2013 BJJ Pro League: Moraes, Estima, Cornelius & Pe De Pano Win 5,000$ Prize Money
Dec 09, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 BJJ Pro League on Sunday, Dec. 8 was full of action. Stars of the past, present and future collided in the IBJJF’s only tournament with prize money (5,000 $ per division). In...
Frankie Edgar Gets Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Ricardo Almeida
Dec 08, 2013BJJEE
The number 3 ranked featherweight in the world, Frankie Edgar is the newest BJJ black belt in the UFC . He was promted this weekend by his long time master, Ricardo Almeida. Almeida, who is a...
Romulo Barral: “Training Wrestling Made A Big Difference In My Game To Win The ADCC.”
Dec 05, 2013BJJEE
In an inspiring interview with graciebarra.com, one of living legends of the sport, Romulo Barral talked about his training leading up to ADCC: GB.com: How’s the latest ADCC. Tell us your...
Magid Hage’s Dedication: “I Drive To Romulo Barral’s Gym 2-3 X/Week. It’s A 2.5 hr Drive But Worth It.”
Dec 03, 2013BJJEE
Magid Hage Hage’s baseball choke has taken down names in Jiu-Jitsu. In this interview with GB.com, he talks about his dedication to training where he drives 2,5 hours (one way) 2-3 times...
Actor & BJJ Brown Belt Paul Walker Tragically Dies In Car Accident
Dec 01, 2013BJJEE
We have lost a BJJ brother. Paul Walker from “Fast and the Furious” is no longer with us. The long time BJJ pratitioner (brown belt) died in a horrible car accident this Saturday....
Teaching Jiu-Jitsu In An Island Paradise: Nick Unander In Paros, Greece
Nov 28, 2013BJJEE
Nick Unander is a black belt under Marcelo Alonso (Carlson Gracie) that teaches BJJ on the beautiful Greek island of Paros. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Nick talks about his...
Paulo Filho Is Back, Healthy & Will Fight At Welterweight
Nov 27, 2013BJJEE
A BJJ black belt under Carlson Gracie , Paulo Filho was once considered the world’s number one fighter at middle weight after reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix and winning the...
Rising Star Edwin Najmi On His Training Under Romulo Barral & His Armenian Roots
Nov 23, 2013BJJEE
Edwin Najmi is a world class purple belt active competitor who trains under BJJ legend Romilo Barral. He also runs agreat FB page and website Best Of BJJ. Check out what this rising star has...
Kazeka Muniz: “Judo & Jiu-Jitsu Back In The Day Was A Fight. Now It´s A Sport, It´s Useless.”
Nov 21, 2013BJJEE
Our friends from grapplersparadise.de published a really interesting interview with Kazeka Muniz, the Venezuelan-American BJJ black belt that’s been around since the early 90’s....
2013 Hungarian Open Final Results & Review
Nov 18, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend’s IX Hungarian Open which was held in Budapest, Hungary was a great success. The region’s largest competition gathered a record breaking 450 competitors on 6 matted areas....
Keenan Cornelius Shows Us The Kimura To Armbar Combo That He Caught Lucas Leite With
Nov 15, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend, Keenan Cornelius won his superfight at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo with a kimura-armbar combo that caught Lucas Leite. In the video below, he teaches us how he did it. Check it...
Munich Open, Watch The Black Open Weight Final: Mathias Ribeiro vs Max Carvalho
Nov 15, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend at the IBJJF Munich Open, Mathias Ribeiro (werdum Madrid) faced Max Carvalho (Gracie Barra Hungary) black belt open class. It was the first major IBJJF event in the country. Check...
Watch Free Live Stream For This Weekend’s Hungarian BJJ Open
Nov 14, 2013BJJEE
You can watch the live stream here, be sure to log in on Saturday IX Hungarian Open BJJ 2013. 2013.11.16 WE HAVE ALREADY 450 COMPETITOR REGISTER !!! REGISTRATIONDEADLINE : 2013.11.12 this year...
Winner Of BJJ Expo Brown Belt GP, Tim Spriggs: “The One Thing I Learned From All This Was Perseverance.”
Nov 12, 2013BJJEE
At the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, on Saturday one of the main events was the Brown Belt Grand Prix. 16 of the best brown belts in the world were put in two 8 man groups and fought each other. The best of...
Jiu-Jitsu Expo day 2: Results of Superfights, Ricardo Rezende Winner Of Black Belt GP
Nov 11, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo is done and dusted. Here are their results of the four superfights from day 2 (Check the results from day 1 here): Bruno Malfacine stayed concentrated and didn’t...
World Expo Superfights: Keenan Submits Lucas Leite, Joao Miyao defeats Eduardo Telles
Nov 10, 2013BJJEE
The first day of the world Jiu-Jitsu expo is a wrap and in the much awaited superfights, there were some big upsets: Phillipe Nover vs Efrain Escudero tied after 20 minutes of no-gi match...
Rousimar Palhares: “I Admire Dean Lister & Want To Face Him In A Future Event.”
Nov 07, 2013BJJEE
Rousimar Palhares “Toquinho” will no longer participate in the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo 2013, scheduled for next weekend in California. In a joint decision with his staff, the...
France’s Luc ‘Doberman’ Rousseau On His Trainings In Poland & BJJ Travels
Nov 06, 2013BJJEE
Frenchman Luc Rousseau has been living a crazy BJJ life that has taken him all over the world with his gi. The BJJ brown belt is currently training and competing in Poland. In this interview with BJJ...
Palhares Pulls Out Of Dream Superfight With Dean Lister
Nov 05, 2013BJJEE
The Dream superfight between Rousimar Palhares and Dean Lister at the Jiu-Jitsu expo is no more. Palhares’ manager, Alex Davis, has revealed to MMAFighting.com that his fighter has to...
Tatame Magazine Tackles The Problem Of “Buying Belts” In BJJ After Daniel Cormier Brown Belt Promotion
Nov 04, 2013BJJEE
The excellent Brazilian MMA and Jiu-Jitsu magazine Tatame has made an article in their November edition about the phenomenom that is killing Jiu-Jitsu: The loss of value of the BJJ black...
2013 Worlds No GI Full Results & Review
Nov 04, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship is done and dusted. The weekend was long and jam packed full of action at the Long Beach Walter Pyramid. At black belt adult, a number of big names were...
Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec Demonstrates BJJ Water Drills For Injuries & Flow Improvement
Oct 31, 2013BJJEE
Renzo Gracie BJJ 2nd Degree Black Belt Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec demonstrates Low Impact BJJ / MMA training when dealing with injuries or working out to improve flowing and/or...
French/Moroccan Black Belt El Mehdi Khalil, The BJJ Ronin, On His Unusual Jiu-Jitsu Journey & Positive Effects Of Religion In His BJJ
Oct 30, 2013BJJEE
French/Morrocan BJJ black belt El Mehdi Khalil has a unusual Jiu-Jitsu story. He started training in the mid 90’s and never stopped. Along the way, he also trained Luta Livre. During all this...
Lagarto & Poland’s Maciej Kozak Take Double Gold @World Pro Warsaw Trials
Oct 28, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend Warsaw was host to the AD World Pro Warsaw trials. The big winner of the event was Lucio Lagarto . He won his division as well as the absolute black belt. The Brazilian is one of...
