Ezekiel Zayas: ‘Spain Has a Top European Level in BJJ’
Mar 01, 2016BJJEE
Ezekiel Zayas, from Spain is one of the top black belts in Europe. He runs his Ases Jiu-Jitsu Academy in the beautiful city of Valencia. BJJEE talked to him about his interesting BJJ journey...
BJJ MittelEuropean Open 2016, Trieste, Italy: 2,700 Euro Prize Money
Mar 01, 2016BJJEE
BJJ MITTEL EUROPEAN OPEN 2016 Third edition of this International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament, open to white, blue, purple, brown and black belts. Trieste has become a reference point for...
Ali Magomedov: ‘BJJ Becoming Mainstream in Russia’
Feb 26, 2016BJJEE
BJJ is growing very fast in Russia. Moscow hosted a kids tournament on 5th of December with 480 participants 4-17 years old . In May, 2016 they are planning to make it international ....
5 International BJJ Brands That You May Find Interesting
Feb 24, 2016BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is worldwide sport nowadays. There are many companies from different countries. Gear is often similar to each other. What distinguishes one company from another? What is so...
A Brazilian’s Impressions about Jiu-Jitsu in Serbia
Feb 24, 2016BJJEE
Guest post by Andre Sato, a Judo black belt and BJJ brown belt from Checkmat Sao Paulo. He works as a Journalist in Brazil. He was recently on a Europe trip where he spent time in...
BJJ Being Taught To School Children in Tough Schools in The UK
Feb 22, 2016BJJEE
Fred Greenall is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu European champion (2015) and head coach at the Positive Options martial arts academy in Ilkley, England. When he’s not competing, Fred runs several...
Belgrade BJJ Open, March 19, Belgrade, Serbia
Feb 22, 2016BJJEE
“BELGRADE OPEN JIU JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2016” is regional competition organized by Lutador Team Date: 19.03.2016. Adress: SC “Šumice”, Belgrade, Ustanička 125/A. ...
Royce Gracie: ‘If It Doesn’t Work on the Street, Then I Won’t Teach it to my Students’
Feb 19, 2016BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing all around the world. Sport style Jiu-Jitsu is flourishing while the traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for self defense is instructed by a few dedicated instructors....
Grudge Rematch: Gordan Ryan vs Jordan Tabor 2 This Time No Gi
Feb 14, 2016BJJEE
Jordan Tabor is a BJJ practitioner who has faced some controversy in the past regarding the legitimacy of his Jiu-Jitsu black belt and how he was promoted. Last year, he competed in a BJJ...
European Sambo Champion Andrey Kupreev Transitions to BJJ
Feb 10, 2016BJJEE
FightinglifestyleUAE caught up with top level Russian purple belt Andrey Kupreev (23 years old), during his visit to Dubai. Kupreev who trains under Alexander Faria at an affiliate...
Terrible Leg Break During Female Grappling Match
Feb 10, 2016BJJEE
UFC women’s straw weight Angela Magana competed in a FILA grappling competition a few years back. During this match, Magana’s opponent unfortunately suffered a gruesome leg break....
Crazy Move: Flying Helicopter Choke to Armbar
Feb 06, 2016BJJEE
Yavuz Ögüt went for a standing guillotine with the collar, to a flying and crashing helicopter choke and finished with an armbar! IBJJF European Open 2016,Master 2, Blue, Heavyweight....
Rodolfo Vieira’s MMA Debut Set For October at Middleweight
Feb 03, 2016BJJEE
5x jiu-jitsu world champion at black belt, Rodolfo Vieira is preparing his transition to MMA. He has signed a contract with Japan based Real Fight Championship. His debut was initially planned...
What is the Banned Testosterone Cream Used by BJJ World Champion Felipe Pena
Jan 30, 2016BJJEE
Back in May USADA announced that 2014 black belt IBJJF World and 2015 World Pro Champion Felipe Pena known as ‘Preguica’ had tested positive for testosterone and accepted a one-year...
BJJEE.com Editor Gile Huni On ‘No Holds Barred’ Podcast: Discusses Future of BJJ
Jan 28, 2016BJJEE
“No Holds Barred” is one of the longest running MMA/Grappling podcasts, and is headed by Eddie Goldman: The Conscience of Combat Sports, the Godfather of MMA Media, and the Voice...
Vinny Magalhaes: ‘BJJ Became a Weird Game with P*ssified Rules’
Jan 26, 2016BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an amazing rate worldwide. More people are training in all corners of the world. BJJ is evolving. The direction that sport BJJ is going is worrying many....
Romulo Barral Lets Both Students Win in Final of Europeans
Jan 25, 2016BJJEE
In the male open weight of the 2016 IBJJF Europeans, student and master met in the final: Felipe Pena and Romulo Barral. Pena was injured after having resisted t a tight armbar in his semi...
Europeans: Featherweight Takes 3rd Place in Black Belt Ultra Heavy (Adult)
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
A few days ago, BJJEE ran a story about how Swedish-Brazilian black belt featherweight (-70kgs) Robson Barbosa would be competing in the Ultra Heavyweight division (+100,3 kgs) of the...
2016 Europeans Black Belt Results
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
In the male open weight of the 2016 IBJJF Europeans, student and master met in the final: Felipe Pena and Romulo Barral. Pena was injured after having resisted t a tight armbar in his semi...
Felipe Preguica’s Crazy Armbar Defense That Got Him Injured at Europeans
Jan 24, 2016BJJEE
In the male open weight of the 2016 IBJJF Europeans, student and master met in the final: Felipe Pena and Romulo Barral. Pena was injured after having resisted t a tight armbar in his semi...
Europeans Day 4 Recap: Preguica & Barral Meet in Absolute Final
Jan 23, 2016BJJEE
Day 4 of the 2016 European Championships has just ended. The black belt adult open weight had a staggering 35 man bracket featuring big names such as Romulo Barral, Patrick Gaudio, Jackson...
Roger Gracie On Which European Countries Have The Best Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 21, 2016BJJEE
10x World BJJ Champion Roger Gracie is currently in Lisbon, Portugal where he is coaching his students that are competing at the IBJJF European BJJ Championship. He was asked by...
Largest No Gi Competition in Europe: Polish No Gi Championship 20/21 February 2016
Jan 20, 2016BJJEE
VI Polish Championship No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu 2016. In 2015, there were 1,093 competitors. Date : 20-21 February 2016 Place: Sports and Entertainment hall of Luboń (Kołłątaja 2, Luboń 62-030,...
Featherweight Robson Barbosa Enters Ultra Heavy Black Belt at Europeans
Jan 20, 2016BJJEE
Robson Barbosa is a black belt under Ricardo Carvalho, BJJ black belt under Carlson Gracie. Robson is one of Sweden’s best BJJ practitioners and has more or less won everything in BJJ...
