After Taking Bronze at World No Gi, Benson Henderson Celebrates Wife’s Double Gold
Oct 08, 2014BJJEE
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, was promoted last year to BJJ black belt by Augusto Tanquinho. He has always competed at all belts in local and regional BJJ...
Interview with Turkey’s Mert Berberoglu of Ankara BJJ
Oct 06, 2014BJJEE
Mert Berberoglu is BJJ purple belt and instructor at Ankara BJJ (affiliated with Corvos). He started practicing BJJ together with his instructor Eren Anlar in the year 2008 and founded...
Michelle Nicolini: ‘Metamoris, Jiu-Jitsu Expo Need To Have Female Superfights’
Oct 05, 2014BJJEE
Multiple world BJJ champion Michelle Nicolini recently took to social media to complain about the fact that neither Copa Podio, Metamoris nor Jiu-Jitsu expo had announced any female...
Training Report: Pankration Academy- Checkmat Dusseldorf, Germany
Oct 05, 2014BJJEE
Written by Emir Alagic from Team Edson Carvalho Bosnia. The best thing about BJJ in my opinion is that it changes people in a good way. Because this, a lot of us don’t want...
Rivalry is in the Past: Ricardo De La Riva To Give Seminar At RFT Luta Livre
Oct 05, 2014BJJEE
To prove that the rivalry between Luta Livre and Jiu-Jitsu is a thing of the past, the famous RFT academy of Rio de Janeiro, the traditional stronghold of Luta Livre, will welcome BJJ...
Rick Story Upsets Previously Unbeaten Gunnar Nelson
Oct 04, 2014BJJEE
Rick Story surprised many MMA fans on this Saturday at UFC fight night in Stockholm, Sweden. Story, who was appointed as the underdog for the duel, beat the previously undefeated...
Gilbert Durinho Aims to Beat Leandro for a Fourth Time at Next Copa Podio, Sub Only
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
The next edition of Copa Podio, set for November 22, in Rio de Janeiro, will feature two world class BJJ players in a sub only match. Gilbert Durinho has beaten Leandro Lo on their last...
(Video) Never Retreat, Never Surrender: A BJJ Champion’s Road To Recovery
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
Watch this great video showing how BJJ black belt Eddie Ricardo came back from horrific knee injury to do what he loves the most: Jiu-Jitsu. Very inspiring.
Joao Gabriel Beats Cancer & Returns to Jiu-Jitsu Competition
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
The 2013 Brazilian national black belt champion and world medalist João Gabriel Rocha last year shared on his facebook profile what was going on his life. He wasn’t present at the...
Argentina’s Franco Marini On His Copa Podio Victory & The Growth Of BJJ In His Country
Sep 30, 2014BJJEE
Argentina’s Franco Marini came to Copa Podio all alone with no coach, no friends, no fans, nobody to watch his bag, to tell him the time. He beat Magid Hage by footlock in the city challenge....
Roberto Leitao: ‘The Luta Livre – Jiu Jitsu Rivalry Makes No Sense’
Sep 25, 2014BJJEE
Roberto Leitão is a Luta Livre Mestre internationally recognized for his technical level and teaching methods. He is also a Judo black belt 4th Dan, he trains Luta Livre for over 60...
Watch the Highlights of the 2014 Adidas BJJ Open
Sep 24, 2014BJJEE
The first edition of the Adidas BJJ Open was held last August 30th in Germany. It was a great success and also featured a black belt division. Check out the highlight and watch out for...
Claudio Calasans & Yuri Simoes On The Importance of Their Judo For Their BJJ Game
Sep 23, 2014BJJEE
Written by Andre Sato (Judo black belt and BJJ brown belt from Brazil) for BJJ Eastern Europe. Nowadays Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training level is very high, however, few people work on...
(Video) Rolled Up #42: Royler Gracie
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
In episode 42 of Rolled Up, Budo Jake of Budovideos takes a trip down to San Diego to meet up with 7th degree Red and Black belt Royler Gracie. Royler is the 5th son of Grandmaster...
Feel The Pain: Lethal Luta Livre Footlocks
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
Nico Welko of the Renovação Fight Team Deutschland shows some powerful foot lock submissions from all fours. The Renovação Fight Team is a professional MMA Team headed by Luta Livre...
France’s Renier Wins, Latvia’s Čerņavskis Loses At Brazil’s Rematch Grappling
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
‘Rematch Grappling‘, a new Brazilian organization came up with a first event on September 20th. The concept is that it will reproduce in grappling superfights, all the finals that Brazil had in...
(Video) Ronda Rousey, Flavio Canto & Minotauro Conduct Judo Seminar in Rio De Janeiro
Sep 18, 2014BJJEE
Ronda Rousey’s recent visit of Rio de Janeiro continues to be in the news in Brazil. The UFC champion delivered a judo seminar. The fighter was joined by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira...
Greece National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship, 23rd November
Sep 17, 2014BJJEE
Tournament Info Greece National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship Date: 23 Nov 2014 Registration: 03 Sep 2014 ~ 10 Nov 2014 Location: Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Tournament Info...
Ronda Rousey Open To Competing In Metamoris Under Certain Conditions
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
Ronda Rousey had said in a past interview that she can beat any female grappler in gi or no-gi BJJ. That statement sparked some controversy, and many of the top BJJ women...
South African Beast Shaughn Vos on BJJ’s Growth in His Country & The African Continent
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
South Africa’s Shaughn Vos is one of the best BJJ competitors in his country. He runs his academy Rio Grappling Club Stellenbosch. Shaughn will also be competing at the European...
Ask Kenprimo: Getting Promoted in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Too Early
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
BJJ black belt, Pan Am world champion, former D1 wrestler and owner of BJJimmersion.com, Ken Primola answers the question of a gentleman who was worried he may have been getting...
BJJEE Profile: Flavio Canto, Brazilian Olympic Judo Medalist With A World Class Ground Game
Sep 13, 2014BJJEE
Flávio Canto is a Brazilian judo champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the – 81 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....
Kron Gracie: ‘The Berimbolo is Sh*t. It’s Just For Scoring Points’
Sep 10, 2014BJJEE
The berimbolo is a staple of sport’s Jiu-Jitsu nowadays. However, the popular sweep is frowned upon by many practitioners of Jiu-Jitsu, mostly from the self defense based...
Serbian Open BJJ Championship 2014, 25th October, Belgrade, Serbia
Sep 09, 2014BJJEE
One of the best & most prestigious BJJ competitions in the region: The Serbian Open BJJ Championship will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on the 25 th of October! It is organised by the...
