TBT: Matt Serra to Coach Marc Laimon: ‘You’re an Expert Swimmer That Never Got Into a Pool’
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
Marc Laimon is a grappling and MMA coach who is a black belt in Brazillian jiu jitsu. He started training at the Gracie academy but left after a few years to continue his BJJ...
Culture Shock: A British Grappler’s Impressions of Training BJJ in Japan
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
Following the article on the Japanese grappler talking about training BJJ in the US, Reddit member Yami-Uchi, who is British, made a similar post sharing his experience from training...
Romulo Barral: ‘Jiu-Jitsu is Like Computers. There is Always Something Newer & Better Coming Out’
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
Romulo Barral is a four time black belt world champion and ADCC champion. In this video interview with Jason Starbuck, he talks about the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu, the struggles...
Culture Shock: Japanese Shares Impressions of Training BJJ in USA
Mar 11, 2015BJJEE
Reddit member BJJ827 is Japanese and he shared his experience from training BJJ in the USA for 2 weeks. Interesting stuff: “I’ve been to North America to see...
BJJ Paradise Camp: Paros, Greece with 5 BJJ Black Belts
Mar 11, 2015BJJEE
Experience the BJJ lifestyle on the vacation of a lifetime. 5th degree BJJ Legend Marcelo Alonso and NUBJJ Páros is excited to offer you a world class training camp on a beautiful...
Adem Redzovic Talks Sport BJJ vs Self Defense, BJJ in Balkans & More
Mar 11, 2015BJJEE
Adem Redzovic is a second degree BJJ black belt and the co-owner of Team Redzovic in Chicago, one of the biggest BJJ Academies in the USA. During his recent trip to Belgrade, Serbia, he...
Renzo Gracie: ‘Sakuraba Breaking My Arm Was The Worst Pain I’ve Ever Felt in my Life’
Mar 09, 2015BJJEE
Considered by some to be the most complete mixed martial artist the legendary Gracie family ever produced, Renzo Gracie defeated five UFC champions during a career which straddled the...
Funny: The Best of UFC Romoshop Action Figures from Masato Toys
Mar 09, 2015BJJEE
www.mixedmartialarts.com forum member Masato Toys best joke UFC action figures. Check out the accessories! See entire thread
Carlos Gracie: ‘Jiu-Jitsu Transforms Cowards into Men, Chickens into Stallions’
Mar 06, 2015BJJEE
Great quote from Carlos Gracie as told by his son Robson Gracie (father of Renzo, Ralph, Ryan and Charles): ‘Jiu-Jitsu Transforms Cowards into Men, Chickens into...
Flavio Canto: “Ronda’s Style is Spectacular Because Judokas are Always Active on the Ground”
Mar 04, 2015BJJEE
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. He...
Top 10 Mental Mistakes BJJ Competitors Make #3: Fear of Making Costly Mistakes
Mar 04, 2015BJJEE
From BJJ Mental Coach Gustavo Dantas: “The number three most common mental mistake Jiu-Jitsu competitors make is “Fear of making costly mistakes”. If you have competed before,...
Watch What Happens When MMA Fighter Talks Trash about BJJ & Faces Eldar ‘Yakuza’
Mar 02, 2015BJJEE
Eldar “Yakuza” Rafigaev is one of the biggest European BJJ prospects. This Half Moldovan Half Russian purple belt fighting out of Jungle BJJ in Czech Republic is a competition...
Ronda’s Mom, Ann Maria De Mars (World Champ) on Judo’s Worldwide Decline
Feb 27, 2015BJJEE
Judo is a massive sport. It’s in he Olympics. It is of course much bigger than it’s little brother BJJ. There are however some warning signs that it’s popularity is...
Growing the Community: BJJ Globetrotters
Feb 27, 2015BJJEE
Written by Gabriel Rodriguez. Check out his excellent blog Language Fight. Bill Gates once said, “The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of...
Red Belt Francisco Mansur: ‘I Started Training with The Gracies After I Challenged Them’
Feb 22, 2015BJJEE
Master Francisco Mansur is a 9th degree jiu-jitsu red belt, graduated by Great Master Helio Gracie (one of only 6 men outside the Gracie family to receive the rank by Helio) being one...
Inspirational: Kelvin Clay Fonseca – Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone
Feb 20, 2015BJJEE
Follow #WHOATV as they present you Kelvin’s story. Kelvin is a 19 year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor who was born with muscle atrophy. As Kelvin shows us around his community...
Mistakes BJJ Competitors Make: #2 Fear of Disappointing Others
Feb 13, 2015BJJEE
From BJJ Mental Coach Gustavo Dantas: Hello everyone, today I am going to share the number two mental mistake Jiu-Jitsu competitors make and how to avoid it. The mistake is...
Cobrinha: ‘Why Train 9 hours a Day To Win by an Advantage in Competition?’
Feb 13, 2015BJJEE
MMAWIN.com interviews the one of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s most accomplished practitioners and learns how the legendary competitor keeps such a strong and positive outlook on...
UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Featured in Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
Feb 10, 2015BJJEE
Ronda Rousey, UFC women’s bantamweight champion is becoming a huge star. She has had acting roles in Hollywood blockbusters and is now on the inside the Sports Illustrated...
New Ebook: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Abroad. Training in Brazil, U.S. or the U.A.E
Feb 07, 2015BJJEE
Sam ‘Big Chocolate’ McCoy is an MMA and BJJ fighter from American Top Team in Florida. He moved to the United Arab Emirates to further his career. He is teaching BJJ there as part...
Red Belt Deoclecio Paulo: ‘Fadda & Gracie Lines Share the Same Principles’
Feb 06, 2015BJJEE
Here is an interesting diagram which traces the roots ofJudo/Jiu-Jitsu or Gracie Jiu-Jitsu/ BJJ in Brazil. It not a very known fact that there were other sources of Jiu-Jitsu in...
Dealing with Injury in BJJ
Feb 03, 2015BJJEE
Written by Shaughn Vos, BJJ instructor at Zebra MMA and Fitness in South Africa. Shaughn also writes in Crucifix Grappling. Being injured SUCKS! It is probably the most annoying...
Mackenzie Dern after Double European Silver: ‘My Time is Coming, This is Only the Beginning’
Jan 28, 2015BJJEE
Mackenzie Dern ended her European championships campaign with 2 silver medals last weekend in Lisbon, Portugal. The Brazilian-American daughter of Megaton Dias lost to Gabi Garcia in...
UK BJJ Association (UKBJJA) Sponsors UK Team To Compete at IBJJF Europeans
Jan 15, 2015BJJEE
Yesterday the UKBJJA squad who have been selected and sponsored by the association to attend the IBJJF European Championships in Lisbon,Portugal assembled for at Gracie Barra Birmingham for a...
