2015 IBJJF Rules: Clarification on Use of Sports Bra / Rashguard for Women
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
On March 30th, 2015, IBJJF will begin to enforce our new Rule Book (v4.0) UNIFORMS RULES UPDATES Page 30 Rule revision: 8.1.3 – New point: 8.1.4 In the female divisions, it...
Inspirational Speech from BJJ World Champ Abraham Marte: Started Competing at 26yo!
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
Abraham Marte is a BJJ black belt from Basico BJJ of the Dominican Republic. He started competing in BJJ in 26 years old and got his black belt at 32! Abraham Marte Messina was...
Chechen Jiu-Jitsu: Caucasus Grappler Counters Single Leg Takedown with Flying Armbar!
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
Check out this crazy technique seen in Russia during a competition, from a Caucasus grappler: [fbvideo link=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1412994885675454] BJJ is growing in the...
Conor McGregor on Why He Won’t Compete in the IBJJF No Gi Europeans & How He Feels about His Jiu-Jitsu vs Aldo
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
Last January, UFC number one contender to Jose Aldo’s belt, Conor McGregor announced that he would competing at the IBJJF No Gi Europeans which will be held in Rome on April 11th,...
World Champion Training Session: Mendes Bros, Buchecha & Kelly Slater
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
Can you imagine the exclusive training session that happened at the Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy in California: Rafael and Guilherme Mendes opened the door to Marcus Buchecha and surf world...
Submission Series Pro: Canada’s Answer to Metamoris
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
Nova Scotia, Canada may seem like an unlikely place to make headlines in the grappling world, but a new event called Submissions Series Pro is making waves and turning heads. In January, the...
Rio Fall Open: Joao Gabriel Rocha Triumphant Return from Cancer, Erberth Santos 2x Gold
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
João Gabriel Rocha made a triumphant return to the mats today! as reported by skatesurfjiujitsu.com who reported from Rio: “On the very first day of the 2015 IBJJF Rio...
Clash of Generations: 50yo Megaton Dias vs Joao Miyao, Chicago Open Final
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
2015 Chicago Spring. BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather FINAL. João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao (PSLPB Cicero Costha) vs Wellington Leal Dias (Gracie Humaita Phoenix). Megaton is almost 50...
Video: Keenan vs Lucas Leite & vs Mike Fowler at Marianas Open $10K Cash Prize
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius won a high level black belt absolute division at the 2015 Marianas Open Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament this weekend, which included Marcos Souza, Lucas Leite and Mike...
Keenan Defeats Marcos Souza, Lucas Leite & Mike Fowler & Wins $10K
Mar 29, 2015BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius won a high level black belt absolute division at the 2015 Marianas Open Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament this weekend, which included Marcos Souza, Lucas Leite and Mike...
Female Fighter Foundation: Developing BJJ for Women
Mar 27, 2015BJJEE
The Female Fighter Foundation (Facebook page) was started by Laura Hondorp en Marjolein Groenen, who are both dedicated martial artists. Goal of the foundation is to make martial arts...
Ralek Gracie Details ‘The Road To Metamoris’ Reality Show
Mar 26, 2015BJJEE
Metamoris last month announced that it was hosting a secret tournament for heavyweight grapplers from all over the world to compete for a chance for a spot in the next Metamoris and to...
Garry Tonon Won’t Compete in Metamoris: ‘ Their Offer Doesn’t Benefit Growth of the Sport’
Mar 24, 2015BJJEE
Word is out that the people behind Metamoris are trying to have the monopoly of the PPV grappling event by asking grappling athletes to sign exclusive contracts. The athletes would only...
PPV Wars: Is Metamoris Bullying Copa Podio, EBI & Polaris?
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
The Metamoris 6 card has just been announced and with Josh Barnett, Cyborg Abreu, Roberto Satoshi, Clark Gracie etc..It is truly amazing, however the event for the second time...
Metamoris 6 Card Anounced: 6 Superfights Confirmed
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
Main Event: Josh Barnett vs Cyborg Abreu Co Main Event: Chael Sonnon vs Renato Sobral Dillon Danis vs Joe Lauzon Xande Ribeiro vs Keenan Cornelius Clark Gracie vs Roberto Satoshi Jeff Monson...
McGregor: ‘Once I Hit Aldo, He’ll Turn into a Grappler, 100%’
Mar 21, 2015BJJEE
Conor McGregor wants to knockout Jose Aldo. He also believes that once he tags Aldo, the Brazilian will ‘turn into a grappler’: He told the press in Brazil: “At...
World Champ Janni Larsson on Japanese Ju Jitsu vs BJJ, Med School & Competing against Men
Mar 17, 2015BJJEE
Janni Larsson is the 2014 IBJJF world black belt champion and is also a 27 year old med-student living in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is Swedish, but moved to Denmark about five years ago...
2015 Pan: Bernardo Double Gold, Submits Lo; Gabi Garcia Dominates; More Results
Mar 16, 2015BJJEE
The 2015 Pan came to an end this Sunday in California. Bernardo Faria made histrory by winning the black belt open weight for the second time . The black belt from Alliance managed to...
2015 Pan Saturday Recap: Lo vs Faria & Gabi vs Mackenzie Open Weight Finals
Mar 15, 2015BJJEE
The third day of the Pans saw black belts battling out in the open weight. After the dust has cleared, two names have emerged out of the rumble: Bernardo Faria will be facing Leandro Lo...
Training Report: Gracie Lisboa, Portugal
Mar 13, 2015BJJEE
Our friend Stephane, French brown belt from planetejjb.com went to visit Gracie Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal and wrote this training report: I propose you to discover the Jiu Jitsu Gracie...
TBT: Matt Serra to Coach Marc Laimon: ‘You’re an Expert Swimmer That Never Got Into a Pool’
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
Marc Laimon is a grappling and MMA coach who is a black belt in Brazillian jiu jitsu. He started training at the Gracie academy but left after a few years to continue his BJJ...
Triangle Machine Ariadne Oliveira on Shocking the World by Submitting Michele Nocolini
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with top-level female BJJ competitor Ariadne Oliveira, who shocked the world as a brown belt by submitting Michelle Nicolini in the semi finals and...
Romulo Barral: ‘Jiu-Jitsu is Like Computers. There is Always Something Newer & Better Coming Out’
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
Romulo Barral is a four time black belt world champion and ADCC champion. In this video interview with Jason Starbuck, he talks about the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu, the struggles...
Adem Redzovic Talks Sport BJJ vs Self Defense, BJJ in Balkans & More
Mar 11, 2015BJJEE
Adem Redzovic is a second degree BJJ black belt and the co-owner of Team Redzovic in Chicago, one of the biggest BJJ Academies in the USA. During his recent trip to Belgrade, Serbia, he...
