Lloyd Irvin On His Investment In BJJ’s Growth, His Team’s Success & Keenan’s Performance @Copa Podio
Jan 18, 2013BJJEE
Lloyd Irvin is the head coach of one of the most successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu schools in the United States. He has earned his place in Jiu Jitsu having successfully raised the games of tremendous...
Rillion Gracie: “In The US, Some Black Belts Are Promoting Themselves.”
Jan 18, 2013BJJEE
Rilion Gracie is the youngest son (and the 20th) of Gracie Jiu Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. Rilion naturally became a master in the family trade, Jiu Jitsu, having had a strong influence in the...
Jeet Kune Do & BJJ Instructor Robert Parmakovski On The limitations of BJJ As A Self Defense Art
Jan 17, 2013BJJEE
Robert Parmakovski is a world class Jeet Kune Do instructor and purple belt under Roy Harris. He has academies in France, Sydney and Melbourne.For more info on Mr Parmakovski’s Bio...
Exclusive Interview With Dennis Asche, Creator Of Connection Rio
Jan 16, 2013BJJEE
Dennis Asche must have the best job in the world! He is a hugely popular and important figure in the BJJ community, the creator of the Jiu-Jitsu accommodation and training experience in Rio De...
3X European Champion Luke Costello:”I’m Going For The Grand Slam In 2013, Double Golds In All Major Tournaments!”
Jan 15, 2013BJJEE
1) Luke, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi I’m Luke Costello, 23, BJJ Brown Belt, England. I train under Braulio Estima and my main titles are 3x...
Igor Silva On Training At GF Team & The Effectiveness Of The Closed Guard
Jan 14, 2013BJJEE
Igor Silva is one of the top players in BJJ‘s Super and Ultra heavyweight division. A black belt under Muzio de Angelis, Igor Silva also trains with Julio Cesar at the GF Team HQ. Igor is mostly...
Mackenzie and Tanquinho on ‘couples challenge’ against Leandro Lo and Luiza @ Copa Podio
Jan 11, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame (translated from Portuguese) In addition to a GP with the best heavyweights in the world, the Copa Podia of Jiu-Jitsu, which happens this Sunday (13) in Rio de Janeiro, will feature...
Mexico’s Wero Salazar On The Growth of BJJ In Mexico
Jan 09, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Wero, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Eduardo Salazar but people know me as Wero. I’m 27 years Old & I’m from Hermosillo city...
1/2 Swiss 1/2 Turkish, Ilke Bulut On Training With The Mendes Bros, BJJ in Switzerland, The BJJ Kumite & His Turkish Roots
Jan 02, 2013BJJEE
1. Ilke, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hello everyone, my name is Ilke Kubilay Bulut, I’m 23 years old, brown belt under Anderson Pereira (Zé...
The Exciting Rafael “Barata” Freitas on His Soccer Background, His Baratoplata & His Hyperactive Pre-Fight Starts
Dec 31, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Rafael, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi! My name is Rafael Freitas, better known as “Barata”. I’m 29 years old and I’m...
Josh Koscheck BJJ Black Belt Interview
Dec 28, 2012BJJEE
UFC fighter Josh Koscheck got promotted to BJJ black belt by Dave Camarillo 4 months ago. He has been training BJJ for 9 years. Joschek was an all american wrestler in college. In this interview he...
Ireland’s Darragh O Conaill on Lloyd Irvin’s Kumite & BJJ in Ireland
Dec 28, 2012BJJEE
Darragh O Conaill is one of the most exiting brown belts in the world. In this interview with BJJEE.COM Darragh talks about his experience at LLoyd Irvin’s brown belt Kumite, the BJJ scene in...
BJJ World Champ Justin Rader: “I didn’t think I had what it took to become a D1 All-American, So I just Focused on BJJ.”
Dec 28, 2012BJJEE
Justin Rader is 2010 No Gi BJJ World Champion from the Gracie Humaitá camp (Oklahoma, US branch) with wins at the world championships (purple belt), and Grapplers Quest Pro Division. Rader was also...
From Derivatives Trader To BJJ Coach: Carslon Gracie London’s Dickie Martin: “We’re Starting To Teach BJJ To Children In Schools”
Dec 27, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Dickie can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi guys, my name is Richard Martin, forty two years old and a first degree BJJ black belt. I’m born and...
Thomas “Mastwo” Oyarzun on Lloyd Irvin’s Kumite & BJJ’s Growth in Switzerland
Dec 26, 2012BJJEE
Thomas “Mastwo” oyarzun is a 1/2 Chilean 1/2 Scottish BJJ player that grew up in Switzerland. He is one of the top brown belts on the planet with medals at all the most prestigious...
Victor Genovesi Paiva: Like Father Like Son
Dec 26, 2012BJJEE
Source: translated from Polish from grapplerinfo.pl Son of the famous Alexandre Paiva, one of the three leaders of Alliance (Romero Jacare, Fabio Gurgel and Alexandre “Gigi” Paiva) Victor...
Worlds Masters Champion, Turkey’s Ibrahim “The Hulk” Inal on BJJ in Turkey, Fake Belts & Managing Family, Career & Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 24, 2012BJJEE
İbrahim, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hello my name is İbrahim İnal. BJJ Brown belt, born in 1977 and I am from İstanbul, Turkey. I train out of the...
BJJ Phenom Sean Roberts on the Brown Belt Kumite, Triangle Chokes & North Cal vs So Cal BJJ Scene
Dec 23, 2012BJJEE
Sean Roberts is one of the best Brown belts in the world and is known as a triangle machine. In this interview with BJJ EASTERN EUROPE, he talks about how he got into BJJ, his triangle choke and...
European & Brasileiro Champion Alexander Trans On His Preparation For The 2013 Season
Dec 21, 2012BJJEE
The top European Jiu-Jitsu player, the Dane Alexander Trans, from the Checkmat academy in Copenhagen (Arte Suave), made a name for himself in the lower ranks of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by conquering...
Roger Gracie On His MMA Career, His View on BJJ Today & Kyra Gracie Venturing Into MMA
Dec 21, 2012BJJEE
Source: (translated from Portuguese from sportv.com). Roger Gracie . At 31, he is already a 10 times Jiu-Jitsu World Champion but he has been searching for new challenges, starting in 2006, in a...
2X Brasileiro BJJ Champion Nivaldo Oliveira: “I Don’t Plan To Switch To MMA, I Love Jiu-Jitsu Too Much.”
Dec 19, 2012BJJEE
Nivaldo Oliveira of Checkmat team popularly known as “Nil” is considered one of the best black belts in BBJJ today. Owner of a extremely technical Jiu-Jitsu, the calm and effective Nil...
Interview with BJJ Black Belt, Pedro Barcellos, Owner Of Atama Europe
Dec 18, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Pedro, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi guys, my name is Pedro Barcellos, I am 38 years old, from Rio de Janeiro, 2nd Degree Black Belt and I...
BJJ Black Belt Florent Luccionni On The BJJ Scene In France, And What He Learned From Training in Brazil.
Dec 13, 2012BJJEE
Florent Luccioni is a important member of the French Jiu-Jitsu coomunity. Him and his twin brother Jean Claude are both BJJ Black belts under Francisco Nonato and run Arte Suave Jiu-Jitsu academy in...
Top Gun Jiu-Jitsu: BJJ Popular At US Air Force’s Aviano Air Base in Italy!
Dec 13, 2012BJJEE
Aviano Air Base is a NATO Air Base under U.S. Air Force administration in northeastern Italy, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located in Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic...
