Training Report From The United Arab Emirates. Up to 50 Black Belts On The Mat!
Oct 10, 2012BJJEE
My friend Carl Fisher, head instructor at Combat Base Bolton, UK has recently moved to the UAE to train and teach and has been writting his impressions on his blog. There are a huge amount of black...
Robert Drysdale On His MMA ambitions, The Mir-Nog Rivalry, & Why he thinks Jacare Would Beat Roger Gracie in MMA
Sep 05, 2012BJJEE
By Guilherme Cruz for Tatame magazine (Translated from Portuguese) “Robert Drysdale has a big collection of Jiu-Jitsu and Submission titles, like a golden medal at 2007th ADCC. But now he has...
Roger Gracie Black Belt Nic Gregoriades On The Jiu-Jitsu Brotherhood & The Growth Of BJJ in The UK & South Africa
Aug 30, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Nic, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? Hi guys! My name is Nic Gregoriades, I’m a bjj black-belt originally from Cape Town, South Africa....
The Czech Republic’s Robert Keno On His Recent Double Gold at the Rio Masters & Seniors and The Right Strength Training Regimen For BJJ
Aug 20, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Robert, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Hi everyone, my name is Robert Keno, I’m 36 years old, I was born in Kyjov now living in Sobeslav, small town...
2012 Olympic Wrestling Preview
Aug 01, 2012BJJEE
Sport’s illustrated did a decent preview for the Wrestling, both Greco-Roman and Freestyle. Check it out and be sure to tune in to http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html to...
Demian Maia: “My plan was to grapple, and submit Dong Hyun Kim”
Jul 10, 2012BJJEE
Source: Tatame “Demian Maia’s welterweight debut in the UFC, this Saturday, at UFC 148, was a big one. The Brazilian defeated South Korean Dong Hyun Kim, via TKO, as he took his opponent...
Portuguese expressions and slangs for Jiu-Jitsu part1
Jul 03, 2012BJJEE
I you have had the pleasure of training in Brazil or had a Brazilian instructor, chances are that you may have heard many of these expressions and phrases. Even if you didn’t, Portuguese is...
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...
DJ Jackson (Team Lloyd Irvin): “I won’t be satisfied until I am a black belt World champion”
Jun 07, 2012BJJEE
DJ Jackson is one of the most exiting competitors around these days. He recently won Gold at Brown belt at the Worlds and is looking to take the MMA world by storm! 1. How did you first start...
Worlds 2012 big star, Marcos Buchecha: “I never fight to a draw. Either I lose or I win. I prefer to take chances”
Jun 04, 2012BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha was the big name of the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds, held in California. The athlete of Checkmat won the Ultra heavyweight, submitting Leo Leite and winning the decision in the absolute, in a...
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:...
IBJJF Worlds PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Saturday June 2
Jun 01, 2012BJJEE
FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY, PLEASE GO HERE: http://www.bjjeasteurope.com/2012/06/ibjjf-worlds-play-by-play-sunday-june-3.html Tune in here at 9am California time or 6pm Paris or Belgrade time...
2012 IBJJF Worlds Team Preview: Gracie Humaita
Jun 01, 2012BJJEE
Source TP Grant for bloodyelbow “The 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champions are just around the corner and we are going to be delivering breakdowns of the major teams and their athletes...
2012 Worlds Team Preview: Alliance
May 31, 2012BJJEE
Source Ben Tharpa for Bloodyelbow Bloodyelbow did a great team preview for the 2012 Worlds. Here are the best parts: “As the 2012 Mundials kick off tomorrow in Long Beach, California, we bring...
2012 Worlds Team Preview: Checkmat
May 31, 2012BJJEE
Source: T.P. Grant for http://www.bloodyelbow.com/“The 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champions are just around the corner and we are going to be breakdowns of the major teams and their...
IBJJF Worlds Brown belts & Women’s black belt preview & predictions
May 31, 2012BJJEE
My good friend Kris Novell did a great Worlds 2012 preview on his blog http://pullingtheline.com/ with Brown and Black belts as well as women’s black.Since we’ve already done the...
Paris, training report: Gracie Barra 75 (Paris)
May 10, 2012BJJEE
Last friday night, after a long day of shopping in Paris, I went training at Gracie Barra Paris. The academy was created in 2005, and is lead by black belts Rattinho Eliaquim and Julien...
Paris, France training report: PS Phoenix
May 04, 2012BJJEE
Starting off from where I finished my last article: http://www.bjjeasteurope.com/2012/05/paris-france-training-report-jeremy.html , I had just finished my first training session for the day at...
From fashion model to BJJ champion, meet Monique Elias
Apr 21, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Monique, can you please present yourself to the Eastern Europe BJJ community? Monique winning the Pan Ams 2012 My name is Monique Medeiros Elias, 22 years old and Blue Belt. I train with Mario...
Loyalty in BJJ. What is a “Creonte” anyway?
Apr 20, 2012BJJEE
Article written by Bill Thomas for BJJ Weekly “For better or worse, Facebook has made millions of private squabbles public. Years ago when we had an issue with someone we could vent to a few...
Interview with Vedran Ikic from Croatia, World combat Ju-Jitsu and European BJJ champion
Apr 18, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Vedran can you introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? Hello my name is Vedran Ikic from Croatia, Zadar. I’m representing team Neves/Checkmat in Croatia through club...
Jiu-Jitsu superstar, Marcos Buchecha Almeida; “I’m focusing on the Worlds”
Apr 17, 2012BJJEE
Buchecha’s biography from BJJ Heroes Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca with an impressive resume. Before completing his twentieth birthday...
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...
