Split BJJ Open 2012
May 25, 2012BJJEE
Registration and other information at:http://www.bjj-split.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=79&lang=en mail@bjj-split.hr Tournament date: Saturday...
match ups for the Worlds
May 24, 2012BJJEE
With around 2,500 athletes signed up, the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship is set to begin on the coming 31st of May, and there’s an ocean of possibilities for the sport-Jiu-Jitsu world. Who’ll...
BJJ Eastern Europe Gi Review: MKimonos Hybrid Gi
May 17, 2012BJJEE
MKimonos Hybrid gi is the latest in MKimono’s line of premium Jiu Jitsu gis. From the very start when I started to train Jiu-Jitsu I had always been fascinated by this legendary brand coming...
BJJ’s next big star: Roberto “Satoshi” De Souza: “We have World Class BJJ in Japan”
May 14, 2012BJJEE
Satoshi Biography taken from BJJ Heroes Satoshi beat Michael Langhi and JT Torres to win Europeans 2012 Roberto Satoshi, also known as Roberto “Toshi”, is one of five successful grappling...
Paris, France training report: PS Phoenix
May 04, 2012BJJEE
Starting off from where I finished my last article: http://www.bjjeasteurope.com/2012/05/paris-france-training-report-jeremy.html , I had just finished my first training session for the day at...
BJJ Eastern Europe stars: Croatia’s Matko Kvesic
May 04, 2012BJJEE
1. Matko can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ cmmunity?Hello to all readers of BJJEE, props for the very good and actual BJJ website!Matko Kvesic, brown belt, training now...
BJJ Eastern Europe rising stars: Serbia’s Uros Domanovic
May 02, 2012BJJEE
1. Uros can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? My name is Uros Domanovic 19 years old. I’m a BJJ purple belt and I train at Zerjal Team in Belgrade, Serbia. So...
BJJ Eastern Europe rising stars: Croatia’s Aša Nadarević
Apr 30, 2012BJJEE
1.Asa can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? Hi , my name is , I’m 21 years old and currently training as a blue belt under Dubravko Čolić and Ilija...
Drysdale JJ No Gi cup in Kielce, Poland
Apr 22, 2012BJJEE
WELCOME ALL TO OPEN TOURNAMENT IN KIELCE, POLANDSaturday 19 May IBJJF rules NO GIthree categories of severity beginner (white belt) Intermediate (blue belt) advanced (purple, brown, black)-61.5...
From fashion model to BJJ champion, meet Monique Elias
Apr 21, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Monique, can you please present yourself to the Eastern Europe BJJ community? Monique winning the Pan Ams 2012 My name is Monique Medeiros Elias, 22 years old and Blue Belt. I train with Mario...
Rodolfo Vieira: “Roger is the one who has three world absolute titles, so I want to win four!”
Apr 15, 2012BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira did it again! The action at the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship has come to a close in Abu Dhabi. Rodolfo Vieira took front and center as the big standout of the event, for...
Interview with Carlos “Carlao” Santos the man who developed Jiu-Jitsu to make it a state sport in the Emirates
Apr 12, 2012BJJEE
“Carlao” is a 3-time World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu heavyweight champion. Carlos’s Jiu-Jitsu career started in 1993 at the famous Carlson Gracie Academy in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro,...
Watch out black belts! Pan Am 2012 revelation, brown belt weight & absolute champion Renato Cardoso from Check Mat
Apr 06, 2012BJJEE
Original article by Junior Samurai in GracieMag He got the tapout in all nine of the matches he was in at the 2012 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Irvine, California, snapping up gold in the...
Adem Redzovic talks about his successful Chicago academies, his Bosnian roots and how religion helps him in Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 05, 2012BJJEE
Adem with his brother Eddie Hi Adem, can you please introduce yourself to our readers and tell us about your journey in Jiu-Jitsu? My name is Adem Redzovic, my parents were both born in the former...
PAN AMS 2012 PLAY BY PLAY! Sunday April1
Apr 01, 2012BJJEE
Tune in here at 9am California time or 6pm Paris or Belgrade time on Sunday ( April 1rst) for the live PLAY by PLAY right here on BJJ EASTERN EUROPE! Here are the results so far:...
PAN AMS 2012 PLAY BY PLAY! Saturday March 31
Mar 30, 2012BJJEE
Tune in here at 9am California time or 6pm Paris or Belgrade time on Saturday and Sunday (March 31 April 1rst) for the live play by play right here on BJJ EASTERN EUROPE!To go to Sunday April...
Gameness Elite Gi review
Mar 10, 2012BJJEE
The words and images that come to my mind when I think of Gameness gis are: the famous Gameness pitbull logo, good quality, thick collar, heavy duty pants.. . All positive things. My first Gameness...
Guilherme & Rafael Mendes give us an insight about their goals for 2012, their training & conditioning regimen, nutrition, and their opponents
Mar 08, 2012BJJEE
Guilherme (left) and Rafael Mendes (right) 1. Hi Rafael and Guilherme, it’s a great honor for us at bjjeasteurope.com to have you on our humble website. You have many fans in Eastern Europe!...
Croatian No Gi BJJ Open on April 7, 2012. Cash prizes!
Feb 29, 2012BJJEE
Make sure to check out this event and all other regional competitions on the competition calendar: http://www.bjjeasteurope.com/p/competition-calendar.html 2nd Croatian BJJ No-Gi Open 2012 HBJJS...
Clark Gracie talks about making his mark in the black belt, his childhood, his academy and also about the problem of steroids in BJJ
Feb 23, 2012BJJEE
Clark Gracie is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under his father, Carley Gracie. Clark is also the grandson to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. In keeping with the family trade, Clark Gracie became a...
Asian champion, silver medalist at Brasileiro, Worlds & Europeans, the Philippine’s Ralph Go: “I want to win the Worlds in 2012!”
Feb 22, 2012BJJEE
Ralph spends a lot of this training in Brazil and the US with the Mendes bros. 1. Ralph, can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? Hi guys, my name is Ralph Go. I am...
The man to dethrone Rafael Mendes? Exclusive interview with Augusto Tanquinho about his return to competition, his strategy, and his future plans in the US.
Feb 20, 2012BJJEE
Tanquinho beating Rafael Mended at World Pro 2011 Augusto Mendes, also known as Tanquinho within the Jiu Jitsu community, is a Black belt under the legendary Master of BJJ, Mr Francisco Mansur....
World BJJ Champion Alexander Trans: “I want to win all the main titles at black belt, then make it to the UFC”
Feb 17, 2012BJJEE
We were very lucky to get a exclusive interview of one of the top European grapplers in recent history, the Dane Alexander Trans, from the Checkmat academy in Copenhagen (Arte Suave). Alexander made...
Exclusive interview: Fabricio Werdum BJJ Black Belt Bojan Mirkovic from Croatia
Feb 03, 2012BJJEE
1.Bojan, please present yourself to our community, where are you from, how old are you, what do you do for a living? First of all thanks for inviting me for an interview, and compliments for the...
