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From Russia With Chokes: The D’Alessandro Bros From BTT Russia
Maximillion and Dillon D’Alessandro are two purple belts that have moved to Russia to teach BJJ at BTT Russia-Ludus Team. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe they talk about their...BJJEE Training Report: Tristar Gym, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 24, 2013BJJEEComments Off on BJJEE Training Report: Tristar Gym, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Our friend Stephane from the excellent French website www.planetejjb.com was recently in Montreal, Canada and trained BJJ at the famous Tristar gym which is Georges St Pierre’s very own base...European Champ Alexander Trans On ADCC 2013: “I Don’t Care Who I’m Going To Fight. I’ll Focus On Myself And See What Happens.”
Sep 23, 2013BJJEEComments Off on European Champ Alexander Trans On ADCC 2013: “I Don’t Care Who I’m Going To Fight. I’ll Focus On Myself And See What Happens.”
The excellent Swedish blog, grapplingbloggen.se recently conducted a interview with Denmark’s Alexander Trans, Last year’s European black belt Champion in IBJJF and ADCC European...Rener Gracie: “My Uncle Royce Is Right About Using Just Jiu-Jitsu In MMA, But Also Wrong…”
Sep 22, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Rener Gracie: “My Uncle Royce Is Right About Using Just Jiu-Jitsu In MMA, But Also Wrong…”
Royce Gracie recently was very critical of his family’s recent performances in MMA. In an interview with MMA Fighting‘s Guilherme Cruz, Royce said the reason Gracie family fighters are...Royce Gracie: “The New Generation Of Gracies Are Not Successful In MMA Because They Don’t Focus On Jiu-Jitsu.”
Sep 17, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Royce Gracie: “The New Generation Of Gracies Are Not Successful In MMA Because They Don’t Focus On Jiu-Jitsu.”
Lats weekend, 3 Gracies fought in WSOF 5 (Gregor, Rolles and Neiman) and just one was victorious: Neiman Gracie. Gregor and Rolles Gracie both lost at WSOF 5, and that dropped the family...Ronaldo Jacare: “I Want To Fight Belfort & Machida. I Don’t Want To But Would Fight Anderson If It Was For The Belt.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Ronaldo Jacare: “I Want To Fight Belfort & Machida. I Don’t Want To But Would Fight Anderson If It Was For The Belt.”
The debut Ronaldo Jacare in UFC had already drawn the attention of many people. But the crushing victory over the Japanese Yushin Okami , former challenger middleweight belt of the...Rodrigo Gracie Terrorized By Violent & Drunk Neighbor
Sep 08, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Rodrigo Gracie Terrorized By Violent & Drunk Neighbor
Rodrigo Gracie is a Brazilian retired professional MMA fighter a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who fought in Pride FC and was the 1998 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Gold...Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic On Competing & Training In Different Grappling Arts & The BJJ Scene In Montenegro
Aug 30, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic On Competing & Training In Different Grappling Arts & The BJJ Scene In Montenegro
Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic is a BJJ brown belt and team leader of Mata Leao-ATM BJJ Team in Podgorica. He has a deep history in grappling arts as he started with Judo, then traditional ju...Kit Dale On His Preparation For Copa Podio & Representing Australia
Aug 30, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Kit Dale On His Preparation For Copa Podio & Representing Australia
Checkmat Australia’s Kit Dale is not only of the biggest prospects in BJJ, he is also one of the funniest. He will be competing in the Copa Podio middleweight GP on September 8. In...Vinny Magalhaes May Have Retired From MMA After Tough K.O. Loss To Anthony Perosh
Aug 05, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Vinny Magalhaes May Have Retired From MMA After Tough K.O. Loss To Anthony Perosh
UFC 163, Saturday night (Aug. 3, 2013) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was hugely successful. However not all fighters had a great evening. Elite grappler Vinny Magalhaes, who was the Ultimate...Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Aug 02, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Alain Pozo has been training BJJ and No Gi grappling for over 16 years. In this time, the sport has brought to train from his native Brazil to the US and to finally settle in the UK. He leads the...Serbian Black Belt Nenad “Lata” Latincic: “BJJ Is Growing In Serbia & With A Spirit Full Of Enthusiasm.”
Nenad “Lata” Latincic is a Serbian BJJ black belt under Roberto Atalla. He talked to BJJ Eastern Europe about his BJJ story, how he left MMA to focus on BJJ, his meeting with Roberto...BJJ World Champ, Bia Mesquita: “If I Fought Ronda Rousey In MMA, I’d Take It To The Ground & Try To Finish By Armbar.”
Jul 31, 2013BJJEEComments Off on BJJ World Champ, Bia Mesquita: “If I Fought Ronda Rousey In MMA, I’d Take It To The Ground & Try To Finish By Armbar.”
Beatriz Mesquita (Bia) is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under the legendary Leticia Ribeiro. She is one of the greatest grapplers of her generation and has achieved numerous BJJ titles such as the...BJJEE Rising Stars: Poland’s Adam Wardszinski: “I’ve Competed 14 Times This season.”
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Poland’s Adam Wardzinski has only been training BJJ since 2010 but in that relatively short time, he has achieved impressive competition results both in the local Polish as well as the...Rodolfo Vieira Looking To Correct Mistakes For ADCC 2013; Otavio Sousa Looking To Make A Big impression On ADCC Debut
Jul 22, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Rodolfo Vieira Looking To Correct Mistakes For ADCC 2013; Otavio Sousa Looking To Make A Big impression On ADCC Debut
Source: Tatame BJJ World champions this year, Rodolfo Vieira (GF Team) and Otavio Sousa (Gracie Barra) are focusing themselves on ADCC, which will be held on October 19 in Beijing, China. After...Polish Champ Kornel Zapadka On His Numerous Travels & Competitions In Brazil, & The Booming BJJ Scene In Poland
Poland’s Kornel Zapadka has achieved an impressive resume of competition results in the past few years. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, the Polish beast talks about the booming BJJ...Callum Medcraft, The Editor Of Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine: “There Are So Many Inspiring Characters Within The BJJ Community.”
Jul 08, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Callum Medcraft, The Editor Of Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine: “There Are So Many Inspiring Characters Within The BJJ Community.”
Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine is a great source of information for the European BJJ Community. It is the first BJJ magazine to feature state of the art big glossy interviews and great photography to...Roger Gracie Ahead of His UFC 162 Fight:”Too many BJJ masters feed their ego and try to strike with opponents.”
Jul 04, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Roger Gracie Ahead of His UFC 162 Fight:”Too many BJJ masters feed their ego and try to strike with opponents.”
Looks like Roger Gracie will be relying on his main weapon vs Tim Kennedy: His world class Jiu-Jitsu. He won’t fall into the trap of trying to strike with the dangerous Kennedy. A mistake that...BJJ & Judo Champ Leo Leite Successful in MMA Debut @ Event “Fight Against Crack”
The Festival “Fights Against Crack” was held at the famous Tijuca Tennis Club on Sunday June 23rd in Rio de Janeiro. Promoted by Murilo Bustamante, the event featured matches in...Georges St-Pierre Earns First Stripe On BJJ Black Belt
Jun 21, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Georges St-Pierre Earns First Stripe On BJJ Black Belt
UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre got a stripe on his BJJ black belt from Gracie Barra in Montreal today. Congrats to the champ and maybe he will show case some of his finishing jiu jitsu...Interview With Chechen BJJ Black Belt, Arbi Muradov
Jun 15, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Interview With Chechen BJJ Black Belt, Arbi Muradov
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, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Interview with 2013 Purple Belt World BJJ Champ, The UK’s Vanessa English
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...Metamoris III Announced, Will Feature Royler Gracie vs Eddie Bravo Rematch
Jun 11, 2013BJJEEComments Off on Metamoris III Announced, Will Feature Royler Gracie vs Eddie Bravo Rematch
During last weekend’s Metamoris II, Ralek Gracie anounced the rematch that we’ve all been waiting for: Royler Gracie vs Eddie Bravo. These two first met at the 2003 ADCC Submission...(Video Doc) Murilo Bustamante: BJJ vs Luta Livre
Jun 07, 2013BJJEEComments Off on (Video Doc) Murilo Bustamante: BJJ vs Luta Livre
In this video Murilo Bustamante takes us back to 1991 when Murilo took part in one of the most legendary Vale-Tudo challenges of all time, it seemed that Bustamante was destined to be in big events...