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...
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...
Caio Terra Set To Compete At Light feather @ 2013 Worlds & Face Gui Mendes.
May 20, 2013BJJEE
Caio Terra will be present once again at Long Beach for the World Championships on May 29. Due to a hectic seminar schedule, he is still not sure about which weight class he will be competing at. If...
FILA (World Wrestling Federation) Drops Grappling & Amateur MMA
May 19, 2013BJJEE
With the election of the new FILA president, Nenad Lalovic of Serbia, comes a new decision that will affect the Jiu-Jitsu community: FILA have decided to drop Grappling and Amateur MMA:...
Luke Rockhold: “I Turned Down My Black Belt In Jiu-Jitsu, To Try To Win The Worlds At Brown.”
May 17, 2013BJJEE
Luke Rockhold believes he is more than capable to competing with Vitor Belfort on the ground, as he has in 2007 won the IBJJF worlds at blue and at purple belt adult: “For me, fighting, I believe...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Check Mat
May 16, 2013BJJEE
Graciemag reporter Ivan Trindade paid a visit to Check Mat’s training camp for the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, in Huntington Beach, California. He met with Marcus Buchecha, Lucas Leite,...
Wrestling (FILA) President, Nenad Lalovic Of Serbia, On Wrestling’s Future At The Olympics: “We have to think about how to make wrestling a show.”
May 16, 2013BJJEE
On Feb. 12, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) voted to recommend wrestling for exclusion from the program of Olympic sports from 2020, leaving an uncertain future for one of the oldest, if...
Rafael Lovato Set To Make History In 2 Big Events: Metamoris 2 & IBJJF Worlds
May 16, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame (translated from Portuguese) 2007 BJJ world champion and this yera’s Brazilian National champion Rafael Lovato Jr. will be at Metamoris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Invitational, which will...
NAGA Germany Results & Highlight
May 15, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 NAGA Germany Grappling Championship were held last weekend. The level of talent and sportsmanship was top notch. Next up for NAGA in Europe will be in Monaco on June 30, 2013 (a Sunday)...
Renzo Gracie: “Everything I See, I See Through Jiu Jitsu Eyes.”
May 15, 2013BJJEE
Renzo Gracie is part of martial arts legends. A fantastic coach, great fighter and charismatic individual excelled as a competitor in the 1990′s winning important tournaments such as the ADCC (Abu...
UFC Fighter Pat Barry Competing @ A Colorado BJJ Tournament
May 15, 2013BJJEE
The UFC heavyweight Pat Barry is known for his world class striking skills. He also trains Jiu-Jitsu and recently competed in a BJJ tournament in Colorado where he got first place, check out his...
Andre Galvao: “I Am The Only Person That Is At The Same Time A Head Of Team (Atos) & A Top Competitor.”
May 15, 2013BJJEE
Multiple world and ADCC champion Andre Galvao talked to ADcombat about his preparations for the IBJJF Worlds. He talked about his position as a team leader at Atos and a world class competitor:...
Metamoris 2: Ralek Gracie’s Prediction For The Kron Gracie Vs Shinya Aoki Main Event
May 14, 2013BJJEE
Metamoris returns with another blockbuster card featuring six matches contested by world-class practitioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The unique format combining 20-minute single-round matches with...
Braulio Estima: “I’m On Track To Regain My Old Level Again. I’m Focused On My Grappling Superfights in 2013.”
May 14, 2013BJJEE
After two years spent away from Jiu-Jitsu, Braulio Estima once again wore the kimono and participated in the Copa Podio on Sunday, May the 5th, where he faced Xande Ribeiro, in the Cities Challenge....
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam 10-11/13: All Expense paid Trip To Compete @Grapplers Quest Brazil For Black Belt Winner.
May 14, 2013BJJEE
Important Black Belt Announcement! Grab & Pull and Grappler’s Quest have just anounced that the winner of Grapplers Quest Amsterdam (Adult Absolute Black Belt Division) will get flights and...
Guilherme Mendes On UFC Fighter Luke Rockhold: “He’s A Tough BJJ Brown Belt.”
May 14, 2013BJJEE
Luke Rockhold faces Vitor Belfort on the 18th of May in the UFC in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The fighter spent a few days working on his Jiu-Jitsu with brothers Rafael and Guilherme Mendes at the Art...
Kyra Gracie Will Compete @ 2013 IBJJF Worlds
May 13, 2013BJJEE
3x ADCC and 5X World BJJ champion Kyra Gracie has just confirmed her participation to 2013 IBJJF Worlds to BJJpix.com. Kyra is the first female member of the Gracie family to achieve such...
Marcelo Garcia & Co Helping Terere To Get A Visa For The US To Compete @IBJJF Worlds
May 09, 2013BJJEE
After Fernando Terere’s superfight at Copa Podio, According to Graciemag, the BJJ community is mobilizing to get Terere the chance to once again compete at the Worlds which will be held in...
Prof. Jorge Pereira (Rickson Gracie Black Belt) Back In Bulgaria & Macedonia: “Jiu-Jitsu Is For Life!”
May 07, 2013BJJEE
Master Jorge Pereira is a student of Rickson Gracie and the leader of Roots BJJ. You can read our interview with him here. Before his seminars in Sofia, Bulgaria (May 11) and Skopje, Macedonia (Maj...
Leo Vieira: “IBJJF Needs To Involve Representatives Of All BJJ Teams More, To Make The Sport Evolve…”
May 06, 2013BJJEE
BJJ legend Leonardo Vieira is the co-founder of important teams such as Brasa and Checkmat, and coach of BJJ’s most prominent athletes such as Lucas Leite, João Assis and many others. He is also...
2013 Brasileiro Champ Murilo Santana: “I Put A Hold On My MMA Career, I Missed Jiu-Jitsu Too Much…”
May 06, 2013BJJEE
Murilo Santana is a BJJ Black belt under the famous UFC referee Mario Yamasaki, who fights for the Sao Paulo based team, Barbosa Jiu Jitsu. Santana is considered one of the top fighters in the...
Rodolfo, Xande and Leandro Lo Shine @ Copa Podio
May 06, 2013BJJEE
This Sunday, Rio De Janeiro was host to the Copa Podio. The star of the show was Rodolfo Vieira. In addition to helping GFTeam beat Alliance in the challenge between teams, the black belt overcame...
