2014 World Championships Preview & Predictions
May 30, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming on...
Toronto BJJ’s Jorge Britto: ‘Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Is The Perfect Combination Of The Traditional & The Modern Teachings Of Jiu-Jitu’
May 30, 2014BJJEE
Jorge Britto runs Toronto BJJ, one of Canada’s biggest and best BJJ academies. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Jorge talks about how he started training at Gracie Hunaita...
10x World Champion Roger Gracie Announces Return To BJJ Competitions
May 28, 2014BJJEE
10x world BJJ champion Roger Gracie was last night inducted in the IBJJF hall of fame together with other legends such as Saulo Ribeiro, Fabio Gurgel, Xande Ribeiro, Leticia...
Kron Gracie Signs With Real Fight Championship In Japan, MMA Debut Set For August
May 26, 2014BJJEE
Photo: Kinya Hashimoto Kron Gracie’s long awaited MMA debut of Kron Gracie in MMA will happen in August in Japan, as the fighter had already attempted in an interview with tatami,...
Rollin’ In Dakar: The Rise of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in West Africa (full film)
May 24, 2014BJJEE
BJJ seminars, MMA exhibitions, traditional Laamb wrestling, and a beach tournament in West Africa. “Rollin’ in Dakar” is the prequel to a film which will go into production early...
After Winning ADCC, Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Aiming For Absolute Gold At The Worlds
May 22, 2014BJJEE
Earlier this month, Roberto Cyborg announced via social networks, that he wouldn’t be competing at the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championships , scheduled to take place from May 28 to...
Renzo Gracie On Nightclub Brawl: ‘Everything Is A Misunderstanding’
May 20, 2014BJJEE
The arrest of Renzo Gracie in the early hours of Sunday (18) after a big brawl in a nightclub in New York , was just a misunderstanding according to Renzo himself. Under instructions...
Renzo & Igor Gracie Arrested In NYC Nightclub Brawl; Bouncer Has Broken Arm
May 20, 2014BJJEE
MMA and jiu-jitsu champion Renzo Gracie and his cousin Igor Gracie have been involved in a bar room brawl in New York City. Renzo Gracie and his cousin Igor were arrested along...
Gilbert Durinho Signs With UFC & Wins ADCC Florida Superfight vs AJ Agazarm
May 18, 2014BJJEE
After accumulating seven wins in MMA, the undefeated Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns, BJJ and No Gi world champion has now signed with the UFC. Gilbert will fight in the...
Are You A BJJ Black Or Brown Belt? Get A Job Teaching Jiu-Jitsu In Abu Dhabi
May 14, 2014BJJEE
Royal Group is currently hiring BJJ coaches to join our family in United Arab Emirates. Our sister company is rapidly expanding and we are looking for talented candidates to join the already...
Kron Gracie Criticizes Gracie University & Belt Sellers : ‘I’ve Already Lost Students In The Past Because I Didn’t Promote Them’
May 12, 2014BJJEE
After Murilo Bustamante and Royce Gracie, another prominent Jiu-Jitsu has spoken out openly against online learning and grading in Jiu-Jitsu, more specifically Gracie University. ...
2014 Copa Podio Lightweight GP: Leandro Lo Retains Title For 3rd Straight Year
May 11, 2014BJJEE
The semifinals of the Copa Podio lightweight GP was made up of Leandro Lo, Gregor Gracie (Green group) and Gilbert Durinho and Victor Silverio (group yellow). In the first semi...
Xande Ribeiro: ‘I Still Have 3 Good Years Left To Compete With This New Generation’
May 08, 2014BJJEE
BJJ legend Xande Ribeiro could be out of this year’s Worlds , which will be held at the end of May in California. Xande has recently moved back to Brazil to focus on the...
2x European Champ Emilia Tuukkanen On Footlocks, Modern Jiu-Jitsu & Finland’s BJJ Scene
May 07, 2014BJJEE
Emilia Tuukkanen is a fast rising prospect on the European BJJ scene. This purple belt competitor from Finland has already won the IBJJF Europeans at blue and purple and is now setting...
Brandon Hetzler, Rickson Gracie Black Belt, On Training With Rickson & Marcelo & Bringing Back The Samurai Spirit
May 06, 2014BJJEE
Hi Brandon, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? First, thank you for doing this interview, I am truly honored. My name is Brandon Hetzler and I’m...
Weekend Recap: IBJJF Brasileiro, Las Vegas Open, Copenhagen Gi & No Gi Open
May 05, 2014BJJEE
The IBJJF had a busy weekend with no less than 4 competitions running at the same time in 3 continents. Here’s a recap of the action: IBJJF Brasileiro The 2014 Brasileiro...
Words Of Wisdom from Steve Maxwell about: S&C for BJJ, Nutrition, and Overtraining.
May 05, 2014BJJEE
Steve Maxwell, world famous BJJ black belt and strength and conditioning coach of Saulo and Xande Ribeiro sat down with MMA fighter from Serbia, Mark Lajhner and discussed many issues...
Learn Ronda Rousey’s Super Effective Armbar
May 02, 2014BJJEE
Women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey instructs TUF 18 contestants on how to pull off her ever-effective rolling armbar: No Gi version: Ronda Rowsey –...
Russian-American BJJ Black Belt Anton Berzin Fights In The Ultimate Fighter 19
Apr 28, 2014BJJEE
TUF 19 contestant Anton Berzin is a 24-year-old Russian-Amercian who comes from Northeast Philly. He is also a BJJ black belt under Adam Rocco. He told Philly.com: “Being from...
Rodolfo Vieira Contesting Result Of WPJJC Final: ‘Buchecha Did Not Stabilize For 3 Secs. It Should Have Just Been An Advantage’
Apr 25, 2014BJJEE
Last Saturday 19th of April, Rodolfo Vieira and Marcus Buchecha Almeida met in the open weight black belt final at World Pro, held in Abu Dhabi. In the final seconds, the Checkmat...
Caio Terra: ‘IBJJF Is Much Better. Abu Dhabi World Pro Is A Circus & The Clowns Are The Fighters’
Apr 21, 2014BJJEE
Caio Terra talked to Brazilian BJJ media Protocolo BJJ (in Portuguese) about everything from the Worlds in California, IBJJF, cash prizes, Abu Dhabi and more. BJJ Protocol: Caio, what...
President of the International Ju Jitsu Federation (JJF) Panagiotis Theodoropoulos: ‘It Will Take 6 Years To Bring Jiu-Jitsu To The Olympic Games’
Apr 20, 2014BJJEE
‘The president of the Ju Jitsu International Federation (JJF), Panagiotis Theodoropoulos, was pleased with what he saw in the Abu Dhabi World Professionals Jiu-Jitsu...
Janni Larsson Black Belt under 72 gold & absolute Silver WPJJC: ‘My Next Goal Is To Be Black Belt IBJJF World Champion’
Apr 20, 2014BJJEE
Fighting Lifestyle UAE met up with Janni Larsson, a Swedish Black Belt who won Gold under 72 KG & silver in the absolute division competing against Gabi Garcia at World...
2014 Abu Dhabi World Pro Open With A Bang: 2,500 Athletes; Will Serve As Showcase For BJJ In Olympics
Apr 15, 2014BJJEE
The sixth annual Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship will run from Tuesday until Saturday at Zayed Sports City. More than 2,500 of the best male, female and junior...
