Gabi Garcia: “I have to get used to others being jealous because they haven’t been able to achieve what I’ve achieved.”
May 26, 2013BJJEE
Gabi Garcia has been dominating every major BJJ and grappling event since 2010. Nobody has come close to beating her. She will be compating at the 2013 worlds next week and plans to make history as...
Braulio Estima Training @ Gracie Barra HQ, Confirms His Participation At 2013 Worlds
May 25, 2013BJJEE
It’s official, Braulio Estima will be competing at the 2013 Worlds next weekend. He will be facing Rodolfo Vieira at Metamoris 2, the week after. In another video report, GRACIEMAG stopped by...
BJJ Camp In Slovakia, With Waldemar Medeiros 8.7 to 12.7.13
May 24, 2013BJJEE
Michal Sobolic of Gracie Barra Pitbull Slovakia is organising a summer bjj camp lead under Walmaro Medeiros 3rd degree BJJ black belt under Adilson Bitta Lima from 8.7 7o 12.7.13 more info on...
Despite Efforts to Put On Weight, Caio Terra Will Finally Stay At Rooster Weight For The 2013 Worlds
May 24, 2013BJJEE
We had anounced this week that Caio Terra had signed up as light feather for the 2013 Worlds and was all set to face Guilherme Mendes in a never before seen match up, however Caio Terra released a...
MMA Legend Marco Ruas: “To Be A Complete MMA Fighter, You Should Spend 3 or 4 Years Doing Each Art.”
May 24, 2013BJJEE
Marco Ruas is an MMA/Vale Tudo legend that was UFC 7 Tournament Champion and is considered one of the earliest examples of the complete mixed martial artist, highly skilled in both striking and...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Cobrinha BJJ Alliance Los Angeles (Video Doc)
May 23, 2013BJJEE
GRACIEMAG reporter Erin Herle takes time out of training to film the Alliance team in Los Angeles preparing for the 2013 World Championship May 29 – June 2
Rodolfo Vieira To Those That Doubt That He Is Steroid Free: “I’ll Bet You My 2 Cars That I’m Clean.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame Weight and absolute champion in 2011 and heavyweight gold medallist the following year, Rodolfo Vieira will be back in California later this month to compete in the World Jiu-Jitsu...
Ronda Rousey On Training With Mendes Bros & BJ Penn: “I Learned A Lot.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Armbar machine and Olympic Judo medallist Ronda Rousey recently trained with BJJ royalty . The UFC bantamweight champion trained this week with Rafael and Guilherme Mendes and BJ Penn, all Jiu-Jitsu...
Rafael Lovato Jr with Dan Faggella: “Let’s Change the Rules of BJJ.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Written by Dan Faggella (scienceofskill.com) for BJJ Eastern Europe As the USA’s most decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor of all time, Rafael Lovato Jr. has spent a lot of time on the...
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam Introduces A Team Challenge
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam which will be held on August 10-11 in Amsterdam, will be holding a 4 team challenge. All Fights will be in in the Gi and run under IBJJF rules the only exception being that...
Marcio ‘Pe De Pano’ Cruz: “When I Went To MMA, I Lost My BJJ.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Marcio Cruz ‘Pe de Pano’ is one of the most accomplished BJJ players in History. He was one of the leaders of the Gracie Barra competition team in the early 2000’s, where he was a 2...
Marcelo Garcia Will Not Compete @ ADCC 2013
May 23, 2013BJJEE
The big news is that Marcelo Garcia will be not be defending his title at ADCC title this year: Source ADcombat: “For the first time since 2003 ADCC will not have their top champion as it has...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Atos JJ (Video Documentary)
May 23, 2013BJJEE
In another video report, GRACIEMAG visits Atos JJ San Diego, where André Galvão is leading a trully impressive army of competitors for the 2013 Worlds. With over 10 black belts training and more...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Gracie Humaitá Women (Video Documentary)
May 22, 2013BJJEE
Watch the video report and see how the girls from Gracie Humaitá are getting ready for the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Interviews with Leticia Ribeiro, Carol Vidal, Penny Thomas and Bia...
Rafael Lovato Jr Video Interview About Becoming Absolute Champion In Brazil
May 22, 2013BJJEE
Check out this video of Rafael Lovato Jr. talking about his journey to becoming the 2013 Brasileiro Absolute Champion! This is a powerful story, you have to hear!
Japanese/Brazilian Champs Marcos & Satoshi Souza: “We Are Joining Team Atos.”
May 22, 2013BJJEE
The brothers Marcos and Roberto “Satoshi” Souza are multiple Asian, World pro, and European champions and are based in Japan under their own team Bonsai BJJ. They are half Japanese, half...
Clark Gracie: “I Don’t Feel The Need To Fight MMA. The Mission Of My Family Has Been Fulfilled: Defending Jiu-Jitsu Against Other Martials.”
May 22, 2013BJJEE
Clark Gracie was the gold medal winner at the last edition of the Pan American (You can find out about Clark Gracie Here) . In a recent interview in Portuguese with Tatame, the son of Carley Gracie,...
After The Pan Ams, The 2013 Worlds Will Also Test For PEDs
May 22, 2013BJJEE
The IBJJF has recently made history by introducing doping tests for 10 champions of the last edition of the Pan American Games in March. The next big tournament are the Worlds, to be held in late...
Ryan Hall On His Metamoris 2 Match-Up With Bill Cooper: “Bill Can Beat Anybody In The World On Any Given Day.”
May 22, 2013BJJEE
Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt under Felipe Costa and one of the best featherweight grapplers in the world. A tough competitor in the Nogi professional circuit since he was a blue belt, he has...
Cancellation Of ‘The Kraken Contest’
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Graplling has been hit with some big blows over the past few days. First FILA announced its dropping of grappling and amateur MMA as sports, and today Kraken Fightwear has announced that the Kraken...
Caio Terra 2013 Worlds Camp (Documentary)
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Caio Terra Pre-Mundial Camp…Episode 1 Caio Terra talks about his preparation for worlds, interviews Moreno on his future and gives in sight of things to come!
Felipe Costa Teaching Jiu-Jitsu In Chechnya (Documentary)
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Nice to see that the growth of BJJ in Chechnya (Russia). Felipe was recently in Grozny with Chechen BJJ black belt Arbi Muradov. Be sure to also check out our interview with Ramil Mammadov to...
Ralek Gracie On Metamoris 2’s Judging System: “We Have 3 Judges That Will Make A Decision…”
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Ralek Gracie talked to bloodyelbow.com about the judging system that will be tested in Metamoris 2. “T.P.: Do you ever think there is going to be a point system that could give us what you...
Interview With Federico Tisi, Italy’s First BJJ Black Belt
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Federico Tisi is the first Italian to receive a BJJ black belt, which was in 2005 from the hands of Carlos Lemos Jr. Tisi spent many ears training in Brazil. He formed the Italian Jiu-Jitsu...
