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...
BJJ Eastern Europe Rising Stars: Serbia’s Luka Radulovic
May 06, 2013BJJEE
Luka Radulovic is a rising star in the Eastern European BJJ scene. This 21 year old has been on a tear in the past 18 months competing and medalling in every local tournament and generally dedicating...
Rio Grappling Club 2013 Summer Camps In Italy & Poland
Apr 28, 2013BJJEE
Roberto Atalla‘s Rio Grappling Club association will run a series of BJJ summer camps starting from June 2013: From The Rio Grappling Website: The European Summer is just around the corner, and...
Azerbaijan’s Ramil Mammadov On Spreading BJJ In The Caucasus & The Warrior Mentality.
Apr 24, 2013BJJEE
Ramil Mammadov is working hard to spread Jiu-Jitsu in Azerbaijan and the Caucasus Region. He spoke with BJJ Eastern Europe about his work, his trainings in Europe and his meeting with his BJJ...
2013 Pan Champ Roberto Tussa Counting On World Pro Money To Finance His Wedding & Honeymoon
Apr 10, 2013BJJEE
The World Pro, which is held in Abu Dhabi, is one of the few opportunities that Jiu-Jitsu players have to make some money from competitions. With this in mind, Roberto Tussa Alencar will enter the...
3 Ways To Deal With Competition Anxiety
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
They say that Jiu-Jitsu is 90% mental and 10% physical, meaning that however prepared you may be, if your mind is not at the right place, you will fail. Let’s face it BJJ competitions are nerve...
Learn The “Barata plata” From Rafael Barata Freitas
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
Rafael Barata Freitas is one of the best rooster weights in the world. He is famous for his energy filled style and for his famous “Barato plata”. It is a very powerful shoulder lock. If...
What We Learned From The 2013 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Mar 25, 2013BJJEE
This last edition of the Pan is done and dusted and we are now getting ready for the World Pro in April and IBJJF worlds at the end of May. Before we move on let’s look at the stories that...
Caio Terra: “I Was The First One To Get Tested For PEDs After The Pan”
Mar 25, 2013BJJEE
Caio Terra is the new Pan rooster weight champion after having beaten Bruno Malfacine in the final by a score of 2-0 in a very close fight. This is the first time in a very long series of second...
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Saturday March 23rd
Mar 24, 2013BJJEE
To get the PLAY BY PLAY for sunday’s action click here SATURDAY, MARCH 23TH 12:00 Ok guys we are live from Irvine California! At the moment it’s mostly brown and black belt belt senior....
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Sunday March 24th
Mar 22, 2013BJJEE
Tune in here at 11am California time or 8pm Paris or Belgrade time on Saturday and at 9am California time/ 8pm Paris of Belgrade time on Sunday ( March 23, 24th) for the live play by play right here...
Andre Galvao: “I’m Teaching Keenan Some Good Details & He Is Also Teaching Me A Few Tricks.”
Mar 20, 2013BJJEE
Source: GracieMag in Portuguese Andre Galvao is one of the favorites for the medium heavy weightclass at the Pan (see our predictions and picks). He guarantees that he will be coming in great shape...
UFC 2 Vet Remco Pardoel On Pioneering BJJ In Europe, Fighting In The First Mundials In The Black Belt Division & His Flourishing DJ Career
Mar 20, 2013BJJEE
In this exclusive interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, UFC 2 vet Remco Pardoel talks about how he discovered BJJ in 1993, fighting at the first mundials in 1996 as black belt (although he was a bjj...
2013 European Black Belt Champ Yasmin Sewgobind On BJJ In Holland & The Evolution Of Women’s BJJ
Mar 18, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Yasmin, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Ola jiujiteiros! My name is Yasmin Sewgobind. I am 29 years old. I was born in Amsterdam but my parents are...
Otavio Sousa: “Losing To Kron & Romulo Made Me Even Stronger For The 2013 Season.”
Mar 17, 2013BJJEE
Last year’s World Champion at middleweight, Otavio Sousa finds himself in a curious situation. Despite being the world’s best at middleweight, he is not the clear favorite for gold at the...
Israeli MMA/BJJ champion Ido Pariente: “BJJ In Israel Is Growing.”
Mar 12, 2013BJJEE
Ido Pariente is the top BJJ and MMA fighter in Israel. The 2nd degree black belt talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about the local scene there and about his Jiu-Jitsu story: 1. Hi Ido, can you please...
BJJEE Young Guns: Ostap Manastyrski On Winning The Europeans At Purple Belt, BJJ in Canada & His Ukrainian Origins
Mar 06, 2013BJJEE
Ostap Manastyrski is a Ukrainian-Canbadian purple belt BJJ European champion and World medalist. In this Interview with BJJEE, he talks about dedicating his life to learning and teaching jiu jitsu: ...
Top 11 Biggest Lies of Mainstream Nutrition
Mar 02, 2013BJJEE
Source: authoritynutrition.com There is a lot of misinformation circling around in mainstream nutrition. I have listed the worst examples in this article, but unfortunately this is just the tip of...
Marcio Feitosa: “Against Heavier Guys, Attack The Back…”
Feb 28, 2013BJJEE
Source: Gracie Mag What are Feitosa’s tips for lighter fighters to have success against heavier and bigger opponents? “I think we can divide the bigger opponent in two categories: the tall guy...
The Top 6 Most Prestigious Tournaments in BJJ
Feb 18, 2013BJJEE
Source: Gameness 6. Abu Dhabi World Pro After the great success that the classic no-gi Abu Dhabi had, it only made sense for the organization to create a yearly professional tournament for gi...
Icelandic MMA/BJJ Star Gunnar Nelson: A BJJ black belt ‘doesn’t mean anything’
Feb 16, 2013BJJEE
Gunnar Nelson is a professional Jiu Jitsu and MMA fighter from Iceland. One of the strongest competitors in the European scene, Gunnar became a household name in the grappling circuit after he placed...
Dutch BB Rooster Weight, Jordy Peute: “Tightness, Speed & Precision Make You Beat Bigger Opponents.”
Feb 12, 2013BJJEE
Jordy Peute is a world class BJJ Black Belt that comes from Holland. The Gameness Europe sponsored athlete has been very active in the International tournament circuit these past few years taking...
Magid Hage On His Famous Baseball Choke, His Goals At Black Belt & His Family Origins
Jan 31, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Magid, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Magid Hage IV, I’m 19 years old, BJJ rank = black belt for one month now. I’m from...
How To Control Your Cravings For Unhealthy Foods
Jan 27, 2013BJJEE
If you want to live the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle, you need to eat clean. This starts by putting an end to all types of junk food and sweets. Most people have no trouble, when highly motivated, to eat...
