Roger Gracie On His MMA Career, His View on BJJ Today & Kyra Gracie Venturing Into MMA
Dec 21, 2012BJJEE
Source: (translated from Portuguese from sportv.com). Roger Gracie . At 31, he is already a 10 times Jiu-Jitsu World Champion but he has been searching for new challenges, starting in 2006, in a...
New BJJ Reality Show Organized By Abmar Barbosa
Dec 20, 2012BJJEE
Robert Drysdale black belt and owner of crazy guard game, Abmar Barbosa has a lot of new plans for 2013. After Lloyd Irvin’s brown belt Kumite Reality Show that was filmed, Abmar is planning...
2X Brasileiro BJJ Champion Nivaldo Oliveira: “I Don’t Plan To Switch To MMA, I Love Jiu-Jitsu Too Much.”
Dec 19, 2012BJJEE
Nivaldo Oliveira of Checkmat team popularly known as “Nil” is considered one of the best black belts in BBJJ today. Owner of a extremely technical Jiu-Jitsu, the calm and effective Nil...
Bill “The Grill” Cooper: “Jiu-Jitsu Is Like Breathing.”
Dec 17, 2012BJJEE
Bill Cooper, also known as Bill “The Grill”, is an American grappler who earned the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu from Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller at the Paragon jiu jitsu academy....
World Pro Trials in Bucharest, Romania. Qualify and Win All Expense Paid Trip For The World Professional Championships 2013.
Dec 17, 2012BJJEE
Register now for the second edition of Bucharest UAEJJ championship on 23-24th of February 2013!!!! You can WIN AGAIN MONEY PRIZES at the light open division, like the first edition winners: 500 euro...
What To Pack In Your Bag For Training In Brazil
Dec 16, 2012BJJEE
BJJ black belt, “little” Tony PacenskI from BJJ Revolution Team shows us what he packs when he goes on a training trip to Brazil. Good stuff.
Interview with BJJ Phenom João Miyao
Dec 12, 2012BJJEE
Translated from Portuguese from: jiujitsumylife.wordpress.com Joao Miyao, second half (with his brother Paulo)of the world famous tandem The Miyao Brothers, was recently promoted to brown belt....
Rodolfo Vieira On Training Judo in Preparation for Xande, Leo Nogueira at Copa Podio & His Goals For 2013
Dec 09, 2012BJJEE
3 time BJJ black belt World Champ, (two in weight and 1 in absolute) Rodolfo Vieira will have a tough challenge early in 2013, when he will compete in the heavy weight GP of Copa Podio, which takes...
Caio Terra:”Technique above everything is what wins championships not how athletic someone is”
Dec 08, 2012BJJEE
Quick biography of Caio from BJJ Heroes: Caio Terra is a world Jiu Jitsu champion who competes under the CTBJJA (Caio Terra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association). The Brazilian black belt has had a...
BJJ Globetrotter: Book Review
Dec 07, 2012BJJEE
You have probably heard about Christian Graugart the Danish BJJ black Belt who travelled around the world training in all these different bjj gyms. Well Christian wrote a book about his whole...
Keenan Cornelius Competing in Copa Podio Against Xande, Rodolfo, Leo Nogueira…
Dec 07, 2012BJJEE
A virtual unknown purple belt fighter 1 year ago, Keenan Cornelius (brown belt) will be competing against the big boys in Copa Podio in January: Rodolfo, Xande, Leo Nogueira etc.. In the words of his...
Interview With The Crown Jewel Of The Checkmat Team: Renato Cardoso
Dec 05, 2012BJJEE
A student of Rodrigo Cavaca, Renato Cardoso made a big name for himself in late 2012 being revered by jiu jitsu’s media as the new “crown jewel” of the Checkmat Team. This status came...
Camil Moldoveanu & Remus Corbei of Romania Take Gold in World Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Vienna
Dec 04, 2012BJJEE
Two Romanian BJJ competitors from Absoluto BJJ , Camil Moldoveanu (IBJJF Europeans winner at white, blue and purple and World pro winner) & Remus Corbei ( 3 times IBJJ european gold medalist,...
Fernando Terere on Opening A New Alliance Academy And On Competing Against The new Generation
Dec 04, 2012BJJEE
One of the most charismatic figures and legends of Jiu-Jitsu, Fernando Tererê returned to winning ways on Brazilian soil. In a superfight in the National Championship in Sao Paulo, held in November,...
The Heart of a World No GI Champion, DJ Jackson: Driving School Kids To BJJ Class
Dec 03, 2012BJJEE
The GRACIEMAG team spent most of last week in Camp Springs, Maryland, with Professor Lloyd Irvin and his team. Recent World No-Gi black belt middleweight champion DJ Jackson’s daily routine is...
World Champion Samir Chantre on Sacrificing Personal Life for Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 03, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Samir, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Samir Chantre, I’m 24 years old, brazilian, BJJ black belt World Nogi and Pan Ams Nogi...
The Next World Champion BJJ Reality Show- Episode 2: “Here We Go Again”-
Nov 29, 2012BJJEE
In this thrilling episode the medal chasers prepare for the 2012 ibjjf No Gi World Championships in their quest to create a American Black Belt World Champion. They also have to deal with a hurricane...
Terere Victorious In Brazilian Competition Return (Watch Fight Video)
Nov 27, 2012BJJEE
After his recent return to competion with three victorious BJJ matches in Mexico, this Sunday BJJ Legend Fernando Terere was back to shining where he’s most used to: on the mats in Brazil. Tererê...
Fritz Rodriguez On Pioneering BJJ In The Philippines,Training In Brazil & Running His Academy In California
Nov 27, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Fritz, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi BJJ Eastern Europe! Its such an honor for me to be on your site. My name is Fritz Rodriguez, 35 years old...
BJJ Champion Ryan Hall To Compete In MMA This Weekend
Nov 27, 2012BJJEE
Ryan Hall is A BJJ Black Belt under 2-time world champion Felipe Costa and representative of the Marcelo Garcia Team, the 27-year-old Virginia native is an IBJJF Mundial (world), No-Gi Mundial and...
Sebastian Brosche Victorious At Abu Dhabi World Pro Trials In Sweden
Nov 27, 2012BJJEE
Swedish juggernaut Sebastian Brosche (check out his interview HERE) took double gold at the brown/black belt weight and absolute at last weekend’s Sweden Abu Dhabi World Pro Trials which were...
Beneil Dariush on Choosing Between MMA & BJJ, Fighting Kron Gracie & His Assyrian Roots
Nov 23, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Beneil can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi guys, my name’s Beneil Dariush, 23, black belt, originally from Iran Geotapah, Barral academy in...
The History, Success & Future Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Poland
Nov 23, 2012BJJEE
Written by Robert Janista For BJJ Eastern Europe , check out his blog: http://belikericksongracie.blogspot.com/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young sport discipline in Poland and its origins...
Competition Review: Bokido Gladiator Submission Only Tournament in Bulgaria
Nov 22, 2012BJJEE
Author: Ivan Miroslavov Dimitrov This Sunday, on the 18th of November, team Gladiator Bokido made their third No points – submission only grappling tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. The president...
