Mixed Martial Arts and Realistic Self-Defense
Sep 27, 2013
By Daniel Faggella Since the beginning of time, people have had to fight to survive. Luckily, nowadays we aren’t fighting mammoths and saber-tooth tigers, but the want and need to have the...
From Russia With Chokes: The D’Alessandro Bros From BTT Russia
Sep 25, 2013BJJEE
Maximillion and Dillon D’Alessandro are two purple belts that have moved to Russia to teach BJJ at BTT Russia-Ludus Team. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe they talk about their...
BJJEE Training Report: Tristar Gym, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 24, 2013BJJEE
Our friend Stephane from the excellent French website www.planetejjb.com was recently in Montreal, Canada and trained BJJ at the famous Tristar gym which is Georges St Pierre’s very own base...
European Champ Alexander Trans On ADCC 2013: “I Don’t Care Who I’m Going To Fight. I’ll Focus On Myself And See What Happens.”
Sep 23, 2013BJJEE
The excellent Swedish blog, grapplingbloggen.se recently conducted a interview with Denmark’s Alexander Trans, Last year’s European black belt Champion in IBJJF and ADCC European...
Rener Gracie: “My Uncle Royce Is Right About Using Just Jiu-Jitsu In MMA, But Also Wrong…”
Sep 22, 2013BJJEE
Royce Gracie recently was very critical of his family’s recent performances in MMA. In an interview with MMA Fighting‘s Guilherme Cruz, Royce said the reason Gracie family fighters are...
Ronaldo Jacare: “I Want To Fight Belfort & Machida. I Don’t Want To But Would Fight Anderson If It Was For The Belt.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEE
The debut Ronaldo Jacare in UFC had already drawn the attention of many people. But the crushing victory over the Japanese Yushin Okami , former challenger middleweight belt of the...
Rodrigo Gracie Terrorized By Violent & Drunk Neighbor
Sep 08, 2013BJJEE
Rodrigo Gracie is a Brazilian retired professional MMA fighter a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who fought in Pride FC and was the 1998 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Gold...
Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic On Competing & Training In Different Grappling Arts & The BJJ Scene In Montenegro
Aug 30, 2013BJJEE
Montenegro’s Mladen Jokmanovic is a BJJ brown belt and team leader of Mata Leao-ATM BJJ Team in Podgorica. He has a deep history in grappling arts as he started with Judo, then traditional ju...
Kit Dale On His Preparation For Copa Podio & Representing Australia
Aug 30, 2013BJJEE
Checkmat Australia’s Kit Dale is not only of the biggest prospects in BJJ, he is also one of the funniest. He will be competing in the Copa Podio middleweight GP on September 8. In...
Vinny Magalhaes May Have Retired From MMA After Tough K.O. Loss To Anthony Perosh
Aug 05, 2013BJJEE
UFC 163, Saturday night (Aug. 3, 2013) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was hugely successful. However not all fighters had a great evening. Elite grappler Vinny Magalhaes, who was the Ultimate...
Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Aug 02, 2013BJJEE
Alain Pozo has been training BJJ and No Gi grappling for over 16 years. In this time, the sport has brought to train from his native Brazil to the US and to finally settle in the UK. He leads the...
Serbian Black Belt Nenad “Lata” Latincic: “BJJ Is Growing In Serbia & With A Spirit Full Of Enthusiasm.”
Aug 01, 2013BJJEE
Nenad “Lata” Latincic is a Serbian BJJ black belt under Roberto Atalla. He talked to BJJ Eastern Europe about his BJJ story, how he left MMA to focus on BJJ, his meeting with Roberto...
BJJ World Champ, Bia Mesquita: “If I Fought Ronda Rousey In MMA, I’d Take It To The Ground & Try To Finish By Armbar.”
Jul 31, 2013BJJEE
Beatriz Mesquita (Bia) is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under the legendary Leticia Ribeiro. She is one of the greatest grapplers of her generation and has achieved numerous BJJ titles such as the...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Poland’s Adam Wardszinski: “I’ve Competed 14 Times This season.”
Jul 30, 2013BJJEE
Poland’s Adam Wardzinski has only been training BJJ since 2010 but in that relatively short time, he has achieved impressive competition results both in the local Polish as well as the...
Rodolfo Vieira Looking To Correct Mistakes For ADCC 2013; Otavio Sousa Looking To Make A Big impression On ADCC Debut
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
Source: Tatame BJJ World champions this year, Rodolfo Vieira (GF Team) and Otavio Sousa (Gracie Barra) are focusing themselves on ADCC, which will be held on October 19 in Beijing, China. After...
Polish Champ Kornel Zapadka On His Numerous Travels & Competitions In Brazil, & The Booming BJJ Scene In Poland
Jul 08, 2013BJJEE
Poland’s Kornel Zapadka has achieved an impressive resume of competition results in the past few years. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, the Polish beast talks about the booming BJJ...
Callum Medcraft, The Editor Of Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine: “There Are So Many Inspiring Characters Within The BJJ Community.”
Jul 08, 2013BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu Style Magazine is a great source of information for the European BJJ Community. It is the first BJJ magazine to feature state of the art big glossy interviews and great photography to...
BJJ & Judo Champ Leo Leite Successful in MMA Debut @ Event “Fight Against Crack”
Jun 24, 2013BJJEE
The Festival “Fights Against Crack” was held at the famous Tijuca Tennis Club on Sunday June 23rd in Rio de Janeiro. Promoted by Murilo Bustamante, the event featured matches in...
Interview with 2013 Purple Belt World BJJ Champ, The UK’s Vanessa English
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Vanessa English is a up in coming BJJ player from Nottingham, UK who took gold at this year’s World Championships at purple belt. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, she talks about her...
The Man Behind “We Love BJJ”: The Multi-Talented Wanderson M. Dos Santos
May 10, 2013BJJEE
We Love BJJ is one of the most popular Facebook BJJ pages, which produces daily news about all things BJJ related (if you haven’t already, go like their page). The person in charge is Wanderson...
Azerbaijan’s Ramil Mammadov On Spreading BJJ In The Caucasus & The Warrior Mentality.
Apr 24, 2013BJJEE
Ramil Mammadov is working hard to spread Jiu-Jitsu in Azerbaijan and the Caucasus Region. He spoke with BJJ Eastern Europe about his work, his trainings in Europe and his meeting with his BJJ...
Maciej ‘SMS’ Kozak: “Poland Has So Many Good BJJ Players, That’s Why We Are World FILA Grappling Champions”
Apr 11, 2013BJJEE
Maciej ‘SMS’ Kozak. Remember this name, he will be a very dominant European BJJ player at black belt. This Polish national champion sat down with BJJ Eastern Europe before flying to Abu...
Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu’s Dave Camarillo: “Judo Is Faster & More Aggressive, BJJ Is More Cool & Intelligent…”
Mar 28, 2013BJJEE
Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under the famous Ralph Gracie. He competed for the USA Judo team and also was one of the top BJJ competitors in the US. In his younger...
UFC 2 Vet Remco Pardoel On Pioneering BJJ In Europe, Fighting In The First Mundials In The Black Belt Division & His Flourishing DJ Career
Mar 20, 2013BJJEE
In this exclusive interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, UFC 2 vet Remco Pardoel talks about how he discovered BJJ in 1993, fighting at the first mundials in 1996 as black belt (although he was a bjj...
