Latvia’s Jevgenijs Minajevs, Pedro Sauer Black Belt, on BJJ in Latvia and Benefits of Wrestling for BJJ
Jul 16, 2012BJJEE
Hi Jevgenijs, please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Hello to all of the Eastern Europe BJJ practitioners. My name is Jevgenijs Minajevs and I am from Riga, Latvia. I am...
Romania’s Marius Varlan on his 8 years spent training & competing in BJJ in Japan
Jul 13, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Marcus can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? My name is Marius Varlan ( Mario ). Im 35 years old, 1.81cm and 93kg. I have been certified by Watanabe...
Polish grappler Asia Kiki (Joanna Ogrodnik): “I like challenges, I’m a Psycho”
Jun 13, 2012BJJEE
1.Asia can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? My name is Joanna Ogrodnik, BJJ purple belt since 2010, I train now in wrestling club LKS Dąb Brzeznica and I work...
The prodigy of Polish MMA & BJJ, Marcin Held: “If BJJ would pay as much as MMA, I would stay in BJJ”
Jun 08, 2012BJJEE
Marcin Hel is a Polish brown belt with numerous titles, and he also a professional MMA fighter with a 13-2 record . 1.Marcin, can you please present yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe...
Worlds 2012 big star, Marcos Buchecha: “I never fight to a draw. Either I lose or I win. I prefer to take chances”
Jun 04, 2012BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha was the big name of the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds, held in California. The athlete of Checkmat won the Ultra heavyweight, submitting Leo Leite and winning the decision in the absolute, in a...
IBJJF Worlds PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Sunday June 3
Jun 03, 2012BJJEE
Tune in here at 9am California time or 6pm Paris or Belgrade time on Sunday 3 for the live play by play right here on BJJ EASTERN EUROPE!PLEASE LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:...
IBJJF Worlds PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Saturday June 2
Jun 01, 2012BJJEE
FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY, PLEASE GO HERE: http://www.bjjeasteurope.com/2012/06/ibjjf-worlds-play-by-play-sunday-june-3.html Tune in here at 9am California time or 6pm Paris or Belgrade time...
2012 Worlds Team Preview: Alliance
May 31, 2012BJJEE
Source Ben Tharpa for Bloodyelbow Bloodyelbow did a great team preview for the 2012 Worlds. Here are the best parts: “As the 2012 Mundials kick off tomorrow in Long Beach, California, we bring...
2012 Worlds Team Preview: Checkmat
May 31, 2012BJJEE
Source: T.P. Grant for http://www.bloodyelbow.com/“The 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champions are just around the corner and we are going to be breakdowns of the major teams and their...
IBJJF Worlds Brown belts & Women’s black belt preview & predictions
May 31, 2012BJJEE
My good friend Kris Novell did a great Worlds 2012 preview on his blog http://pullingtheline.com/ with Brown and Black belts as well as women’s black.Since we’ve already done the...
BJJ pioneer in Sweden: Marcelo “Yogui” Santiago: “Sweden is one of the powerhouses of European BJJ”
May 30, 2012BJJEE
Source: grapplerinfo.pl 1 -Could you tell us how your adventure with BJJ started? How did you get involved in BJJ? First thank you guys for the oportunity to share a litle of my life. The first...
IBJJF Worlds 2012 Team Preview: Atos
May 29, 2012BJJEE
Source: T.P. Grant for http://www.bloodyelbow.com/ “The 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champions are just around the corner and we are going to do breakdowns of the major BJJ teams and...
IBJJF Worlds 2012, Analysis & Predictions
May 28, 2012BJJEE
Source: The excellent J SHO for EFN This is the 17th Mundials of the modern era (1996 – ) and despite the absence of a number of Elite players due to injury, MMA or retirement (not least...
BJJ and strength & conditioning seminar with world renowned BJJ & Fitness coach Steve Maxwell in Belgrade, Serbia
May 27, 2012BJJEE
Steve Maxwell is the first person certified to teach Gracie Jiu Jitsu in the USA and is the first American to earn a black belt from Relson Gracie. He is a six-time Pan American Champion and a...
European & Worldwide aces to watch out for at the IBJJF Worlds next week
May 25, 2012BJJEE
It’s that time of year again, where the world’s best BJJ players meet up in California and decide who is the best.There will be a large contingent of European players this year....
match ups for the Worlds
May 24, 2012BJJEE
With around 2,500 athletes signed up, the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship is set to begin on the coming 31st of May, and there’s an ocean of possibilities for the sport-Jiu-Jitsu world. Who’ll...
Old school & new school Jiu-Jitsu? It’s the same thing!
May 24, 2012BJJEE
We often hear a lot of guys talking about this move being old school bjj or this other one being new school…What a lot of guys don’t realize is that someone sometime in the past has...
Serbia’s Dusan Mijuskovic, three medals at U.S. Grappling Chicago Open
May 24, 2012BJJEE
Dusan Mijuskovic competed in U.S. GRAPPLING Chicago Open under two teams Ralph Gracie Team/Lutador Zerjal Team. He won three medals! Two golds and one bronze. Dusan took first place in kimono (-175.5...
BJJ Eastern Europe Training Report: Cercle Tissier, Europe’s oldest BJJ academy
May 23, 2012BJJEE
Finishing my tour of French BJJ academies, I couldn’t leave Paris without training in France’s and probably Europe’s first BJJ academy: Le Cercle Tissier. It was here that BJJ...
Owner of the nastiest footlock in Jiu-Jitsu, Victor Estima: “I am in the best shape ever”
May 17, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.graciebarra.com/ Victor Estima is not only lighting up the competition scene having won some of the major BJJ tourneys in 2011 but he is also busy as the Gracie Barra Regional...
BJJ Eastern Europe Gi Review: MKimonos Hybrid Gi
May 17, 2012BJJEE
MKimonos Hybrid gi is the latest in MKimono’s line of premium Jiu Jitsu gis. From the very start when I started to train Jiu-Jitsu I had always been fascinated by this legendary brand coming...
Mendes Brothers talk leg locks, competing in the absolute, and who is better between the two brothers in the gym
May 15, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.mendesbros.com/ You are both pretty young and you have already achieved great success in jiu-jitsu both with the gi and without the gi. You medaled in the most prestigious...
BJJ’s next big star: Roberto “Satoshi” De Souza: “We have World Class BJJ in Japan”
May 14, 2012BJJEE
Satoshi Biography taken from BJJ Heroes Satoshi beat Michael Langhi and JT Torres to win Europeans 2012 Roberto Satoshi, also known as Roberto “Toshi”, is one of five successful grappling...
All superfights at World BJJ expo right here!
May 13, 2012BJJEE
Some really good matches. Enjoy the BJJ feast! Jeff Glover vs Caio Terra Lucas Leite vs Rafael Lovato Jr World Jiu Jitsu Expo Kron Gracie vs Vitor Estima World Jiu Jitsu Expo Bill Cooper vs Nino...
