Top Polish Competitor, Marek Zbróg : ‘In Poland People Really Love Jiu-Jitsu. Our BJJ Community Is Very Strong’
Apr 22, 2014BJJEE
Marek Zbrog is one of the most active competitors in the Polish BJJ scene. This brown belt under Braulio Estima and Piotr Kapral has some even bigger competition plans in 2014. In this...
Brendan Schaub To Compete At IBJJF World Championships In May
Apr 14, 2014BJJEE
(Picture: Graciemag, Ivan Trinidade) UFC fighter and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, Brendan Schaub has just announced on his podcast the Fighter and the Kid Podcast that he is looking to...
Ex-Chute Boxe BJJ Coach Cristiano Marcello Retires From MMA & Refocuses On Grappling Competitions
Apr 12, 2014BJJEE
A Royler Gracie black belt, Cristiano Marcello was born in Rio de Janeiro, but built his career in Curitiba. He was coach of Chute Boxe and promoted Mauricio Shogun and Wanderlei Silva...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Taylor ‘The Terror’ Guerra
Apr 12, 2014BJJEE
Taylor Guerra is the #1 ranked Naga Illinois Nogi Girl for 17 & under with a current record 109w 17L 92 SUBMISSIONS Naga 27* Champion, and all this at the young age of 13 years old!...
IBJJF Rome Open, European No Gi & Boston Open Review & Recap
Apr 07, 2014BJJEE
Last weekend there was some top Jiu-Jitsu in various parts of the planet. In Rome, Italy, on Friday and Saturday, Alan Finfou Nascimento was the star of the show, after winning the...
Being An Offensive Grappler From A Defensive Position With Renato Migliaccio
Apr 06, 2014
Always looking for the finish in BJJ can be easier said than done. At times, it’s downright impossible to be able to do! However, recently I came across a video from 2008 of...
Watch The Sights & Sounds From The Metamoris 3 Press Conference
Apr 05, 2014BJJEE
On March 29, 2014 history was made when 12 of the worlds best grapplers faced off for an epic night of action. Here is the post event press conference featuring a few of the athletes...
Hollywood Actor Jason Statham: “I Started Training BJJ 12 years Ago, Together With Guy Ritchie.”
Apr 04, 2014BJJEE
The famous Hollywood actor Jason Statham in an interview talking about his BJJ training with Guy Ritchie. Statham and Ritchie are both long time BJJ practitioners. Statham holds a...
Metamoris III: Play By Play & Results
Mar 30, 2014BJJEE
Zak Maxwell vs Sean Roberts Maxwell dominates the match vs Sean Roberts, passes the guard, mounts twice and has a few submission attempts. Very exciting match. Draw. Guilherme...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Andris Brunovskis, Latvian-American 2014 Brown Belt Pan Champion
Mar 28, 2014BJJEE
Latvian-American BJJJ brown belt Andris Brunovskis is one of the best competitors on the North American BJJ scene. He has just won the gold at brown belt at this year’s Pan. In this...
Eddie Bravo: “There’s A Leak Out Of Royler’s Camp That He’s Working On Catching Me With A Leglock”
Mar 26, 2014BJJEE
A few days ahead of his big clash with Royler Gracie at Metamoris 3, Eddie Bravo spoke with Luke Thomas of MMAfighting, and discussed the evolution of his game, Royler’s style and...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Top Euro Purple Belt, Sebastian Szyszka, From Poland & UK
Mar 26, 2014BJJEE
Polish juggernaut Sebastian Szyszka trains out of Gracie Barra Preston, UK under Lucio Sergio Dos Santos. He is one of the top purple belt heavyweights on the European circuit. Inthis...
The Controversy Surrounding The Rafael Mendes-Luiz Panza Roll @AOJ
Mar 23, 2014BJJEE
Last week, Rafael Mendes published a video of him training with 2014 Pan Super heavyweight champion Luiz Panza. In the roll at the Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy, Panza apparently seems to be rolling...
Mario Sperry On 2015 ADCC Superfight With Ricardo Liborio: ‘We Define Ourselves By The Opponents We Choose To Face’
Mar 23, 2014BJJEE
The late Master Carlson Gracie had assembled one of the largest armies of fighters in the history of Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. Among the big names are Zé Mario Sperry and Ricardo Liborio....
French Black Belt Samir ‘The Sandman’ Bensaid On His Choke Specialties & The French BJJ Scene
Mar 20, 2014BJJEE
BJJ Eastern Europe caught up with French black belt and choke specialist Samir Bensaid. He is the inventor of the famous ‘Muay Thai choke‘ or the ‘Zidane guard pass‘....
José Leão Teixeira “Zé Beleza”: ‘The Essence Of Jiu-Jitsu Is Defense & Submission’
Mar 17, 2014BJJEE
José Leão Teixeira, also known by his nickname: “Zé Beleza”, is one of the founding members of the Gracie Barra academy and the Escola de Jiu Jitsu Leão Teixeira a prime BJJ...
2014 Pan: Atos Best Team, Andre Galvao Double Gold
Mar 17, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan American double gold Champion is André Galvão . The Atos fighter won weight and absolute, on Sunday in Irvine, California and left the mats, showing a shirt that read:...
(Video) Leandro Lo vs Alexander Trans, Absolute 1/2 Final, 2014 Pan
Mar 16, 2014BJJEE
Photo: Ivan Trinidade, Graciemag
2014 Pan: Galvao vs Lo & Bia vs Andresa Absolute Black Belt Finals
Mar 16, 2014BJJEE
Saturday’s action at the Pans hosted the brown belts and the black belt open weight. The black belt open weight final will be decided by two smaller fighters who took no notice of...
After Double Gold At Europeans Purple Belt, Nicholas Meregali Repeats His Performance At 2014 Pans!
Mar 14, 2014BJJEE
We have a new male adult purple belt open class champion: Alliance’s Nicholas Meregali is the adult male open class champion. The purple belt phenom who was promoted late last...
Mario Sperry To Meet Ex Team Mate Ricardo Liborio In The Next ADCC Masters Superfight
Mar 10, 2014BJJEE
Photo: Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Liborio, Ricardo Arona, Mario Sperry ADCC Committee just announced the next ADCC Masters Superfight; where the defending champion Mario Sperry is going to...
2014 Pan Preview & Predictions
Mar 10, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 Pan takes place at the UCI’s Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California, from March 12 – 16. The IBJJF has released the official schedule and brackets for the Pan 2014,....
Top 5 BJJ Competitions In South East Europe
Mar 10, 2014BJJEE
South East Europe is truly a region where Jiu-Jitsu is growing very fast. There are so many countries tightly connected and it is very easy to travel from country to country. It’s...
Moroccan Black Belt Hicham Hakam On Developing BJJ In Morocco & North Africa
Mar 04, 2014BJJEE
1. Hi Hicham, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? My name is Hicham Hakam i am 35 years old bjj black belt under David Vieira da silva (2nd degre black...
