World No Gi Champ Philippe Pomaski from Switzerland: ‘I Want To Make my Name in Jiu-Jitsu’
Feb 17, 2015BJJEE
Philippe Pomaski is one of the biggest European talents on the world Jiu-Jitsu scene. This 24 year old Swiss purple belt is picking up medals in Brazil, US and all over Europe. He has...
Gregor Gracie Defeats 2x USA Greco Roman National Champ in a Wrestling Match
Dec 24, 2014BJJEE
There have been many high level wrestlers that have transitioned to BJJ and done well (Olympic bronze medalist Adam Wheeler, Ben Askren who competed at the No Gi Worlds, and former...
European Jiu-Jitsu Challenge Results, Pictures and Review
Dec 21, 2014BJJEE
The first edition of the European Jiu-Jitsu challenge was held this weekend in Varazdin, Croatia. Winners of weight classes or absolutes with more than 8 competitors won a plane ticket to Lisbon,...
Max Carvalho’s Favorite Pre-Competition Meal
Dec 05, 2014BJJEE
Max Carvalho is a 1st degree black-belt under the famous Zé Radiola. He is an active competitor and respected instructor who runs Gracie Barra Hungary. He also has a network of...
Beasts Of The East: The 10 Current Best Eastern-European MMA Fighters
Nov 22, 2014BJJEE
Back in October 2013, top sporting website bleacherreport.com made a list of the top Eastern European (not including Russia) MMA fighters today. The countries that they...
Ladies Only BJJ Gi & No Gi Tournament in Slovenia
Oct 28, 2014BJJEE
WHERE & WHEN:Location: Judo Center “Krško”Ulica mladinskih del. brigad 2, Leskovec pri Krškem, Krško, Slovenia Date: 22.11.2014. Saturday, 10.00h REGISTRATION:...
BJJEE Gi Review: Dokebi, Balance Gi
Sep 29, 2014BJJEE
Dokebi is a European/Korean Gi company and one of the rare BJJ Gi manufacturers from Korea. I was contacted by the owners of Dokebi, and they sent me a gi to try out. I was really excited to try...
BJJ Tournament in a Salt Mine: 3rd Underground Polish Cup 20.09.14
Sep 11, 2014BJJEE
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE ORGANIZER “The Third Underground Polish Cup “ https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=802389466448040 Organizer: Bocheńskie Stowarzyszenie Sztuk i Sportów Walki...
Rickson Gracie To Launch New Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Jul 13, 2014BJJEE
UPDATE (MONDAY): OFFICIAL: Rickson Gracie’s New Federation Will Be Called:Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF) According to sources close to Rickson and Kron Gracie, in the next few...
2014 Serbian BJJ Cup Results & Review
Apr 13, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Serbian Jiu-Jitsu Cup is now done and dusted and was a great success. It was held in Belgrade, Serbia With over 220 registered competitors and 28 teams from the region. It...
News From Lisbon: Changes To The IBJJF Rules For 2014
Jan 23, 2014BJJEE
The European Open Championship is the first event of the IBJJF competition calendar, and like every year all international referees gather to pass the yearly referee course. Constantly trying...
BJJEE Gi Review: Doguera’s ‘Elementar’ Gi
Jan 06, 2014BJJEE
DOGUERA is a up and coming BJJ lifestyle brand that produces great quality and cool designed BJJ gis. The symbol of Dogera is the baboon. The words and images that come to my mind when I think of a...
Trieste BJJ Challenge, 15.02.14, Italy
Dec 30, 2013BJJEE
TRIESTE BJJ CHALLENGE 2014 “We are pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of Trieste Challenge, a tournament of Brasilian jiu-jitsu open to male and female, white, blue,...
Rio Grappling Club Armenia, First BJJ Club in Armenia
Dec 11, 2013BJJEE
BJJ in the Caucasus is growing clubs in Azerbaijan and Chechnya popping up. Armenia is a country with a strong wrestling and judo culture so it’s only normal that BJJ would grtow there....
Felipe Costa: “Caio Terra As A Teenager Was Asking So Many Questions About techniques That He was Forbidden To ask Anymore.”
Dec 04, 2013BJJEE
Felipe Costa talks about his one time student Caio Terra, in his website brazilianblackbelt.com. He has known Caio since he was a little kid: I met Caio Terra when he was still a teenager. As...
2013 Hungarian Open Final Results & Review
Nov 18, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend’s IX Hungarian Open which was held in Budapest, Hungary was a great success. The region’s largest competition gathered a record breaking 450 competitors on 6 matted areas....
4 Rivers BJJ Open, Croatia, Results
Oct 08, 2013BJJEE
6/10/2013 International “4 RIVERS BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP” in Karlovac, had 130 competitors from 31 different academies and 11 countries, Leo Neves Croatia came first, WCT Croatia was rated...
World Class Muay Thai/ K1 Fighter Ole Baguio Laursen On His Love For Submission Sports
Oct 03, 2013BJJEE
Ole Baguio Laursen is a Danish-Filipino Muay Thai/ K1/ MMA fighter with a world class pedigree in the striking arts. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Ole talks about...
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...
A Study On Rodolfo Vieira’s Takedown Game Part 2 (Grips and Leg Grabs)
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira is an elite blackbelt competing in the pesado division. Coming up slightly earlier than Leandro Lo, he is also a BJJ sensation, with many unique aspects to his game. In particular his...
A Study On Rodolfo Vieira’s Takedown Game
Jul 07, 2013BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira is an elite blackbelt competing in the pesado division. Coming up slightly earlier than Leandro Lo, he is also a BJJ sensation, with many unique aspects to his game. In particular his...
Andre Galvao: “I’ve Beaten Chris Weidman In ADCC, He Doesn’t Have The Tools To Beat Anderson.”
Jul 03, 2013BJJEE
BJJ World champion André Galvão is helping Anderson Silva prepare for Chris Weidman on their UFC bout on July 6 – the main event of UFC 162 in Vegas. Galvão faced Weidman back at the 2009 ADCC...
BJJEE Gi Reviews: Hyperfly by DoorDie
Jun 21, 2013BJJEE
Source: Translated from French from our friends at www.planetejjb.com (check them out) The very popular Hyperfly Gi from DoorDie. This test is really one of those that I was the most excited about...
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam Introduces A Team Challenge
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam which will be held on August 10-11 in Amsterdam, will be holding a 4 team challenge. All Fights will be in in the Gi and run under IBJJF rules the only exception being that...
