BJJ Champions Are Made In The Off Season: Making the Most of the Summer for Your BJJ
Jul 05, 2012BJJEE
There is a saying “While you are resting or messing around, your opponent is training”. The summer period is typically a time when people train less and take it easy. There are less...
Relson Gracie Black Belt Christy Thomas Talks About Her Experiences Using Jiu-Jitsu in Self Defense Situations
Jul 03, 2012BJJEE
Congrats to Christy Thomas on receiving her black belt from Relson!Here is what she had to say about the promotion and how she has used Jiu-Jitsu in self defense situations: Source: Fightworks...
Portuguese expressions and slangs for Jiu-Jitsu part1
Jul 03, 2012BJJEE
I you have had the pleasure of training in Brazil or had a Brazilian instructor, chances are that you may have heard many of these expressions and phrases. Even if you didn’t, Portuguese is...
BJJ statistics: analyzing BJJ techniques and trends at the 2012 Worlds
Jul 02, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://bishopbjj.com/ these guys did some excellent work where they deconstructed the 2012 Worlds. The report details information on techniques, results, and trends. Make sure to check out...
Attention All Eastern European Grapplers! BrutalTShirt Explained + Zombie Apocalypse Survival Secret!
Jul 02, 2012BJJEE
Being either a full time or a part time grappler and living the BJJ lifestyle while constantly training and competing is something that only people in the “industry” can really understand and...
Interview with Roger Gracie black belt, Cesar Lima during his seminar in Macedonia
Jul 02, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Cesar can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern Europe BJJ community? Hi, my name is Cesar Lima, 34, leave in London since 2002, I’m a black belt under Roger Gracie, 2xEuropean...
How to be a jerk in Jiu-Jitsu (Please don’t be one)
Jun 26, 2012BJJEE
There are certain behaviors and attitudes that I really dislike from training partners in Jiu-Jitsu. I was reading an article with a top 10 list. I decided to make my own. 1.Celebrating after you tap...
Montenegro’s Boris Zunjic on why he moved to New York to train at Renzo Gracie’s academy
Jun 26, 2012BJJEE
1. Boris Hi can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? My name is Boris Zunjic, I’m from Montenegro and am 35 years old. I am a member of the club Equipe...
Benefits of Crossfit for Jiu-Jitsu Part 1
Jun 25, 2012BJJEE
I was listening to what Steve Maxwell had to say about Crossfit in this interview on BJJ Eastern Europe.He was quite critical of Crossfit saying that doing high reps of Olympic lifts was potentially...
Pan Am 2012 champion Yuri Simoes : “Nobody is invincible, everybody can be defeated”
Jun 25, 2012BJJEE
Our friends from grapplerinfo.pl recently had a interview with Yuri Simoes. Be sure to also check out our interview with Yuri where he talks about his past and BJJ journey. 1. Hi Yuri, can you...
Dimitris Tsitos BJJ Seminar in Belgrade, Serbia
Jun 20, 2012BJJEE
All info is on the PosterDimitri’s interview: http://www.bjjeasteurope.com/2012/03/interview-with-bjj-globetrotter-bjj_30.html
Sweden’s Janni Larsson, World and European Gold Medalist: “BJJ is the love of my life”
Jun 18, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Janni, can you please introcuduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? My name is Janni Larsson. I’m a 25-year-old Swedish girl that lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. I moved here...
Benefits of Rock-climbing for BJJ
Jun 18, 2012BJJEE
Usually when it comes to other sports that I do apart from BJJ, I practise crossfit, judo, weight lifting, swimming and cycling. A friend of mine has now invited me to go rock climbing with him...
BJJ summer camp in Sokobanja, Serbia
Jun 15, 2012BJJEE
The camp will be from 15th to 22nd of August 2012, in Sokobanja, Serbia and will be lead by BJJ brown belt Mateja Valjarevic. For more information: http://lutador.org/
Why Compete in BJJ and Grappling? Benefits and Advantages
Jun 15, 2012BJJEE
Source: from http://www.revolutionbjj.com/ and http://bjjcanvas.com/ At this point of my BJJ career, competition plays an important part of my interest in our sport. It will probably change as I...
BJJ legend Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros: “I’m not retiring completely. I just won’t be competing at the worlds.”
Jun 14, 2012BJJEE
Biography from BJJ Heroes3x World Champion (1998 – Brown Belt, 1999 & 2000 – Black Belt Absolute Division), Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros is a historical Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt...
Sizes of various IBJJF Tournaments: Guide to Choosing Your Next Tournament
Jun 13, 2012BJJEE
Source: Lex for http://lexfridman.com/blogs/training/ There is no denying the fact that IBJJF tournaments are the most prestigious ones. There are many local tournaments around but very few have...
Polish grappler Asia Kiki (Joanna Ogrodnik): “I like challenges, I’m a Psycho”
Jun 13, 2012BJJEE
1.Asia can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? My name is Joanna Ogrodnik, BJJ purple belt since 2010, I train now in wrestling club LKS Dąb Brzeznica and I work...
Great News For BJJ Athletes: Cherry Juice Can Reduce Joint Inflammation
Jun 12, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://breakingmuscle.com/ If like me you suffer from various aches and pains, consider Cherries as a natural remedy for joint pains: “When most people think of fruit with beneficial...
The benefits of swimming for Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 12, 2012BJJEE
Source: Livestrong & http://enoisblog.wordpress.comWith summer just starting, swimming is a great option for BJJ cross training, these 2 articles have covered the benefits of swimming for a BJJ...
Robert Drysdale: “Gi is my favorite. The possibilities are endless. Gi is like an Xbox 360, No Gi is an Atari..”
Jun 11, 2012BJJEE
Some questions in this interview were taken from Robert’s interview with Cagepotato Robert Drysdale is an 1/2 American 1/2 Brazilian Grappler, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and ADCC open...
When it’s time to quit Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 09, 2012BJJEE
This is a nice little article that I read today. I recently had a 1 month time off from training because of an injury and was also asking myself how different my life would be if I quit Jiu-Jitsu....
The prodigy of Polish MMA & BJJ, Marcin Held: “If BJJ would pay as much as MMA, I would stay in BJJ”
Jun 08, 2012BJJEE
Marcin Hel is a Polish brown belt with numerous titles, and he also a professional MMA fighter with a 13-2 record . 1.Marcin, can you please present yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe...
DJ Jackson (Team Lloyd Irvin): “I won’t be satisfied until I am a black belt World champion”
Jun 07, 2012BJJEE
DJ Jackson is one of the most exiting competitors around these days. He recently won Gold at Brown belt at the Worlds and is looking to take the MMA world by storm! 1. How did you first start...
