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...
How Much Is Jiu-Jitsu Growing?
Dec 09, 2012BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is growing worldwide, that is a certainty. The question is, how fast is it growing. The number of IBJJF competitions has really grown over the past years. In 2012, there were 32 IBJJF...
Interview With The Crown Jewel Of The Checkmat Team: Renato Cardoso
Dec 05, 2012BJJEE
A student of Rodrigo Cavaca, Renato Cardoso made a big name for himself in late 2012 being revered by jiu jitsu’s media as the new “crown jewel” of the Checkmat Team. This status came...
Andre Galvao On IBJJF Pro League: “I Will Be 100% Ready To Compete Against All The Top Fighters Today.”
Dec 03, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.adcombat.com Current ADCC world Weight and Absolute Champion was recently confirmed in the IBJJF Pro-league event that goes down this December 8, 2012 at the Long Beach Pyramid....
The History, Success & Future Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Poland
Nov 23, 2012BJJEE
Written by Robert Janista For BJJ Eastern Europe , check out his blog: http://belikericksongracie.blogspot.com/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young sport discipline in Poland and its origins...
Preview: 2012 No Gi Worlds
Nov 02, 2012BJJEE
My good friend Kris Novell made this very detailed review for his website Pulling The Line. Lots of good articles there. Brown Belt Male Rooster Lower weights are usually pretty low in number of...
Half Guard Wizard Lucas Leite: “If you’ve never lost, you don’t know what it is to win.”
Oct 29, 2012BJJEE
Multiple time World Champion Lucas Leite is famous for his half guard skills, and fights for the Checkmat BJJ Academy. In 2007 Lucas Leite moved from his native Brazil to the United States where he...
DJ Jackson & Keenan Cornelius Qualify For World Pro In Impressive Fashion.
Oct 28, 2012BJJEE
Dj Jackson beats Rodrigo Pinheiro and Roberto Cyborg to take the absolute at World Pro NY Trials! Keenan Cornelius also takes Gold in his weight class beating Roberto Tussa! Our coleagues from BJJ...
Top 10 Most Dangerous Guards In MMA
Oct 26, 2012BJJEE
Bleacher report put up the list. The only guy missing is Minotauro IMO. Check it out. Source: Bleacherreport.com Few fighters have what Eddie Bravo refers to as “the third option”—the ability...
Robert Zeps,The Businessman behind Metamoris On Future Events.
Oct 24, 2012BJJEE
Source: The Fightworks Podcast Robert Zeps is a successful businessman who has been practicing Jiu-Jitsu for the past 5 years. He came up with the idea for Metamoris and approached Ralek Gracie....
Dean Lister: “Jiu-Jitsu Is Not Gi Or No Gi, It’s The Gentle Art”
Oct 22, 2012BJJEE
Dean Lister is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Jeffrey Higgs with a background in Wrestling and experience in Sambo. An MMA veteran having competed in important organizations such as Price and...
World Champion Gabriel Marangoni On His Time Spent In Greece, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria & UK
Oct 19, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Gabriel, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe My name is Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira, I’m 21 years old, and I come from a city called Mogi das Cruzes,...
Roberto Atalla On The State of BJJ in Europe, His Years in Poland etc
Oct 18, 2012BJJEE
Roberto Atalla is one of the founders of the Rio Grappling Club, an academy that has been producing some of the best European grapplers for the passed few years. Quick Bio from BJJ Heroes: In 1990...
10 Things We Learned From Watching Metamoris Pro
Oct 15, 2012BJJEE
1. No points means that you can keep it playful if you want: The fight between Caio Terra and Jeff Glover started off very playful with both fighters disregarding dominant positions and making...
Dean Lister: “I’m curious to see how Xande will try to tap me out”
Oct 14, 2012BJJEE
Follow the Live Play by Play for Metamoris PRO right here on BJJ Eastern Europe tonight at 12pm (midnight) Paris/Warsaw/ Belgrade time Source: Gracie Mag Dean Lister’s nickname is the Boogeyman....
Xande Ribeiro: “Lister Has Never Been Tapped Out, I’m Going To End That Run”
Oct 13, 2012BJJEE
Follow the live play for Metamoris right here on Sunday October 14 at 12pm Paris time Source: Gracie Mag Alexandre Ribeiro, a two-time winner of the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship absolute division,...
Live Play By Play For Metamoris Pro
Oct 12, 2012BJJEE
12 of the world’s BEST JIU JITSU PRACTITIONERS will face off in six exciting matches of 20 minutes each. No points, no advantages, victory by SUBMISSION ONLY! On Sunday OCTOBER 14th, 2012, be...
Metamoris PRO Full Preview
Oct 10, 2012BJJEE
Source: BJJ Heroes Metamoris Pro Invitational is a jiu jitsu event where some of the top names in the jiu jitsu world will face each other in much anticipated super-fights. These super-fights have a...
Should Jiu-Jitsu Be Treated As A Sport Or A Martial Art?
Sep 28, 2012BJJEE
Kron Gracie has said about Sport Jiu-Jitsu “Sport Jiu-Jitsu is on the decline, it’s getting worse. With Metamoris, I want people to see the real Jiu-Jitsu.” in this interview . The problem...
Female Grappling Legend Hannette Staack: “If you specialize in some techniques, practice them so that people will not be able to defend them”
Sep 27, 2012BJJEE
Hannette Staack is arguably the best female jiu jitsu black belt in history. She is a black belt from Andre Negao. Hannette Staack is a 6 times world championship as wella as 3 time ADCC champion....
Survey Results: BJJ and the Culture of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs): A Review of Online Survey Data
Sep 24, 2012BJJEE
BJJ Legends Magazine published a very interesting about PEDs in BJJ surveying close to 700 BJJ players worldwide. Author:Matthew Corley,RPh Here is a summary of the findings: “Some numbers to...
Roger Gracie Black Belt, Nicholas Brooks On His Academy Mill Hill BJJ, The Growth Of BJJ In The UK, And His Academy in Slovakia
Sep 19, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Nich, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Nicholas Brooks, London UK, Black Belt, Roger Gracie Academy, Mill Hill BJJ (my academy) Europeans 4X, World...
Michele Nicolini “Girls Are More Technical Than Guys Because We Can’t Rely On Strength.”
Sep 17, 2012BJJEE
Michelle Nicolini is a 6x jiu jitsu world champion, European open weight champion and World Pro Cup Champion, Michelle Nicolini is also a black belt under ADCC 2007 absolute champion Robert Drysdale...
Kyra Gracie Wants to Face Ronda Rousey In A No Gi Submission Match
Sep 10, 2012BJJEE
Source: Tatame This would be a grappling dream match: “Ronda Rousey has been impressing the world with her MMA career. The six-win streak via armbar submissions have impressed even the...
