Sambo Champion Vladislav Koulikov: ‘Sambo Is The Best Compliment To BJJ’
Mar 10, 2014BJJEE
Vladislav Koulikov has been training in the Russian martial art of Sambo from a very young age in Moscow. Since moving to the USA, he has trained and competed in submission grappling &...
Marcelo Alonso On The Old Days With Carlson Gracie, His Academy In Seattle & His Upcoming BJJ Camp In Greece
Feb 26, 2014BJJEE
Master Marcelo Alonso is one of the most respected BJJ instructors in America. This old school student of Carlson Gracie moved to America in 1997 and is settled in Seattle. In this interview with BJJ...
Learn How To Develop Superior Grip Strength for BJJ From Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro
Feb 06, 2014BJJEE
Establishing good grips in BJJ and Judo is so important as very often when you dominate the grip battle and establish your dominant grips you can control and dominate your opponent. I personally work...
Submission strategy with Stephen Whittier
Dec 18, 2013
So we asked Stephen Whittier about submission strategy, especially involving stronger guys. How does your body want to move First things first, in order to submit something you need to have...
BJJEE Gi Review: Doguera Arte Suave Gi
Sep 11, 2013BJJEE
DOGUERA is a new clothing brand dedicated to modern martial arts, born from the passion of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. The animal symbolizing the brand-name is the olive baboon (Papio Anubis) which...
Former Fashion Model, Monique Elias Wins Double Gold & Gets Promoted To Brown Belt @Rio Open
Jul 29, 2013BJJEE
Weight and absolute champion at the IBJJF worlds held in June in California, Former model, Monique Elias (Check out the interview with Monique) had not yet completed a year at purple belt. On...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Stas Varshavsky, Russia’s Great Jiu-Jitsu Hope
Jul 09, 2013BJJEE
At just 20 years old, Stas Varshavsky has a huge potential for success in BJJ. This very dedicated young man is determined to train hard and to take Russian BJJ to the forefront of the world BJJ...
Buchecha vs Vieira: The Slaughter House
Jun 12, 2013BJJEE
Written for BJJ Eastern Europe by Dan Faggella, a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Saturday March 23rd
Mar 24, 2013BJJEE
To get the PLAY BY PLAY for sunday’s action click here SATURDAY, MARCH 23TH 12:00 Ok guys we are live from Irvine California! At the moment it’s mostly brown and black belt belt senior....
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Sunday March 24th
Mar 22, 2013BJJEE
Tune in here at 11am California time or 8pm Paris or Belgrade time on Saturday and at 9am California time/ 8pm Paris of Belgrade time on Sunday ( March 23, 24th) for the live play by play right here...
Gameness XT Limited Edition Black Gi Review
Mar 01, 2013BJJEE
Source: our friends at Gireviews.net We recently reviewed the White Gameness XT Gi now you can check out the black XT Gi available at Gameness Europe. As soon as I opened the box, I thought wow this...
Anderson Pereira on BJJ’s Fast Growth in Switzerland & Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
Feb 27, 2013BJJEE
Anderson Pereira is an European Jiu-Jitsu Champion and a Submission de Campos medallist (one of Brazil’s most prestigeous No Gi events). Anderson is also a Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team representative in...
Interview With Cadu Francis, One of The Pioneers Of BJJ in Holland
Jan 23, 2013BJJEE
Hyperfly Do or Die athlete Cadu Francis from Brazil (Yamasaki academy) is perhaps the Godfather of Dutch BJJ. He came to teach BJJ in Holland in the early 2000’s but has now moved on to the USA...
3X European Champion Luke Costello:”I’m Going For The Grand Slam In 2013, Double Golds In All Major Tournaments!”
Jan 15, 2013BJJEE
1) Luke, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi I’m Luke Costello, 23, BJJ Brown Belt, England. I train under Braulio Estima and my main titles are 3x...
Jean Jacques Machado On The Order For Learning Gi, No Gi and MMA
Jan 08, 2013BJJEE
BJJ Legend Jean Jacques Machado wrote this very interesting article on the order that should be followed in learning Gi, No Gi and MMA techniques. Source: Black Belt Mag The Base of the Pyramid,...
How Bigger Muscles Will Slow You Down And Gas You Out In Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 02, 2013BJJEE
By Guillaume Huni In my years training Jiu-Jitsu, I’ve experimented with different weight classes and was able to measure the impact of extra muscle mass on my Jiu-Jitsu performance. Many...
Slovakia’s Lubomir Repasky On His Beginnings In London & Fighting To Grow BJJ In Slovakia
Nov 15, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Lubo, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe My name is Lubomir Repasky. I come from Slovakia where I live, train and teach . I am currently a brown belt under...
Chris Haueter On Jeff Glover’s Style:”It’s Like Grappling A Monkey Or A Cat. He Never Loses Balance.”
Oct 13, 2012BJJEE
Source: Erin Herle for BJJ Pix As two hilarious and laid back guys in the sport of BJJ, Chris Haueter and Jeff Glover are very much similar. This might be the reason Jeff Glover called out Haueter...
Gameness XT Gi Review
Oct 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...
Attention All Eastern European Grapplers! BrutalTShirt Explained + Zombie Apocalypse Survival Secret!
Jul 02, 2012BJJEE
Being either a full time or a part time grappler and living the BJJ lifestyle while constantly training and competing is something that only people in the “industry” can really understand and...
The benefits of swimming for Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 12, 2012BJJEE
Source: Livestrong & http://enoisblog.wordpress.comWith summer just starting, swimming is a great option for BJJ cross training, these 2 articles have covered the benefits of swimming for a BJJ...
The prodigy of Polish MMA & BJJ, Marcin Held: “If BJJ would pay as much as MMA, I would stay in BJJ”
Jun 08, 2012BJJEE
Marcin Hel is a Polish brown belt with numerous titles, and he also a professional MMA fighter with a 13-2 record . 1.Marcin, can you please present yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe...
IBJJF Worlds PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Sunday June 3
Jun 03, 2012BJJEE
Tune in here at 9am California time or 6pm Paris or Belgrade time on Sunday 3 for the live play by play right here on BJJ EASTERN EUROPE!PLEASE LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:...
