BJJ Training Report, Havana Cuba: Russian BJJ Champ Opens First Ever Academy
Aug 17, 2014BJJEE
Written by Russian BJJ blue belt, Alexander Fedotov. He is a good friend of BJJ Eastern Europe and is a IBJJF Rome Open gold medalist as well as London Open silver medalist. My name...
Marcus Buchecha Seminar In Amsterdam, Sept 25th 2014
Aug 17, 2014BJJEE
World Champion Marcus Almeida ‘Buchecha’ is coming back to Amsterdam! Marcus ‘Buchecha’ is the 2014 black belt Absolute World Champion and the #1 ranked BJJ...
(Video) Learn Serginho Moraes Deadly Triangle Set Up
Aug 07, 2014BJJEE
BJJ world champion Sergio Moraes put his Brazilian jiu-jitsu on display to stop Neil Magny. Moraes was able to clinch up and land a trip takedown. From there, Moraes transitioned to...
Rafael Lovato Jr To Debut In MMA On September 6th @Legacy FC 35
Jul 30, 2014BJJEE
Multiple BJJ world champion Rafael Lovato Jr has recently announced that he would be trying his hand at MMA. Lovato was after BJ Penn, the second non-Brazilian to ever win a jiu-jitsu...
Brian McLaughlin: “BJJ Needs Rules Change To Increase Fight Relevancy”
Jul 29, 2014BJJEE
Brian McLaughlin is the head instructor at Precision MMA. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rob Kahn (the first person to receive a black belt under the legendary Royce...
(Video) Tom DeBlass Defeats Babalu In ADCC Superfight
Jul 29, 2014BJJEE
UFC veterans Tom DeBlass and Renato Babalu Sobral had a superfight under ADCC rules this Saturday, in NYC. Tom DeBlass scored with a takedown and sweep to win 4-0 over Babalu. Tom...
Hungary’s Big Hope: Kristof Szucs, 2014 Blue Belt World & European Champ
Jul 25, 2014BJJEE
Hungary’s Kristof Szucs is one of the rising stars of the European competition scene. In 2014, he won the gold medal at the IBJJF worlds at blue belt open weight and bronze in his...
Robert Drysdale On His MMA Career: ‘I Would Have Been Very Disappointed In Myself If I Had Just Done Jiu-Jitsu’
Jul 10, 2014BJJEE
ADCC absolute and IBJJF World champion Robert Drysdale’s UFC debut was a smashing success. He faced Keith Berish in the opening bout of The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale card,...
Part 2: Exclusive Interview With Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Check out part 1 of this interview Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and black belt in judo and...
And So It Began: Royce Gracie’s Legendary Clash With Ken Shamrock At UFC 1!
Jul 07, 2014
The storied history of the UFC and MMA as a whole can be traced back to one epic night. The night of the very first UFC event featured a tournament style setup, where all of the...
Cesar Gracie: ‘Ronda Gives Up Her Back Easily. If Alexis Takes Her Back, She’ll Submit Her’
Jun 30, 2014BJJEE
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will fight BJJ black belt Alexis Davis on Jul. 5 at UFC 175 in Las Vegas, Nev. Davis has legit submission skills, being a black belt...
Rafael Lovato Jr on Winning As A Black Belt In Competition In Brazil & His Strength & Conditioning Program For BJJ
Jun 19, 2014BJJEE
Multiple World, Brasileiro, Pan and European Champion, Rafael Lovato Jr sat down with Grapplerarts’s Stephen Kesting and discussed the many aspects of his career. About Being the...
Rafael Lovato Jr To Start MMA Career In 2014
Jun 10, 2014BJJEE
On the Save Jiu Jitsu podcast, 2007 BJJ and No Gi World Champion Rafael Lovato Jr announced that he will be looking to fight in MMA later in 2014. Lovato being a two time BJJ world...
Coach Julio Cesar: ‘Rodolfo Has To Work His Stand Up Game Better To Beat Buchecha’
Jun 08, 2014BJJEE
Ivan Trinidade for Graciemag recently interviewed many top Jiu-Jitsu personalities on thnje subject of the Rodolfo-Buchecha rivalry. Buchecha leads 5-1 in all their confrontations. At...
Andre Galvao On What Changes Should Be Made To IBJJF Rules
Jun 07, 2014BJJEE
Andre Galvao took second place at the worlds this year, losing to Felipe Preguica in the Heavyweight finals. He recently posted on his Facebook the following statement on IBJJF rules....
Three-Peat Champion Buchecha On Roger Gracie’s Return: ‘It Will Be Interesting”
Jun 03, 2014BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha made history last Sunday taking the absolute final of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships for the third time in a row. The Checkmat athlete surpassed his nemesis...
PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Sunday June1st)
Jun 01, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming...
PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Saturday May 31st)
May 31, 2014BJJEE
CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the...
Demian Maia On Breaking Two Fight Losing Streak & Facing Dangerous Russian Fighter Alexander Yakovlev
May 29, 2014BJJEE
For the first time in his career, Demian Maia will go into a UFC cage coming off two straight losses. The São Paulo native, lost to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald recently, had never...
Kron Gracie Possibly Set To Make MMA Debut Against Eccentric & Dangerous Japanese Fighter Yuichiro Nagashima
May 25, 2014BJJEE
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...
(Video) 2014 IBJJF Rules Update Clearly Explained With Official Referee
May 14, 2014BJJEE
Budovideos.com presents, rule updates for IBJJF tournaments for 2014. The three major rule updates refer to: – Single leg takedowns – Knee reaping – Double guard pull...
BREAKING NEWS: IBJJF Releases 2014 Rules With Updates
May 07, 2014BJJEE
The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation announced today the latest updates to Jiu-Jitsu’s competition rules: Updates take place from May 11th. Major changes are regarding...
Brandon Hetzler, Rickson Gracie Black Belt, On Training With Rickson & Marcelo & Bringing Back The Samurai Spirit
May 06, 2014BJJEE
Hi Brandon, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? First, thank you for doing this interview, I am truly honored. My name is Brandon Hetzler and I’m...
UFC’s Luke Rockhold: ‘I’m One Of The Best American Jiu-Jitsu Guys. I Want To Face Keenan Cornelius At Metamoris’
Apr 24, 2014BJJEE
UFC fighter and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has a rich Jiu-Jitsu competition history. He won the 2007 IBJJF worlds at blue belt and at purple belt adult the...
