Learn The Helicopter Sweep & Inverted Guard With 4x World Champion Roberto ‘Roleta’ Magalhaes
May 20, 2014BJJEE
4 x Roberto Magalhaes aka “Roleta”, is one of the legends of BJJ and is the inventor of the inverted guard. This position has also been later called the Tornado guard by Roberto...
2014 Copa Podio Lightweight GP: Leandro Lo Retains Title For 3rd Straight Year
May 11, 2014BJJEE
The semifinals of the Copa Podio lightweight GP was made up of Leandro Lo, Gregor Gracie (Green group) and Gilbert Durinho and Victor Silverio (group yellow). In the first semi...
Sam Kaye On His Project ‘Disabled BJJ UK’ & Getting More Disabled People To Train Jiu-Jitsu
May 09, 2014BJJEE
Sam Kaye has come up with a great project: Disabled BJJ UK. His goal is develop Jiu-Jitsu among disabled people and organize a disabled BJJ tournament. He spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe...
Weekend Recap: IBJJF Brasileiro, Las Vegas Open, Copenhagen Gi & No Gi Open
May 05, 2014BJJEE
The IBJJF had a busy weekend with no less than 4 competitions running at the same time in 3 continents. Here’s a recap of the action: IBJJF Brasileiro The 2014 Brasileiro...
5x World Champion Leticia Ribeiro: ‘White Belt Was The Most Challenging Belt Level For Me’
Apr 30, 2014BJJEE
Leticia Ribeiro is one of the most decorated female grapplers of all time. A pioneer of Brazilian jiu-jitsu for women Leticia is not only a competitor, but also a coach and an...
Judo Legend Neil Adams Discusses Judo and BJJ
Apr 21, 2014BJJEE
Neil Adams is an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was the first British male to win a World title, and the...
Gabi Garcia Emotional After Winning Gold At World Pro: ‘I Almost Quit Jiu-Jitsu Because Of All The Recent Criticism’
Apr 18, 2014BJJEE
On Thursday at the World Pro, held in Abu Dhabi, Gabi Garcia won another gold medal in her career. The Alliance athlete won in the final of the +72kg category, beating the...
French Black Belt Samir ‘The Sandman’ Bensaid On His Choke Specialties & The French BJJ Scene
Mar 20, 2014BJJEE
BJJ Eastern Europe caught up with French black belt and choke specialist Samir Bensaid. He is the inventor of the famous ‘Muay Thai choke‘ or the ‘Zidane guard pass‘....
2014 Pan: Atos Best Team, Andre Galvao Double Gold
Mar 17, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan American double gold Champion is André Galvão . The Atos fighter won weight and absolute, on Sunday in Irvine, California and left the mats, showing a shirt that read:...
Moroccan Black Belt Hicham Hakam On Developing BJJ In Morocco & North Africa
Mar 04, 2014BJJEE
1. Hi Hicham, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Hicham Hakam i am 35 years old bjj black belt under David Vieira da silva (2nd degre black...
Michelle Nicolini Aiming For The UFC; Will Fight Her Last IBJJF Worlds This Year
Feb 27, 2014BJJEE
Last weekend, Michelle Nicolini took another step toward a permanant move in MMA . In the second fight of her career, the 5 times Jiu-Jitsu world champion & 2013 ADCC champ submitted by...
2014 Copa Podio Heavyweight GP: Rodolfo Submits Lo In The Final
Feb 02, 2014BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira had a perfect performance at Copa Podio heavyweight GP last night in Rio de Janeiro. Of the six fights he did, Rodolfo finished five opponents, including the final against Leandro Lo ,...
Watch The Europeans Absolute Final Between Alexander Trans & Yuri Simoes
Jan 27, 2014BJJEE
For the first time in the IBJJF Europeans, a European was crowned male black belt open class champion. Danish terminator Alexander Trans beatYuri Simões in the final. Trans had a clinic as he...
Final Day Of Europeans: Trans & Luanna Take The Absolute Gold
Jan 26, 2014BJJEE
Day 4 and the last day of the 2014 Europeans saw brown and black belts in action. The star of the show was the absolute champion: Denmark’s Alexander Trans. He beat beat Brazil’s Yuri...
2014 Europeans Day 3: Trans vs Simoes & Luana vs Hansson Black Belt Absolute Finals
Jan 25, 2014BJJEE
Day 3 of the 2014 Europeans is done and dusted. The action saw the brown master and black belt adult aboslute take place. The finalists for the black belt absolute final matches have been decided. In...
Best Submissions In MMA For 2013 In Animated GIFs
Jan 11, 2014BJJEE
10. Sergio Moraes vs Neil Magny: 9. Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche: 8. Fabricio Werdum vs Minotauro Nogueira: 7. Urijah Faber vs Ivan Menjivar: 6. Kenny Robertson vs Brock Jardine: 5....
Grappler’s Delight: Judo Olympic Medallist Ronda Rousey vs Wrestling Olympic Medallist Sara McMann
Jan 09, 2014BJJEE
There is still a bit over a month left until UFC 170 where we will be treated to a grappler’s superfight between two Olympic medallists: Ronda Rousey for Judo and Sara McMann for...
Grappling Since Day One-How Justin Rader Climbed The Ranks To Become One Of BJJ’s Elite!
Dec 23, 2013
For us fans of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, it’s easy to sit back and realize the greatness that engulfs our sport on a daily basis. We see the truly world class wage chess matches time-after-time, and...
Submission strategy with Stephen Whittier
Dec 18, 2013
So we asked Stephen Whittier about submission strategy, especially involving stronger guys. How does your body want to move First things first, in order to submit something you need to have...
Marcio ‘Pe De Pano”: “I Don’t Even Know What A Berimbolo Is.”
Dec 16, 2013BJJEE
BJJ legend ‘Marcio Pe de Pano’ Cruz has been away from the BJJ spotlight for the past few years. He is currently a Professional MMA fighter. The 2 time absolute (2002/03) world...
2013 Bosna BJJ Open Results & Review
Dec 05, 2013BJJEE
Written by Jasmin Vuk On Saturday November 30. 2013. competition ” BJJ BOSNIA OPEN 2013 ” happened in Velika Kladusa, BiH, which is for now the only active Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition...
Jiu-Jitsu Expo day 2: Results of Superfights, Ricardo Rezende Winner Of Black Belt GP
Nov 11, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo is done and dusted. Here are their results of the four superfights from day 2 (Check the results from day 1 here): Bruno Malfacine stayed concentrated and didn’t...
World Expo Superfights: Keenan Submits Lucas Leite, Joao Miyao defeats Eduardo Telles
Nov 10, 2013BJJEE
The first day of the world Jiu-Jitsu expo is a wrap and in the much awaited superfights, there were some big upsets: Phillipe Nover vs Efrain Escudero tied after 20 minutes of no-gi match...
Tim Spriggs Wins Jiu-Jitsu Expo Brown Belt GP
Nov 10, 2013BJJEE
At the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, on Saturday one of the main events was the Brown Belt Grand Prix. 16 of the best brown belts in the world were put in two 8 man groups and fought each other. The best of...
