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...
Watch: Ronaldo Jacare Walks off Cage Wall to Pass Guard @UFC on Fox
Apr 19, 2015BJJEE
It took Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza just two minutes to defeat late replacement Chris Camozzi to earn his fifth straight victory in the UFC. Jacare put on a grappling...
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...
Video: Hillary Williams Throws Gabi Garcia with Ippon Seoi Nage
Apr 05, 2015BJJEE
Gabi Garcia is a the most dominant female in the history of Jiu-Jitsu. She has won the BJJ world championships an amazing 9 times. Since 2007, she has only 4 times: to Ana Carol...
Flavio Canto Names Top 5 Fighters That Best Use Judo in MMA
Apr 03, 2015BJJEE
Flávio Canto is a Brazilian judo champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the – 81 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He...
Watch: BJJ Blue Belt with No Judo Experience Hits Eri Seoi Nage Throw in Competition
Apr 01, 2015BJJEE
At a BJJ competition in Mexico, a member of Zapata Team Acapulco hit a very nice Eri seoi nage throw. The BJJ player has never even trained Judo before. He said on Reddit: I...
Flavio Canto: ‘I Wouldn’t Refuse to Help Beth Correia vs Ronda Rousey’
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
One of Ronda Rousey’s idols is Brazilian: Judo legend Flavio Canto who is today a TV presenter in Brazil. The two – who are Olympic medalists in judo –...
IBJJF Rules Update: No More Advantages in 50/50 Guard, Video Replay, Women to Wear Rashguard
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
On March 30th, 2015, IBJJF will begin to enforce our new Rule Book (v4.0) Major changes: RULES UPDATE GUIDE – 2015 COMPETITION RULES UPDATES Page 5 New point: 1.2.2...
Video: Demian Maia Shows Off Impressive Wrestling in Victory over Ryan LaFlare
Mar 23, 2015BJJEE
BJJ and ADCC world champion Maia dominated previously undefeated Ryan LaFlare on the ground and with improved wrestling en route to a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)...
Funny Video: Epic Slams in BJJ Competitions
Mar 16, 2015BJJEE
In sport BJJ most of the standard judo and wrestling throws are legal even if they may look like a slam. Many BJJ federations do not clearly define the difference between a slam, a...
Rogan: ‘Ronda Rousey Might Beat 50% of UFC’s Male Bantamweights’
Mar 02, 2015BJJEE
Ronda Rousey’s dominant performances in the UFC have inspired Joe Rogan. Speaking with ESPN’s Dan Lebatard before UFC 184, Rogan had this to say: “There’s a lot...
Interview with Mariusz “Manolo” Linke, Poland’s first BJJ black belt
Feb 18, 2015BJJEE
Mariusz Linke, also known as “Manolo”, is a 4th dan judo black belt and the first Polish national to earn a black belt in BJJ. Mariusz Linke is one of the pioneers of jiu jitsu in...
European No Gi Champ Olga Lyashevska on Mixing Judo & BJJ & Growth of BJJ in Eastern Europe
Feb 01, 2015BJJEE
1/2 Russian 1/2 Ukrainian BJJ brown belt, Olga Lyashevska is one of the top female BJJ athletes in Europe. She grew up in Crimea (used to be Ukraine, now Russia) and in 2005 moved to...
BJJ Mental Coach’s Tournament Tested Technique: Deashi Harai (Foot Sweep)
Jan 16, 2015BJJEE
From BJJ Mental Coach Gustavo Dantas: “Hey everyone, I’m starting a new section on my youtube channel called the “Tournament Tested Techniques”. I will break...
Gabriel Kitober on Teaching BJJ to Israeli Judo Team & Training Under Helio Gracie
Jan 14, 2015BJJEE
Gabriel Kitober has been training BJJ for 20 years, before this he did Judo. In this time he has trained under so of BJJ’s biggest masters: Rickson Gracie, Helio Gracie, Osvaldo Alves, Royler...
Carlson Gracie On His Jiu-Jitsu Being Different From Helio’s, His Relationship with Rorion & IBJJF
Oct 30, 2014BJJEE
Enjoy this old (early 2000’s) Interview of Carlson Gracie from O TATAME Magazine: Interview with C a r l s o n G r a c i e. “L i v i n g L e g e n d” Translated by: T a t i a n a S a...
5 BJJ Players That Would Do Great In MMA
Oct 23, 2014BJJEE
bleacherreport.com made a list of 5 top sport BJJ players that have a great potential for a crossover in the MMA world: 1.Robert “Cyborg” Abreu Belt Rank: Black Belt...
2014 Jiu-Jitsu World Expo Superfights & BJJ Pro League Recap & Results
Oct 20, 2014BJJEE
Day 1 of action at the Jiu-Jitsu World Expo was reserved for the superfights between BJJ legends of the past and of today. In the first fight, Alexandre Pulga obeat Zak Maxwell 4-2....
Michelle Nicolini on Legacy FC MMA Fight: ‘If She Takes Me Down, That’s When My Game Starts’
Oct 16, 2014BJJEE
At 32, Michelle Nicolini has no more challenges in Jiu Jitsu left. With seven world titles in the black belt, the only featherweight to win the absolute, as well as gold medals at Pan...
Rick Story Upsets Previously Unbeaten Gunnar Nelson
Oct 04, 2014BJJEE
Rick Story surprised many MMA fans on this Saturday at UFC fight night in Stockholm, Sweden. Story, who was appointed as the underdog for the duel, beat the previously undefeated...
Claudio Calasans & Yuri Simoes On The Importance of Their Judo For Their BJJ Game
Sep 23, 2014BJJEE
Written by Andre Sato (Judo black belt and BJJ brown belt from Brazil) for BJJ Eastern Europe. Nowadays Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training level is very high, however, few people work on...
France’s Renier Wins, Latvia’s Čerņavskis Loses At Brazil’s Rematch Grappling
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
‘Rematch Grappling‘, a new Brazilian organization came up with a first event on September 20th. The concept is that it will reproduce in grappling superfights, all the finals that Brazil had in...
(Video) Crazy Inverted Triangle Submission at Bellator 124
Sep 13, 2014BJJEE
Liam McGeary pulled a rabbit out of his hat to submit Kelly Anundson to earn a world title shot. Early on McGeary defended Andundson’s first takedown and gave him a knee to pay for...
Jacare Souza: ‘Ronda Rousey Motivates Me To Use More Judo In MMA’
Sep 05, 2014BJJEE
BJJ and Judo black belt Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is a big admirer of UFC’s women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Both of them share their love for Judo....
