Felipe Costa: “Caio Terra As A Teenager Was Asking So Many Questions About techniques That He was Forbidden To ask Anymore.”
Dec 04, 2013BJJEE
Felipe Costa talks about his one time student Caio Terra, in his website brazilianblackbelt.com. He has known Caio since he was a little kid: I met Caio Terra when he was still a teenager. As...
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....
4 Rivers BJJ Open, Croatia, Results
Oct 08, 2013BJJEE
6/10/2013 International “4 RIVERS BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP” in Karlovac, had 130 competitors from 31 different academies and 11 countries, Leo Neves Croatia came first, WCT Croatia was rated...
World Class Muay Thai/ K1 Fighter Ole Baguio Laursen On His Love For Submission Sports
Oct 03, 2013BJJEE
Ole Baguio Laursen is a Danish-Filipino Muay Thai/ K1/ MMA fighter with a world class pedigree in the striking arts. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Ole talks about...
Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Aug 02, 2013BJJEE
Alain Pozo has been training BJJ and No Gi grappling for over 16 years. In this time, the sport has brought to train from his native Brazil to the US and to finally settle in the UK. He leads the...
A Study On Rodolfo Vieira’s Takedown Game Part 2 (Grips and Leg Grabs)
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira is an elite blackbelt competing in the pesado division. Coming up slightly earlier than Leandro Lo, he is also a BJJ sensation, with many unique aspects to his game. In particular his...
A Study On Rodolfo Vieira’s Takedown Game
Jul 07, 2013BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira is an elite blackbelt competing in the pesado division. Coming up slightly earlier than Leandro Lo, he is also a BJJ sensation, with many unique aspects to his game. In particular his...
Andre Galvao: “I’ve Beaten Chris Weidman In ADCC, He Doesn’t Have The Tools To Beat Anderson.”
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
BJJ World champion André Galvão is helping Anderson Silva prepare for Chris Weidman on their UFC bout on July 6 – the main event of UFC 162 in Vegas. Galvão faced Weidman back at the 2009 ADCC...
BJJEE Gi Reviews: Hyperfly by DoorDie
Jun 21, 2013BJJEE
Source: Translated from French from our friends at www.planetejjb.com (check them out) The very popular Hyperfly Gi from DoorDie. This test is really one of those that I was the most excited about...
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam Introduces A Team Challenge
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam which will be held on August 10-11 in Amsterdam, will be holding a 4 team challenge. All Fights will be in in the Gi and run under IBJJF rules the only exception being that...
Clark Gracie: “I Don’t Feel The Need To Fight MMA. The Mission Of My Family Has Been Fulfilled: Defending Jiu-Jitsu Against Other Martials.”
May 22, 2013BJJEE
Clark Gracie was the gold medal winner at the last edition of the Pan American (You can find out about Clark Gracie Here) . In a recent interview in Portuguese with Tatame, the son of Carley Gracie,...
Exclusive Documentary: The Gracies & the Birth of Vale Tudo
May 16, 2013BJJEE
In 1914, a small Brazilian man named Carlos Gracie learned the forbidden secrets of Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art developed by the warrior classes of Japan throughout the centuries. “The Gracies and the...
Pan Champ Yuri Simoes On His New Life In Australia & His Preparation For The 2013 Worlds
Apr 26, 2013BJJEE
Yuri Simoes from Checkmat won everything at the lower belts and made a big splash last year at black, taking the gold at the Pan (closing the bracket with teamate Lucas Leite). He recently moved to...
2013 Serbian Jiu-Jitsu Cup Review & Results
Apr 08, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Serbian Jiu-Jitsu Cup is now done and dusted and was a great success. It was held in Belgrade, Serbia With over 240 registered competitors and 28 teams from Bulgaria to Germany, it ranks...
De La Riva Guard Seminar With Carlos Maia In Macedonia 13/04
Apr 02, 2013BJJEE
Next weekend in Macedonia, Master Carlos Maia will host a very intriguing BJJ seminar. The topic is “De la Riva Guard” and you will have the opportunity to add quite a few attacking and...
British BJJ Champion Jamie Hughes: “I Want To Face The Toughest Opposition Possible.”
Feb 20, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Jamie, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hey my name is Jamie Hughes, im 22 years old and i’m a purple belt under pedro bessa and ive been training...
Highlights from Lucas Leite Seminar @ Arte Suave Academy in Denmark
Feb 15, 2013BJJEE
BJJ World Champion Lucas Leite spent a few days teaching a seminar at Arte Suave in Copenhagen, Denamark, which is one of the most successful academies in Europe in terms of competition achievements...
Kraken International BJJ Team Competition: 10,000 Euro Prize Money
Feb 12, 2013BJJEE
1.THE KRAKEN CONTEST is an international team tournament, which will span two days (one dedicated to NoGi, the second to Gi BJJ). This event’s objective is to call upon the world’s best teams...
Felipe Costa Explains the 2013 IBJJF Rules In Detail
Jan 21, 2013BJJEE
Are you Competing Any time soon? Do you know the rules www.BrazilianBlackBelt.com & www.FelipeCosta.com talks you through the rules of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition. It is a guide to the...
BJJ Stars To Look Out For at the 2013 Europeans
Jan 18, 2013BJJEE
From the 24th to the 27th of January at the Casal Vistoso municipal sports complex, the Europeans will kick off the 2013 Ibjjf season. Watch out for Fernando Terere to make his comeback to big...
Do or Die Hyperfly BJJ Gi Review
Jan 16, 2013BJJEE
By Brendan from Gireviews.net (our friends) Check out their site, best Gi Review site on the net “You can’t teach heart” No, no you cannot. This is an important statement that I feel a...
University Professor at Day, BJJ Player at Night: Meet Macedonia’s Martin Mihajlov
Nov 13, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Martin can you please introduce yourself to our readers Hello BJJ Eastern Europe readers, Martin Mihajlov here from Skopje, Macedonia. I’m almost 3 BJJ years old and I’m training...
Lloyd Irvin: “We Need More Non-Brazilians World Champions To Make The Sport Grow.”
Nov 03, 2012BJJEE
Meet Team Lloyd Irvin: America’s Team. This week on a special edition of This week in BJJ, Team Lloyd Irvin joins Budo Jake in the Budo studio 1 day before the 2012 NoGi worlds. David Avellan,...
Relson Gracie On Sport Jiu-Jitsu, Roger Gracie, Rickson’s 400 fights and His Feud with Royce Gracie
Aug 27, 2012BJJEE
Source: TATAME (translated from English) Coral belt (Red and Black) in Jiu-Jitsu and son of none other than Helio Gracie, Relson Gracie has lived in the U.S. for 27 years and has never taught in...
