2014 Pan: Galvao vs Lo & Bia vs Andresa Absolute Black Belt Finals
Mar 16, 2014BJJEE
Saturday’s action at the Pans hosted the brown belts and the black belt open weight. The black belt open weight final will be decided by two smaller fighters who took no notice of...
Andre Galvao On Reason For Competing At Ultra Heavy At The Pan: ‘I Did It Once At Brown Belt. Want To Challenge Myself’
Mar 12, 2014BJJEE
(Photo: William Burkhardt, BJJ Pix) Used to fighting among the medium heavyweights, André Galvão enrolled in ultra heavyweight division of the 2014 Pan , which will be held 12-16 March in...
2014 Pan Preview & Predictions
Mar 10, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan takes place at the UCI’s Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California, from March 12 – 16. The IBJJF has released the official schedule and brackets for the Pan 2014,....
Kron Gracie Preparing For MMA Debut: ‘Fedor & My Dad Are My All Time Favorite MMA Fighters.’
Mar 09, 2014BJJEE
2013 ADCC champion Kron Gracie’s MMA debut should be happening in the middle of the year in Japan, as he announced a few months ago. In Jiu-Jitsu , Kron has nothing more to prove,...
David Vs Goliaths: Rooster Weight Caio Terra To Compete At Ultra Heavy @2014 Pan
Mar 06, 2014BJJEE
Rooster weight world champion Caio Terra is looking for a challenge! Caio who weighs around 55 kilos will compete against opponents twice his weight at the 2014 Pan which will be held...
Olympic Judo Champion Teddy Riner Trains With Blind Paralympic Champion Julien Taurines
Mar 03, 2014BJJEE
World and Olympic Judo champion, Teddy Riner from France wanted to experience how it felt to train Judo as a blind man. He trained with visually impaired judoka and Paralympic bronze medalist...
IBJJF Munich Winter Open: Find Out Who Won This Weekend
Mar 02, 2014BJJEE
Munich, Germany was the set of the IBJJF Winter Open on Saturday, March 1st. The blue belt adult was dominated by Bosnia’s Mirza Karac from Edson Carvalho Team Bosnia dominated taking...
Jiu-Jitsu Plays Central Role In UFC Gym’s 106 Worldwide Branches
Mar 02, 2014BJJEE
Translated from Portuguese from Tatame magazine The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the main MMA organization today. Their activities are just restricted to hosting events. In Brazil,...
Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns Joins Cavaca & Drysdale’s Zenith Team
Mar 01, 2014BJJEE
Multiple times Jiu-Jitsu world champion and rising MMA fighter , Gilbert Durinho Burns will be now representing a new team. The fighter has joined the Zenith team of Rodrigo Cavaca and...
Fabio Gurgel: “The New IBJJF Rule Change Is Good For The Growth Of Jiu-Jitsu”
Feb 27, 2014BJJEE
IBJJF has recently changed the qualifying rules for black belts at the 2015 Worlds. From the 2014 Pan, points earned in competition in the adult division, will count to qualify for the 2015...
Marcelo Alonso On The Old Days With Carlson Gracie, His Academy In Seattle & His Upcoming BJJ Camp In Greece
Feb 26, 2014BJJEE
Master Marcelo Alonso is one of the most respected BJJ instructors in America. This old school student of Carlson Gracie moved to America in 1997 and is settled in Seattle. In this interview with BJJ...
Watch Two Beasts Collide: Keenan Cornelius vs Yuri Simoes @ Five Grappling California Open
Feb 24, 2014BJJEE
February 22, 2014 – Keenan Cornelius (ATOS) and Yuri Simoes (CAIO TERRA ASSOCIATION) compete in the Men’s Open Gi Black Belt 18+ final at FIVE GI.NOGI GRAPPLING’s California...
Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns: ‘When Passing The Guard, You Have To Impose Your Game’
Feb 23, 2014BJJEE
Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns is a two-time World No Gi champion and Jiu-Jitsu coach of Vitor Belfort. Durinho is one of Brazil’s promises in mixed martial arts, however, he does...
Nicolas Gregoriades On His Book ‘The Black Belt Blueprint’, His Travels & PED’s In Our Sport
Feb 20, 2014BJJEE
Nicolas Gregoriades is Roger Gracie’s first black belt. He has recently released a book called ‘The Grappling Blueprint‘ ( you can check out our review here) which covers the system...
Royler Vs Eddie Metamoris 3 Rematch: Royler Can Grab The Pants, Eddie Can’t Grab The Shorts
Feb 16, 2014BJJEE
There has been some controversy in regards to the main event at Metamoris 3. Due to Eddie Bravo’s recent decision to wear Grappling Tights instead of Gi Pants, Royler Gracie’s...
Interview With Gustavo Galvao, Andre’s Brother, On His Atos Academy In Barcelona
Feb 12, 2014BJJEE
Gustavo Galvao, Andre’s brother, talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about his new Atos academy in Barcelona, Spain. His trainings with Atos back in Brazil and the Jiu-Jitsu scene in Spain: Can you...
Roger Gracie To Train With Ernesto Hoost & Fight At Light Heavyweight In MMA
Feb 10, 2014BJJEE
Roger Gracie has decided. The 10x black belt world champion, who was considering going to competitive BJJ, chose to continue his MMA journey. Released by the UFC in 2013, the athlete has not yet...
Kenny Florian: ‘Nova Uniao’s Head Coach, Andre Pederneiras Is The Reason For Their Great Success’
Feb 06, 2014BJJEE
Regarded as one of the top jiu jitsu and MMA academies in the world, Nova União has busted into MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) in the later years through fighters like Renan “Barão”, José Aldo,...
Rodolfo Vieira: ‘I’ve Never Felt A Guard Like Leandro Lo’s’
Feb 05, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Copa Podio heavyweight champion Rodolfo Vieira gave a show of Jiu-Jitsu for everyone in the gym last Saturday (1). In an interview with tatami, the athlete, who submitted five of the...
2014 Copa Podio Heavyweight GP: Rodolfo Submits Lo In The Final
Feb 02, 2014BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira had a perfect performance at Copa Podio heavyweight GP last night in Rio de Janeiro. Of the six fights he did, Rodolfo finished five opponents, including the final against Leandro Lo ,...
Ralek Gracie On Royler vs Eddie 2 @Metamoris: ‘I Tried To Pay Them As Much As I Could.”
Jan 29, 2014BJJEE
Metamoris 2 organizer Ralek Gracie talked to BJJrants.com about how he put the event together and how he was able to convince Royler and Eddie to rematch: BJJ Rants: Metamoris 3 is going back to...
How To Spot A Steroid User In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 28, 2014BJJEE
Whether we like it or not steroids and performance enhancing drugs are very present in BJJ competitions world wide. In the years that I’ve been training BJJ (all over the world) I have seen...
‘Minotauro’ Nogueira: ‘I have two or three years left’
Jan 27, 2014BJJEE
Former PRIDE champion and UFC , Minotauro has faced a series of injuries that forced him to undergo some surgeries in recent years. He hasn’t fought since June last year, when he lost to...
Final Day Of Europeans: Trans & Luanna Take The Absolute Gold
Jan 26, 2014BJJEE
Day 4 and the last day of the 2014 Europeans saw brown and black belts in action. The star of the show was the absolute champion: Denmark’s Alexander Trans. He beat beat Brazil’s Yuri...
