BJJ In The French Foreign Legion: Interview With BJJ Black Belt Instructor, Legionnaire Leopoldo Dos Passos
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère, L.E.) is a military service wing of the French Army established in 1831, unique because it was exclusively created for foreign nationals...
Top UK Competitor Daniel Strauss On Why He Prefers No Gi, His Intense Strength Program & His Competition Goals
Jun 27, 2013BJJEE
Daniel Strauss is one of the top European BJJ competitors around, who is especially focused on No Gi. The student of Nick Brooks and Roger Gracie talked to BJJ Eastern Europe before his next big...
GFTeam Beast Ricardo Evangelista On His European Tour & Upcoming Competitions
Jun 27, 2013BJJEE
Ricardo Evangelista is a top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under master Julio Cesar from the Grappling Fight Team (GFT) and one of the best super heavyweights in BJJ having won several important...
Interview With Rodrigo Pagani (Saulo Ribeiro Black Belt) During His Seminar In Moscow, Russia
Jun 26, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Rodrigo, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi Bjj Comunity of Eastern Europe, my name is Rodrigo Pagani, 3 degree black belt under Saulo Ribeiro...
Sweden’s First Female BJJ black Belt, Ida Hansson On The Worlds & Being A IBJJF Referee
Jun 24, 2013BJJEE
The first Swedish female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ida Hansson is also one of the top competitors of her generation, having fought throughout the world, medalling in some of the world’s...
Roger Gracie: “Chris Weidman Can Tap Anyone, Even Me…”
Jun 24, 2013BJJEE
Before his fight with Tim Kennedy, Roger Gracie talked with Espn about his preparation, and his opinion on the Weidman vs Anderson Siva fight: “You seem like a fighter not really into MMA for...
Interview With South Africa’s First BJJ Black Belt: Rodney King
Jun 20, 2013BJJEE
Source: our friends at jitssa.net (South Africa’s leading BJJ website) Rodney King is currently a 3rd degree black belt under Rigan Machado, highest ranked BJJ practitioner in South...
Interview With Chechen BJJ Black Belt, Arbi Muradov
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
Arbi Muradov is a Chechen BJJ black belt under Felipe Costa. He has been at the top of the Belgian BJJ scene for several years now. Arbi has been teaching classes in Russia and has even single...
Interview with 2013 Purple Belt World BJJ Champ, The UK’s Vanessa English
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Vanessa English is a up in coming BJJ player from Nottingham, UK who took gold at this year’s World Championships at purple belt. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, she talks about her...
Interview With Jeffrey Graham, Instructor @Carlson Gracie Las Vegas: “Nothing Is More Important Than Jiu-Jitsu.”
Jun 13, 2013BJJEE
Jeff Graham has been training BJJ since 1997. In this time, he has trained in Hawaii, The Philippines and Las Vegas where he is an instructor at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas. In this interview with BJJ...
Interview With Czech-American BJJ Black Belt: Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
Czech-American Karel “Siver Fox” Pravec has 20 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience (since 1993). During his training at the Renzo Gracie Academy, Karel has trained with and studied...
2013 World BJJ Champ Augusto Tanquinho: “I’m Sticking To My Word, I’m Dropping BJJ For A While & Moving To MMA.”
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
Source: translated from Portuguese from www.meiaguarda.com.br The IBJJF World Championships 2013 was a whirlwind of emotions. One of those great moments was in the final of the featherweight when...
Exclusive Interview With Tony Gonzalez, Marcus Buchecha’s Personal Trainer
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Tony can you please introduce yourself to BJJ community of Eastern Europe? My name is Tony Gonzalez, 45 years olds, from San Diego California. Both my parents are from the Philippine Islands,...
BJJEE Rising Stars: France’s Damien Migai
Jun 05, 2013BJJEE
France’s Damien Migai is a rising star in the the European BJJ scene. This 18 year old is 100% commited to making it in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. Damien spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe about his...
Greek BJJ Black Belt Gougoulas Nikos On His Academy In Thessaloniki & The BJJ Scene In Greece
Jun 04, 2013BJJEE
Head of Robson Moura Nova Uniao in Greece, BJJ black Belt Gougoulas Nikos sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe and let us know about the scene in Greece and his academy in Thessaloniki: 1. Hi Nik, can...
BJJ Black Belt Andre ‘Tim’ Monteiro On His Upcoming Tour Focused on Central-Eastern Europe
May 30, 2013BJJEE
Andre Monteiro, AKA “Tim”, is a Brasileiro and Pan champion from the Carlson Gracie lineage, who runs his own school in Texas. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Tim talks about how...
Michelle Nicolini On The Worlds: “If You Have That Favorite Status, Then You Better Train Harder, Because The Entire Category Is Coming After You.”
May 30, 2013BJJEE
Michelle Nicolini is already prepared for the Worlds. The championship, which will be held between May 29 and June 2 in California, United States, brings together the best athletes in the world. ...
Royce Gracie On Metamoris II: “Kron Is A Creation. He Knows What He’s Doing & He Trains Hard.”
May 30, 2013BJJEE
Ashley Burns from withleather.uproxx.com recently met up with up with MMA legend Royce Gracie and conducted an interview where among things, Royce talked about the Metamoris II card: Metamoris...
BJJ Legend Roberto Traven: “In My Days, We Weren’t Training 3x A day & Focusing As Much On Strength & conditioning Like They Do Today…”
May 29, 2013BJJEE
In the United States since 2005, BJJ legend Roberto Traven has been living in Atlanta, the city where he runs his own academy. Double world champion of Jiu-Jitsu at black belt, he has been monitoring...
Caio Terra On His Rivalry With Malfacine, His Dangerous Opponent Igor Rodriguez & Not Being Surprised That Nobody Was Caught With PED Testing…
May 27, 2013BJJEE
World champion in 2008, Caio Terra has lost the title every year to his eternal rival Bruno Malfacine every year since then. However, the black belt wants to change things in 2013. He beat Malfacine...
Interview With Federico Tisi, Italy’s First BJJ Black Belt
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Federico Tisi is the first Italian to receive a BJJ black belt, which was in 2005 from the hands of Carlos Lemos Jr. Tisi spent many ears training in Brazil. He formed the Italian Jiu-Jitsu...
Slovakia’s Michal Sobolič On Training In Abu Dhabi, BJJ In Slovakia & His Academy Gracie Barra Pitbull Nitra
May 20, 2013BJJEE
One of the nicest and coolest guys and in the Eastern European BJJ community, Michal Sobolič from Slovakia, sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe to talk about his Brazilian teachers, His team...
Leo Vieira: “Lack Of Organization & Offshoot Teams Like Atos Separating from Us, Is What Has Kept Checkmat From Being The N.1 Overall Team.”
May 20, 2013BJJEE
Checkmat team leader Leo Vieira told ADCombat why he felt that Checkmat still hasn’t dethroned Alliance as the overall team. He also discussed the success of Checkmat which features such beasts...
Exclusive Interview With Gracie Barra Switzerland’s Igor Araujo
May 17, 2013BJJEE
Igor Araujo, head of Gracie Barra Switzerland, in Geneva, is a BJJ black belt since 2005, when he was promoted by his master Aldo “Caveirinha” Januario in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Before his next...
