Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Judo & Football Athletes Caught in the Turmoil
May 26, 2015BJJEE
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is sometimes...
Buchecha on New World Pro Title: ‘Not the Same Without Rodolfo’
Apr 24, 2015BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira are way above the rest of the BJJ competitors and always meet in the finals of the absolute, and many were anticipating that these two would once...
2015 Pan Champ Brandon Tucker on ‘Big Man Jiu-Jitsu’, Swimming as S&C & More…
Apr 21, 2015BJJEE
Brandon D. Tucker (Right on the picture) is this year’s Pan ultra heavyweight purple belt adult champion. At 5’9, 280 lbs, he is a very imposing BJJ player but is...
ADCC Rio Trials: Felipe Pena Defeats Purple Belt Prodigy in Finals
Apr 13, 2015BJJEE
The Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club received this weekend, the Rio tryouts for the ADCC , which is the biggest grappling tournament in the world. The stand out athletes were of Felipe...
Watch: Renato Laranja Invades Studio 540!
Apr 02, 2015BJJEE
This is what happens when 27 time world BJJ Champion Mestre Renato Laranja invades Studio 540… Studio 540 is a non affiliated jiu-jitsu school which last year hosted 22...
(Video) Gruesome Injury From Inverted Heel Hook During MMA Match
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. The torsional force puts severe torque on the ankle,...
Renzo Gracie: ‘Sakuraba Breaking My Arm Was The Worst Pain I’ve Ever Felt in my Life’
Mar 09, 2015BJJEE
Considered by some to be the most complete mixed martial artist the legendary Gracie family ever produced, Renzo Gracie defeated five UFC champions during a career which straddled the...
BJJ Black Belt Chris Westfall on Growing Jiu-Jitsu in Saigon, Vietnam
Mar 06, 2015BJJEE
Chris Westfall grew up in Grapevine Texas and started training with UFC vet Travis Lutter in 1998. In 2008 he went to Brazil and was introduced to Bruno Bastos and Nova Uniao. 2009 was...
Marcello C. Monteiro on Growth of BJJ in US, His 50+ Affiliates & the Old Days in Brazil
Feb 22, 2015BJJEE
Marcello C. Monteiro is a 4th degree black belt that has been established in the US for many years. He has a vast network of academies with over 50 affiliates in North America! In this...
Firas Zahabi Compares Silva to Lance Armstrong: ‘GSP Not Silva is The GOAT Now’
Feb 09, 2015BJJEE
Firas Zahabi, Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s coach, gave an interview to French Canadian media ‘La Presse’ where he compared Anderson...
2015 Europeans Revelation: Isaac Doederlein, The Brown Belt Featherweight Giant Killer
Jan 28, 2015BJJEE
Featherweight Isaac Doederlein impressed last weekend at the IBJJF European. He berimboloed his way to a gold in his division and a silver in the Open Weight brown belt, beating some much...
Pawel’s Story: From The Hospital to the IBJJF Rome Open Podium
Dec 13, 2014BJJEE
Written by BJJ black belt Paweł Kaczyński, head coach of Chaos Gold Team in Poland. Make sure to check out his great website pawelkaczynski.com. At Gold Team summer camp 2103...
Gui Mendes: ‘Rafa is Better in Jiu-Jitsu but I’m the Better Looking Brother (laughs)’
Nov 01, 2014BJJEE
Guilherme Mendes talked to Chinese website mp.weixin.qq.com and discussed many topics such as his guard passing style, how they started AOJ academy and which brother is better in...
GSP’s BJJ Coach Bruno Fernandes (Assistant Professor At McGill University): ‘To Move Forward In Life You Have To Keep Facing Challenges’
Oct 14, 2014BJJEE
Bruno Fernandes is the head instructor at Gracie Barra Montreal, has a PhD, and is an assistant professor at one of the most prestigious medical schools in Canada (McGill University),...
The development of Luta Livre and Vale Tudo in Brazil – Part I –
Sep 29, 2014BJJEE
Copyright (2014) by Dipl. Sportscientist Maciel Welko & Elton Silva. Unauthorized use, reproduction, translation, modification, distribution or duplication, in whole or in part of this...
Controversial Biography of Carlos Gracie Finally Released in English
Sep 17, 2014BJJEE
The book Carlos Gracie – The Creator of a Dynasty,which was published in Brazil only in Portuguese, was written by the daughter of the late master, Reyla Gracie (Roger...
The history of Wrestling before the development of Luta Livre
Aug 25, 2014BJJEE
Written by Dipl. Sportscientist and Luta Livre instructor Maciel Welko of RFT Deutschland Introduction In order to understand and describe the sport of Luta Livre, it is important to start with...
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...
Roger Gracie Close To Signing With Singapore Based MMA Promotion One FC
Aug 07, 2014BJJEE
Last week, after announcing retirement from MMA and return to Jiu-Jitsu competition, Roger Gracie changed his mind and announces his return to….MMA! In an interview with LANCE website the...
Roger Gracie Changes His Mind, Returns To MMA & New Organization
Aug 01, 2014BJJEE
After announcing retirement from MMA and return to Jiu-Jitsu competition, Roger Gracie changes his mind and announces his return to….MMA! According Brazilian BJJ news website...
Exclusive Interview With Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt Part 1
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and black belt in judo and Brazilian...
Sanja Vračarević On Serbia’s Martial: Real Aikido & Her Admiration For BJJ
Jul 03, 2014BJJEE
Real Aikido is a martial art developed by Master Ljubomir Vračarević (1947-2013) , a self-defence instructor from Serbia. It is a mixture of aikido, judo and jujutsu techniques, with...
Serbia’s Aleksandar Rajacic Talks Seminars For Flood Victims & Growth Of BJJ In Serbia
Jun 19, 2014BJJEE
Serbian BJJ black belt Aleksandar Rajacic talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about his BJJ journey, the humanitarian seminars he has organised for victims of the recent Balkan floods, his upcoming...
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....
