BJJEE Gi Review: Adidas Quest BJJ Gi
Oct 20, 2014BJJEE
Sporting giant Adidas has been involved in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for the past 15 years. They have produced the legendary Machado brothers Adidas limited edition Gis, and a bunch of special BJJ...
Young Bulgarian Grappler Paraplegic After Freak Accident Needs Our Help
Oct 14, 2014BJJEE
Our friends from MMA-Bulgaria.com and BJJ instructor Ivan Milchev from Bulgaria is reaching out to the BJJ community asking for her help for young 18 year old BJJ player Mihail Nikolov...
The Swiss Grappling League Headed by 2 Grapplers Originally from The Balkans
Oct 13, 2014BJJEE
The Swiss Grappling league is an established tournament league that is growing every year. We sat down with its creators Patrik Berisha (right in picture) and Ivo Colic (left), who both...
BJJ Unwritten Rule #2: “Be An Example For Lower Belts. You’re Never Too Good To Drill the Day’s Technique Like The Others.”
Oct 12, 2014BJJEE
The First Unwritten Rule was: What Happens In Training, Stays In Training Sometimes, when professor shows a simple or basic technique, some higher belts will skip drilling. They may think that...
Paulo Miyao: “I Like Having No Front Tooth Because a Warrior Can’t Have a Body Without Scars”
Oct 09, 2014BJJEE
Twin brothers Joao and Paulo Miyao are passionate about Jiu-Jitsu. Their life is restricted to the mats,and all they do is eat, sleep and obsessively train. It’s quite hard to tell the...
The development of Luta Livre and Vale Tudo in Brazil – Part I –
Sep 29, 2014BJJEE
Copyright (2014) by Dipl. Sportscientist Maciel Welko & Elton Silva. Unauthorized use, reproduction, translation, modification, distribution or duplication, in whole or in part of this...
Preparing for Palhares-How Alan Belcher Out Grappled Rousimar Palhares
Sep 26, 2014
For Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fans alike, there are certain names that should be rather recognizable. For instance, ask an MMA fan if they know who the Mendes Brothers...
Victor Estima: “When I first Started Training, My Instructor Master Ze Radiola Was Just A Purple Belt.”
Sep 23, 2014BJJEE
BJJ World Champion, Professor Victor Estima is charismatic and full of energy; with a constant smile that reveals an extremely dedicated and intelligent athlete. In this video, he talks...
Claudio Calasans & Yuri Simoes On The Importance of Their Judo For Their BJJ Game
Sep 23, 2014BJJEE
Written by Andre Sato (Judo black belt and BJJ brown belt from Brazil) for BJJ Eastern Europe. Nowadays Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training level is very high, however, few people work on...
Actor Channing Tatum: ‘Wrestling The Most Painful Thing I’ve Ever Done’
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
The American actor as wrestling legend Mark Schultz in upcoming movie Foxcatcher, a real-life murder tale centered on an Olympic wrestler, his sponsor and his brother. Mark Schultz...
Controversial Biography of Carlos Gracie Finally Released in English
Sep 17, 2014BJJEE
The book Carlos Gracie – The Creator of a Dynasty,which was published in Brazil only in Portuguese, was written by the daughter of the late master, Reyla Gracie (Roger...
BJJEE Profile: Flavio Canto, Brazilian Olympic Judo Medalist With A World Class Ground Game
Sep 13, 2014BJJEE
Flávio Canto is a Brazilian judo champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the – 81 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....
(Video) Cinderella Story: Homeless Man Fighting For an MMA Championship Title
Sep 02, 2014BJJEE
Ex-Bellator fighter Matt Major has had a very rough few years. He once fought Alexander Shlemenko and Bert Cooper in Bellator . He went through some hard times and ended up homeless, sleeping...
The history of Wrestling before the development of Luta Livre
Aug 25, 2014BJJEE
Written by Dipl. Sportscientist and Luta Livre instructor Maciel Welko of RFT Deutschland Introduction In order to understand and describe the sport of Luta Livre, it is important to start with...
German Kumite (Submission Only): Eldar ‘Yakuza’ & Hannah Rauch Victorious
Aug 18, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 German Kumite challenge is done and dusted. This is a submission only, no points invite-only competition which regroups the best blue and purple belts in Europe. Blue belts...
BJJ Training Report, Havana Cuba: Russian BJJ Champ Opens First Ever Academy
Aug 17, 2014BJJEE
Written by Russian BJJ blue belt, Alexander Fedotov. He is a good friend of BJJ Eastern Europe and is a IBJJF Rome Open gold medalist as well as London Open silver medalist. My name...
Catch Wrestling: Josh Barnett’s Metamoris Submission Explained By His Coach Erik Paulson
Aug 11, 2014BJJEE
Josh Barnett did the unthinkable at Metamoris 4: he completely dominated and submitted Dean Lister. Lister hadn’t been submitted in competition in 17 years. He used a what looked...
Jiu-Jitsu Inspired By The Animal Kingdom: Jaguar Attacks Caiman Crocodile
Aug 11, 2014BJJEE
“If you want to learn how to fight, watch animals ” In this video, A JAGUAR ambushes a stunned caiman – by exploding from a river like a CROCODILE. The 20-stone cat then sinks its...
Metamoris 4 Preview & Predictions
Aug 09, 2014BJJEE
Metamoris Pro Brazilian jiu-jitsu invitational IV will take place this Saturday (Aug. 9, 2014), live from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. You can buy the payperview...
Metamoris IV: Chael Sonnen Cleared To Compete By NSAC
Aug 06, 2014BJJEE
It’s on! The Chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission confirmed in an interview (Seen below) following Chael Sonnen’s recent hearing before the Commission that the...
Top 8 Funniest People In Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 03, 2014BJJEE
One of the great things about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are the characters that make up the sport. Here is a list of the funniest people in Jiu-Jitsu in no particular order: 1. Renato...
(Video) Great Documentary On Relson Gracie
Aug 01, 2014BJJEE
Relson Gracie is the second oldest son of Helio Gracie, who along with Carlos Gracie, is credited for innovating the Kodokan Judo taught by Mitsuyo “Count Koma” Maeda into what is...
Ralek Gracie: ‘Steroids Won’t Help Fighters In Metamoris 20 Mins Fight Format’
Jul 29, 2014BJJEE
Three weeks after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Chael Sonnen from mixed martial arts for two years because of multiple failed drug tests, he will return to competition...
(Video) Rickson Gracie On TV Show Demonstrates Invisible Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 27, 2014BJJEE
On this weeks show, Budo Jake gets the chance to sit down with the legend himself Rickson Gracie to discuss what invisible Jiu-Jitsu is, how to connect and flow, breathing in Jiu-Jitsu as well...
