Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jittsu Championship 2012 from April 12-14. Large number of Eastern European competitors!
Apr 10, 2012BJJEE
The “other” BJJ world championship will be held in a few days in Abu Dhabi. This is truly a worldwide event as only the winners of all the regional trials will be competing. The trials...
Hristo Hristov, president of the Bulgarian BJJ federation talks about the big plans for BJJ in Bulgaria
Apr 09, 2012BJJEE
Hristo Hristov (black gi), dimitris Tsitos, & some of his students 1. Hi Hristo can you please introduce yourself to our readers? My name is Hristo Hristov, BJJ purple belt from Sofia, Bulgaria....
7 Key concepts to have a dangerous guard
Apr 08, 2012BJJEE
Original article by Junior Samurai at Graciemag As Carlos Gracie Jr. puts it, “The guard is a Jiu-Jitsu fighter’s fortress.” And that’s the straight truth. Starting from the position,...
2nd Croatian BJJ No-Gi Open – RESULTS
Apr 08, 2012BJJEE
2nd Croatian BJJ No-Gi Open – RESULTS HBJJS OFFICIAL BJJ TOURNAMENTCongratulations to all the participants!!! JUNIOR – 53.5 & 58.5 kg 1. Marija Šola – RGC Croatia 2. Petar Konjević –...
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...
A new BJJ black belt in Serbia, meet Vasa Mik!
Apr 04, 2012BJJEE
Vasa being promotted by Rodrigo Medeiros Vasa Mik is a BJJ black belt under the famous Rodrigo Medeiros (Bjj Revolution Team/ Carlos Gracie) and comes from San Diego, California. Vasa has been...
Jiu-Jistu legend Terrere back in deep waters with drug addiction. Family needs our help
Apr 04, 2012BJJEE
Article by Marcelo Dunlop at Gracie Mag Unfortunately, it isn’t an April Fools gag, and it wouldn’t be funny even if it was. The owner of one of the most striking smiles in all of Jiu-Jitsu, the...
Exclusive interview with the owner of M Kimonos, Luciana Machado Simon
Apr 03, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to our friends from BJJ Heroes for the original interviewLuciana Machado is the proud owner of the famous M Kimonos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brand. MKimonos was arguably the first brand to become...
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...
Interview with BJJ globetrotter, BJJ black belt Dimitris Tsitos from Greece who has competed/trained/lived in 6 continents. Part 2
Mar 30, 2012BJJEE
Dimitris in Brazil You can find part 1 of the interview here Dimitris fighting MMA in Sout Africa 4. What countries left you the best impressions (BJJ wise and lifestyle) I don’t want to be...
If we get 1,000 likes on our Facebook page, we will do a Pan Ams play by play (Saturday and Sunday) live here on BJJ Eastern Europe!
Mar 28, 2012BJJEE
If we get 1,000 likes on our Facebook page by saturday March 31 at 18:00 (Belgrade and Paris time) , we will do a live Play by Play of the Pan Ams 2012.We just need you to share our page with your...
Interview with BJJ globetrotter, BJJ black belt Dimitris Tsitos from Greece who has competed/trained/lived in 6 continents. Part 1
Mar 28, 2012BJJEE
Dimitris in Bali, Indonesia 1. Dimitris can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Hi, my name is Dimitrios Tsitos and I am 32 years old. I was born and raised in Athens, Greece, were I also...
IBJJF Pan Ams 2012, Preview and Predictions
Mar 28, 2012BJJEE
Being the real BJJ nerd that I am, I’ll be watching the event live this weekend on Budovideos for 20 dollars for both saturday and sunday. Here is a preview of the black belt divisions and some...
Romulo Barral promises to fight for victory at the Pan Ams
Mar 25, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to our friends from www.grapplerinfo.pl for providing us with the information. Romulo Barral, the Two-time BJJ world champion, at the recent San Diego trials for the World Pro took second...
ADCC Hungarian Open, Saturday, May 5, 2012
Mar 24, 2012BJJEE
Saturday May 5, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Registrations and all information will be up soon.You can check out for updated information http://graciebarra.hu/ the Facebook event: Facebook event and...
BJJ Eastern Europe Techniques: Triangle set up from the guard
Mar 22, 2012BJJEE
Max Carvalho of Gracie Barra Hungary shows a really nice sneaky set up for the triangle choke from the guard position. The reaction of his students when he shows the submission is pure gold 🙂...
Xande is back! Xande Ribeiro talks about his competition goals in 2012, his new school,and shares some wisdom about Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 21, 2012BJJEE
1. Xande, first of all congratulations on winning the San Diego trials. What can we expect from you competition wise in 2012? Xande and Saulo Ribeiro training in Hawaii After couple years strugling...
BJJ Eastern Europe training reports: Rio Grappling Club Serbia
Mar 20, 2012BJJEE
This is a first edition in a series of training reports that I will be conducting in my travels around the world in the future. In May, I will be spending 2 weeks in Paris and will be training at the...
Who was the first European to win a gold medal at the BJJ Worlds in the black belt division? Laurence Cousin Fouillat of France!
Mar 02, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to my friends at BJJ Heroes and IKUSA.FR for the original article Worlds 2007 The French Laurence Cousin Fouillat is regarded as the first European female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...
Review of last weekend’s Saint Petersburg BJJ Open in Russia
Mar 01, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to our friends at Jiu-Jitsu style magazine for the information and pictures. As you saw in our interview of Russia;s first BJJ black belt Leonid Gatoskiy...
Victor Estima seminar in Vienna!
Feb 29, 2012BJJEE
The world NO GI and Europeans 2012 champion is in Vienna. Learn his famous foot lock and inverted triangle! Saturday 24.03.2012: 11:00 – 14:30, 16:00 – 19:00 Limited Spaces !! Price: 70...
The meaning of “OSS” or “OSU”
Feb 29, 2012BJJEE
OSS Kanji When you train BJJ you will often hear the word “OSS” in various situations.The famous “OSS” has many origins. The first definition of “OSS” as an abbrevition for Onegai...
