Polish Champ Kornel Zapadka On His Numerous Travels & Competitions In Brazil, & The Booming BJJ Scene In Poland
Jul 08, 2013BJJEE
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...
Caio Terra Completes His European Tour With Another Double Gold At IBJJF Lisbon Open
Jul 08, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Lisbon International Open took place this Sunday, at the Casal Vistoso gymnasium, in Portugal. The light-featherweight Caio Terra was the star of the show once again and was able to get the...
Gabi Garcia: “I Don’t Know If I’ll Come Back To BJJ. I Made History There & No One Can Take These Titles From Me.”
Jul 06, 2013BJJEE
Gabi Garcia is currently getting ready for ADCC and defending her title. After winning her fourth BJJ world title, it looks like she could move on to MMA. She has revealed in an interview with Tatame...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Slovenia’s Miha Perhavec
Jul 05, 2013BJJEE
Miha Perhavec is a very deicated BJJ competitor that is taking the European BJJ and grappling circuit by storm. This soft spoken and humble individual is a killer on the mats. In this interview...
Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira Ahead Of His UFC Fight With Frankie Edgar: “I Will Prove That I’m Not Just A Jiu-Jitsu Fighter.”
Jul 05, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame Charles Oliveira, (or Charles do Bronx) is a BJJ black belt under Jorge Patino, and one of the rising stars in MMA – today. The Gold Team standout made a name for himself fighting in...
Antonio Braga Neto: “Competing in Jiu-Jitsu Won’t Feed My Family.I prefer To Focus On MMA.”
Jul 04, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame (interview in Portuguese) In April of this year, after his participation in the World Pro in Abu Dhabi, where he won the title, the black belt decided to withdraw from Jiu-Jitsu...
BJJ In The French Foreign Legion: Interview With BJJ Black Belt Instructor, Legionnaire Leopoldo Dos Passos
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
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 nationals...
Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral: “By Training Jiu-Jitsu, You Become A Better person.”
Jun 27, 2013BJJEE
Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral fought his last bout this past Wednesday for the Bellator promotion. The BJJ black belt talks about his BJJ academy: Babalu’s Iron Gym: “For my...
Interview With Rodrigo Pagani (Saulo Ribeiro Black Belt) During His Seminar In Moscow, Russia
Jun 26, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Rodrigo, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi Bjj Comunity of Eastern Europe, my name is Rodrigo Pagani, 3 degree black belt under Saulo Ribeiro...
BJJ and Judo Champ Leo Leite: “I Want To Follow The Footsteps Of Murilo Bustamante & Be A MMA Champion At Age 35.”
Jun 26, 2013BJJEE
Judo black belt (Pan Amareican Champion and member of Brazilian national judo team), BJJ black belt (World champion 2000) and now MMA fighter, Leo Leite debuted with a victory in mixed martial arts,...
Results For Ippon Cup 2, No Gi Competition In Czech Republic
Jun 25, 2013BJJEE
This was a great competition in Czech Republic: IPPON CUP in NO GI GRAPPLING. They year they had 179 fighters and 32 teams from Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Ippon Cup 2: No Gi Grappling...
Sweden’s First Female BJJ black Belt, Ida Hansson On The Worlds & Being A IBJJF Referee
Jun 24, 2013BJJEE
The first Swedish female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ida Hansson is also one of the top competitors of her generation, having fought throughout the world, medalling in some of the world’s...
BJJ & Judo Champ Leo Leite Successful in MMA Debut @ Event “Fight Against Crack”
Jun 24, 2013BJJEE
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...
World Class Judoka & BJJ Brown Belt, Travis Stevens To Compete At Copa Podio Middleweight GP
Jun 21, 2013BJJEE
Destroyer of Brazilian judo at the Olympic and Pan-American Games, Travis Stevens (photo) is an instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy and member of the American judo team. The American was chosen to...
Interview With South Africa’s First BJJ Black Belt: Rodney King
Jun 20, 2013BJJEE
Source: our friends at jitssa.net (South Africa’s leading BJJ website) Rodney King is currently a 3rd degree black belt under Rigan Machado, highest ranked BJJ practitioner in South...
Rodrigo Cavaca: “Buchecha Will Be The Best In Jiu-Jitsu History.”
Jun 19, 2013BJJEE
Two years after Having temporarily stopped his career due to knee surgery, 2013 will be a special year for Rodrigo Cavaca. After his great achievement – when he closed the category of ultra...
Romulo Barral, On Closing The Weight class W/ Braulio: “If I Had Fought Him, It Would Have Been Difficult…”
Jun 17, 2013BJJEE
After closing the weight class with Braulio Estima in the welterweight category at the 2013 Worlds, Romulo Barral revealed that the gold medal came thanks to his resilience. The Fighter from...
Interview With Chechen BJJ Black Belt, Arbi Muradov
Jun 15, 2013BJJEE
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, 2013BJJEE
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...
Interview With Jeffrey Graham, Instructor @Carlson Gracie Las Vegas: “Nothing Is More Important Than Jiu-Jitsu.”
Jun 13, 2013BJJEE
Jeff Graham has been training BJJ since 1997. In this time, he has trained in Hawaii, The Philippines and Las Vegas where he is an instructor at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas. In this interview with BJJ...
Interview With Czech-American BJJ Black Belt: Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
Czech-American Karel “Siver Fox” Pravec has 20 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience (since 1993). During his training at the Renzo Gracie Academy, Karel has trained with and studied...
Braulio Estima: “Rodolfo Vieira Is Humble & A Good Person.”
Jun 11, 2013BJJEE
After the 2013 World, where he closed the weight class with Romulo Barral, Braulio Estima continued one week later with another competition. Metamoris Pro II, was held in California, USA, on Sunday,...
5 Days BJJ Summer Camp With Michael Langhi, Split, Croatia
Jun 07, 2013BJJEE
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS/RECORD: 2X WORLD CHAMPION 3X PAN AMERICAN CHAMPION 2X BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 3X EUROPEAN CHAMPION WEIGHT CATEGORY: PESO LEVE...
Ary Farias: “I’m Outraged By The Referee. He Gave My Title Away…”
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
In the light feather final of this year’s Worlds, Ary Farias sought his first world title at black belt against Gabriel Moraes, and actually won the fight by advantages. The whistle blew and...
