Argentina’s Franco Marini On His Copa Podio Victory & The Growth Of BJJ In His Country
Sep 30, 2014BJJEE
Argentina’s Franco Marini came to Copa Podio all alone with no coach, no friends, no fans, nobody to watch his bag, to tell him the time. He beat Magid Hage by footlock in the city challenge....
Roberto Leitao: ‘The Luta Livre – Jiu Jitsu Rivalry Makes No Sense’
Sep 25, 2014BJJEE
Roberto Leitão is a Luta Livre Mestre internationally recognized for his technical level and teaching methods. He is also a Judo black belt 4th Dan, he trains Luta Livre for over 60...
Watch the Highlights of the 2014 Adidas BJJ Open
Sep 24, 2014BJJEE
The first edition of the Adidas BJJ Open was held last August 30th in Germany. It was a great success and also featured a black belt division. Check out the highlight and watch out for...
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...
(Video) Rolled Up #42: Royler Gracie
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
In episode 42 of Rolled Up, Budo Jake of Budovideos takes a trip down to San Diego to meet up with 7th degree Red and Black belt Royler Gracie. Royler is the 5th son of Grandmaster...
Feel The Pain: Lethal Luta Livre Footlocks
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
Nico Welko of the Renovação Fight Team Deutschland shows some powerful foot lock submissions from all fours. The Renovação Fight Team is a professional MMA Team headed by Luta Livre...
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) Ronda Rousey, Flavio Canto & Minotauro Conduct Judo Seminar in Rio De Janeiro
Sep 18, 2014BJJEE
Ronda Rousey’s recent visit of Rio de Janeiro continues to be in the news in Brazil. The UFC champion delivered a judo seminar. The fighter was joined by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira...
Greece National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship, 23rd November
Sep 17, 2014BJJEE
Tournament Info Greece National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship Date: 23 Nov 2014 Registration: 03 Sep 2014 ~ 10 Nov 2014 Location: Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Tournament Info...
Ronda Rousey Open To Competing In Metamoris Under Certain Conditions
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
Ronda Rousey had said in a past interview that she can beat any female grappler in gi or no-gi BJJ. That statement sparked some controversy, and many of the top BJJ women...
South African Beast Shaughn Vos on BJJ’s Growth in His Country & The African Continent
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
South Africa’s Shaughn Vos is one of the best BJJ competitors in his country. He runs his academy Rio Grappling Club Stellenbosch. Shaughn will also be competing at the European...
Ask Kenprimo: Getting Promoted in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Too Early
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
BJJ black belt, Pan Am world champion, former D1 wrestler and owner of BJJimmersion.com, Ken Primola answers the question of a gentleman who was worried he may have been getting...
BJJEE Profile: Flavio Canto, Brazilian Olympic Judo Medalist With A World Class Ground Game
Sep 13, 2014BJJEE
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....
Kron Gracie: ‘The Berimbolo is Sh*t. It’s Just For Scoring Points’
Sep 10, 2014BJJEE
The berimbolo is a staple of sport’s Jiu-Jitsu nowadays. However, the popular sweep is frowned upon by many practitioners of Jiu-Jitsu, mostly from the self defense based...
Serbian Open BJJ Championship 2014, 25th October, Belgrade, Serbia
Sep 09, 2014BJJEE
One of the best & most prestigious BJJ competitions in the region: The Serbian Open BJJ Championship will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on the 25 th of October! It is organised by the...
Feel The Pain: Powerful Luta Livre Kneebar Counters
Sep 09, 2014BJJEE
Nico Welko of the Renovação Fight Team Deutschland shows some powerful submissions. The Renovação Fight Team is a professional MMA Team headed by Luta Livre 5th degree Black Belt...
BJJ World Champ Vanessa English on Her Upcoming Superfight Vs Rosi Sexton @ TUFF Invitational
Sep 08, 2014BJJEE
The UK’s TUFF Grappling Challenge proudly announce their first Submission Only show: TUFF Invitational. TUFF Invitational will consist of 12 submission only, super fights each lasting 20 minutes...
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....
From 2015 Mandatory For All Alliance Members To Only Use Official Alliance Gi
Sep 04, 2014BJJEE
Arguably the most successful Jiu Jitsu team in recent history, the Academia Alliance has a brilliant list of achievements with 6 successive World team titles (from 2008 to 2013) to add...
Fabio Gurgel: ‘People Don’t Leave Alliance. Fighters From All Over The World Come To Us & Make Us Stronger’
Sep 03, 2014BJJEE
Alliance’s Fabio Gurgel. The “General”, leads the most successful team in the history of competitive Jiu-Jitsu. In an interview with Tatame Magazine, he talked about...
Latvia’s Vladislavs Čerņavskis, 3x World Sambo Champ To Compete in Brazilian Superfight Grappling Event
Sep 03, 2014BJJEE
A multiple world Sambo champion that is also a BJJ black belt, Vladislavs Čerņavskis (Check out our interview with him) from Latvia ( Giudici team Latvia ) will have a superfight at...
Romero ‘Jacare’ & Alexandre Paiva Seminar in Zagreb & Split, Croatia in September
Sep 01, 2014BJJEE
The founders of Alliance Jiu Jitsu, the largest and most successful competition team in the world, Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti and Alexandre ‘Gigi’ Paiva, are...
‘Beyond Technique’: Or How To Learn Jiu-Jitsu More Effectively By Nic Gregoriades & Kit Dale
Sep 01, 2014BJJEE
BJJ black belts Nic Gregoriades and Kit Dale’s Beyond Technique DVD series. The title says it all. What they show us is much more than techniques. They show us more than just...
Julien ‘Cafetao’ Cazier’, Head Instructor of Gracie Barra Paris: ‘We Are a Family’
Sep 01, 2014BJJEE
Gracie Barra Paris head instructor Julien Cazier is a 2nd degree black belt who balances a demanding job, family life, running an academy and being an active competitor on the...
