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Gregor Gracie Defeats 2x USA Greco Roman National Champ in a Wrestling Match

    There have been many high level wrestlers that have transitioned to BJJ and done well (Olympic bronze medalist Adam Wheeler, Ben Askren who competed at the No Gi Worlds, and former...

Bixente Lizarazu, 1998 Football World Champ, Trains w/ Jose Aldo

    Bixente Lizarazu, the former left back of French national football team that won the world cup in 1998, has been training Jiu-Jitsu for the past five years. Lizarazu has also competed...

The NNK (Noord Nederlands Kampioenschap), Northern Netherlands Championship BJJ 2014

Both the quality and quantity of the BJJ competitions is increasing a lot lately. A great example of this growth is the Northern Netherlands Championship BJJ (NNK in Dutch), this December the 14th in...

Ladies Only BJJ Gi & No Gi Tournament in Slovenia

    WHERE & WHEN:Location: Judo Center “Krško”Ulica mladinskih del. brigad 2, Leskovec pri Krškem, Krško, Slovenia Date: 22.11.2014. Saturday, 10.00h REGISTRATION:...

2014 Serbian Open Results & Pictures

One of the best & most prestigious BJJ competitions in the region: The Serbian Open BJJ Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia on the 25 th of October! It was organised by the BJJ federation...

Serbian Open BJJ Championship 2014, 25th October, Belgrade, Serbia

    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...

Julien ‘Cafetao’ Cazier’, Head Instructor of Gracie Barra Paris: ‘We Are a Family’

    Gracie Barra Paris head instructor Julien Cazier is a 2nd degree black belt who balances a demanding job, family life, running an academy and being an active competitor on the...

Interview w/ Norbert Novak, Braulio Estima’s Right Hand Man: From Cleaning The Mats To Head Instructor @Gracie Barra Birmingham

    Poland’s Norbert Novak is an example of humility and hard work. Black belt under Braulio Estima, head instructor at Gracie Barra Birmingham, Norbert talked to BJJ Eastern Europe...

Kron Gracie Possibly Set To Make MMA Debut Against Eccentric & Dangerous Japanese Fighter Yuichiro Nagashima

    Earlier this year, Kron Gracie, 25-year-old jiu-jitsu black belt who has won world titles as a purple and brown belt, and the ADCC title in 2013, indicated that his days in jiu-jitsu...

Marcio Andre: From Orphan Born In Rough Neighborhood To BJJ World Champion

    At just 19 years old, Márcio André is considered one of the rising stars of the Jiu-Jitsu world. However, nothing came easy for the kid from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. He is a...

Olavo Abreu On Carlson Gracie, Creontes & BJJ In Thailand

    Prof. Olavo Abreu is a 3rd Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under the legendary Carlson Gracie He began his Jiu Jitsu career in 1994 training at Carlson Gracie School in Rio de...

Bia Mesquita Trains With Urijah Faber In The Gi In Abu Dhabi

    Bia Mesquita and Urijah Faber met this week in Abu Dhabi, during a press conference organized by the organization of the Jiu-Jitsu World Pro held 15-19 April in the capital of United...

Mike Fowler: “I love the island lifestyle and I love Jiu-Jitsu.”

Mike Fowler is famed for his unique leopard print hairstyle and his fast rise to the top of BJJ, having achieved his BJJ black belt under Lloyd Irvin in 3.5 years. As a competitor, Mike Fowler has...

Serbian Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2014- 12.04.14

  Date: 12.04.2014 Registration fee: 30€ (Payments on competition day from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Payment only in Euros) Categories * White belts * Blue belts * Elite: (purple,brown and...

Big Names To Watch Out For At The 2014 Europeans

  The 2014 Europeans are approaching  Europe’s largest BJJ event is approaching, and big names are being added every day to the competition roster. The interesting thing about the Euros,...

Trieste BJJ Challenge, 15.02.14, Italy

  TRIESTE BJJ CHALLENGE 2014 “We are pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of Trieste Challenge, a tournament of Brasilian jiu-jitsu open to male and female, white, blue,...

Watch What Are The New Trends In Jiu-Jitsu: Lapeloplata, New Spider Guards etc…

  Ostap Manastyrski and Stephan Kesting explore some of the latest developments in the competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu world, and aren’t at all sure about whether they’re good things...

2013 Hungarian Open Final Results & Review

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....

France’s Luc ‘Doberman’ Rousseau On His Trainings In Poland & BJJ Travels

Frenchman Luc Rousseau has been living a crazy BJJ life that has taken him all over the world with his gi. The BJJ brown belt is currently training and competing in Poland. In this interview with BJJ...

Romanian BJJ Cup, Bucharest, Romania, December 7th

  Romanian BJJ Cup – 7th of December (IBJJF rules: kids, adults and master – white belt division and blue/purple division) See the full list of regional competitions here Location:...

4 Rivers BJJ Open, Croatia, Results

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...

1. Slovakian BJJ Open Results

The first edition of the Slovakian BJJ Open 2013 was a great success with over 145 competitors from all central-eastern European countries. The completion was organized by Gracie Barra Pitbull Nitra....

Serbian Open BJJ Championship 2013, 19th October, Belgrade, Serbia

One of the best & most prestigious BJJ competitions in the region: The Serbian Open BJJ Championship will be held in Belgrade on the 19th of October! It is organised by the BJJ federation of...

Marcio ‘Pe De Pano’ Cruz: “The MMA Market Is Very Complicated. It’s Hard To Find Good Opponents.”

  Marcio “Pe de Pano” has not been very active on the mats over the past years. However, the BJJ legend is living his life. He runs the administrative side of his academy in Florida,...