Pan Champ Yuri Simoes On His New Life In Australia & His Preparation For The 2013 Worlds
Apr 26, 2013BJJEE
Yuri Simoes from Checkmat won everything at the lower belts and made a big splash last year at black, taking the gold at the Pan (closing the bracket with teamate Lucas Leite). He recently moved to...
Felipe Costa: “I Regularly Organize ‘Lighweights Only’ Training Sessions.”
Apr 25, 2013BJJEE
BJJ World Champion, Felipe Costa recently talked about lightweights only training sessions in an interview with BJJ Pix.com “BJJPix – Do you think training with heavier opponents is...
BJJEE Gi Review: Mata Leon Kimonos “Rudeboy” Gi
Apr 24, 2013BJJEE
Mata Leon Kimonos really made a breakthrough this year with their great TV BJJ commercial which was a worldwide hit with over 314,000 views on youtube. We had previously reviewed their first Gi...
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 Croatian Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship: Preview & Predictions
Apr 24, 2013BJJEE
2013 Croatian Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship is one of the best tournaments in the region. Tournament date Saturday: 27/4/2013 Competitor registrations Until: 23/4/2013 23:59 (absolutely no registration...
Felipe Cavalcante On BJJ’s Massive Growth In The UAE & Teaching The Presidential Guards
Apr 23, 2013BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is playing a bit part in the way the United Arab Emirates is developing. Not only is Jiu-Jitsu being taught to all school children in a governement backed program, the armed...
Copa Podio Lightweight GP: A Strikeforce Fighter & A Alliance Prodigy Added To The Card
Apr 19, 2013BJJEE
The ten contestants for the title of the second season of the lightweight GP Copa Podio are already defined. The organization has recruited the last two names missing: representing Alliance...
Gold Medal Winner @World Pro, Sweden’s Sebastian Brosche: “I’m Looking Forward To Facing Keenan & Miyaos At The Worlds.”
Apr 18, 2013BJJEE
Sebastian Brosche is one of the biggest BJJ hopes for Europe. The Swedish fighter commented on his performance at the World Pro when he sat with Grapplingbloggen (I translated this interview from...
BJJ Champ & Full Time Medic Ryan Beauregard: “Training & Competing In BJJ Helps Me Deal With High Levels Of Stress From My Job.”
Apr 18, 2013BJJEE
Ryan Beauregard is an American born jiu jitsu and judo black belt, being also one of the top competitors of his generation in the USA. A former world Brazilian jiu jitsu champion (brown belt 2008),...
METAMORIS PRO II INVITATIONAL ANNOUNCES BLOCKBUSTER CARD FOR JUNE 9TH PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT HEADLINED BY SHINYA AOKI VS. KRON GRACIE
Apr 16, 2013BJJEE
Los Angeles, Calif. (April 16th, 2013) – Metamoris founder Ralek Gracie announces the Metamoris Pro Jiu Jitsu Invitational II, staged live in Los Angeles at the historic Pauley Pavilion on June 9th...
Training Camp With Matt Lindland & Deda Faria In Moscow, Russia
Apr 16, 2013BJJEE
Alexander Deda Faria is putting together a training camp with Matt Lindland (Olympic champion and UFC veteran) There will be functional training with Vasily Volkov, Ginastica natural coached by Maxim...
Patrice, Owner Of Unlimited Fightwear, On How BJJ Changed His Life, His 3 Sons That Train & The Growth of His Brand
Apr 16, 2013BJJEE
Patrice is the owner of the European BJJ shop Unlimited Fightwear which carries brands such as Tatami, Ronin Brand, DoorDie, Manto or Submission Sniper. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe,...
Angelica Galvao: “My Husband Andre Is My Inspiration.”
Apr 15, 2013BJJEE
Angelica Galvao is BJJ brown belt and wife and student of Andre Galvao. After a Five year layoff Angelica put on an amazing display at the 2011 World Jiu Jitsu Championships to capture the...
AD World Pro Weight Finals: Rodolfo Impresses, Marcos Souza Surprises etc…
Apr 12, 2013BJJEE
In Abu Dhabi, the ultimate authority is the Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al-Nay Nan. But inside the dojo, the one who commands the country is Rodolfo Vieira. The athlete from GFTeam confirmed his favorite...
Maciej ‘SMS’ Kozak: “Poland Has So Many Good BJJ Players, That’s Why We Are World FILA Grappling Champions”
Apr 11, 2013BJJEE
Maciej ‘SMS’ Kozak. Remember this name, he will be a very dominant European BJJ player at black belt. This Polish national champion sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe before flying to Abu...
Submit From The 50/50 Guard. Renato Cardoso Shows Us How.
Apr 09, 2013BJJEE
Renato Cardoso hails from the famous academy of Rodrigo Cavaca in Campos. The school has also produced Marcus Buchecha among others. Their speciality are footlocks and the footlock guard. In this...
2013 Serbian Jiu-Jitsu Cup Review & Results
Apr 08, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Serbian Jiu-Jitsu Cup is now done and dusted and was a great success. It was held in Belgrade, Serbia With over 240 registered competitors and 28 teams from Bulgaria to Germany, it ranks...
Fernando Terere Will Face Vinicius Marinho @Copa Podio in May
Apr 08, 2013BJJEE
Michael Langhi was supposed to represent Alliance in the team’s challenge vs GFTeam, however Fernando Terere will now replace him. The tournament will be held on May 5 in de Rio de Janeiro. The...
Rogerio Camoes On Nutrition Basics: Why Are Supplements Important?
Apr 04, 2013BJJEE
For those of you who don’t know about Rogerio Camoes, he is a judo and BJJ black belt and one of the top MMA conditioning trainers in the world. He works with top athletes like Anderson Silva,...
FILA Grappling European Championships Results, Poland & Italy Dominate
Apr 03, 2013BJJEE
This year’s FILA Senior European Grappling Championships was held in Hungary. No Gi was on saturday and Gi on Sunday. Two teams stood out Poland and Italy came in 1rst and second in...
Interview With The Big European BJJ Hope Charlotte Von Baumgarten
Apr 03, 2013BJJEE
Charlotte Von Baumgarten is a big up and comer In European BJJ. At the 2013 Europeans, after winning the purple belt lightweight division, the 25 year old German athlete from Alliance Berlin also...
Tournament Review: 2013 ADCC Bulgaria
Apr 01, 2013BJJEE
Written by: Ivan Miroslavov Dimitrov for BJJ Eastern Europe The ADCC Submission Fighting World Federation is as we all know, the top of the top of all no-gi tournaments. The rules make it a far more...
Pan Am Champ Clark Gracie Added To Copa Podio Lightweight Grand Prix
Apr 01, 2013BJJEE
The top competitors that have already been included the lightweight GP at the Copa Podio received dangerous company. This is because the event’s organizers confirmed that Clark Gracie has been...
Interview With Benoit Caron, Owner Of Kraken Fightwear Company
Mar 31, 2013BJJEE
Kraken Fightwear is a European Fightwear brand that produces BJJ Gis, t-shirts, shorts, rashguards, caps etc.. They are giving back to the community by sponsoring local and international athletes...
