BJJ East European Open Results & Review
Feb 25, 2013BJJEE
It is safe to say that the first edition of the BJJ East European Open held in Zagreb, Croatia last saturday (February 23) at the West Gate shopping Mall was a smashing success. With over 230...
The Top 6 Most Prestigious Tournaments in BJJ
Feb 18, 2013BJJEE
Source: Gameness 6. Abu Dhabi World Pro After the great success that the classic no-gi Abu Dhabi had, it only made sense for the organization to create a yearly professional tournament for gi...
Keith Owen: “Remember ladies, it ain’t easy but stick with it. Jiu-Jitsu is made for you!”
Feb 17, 2013BJJEE
BJJ black belt under Master Pedro Sauer, Keith Owen shares his view on women training BJJ: Source: From The Ground Up “Make no mistake, I WANT women students in my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program....
Icelandic MMA/BJJ Star Gunnar Nelson: A BJJ black belt ‘doesn’t mean anything’
Feb 16, 2013BJJEE
Gunnar Nelson is a professional Jiu Jitsu and MMA fighter from Iceland. One of the strongest competitors in the European scene, Gunnar became a household name in the grappling circuit after he placed...
The Life of Keiko Fukuda, Last Surviving Student of Judo Founder Jigoro Kano
Feb 14, 2013BJJEE
Source: BlackBeltMag Keiko Fukuda was a Japanese-born American Judoka. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan and the United States Judo...
The History Of BJJ In France, Part 1 Pioneers Of European BJJ
Feb 06, 2013BJJEE
France leads Europe by far at the moment in terms of number of BJJ black Belts, with 160 as of February 2013. It is also one of the first if not the first country in Europe where BJJ was introduced....
Felipe Costa Explains the 2013 IBJJF Rules In Detail
Jan 21, 2013BJJEE
Are you Competing Any time soon? Do you know the rules www.BrazilianBlackBelt.com & www.FelipeCosta.com talks you through the rules of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition. It is a guide to the...
Crossing Over From Wrestling To BJJ
Jan 14, 2013BJJEE
This blog is written by Connection Rio team member Torryn Heffelfinger. He’ll be blogging weekly on life and training BJJ in Rio de Janeiro. Source: trainingthedream.blogspot.com.br This...
The 5 Most Annoying Types of Partners in BJJ
Jan 10, 2013BJJEE
If you are new to Jiu-Jitsu don’t be this guy. If you train with this guy slip him a copy of this post in his gear bag. 1. The dirty partner Almost everyone has faced someone like this, usually...
Jean Jacques Machado On The Order For Learning Gi, No Gi and MMA
Jan 08, 2013BJJEE
BJJ Legend Jean Jacques Machado wrote this very interesting article on the order that should be followed in learning Gi, No Gi and MMA techniques. Source: Black Belt Mag The Base of the Pyramid,...
How Bigger Muscles Will Slow You Down And Gas You Out In Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 02, 2013BJJEE
By Guillaume Huni In my years training Jiu-Jitsu, I’ve experimented with different weight classes and was able to measure the impact of extra muscle mass on my Jiu-Jitsu performance. Many...
How to Defeat Multiple Opponents By Using Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 01, 2013BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu isn’t merely a martial art confined by a limited number of techniques, but rather an all encompassing system of survival guided by a collection of timeless combat principles; the most...
Top BJJ Competitors New Year Resolutions For 2013
Dec 28, 2012BJJEE
The new year brings new focus and a clean sheet on the past year’s mistakes or failures. Here is what the top BJJ competettors and coaches plan to achieve in 2013: Source: Graciemag Andre...
5 Submission Only Dream Matches
Dec 23, 2012BJJEE
Source: Matthew Soroka for Jiujitsumagazine 2012 was an exciting year because of the efforts of pushing ‘sub-only’ tournaments and events. Rose Gracie was busy organizing her Gracie World...
Using BJJ Statistics To Determine Your BJJ Strategy
Dec 20, 2012BJJEE
Stats are amazing, you can use them to prove a point, justify an action, and even improve performance. In this case we are aiming for the latter. bishopbjj.com did the 2012 Worlds study so...
The Problem with Most BJJ Instructionals
Dec 16, 2012BJJEE
If you train BJJ, there is a big chance that you have a learned some techniques from a BJJ video instructional. Here’s a list of the top ten best...
How Much Is Jiu-Jitsu Growing?
Dec 09, 2012BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is growing worldwide, that is a certainty. The question is, how fast is it growing. The number of IBJJF competitions has really grown over the past years. In 2012, there were 32 IBJJF...
Planning a BJJ Trip? Check Out These 10 Useful Tips
Dec 05, 2012BJJEE
What better way to travel than to train by training Jiu-Jitsu. You will make new friends, learn a new language and improve your game. Check out this article about training BJJ at the source: In...
Why BJJ Being A Niche Sport Is A Good Thing
Dec 03, 2012BJJEE
Our friends from BJJ Pix wrote an interesting article how BJJ being a “niche sport” is not that bad at all. Here is a very good point to consider: “Normal people have the ability to...
Breakingmuscle: Why CrossFit and BJJ Should Never Be in the Olympics
Nov 29, 2012BJJEE
The guys from breaking muscle wrote a very interesting article about this subject. As a practitioner of both sports I found this point of view, to be correct in many aspects: Source:...
The History, Success & Future Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Poland
Nov 23, 2012BJJEE
Written by Robert Janista For BJJ Eastern Europe , check out his blog: http://belikericksongracie.blogspot.com/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young sport discipline in Poland and its origins...
So You Got Your Blue Belt, Now What?
Nov 22, 2012BJJEE
It’s a known fact that after attaining the BJJ blue belt many people eventually drop out of BJJ. It may be because of a drop of interest after attaining a first goal, life getting in the way or...
BJJ Is Booming In Russia.The Legendary Aleksandr Karelin Appreciates.
Nov 07, 2012BJJEE
Marcus Vinicius (Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club) was recently promoting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Russia. His first trip to the country took place in 2007 and now he has come back and the gentle art in...
Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Competition
Nov 02, 2012BJJEE
Source: US Grappling Weight Cutting: Two days before a tournament is not the time to decide you will experiment with weight cutting. Weight cutting is a process. Weight cutting takes practice. Weight...
