Interview with Turkey’s Mert Berberoglu of Ankara BJJ
Oct 06, 2014BJJEE
Mert Berberoglu is BJJ purple belt and instructor at Ankara BJJ (affiliated with Corvos). He started practicing BJJ together with his instructor Eren Anlar in the year 2008 and founded...
Interview With Poland’s Maksymilian Wisniewski, 2014 European Black Belt Adult Bronze Medalist
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
Maksymilian Wisniewski is one of the top Polish competition black belts. At the 2014 Europeans, he accomplished the feat of placing third at black belt adult middle heavy, in a division...
Joao Gabriel Beats Cancer & Returns to Jiu-Jitsu Competition
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
The 2013 Brazilian national black belt champion and world medalist João Gabriel Rocha last year shared on his facebook profile what was going on his life. He wasn’t present at the...
Argentina’s Franco Marini On His Copa Podio Victory & The Growth Of BJJ In His Country
Sep 30, 2014BJJEE
Argentina’s Franco Marini came to Copa Podio all alone with no coach, no friends, no fans, nobody to watch his bag, to tell him the time. He beat Magid Hage by footlock in the city challenge....
BJJ Tournament in a Salt Mine: 3rd Underground Polish Cup 20.09.14
Sep 11, 2014BJJEE
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE ORGANIZER “The Third Underground Polish Cup “ https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=802389466448040 Organizer: Bocheńskie Stowarzyszenie Sztuk i Sportów Walki...
‘Beyond Technique’: Or How To Learn Jiu-Jitsu More Effectively By Nic Gregoriades & Kit Dale
Sep 01, 2014BJJEE
BJJ black belts Nic Gregoriades and Kit Dale’s Beyond Technique DVD series. The title says it all. What they show us is much more than techniques. They show us more than just...
Marcus Buchecha Seminar In Amsterdam, Sept 25th 2014
Aug 17, 2014BJJEE
World Champion Marcus Almeida ‘Buchecha’ is coming back to Amsterdam! Marcus ‘Buchecha’ is the 2014 black belt Absolute World Champion and the #1 ranked BJJ...
Metamoris 4 Preview & Predictions
Aug 09, 2014BJJEE
Metamoris Pro Brazilian jiu-jitsu invitational IV will take place this Saturday (Aug. 9, 2014), live from Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. You can buy the payperview...
Hungary’s Big Hope: Kristof Szucs, 2014 Blue Belt World & European Champ
Jul 25, 2014BJJEE
Hungary’s Kristof Szucs is one of the rising stars of the European competition scene. In 2014, he won the gold medal at the IBJJF worlds at blue belt open weight and bronze in his...
Understanding The Rules Of Rickson Gracie’s New Federation (JJGF)
Jul 24, 2014BJJEE
The upcoming 2014 Vulkan California Open (held in California on August 2& 3) will be the first BJJ competition to showcase Rickson Gracie’s new federation (Jiu-Jitsu Global...
Eddie Bravo: ‘Picking Rickson’s Brain For 3 Hours Was The Most Surreal Moment In My Entire Jiu-Jitsu Career’
Jul 24, 2014BJJEE
After recording the Joe Rogan Experience #524 podcast and demonstrating the rubber guard with Rickson (WATCH THE VIDEO BY CLICKING HERE), Eddie Bravo wrote down on his blog about his...
Training Report: Jorge Santos BJJ Academy In Dublin , Ireland
Jul 23, 2014BJJEE
By Guillaume Huni I had been planning my trip to Ireland for a long time. It wasn’t for the weekend’s UFC Dublin event but for my best friend’s wedding in Dundalk (a town 1...
OFFICIAL: Rickson Gracie’s New Federation, Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF)
Jul 14, 2014BJJEE
Yesterday, BJJ Eastern Europe announced that Rickson Gracie would officially be launching his latest project: a new Jiu-Jitsu federation. Today, the new Federation now has defined a name: Jiu-Jitsu...
Rickson Gracie To Launch New Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Jul 13, 2014BJJEE
UPDATE (MONDAY): OFFICIAL: Rickson Gracie’s New Federation Will Be Called:Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF) According to sources close to Rickson and Kron Gracie, in the next few...
Part 2: Exclusive Interview With Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Check out part 1 of this interview Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and black belt in judo and...
Leg Lock Torpedos: Heel Hooks From Bottom Mount
Jul 02, 2014
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports...
Interview w/ Norbert Novak, Braulio Estima’s Right Hand Man: From Cleaning The Mats To Head Instructor @Gracie Barra Birmingham
Jul 02, 2014BJJEE
Poland’s Norbert Novak is an example of humility and hard work. Black belt under Braulio Estima, head instructor at Gracie Barra Birmingham, Norbert talked to BJJ Eastern Europe...
Claudio Calasans BJJ Summer Camp; Dublin, Ireland
Jun 27, 2014BJJEE
Claudio Calasans is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, considered by many BJJ enthusiasts as one of the top grappling middleweights in the world. Claudio Calasans fights for the...
BTT’s Omar Sabha On Competing @ Black Belt, Cauliflower Ears & The Return Of BTT
Jun 22, 2014BJJEE
BTT USA’s Omar Sabha is a very active competitor having medaled at all belt levels in all the major IBJJF competitions around the world. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe,...
Caporal Figueiredo On The Growth OF BJJ In The French Foreign Legion
Jun 17, 2014BJJEE
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...
Tournament Organizer Apologizes For & Bans Fascist Competitor
Jun 10, 2014BJJEE
Last weekend a grappling tournament called Global Grappling was held in Hungary. BJJ Eastern Europe were sent a picture of one of the competitors who stepped on the mat with a large...
Leandro Lo: ‘I’m Moving Up To Medium Heavy’
Jun 06, 2014BJJEE
After winning the Worlds in 2011 and 2012 at lightweight, Leandro won it in 2014 at middle weight, beating Otavio Sousa in the final on points. He equals the feat of Vitor Shaolin...
PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Saturday May 31st)
May 31, 2014BJJEE
CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the...
Xande Ribeiro: ‘Roger Gracie & Me Have A Similar Fighting Style’
May 19, 2014BJJEE
Choosing the greatest fighters in the history of Jiu-Jitsu is no easy task. In an interview with tatame, the five times World Champion Xande Ribeiro had a hard time to choose just 5...
