2013 Purple Belt World BJJ Champ, The UK’s Vanessa English
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Vanessa English is a up in coming BJJ player from Nottingham, UK who took gold at this year’s World Championships at purple belt. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, she talks about her...
Royler Gracie On Eddie Bravo:”There Are People Who Talk A Lot & Those Who Fight A Lot. He Based His Whole Career On One Fight.”
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
The third edition of Metamoris, with a date yet to be defined, will have feature the much awaited rematch between Royler Gracie and Eddie Bravo 10 years after their last fight in ADCC in Brazil....
Interview With Jeffrey Graham, Instructor @Carlson Gracie Las Vegas: “Nothing Is More Important Than Jiu-Jitsu.”
Jun 13, 2013BJJEE
Jeff Graham has been training BJJ since 1997. In this time, he has trained in Hawaii, The Philippines and Las Vegas where he is an instructor at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas. In this interview with BJJ...
11 x World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater & His Passion For Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 13, 2013BJJEE
Surf and Jiu-Jitsu have a lot in common as both are a lifestyle. Many surfers train Jiu-Jitsu. Among the most famous ones are Joel Tudor (BJJ balck belt) and the Michael Jordan of Surfing: Kelly...
Buchecha vs Vieira: The Slaughter House
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
Written for BJJ Eastern Europe by Dan Faggella, a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu...
Interview With Czech-American BJJ Black Belt: Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
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 studied...
Examining The Diet Of The Best Endurance Athletes In The World: Kenyan Runners
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
Those “best endurance athletes” are clearly the Kenyan runners. One study found that athletes from just one collection of Kenyans, the Kalenjin tribe, had won approximately 40 percent of all...
Braulio Estima: “Rodolfo Vieira Is Humble & A Good Person.”
Jun 11, 2013BJJEE
After the 2013 World, where he closed the weight class with Romulo Barral, Braulio Estima continued one week later with another competition. Metamoris Pro II, was held in California, USA, on Sunday,...
What We Learned From Metamoris II
Jun 11, 2013BJJEE
Written by James Jayme A lot of people today are complaining about seeing high level competitors stay on double guard positions for the whole duration of the match, trying to rack up points than to...
Metamoris III Announced, Will Feature Royler Gracie vs Eddie Bravo Rematch
Jun 11, 2013BJJEE
During last weekend’s Metamoris II, Ralek Gracie anounced the rematch that we’ve all been waiting for: Royler Gracie vs Eddie Bravo. These two first met at the 2003 ADCC Submission...
Brendan Schaub: “My Goal Was To Shut Down Cyborg’s Guard. For Me, I Was A Successful.”
Jun 10, 2013BJJEE
At Metamoris 2, Brendan Schaub and Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu discuss their controversial match at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles in the post event press conference. Roberto Cyborg was...
Metamoris II Results & Review
Jun 10, 2013BJJEE
The evening started with Victor Estima vs JT Torres: This was a 20 mins footlock battle with reaping (since this wasn’t IBJJF rules). The whole fight pretty much consisted of leg...
