2013 World BJJ Champ Augusto Tanquinho: “I’m Sticking To My Word, I’m Dropping BJJ For A While & Moving To MMA.”
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
Source: translated from Portuguese from www.meiaguarda.com.br The IBJJF World Championships 2013 was a whirlwind of emotions. One of those great moments was in the final of the featherweight when...
Exclusive Interview With Tony Gonzalez, Marcus Buchecha’s Personal Trainer
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Tony can you please introduce yourself to BJJ community of Eastern Europe? My name is Tony Gonzalez, 45 years olds, from San Diego California. Both my parents are from the Philippine Islands,...
Keenan Cornelius Out Of Metamoris II, JT Torres Now Set To Face Victor Estima
Jun 06, 2013BJJEE
JT Torres is stepping up on short notice! After a disappointing Worlds where he didn’t medal at lightweight, JT now has a chance to face Victor Estima. This comes after the initial match up of...
BJJEE Rising Stars: France’s Damien Migai
Jun 05, 2013BJJEE
France’s Damien Migai is a rising star in the the European BJJ scene. This 18 year old is 100% commited to making it in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. Damien spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe about his...
Greek BJJ Black Belt Gougoulas Nikos On His Academy In Thessaloniki & The BJJ Scene In Greece
Jun 04, 2013BJJEE
Head of Robson Moura Nova Uniao in Greece, BJJ black Belt Gougoulas Nikos sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe and let us know about the scene in Greece and his academy in Thessaloniki: 1. Hi Nik, can...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
2013 IBJJF Worlds: Recap From Days 1 & 2
Jun 01, 2013BJJEE
The BJJ Worlds are in full effect in the Long Beach Walter Pyramid. While we wait for the black belt action on Saturday and Sunday. The blue, purple and lightweight brown all engaged in battles. ...
Poland’s Marysia Małyjasiak, new purple belt world champion!
Jun 01, 2013BJJEE
Poland’s Marysia Małyjasiak, new purple belt world champion! Historic first gold medal for Poland at the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu worlds: Maria Małyjasiak ! The representative Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu won...
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 Legend Roberto Traven: “In My Days, We Weren’t Training 3x A day & Focusing As Much On Strength & conditioning Like They Do Today…”
May 29, 2013BJJEE
In the United States since 2005, BJJ legend Roberto Traven has been living in Atlanta, the city where he runs his own academy. Double world champion of Jiu-Jitsu at black belt, he has been monitoring...
Eastern European BJJ Community Featured in BJJ Legends Magazine
May 27, 2013BJJEE
The very popular and established BJJ magazine BJJ Legends made a article about the BJJ community of Eastern Europe. I talked about the growth of the sport in our region. The BJJ world is hearing...
Despite Efforts to Put On Weight, Caio Terra Will Finally Stay At Rooster Weight For The 2013 Worlds
May 24, 2013BJJEE
We had anounced this week that Caio Terra had signed up as light feather for the 2013 Worlds and was all set to face Guilherme Mendes in a never before seen match up, however Caio Terra released a...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Cobrinha BJJ Alliance Los Angeles (Video Doc)
May 23, 2013BJJEE
GRACIEMAG reporter Erin Herle takes time out of training to film the Alliance team in Los Angeles preparing for the 2013 World Championship May 29 – June 2
Marcio ‘Pe De Pano’ Cruz: “When I Went To MMA, I Lost My BJJ.”
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Marcio Cruz ‘Pe de Pano’ is one of the most accomplished BJJ players in History. He was one of the leaders of the Gracie Barra competition team in the early 2000’s, where he was a 2...
Cancellation Of ‘The Kraken Contest’
May 21, 2013BJJEE
Graplling has been hit with some big blows over the past few days. First FILA announced its dropping of grappling and amateur MMA as sports, and today Kraken Fightwear has announced that the Kraken...
Slovakia’s Michal Sobolič On Training In Abu Dhabi, BJJ In Slovakia & His Academy Gracie Barra Pitbull Nitra
May 20, 2013BJJEE
One of the nicest and coolest guys and in the Eastern European BJJ community, Michal Sobolič from Slovakia, sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe to talk about his Brazilian teachers, His team...
Exclusive Interview With Gracie Barra Switzerland’s Igor Araujo
May 17, 2013BJJEE
Igor Araujo, head of Gracie Barra Switzerland, in Geneva, is a BJJ black belt since 2005, when he was promoted by his master Aldo “Caveirinha” Januario in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Before his next...
Gui Mendes: “I Have A More Versatile Game Than My Rivals. 90% Of Lightweights Only Fight From The Bottom.”
May 17, 2013BJJEE
Guilhereme Mendes talked in a recent interview with Kid Peligro of ADcombat, and discussed why he is so successful, and the training at Art of Jiu -Jitsu academy in preparation for the Worlds which...
NAGA Germany Results & Highlight
May 15, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 NAGA Germany Grappling Championship were held last weekend. The level of talent and sportsmanship was top notch. Next up for NAGA in Europe will be in Monaco on June 30, 2013 (a Sunday)...
The Man Behind “We Love BJJ”: The Multi-Talented Wanderson M. Dos Santos
May 10, 2013BJJEE
We Love BJJ is one of the most popular Facebook BJJ pages, which produces daily news about all things BJJ related (if you haven’t already, go like their page). The person in charge is Wanderson...
Gianni Grippo, Oli Geddes To Teach @ Open Training Camp In Copenhagen, Denmark in June.
May 09, 2013BJJEE
The training camp in Copenhagen, June 10-15th this summer, is shaping up to become the European BJJ event to participate in this year. A solid line up of instructors are confirmed, for what looks...
Checkmat Australia’s Kit Dale: “Next Up Is The Worlds. I Go There To Go One Better & Win The Gold.”
May 09, 2013BJJEE
Kit Dale is a perfect combination of a badass BJJ player with serious credentials and real life joker. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe he talks about his background, his performance at AD...
Leonardo Neves Seminar In Belgrade, Serbia 7-9 June, 2013
May 08, 2013BJJEE
Leonardo Neves, BJJ Black belt and leader of Leo Neves BJJ- Checkmat will be holding a BJJ seminar in Belgrade, Serbia from the 7th to 9th of June, 2013. The seminar is open to all, even those that...
Exclusive Interview With Andre Borges, The Man Behind BJJHeroes.com (The BJJ Encyclopedia)
May 07, 2013BJJEE
If there is one website that really sticks out as great source of information about the history Jiu-Jitsu it is BJJheroes.com which can really be considered as a BJJ encyclopedia. The man behind this...
