‘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...
Robert Drysdale: “BJJ Level In Poland Is On Par With Brazil”
Aug 04, 2014BJJEE
Robert Drysdale is currently in Europe for his tour of his affiliates. In this interview with Poland’s mmarocks.pl , he talks about how in the 10 years where he’s been...
French Black Belt Hugo Fevrier On Running His Own BJJ Team, His Smashing Style & Rolling Concepts
Jul 31, 2014BJJEE
French BJJ black belt Hugo Fevrier, is part of the second generation of French BJJ Pioneers. He started training in the late 90’s and never looked back. In this interview...
Brian McLaughlin: “BJJ Needs Rules Change To Increase Fight Relevancy”
Jul 29, 2014BJJEE
Brian McLaughlin is the head instructor at Precision MMA. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rob Kahn (the first person to receive a black belt under the legendary Royce...
Tournament Organizer Apologizes For & Bans Fascist Competitor
Jun 10, 2014BJJEE
Last weekend a grappling tournament called Global Grappling was held in Hungary. BJJ Eastern Europe were sent a picture of one of the competitors who stepped on the mat with a large...
IBJJF Under Attack: Accusations Of Corruption, Fraud, Initially Being Funded By Drug Traffickers etc…
Dec 17, 2013BJJEE
The website Bullshido.net which is famous for uncovering frauds and false claims in martial arts, has now focused on the leading federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the IBJJF which is run by Carlos...
Vale Tudo Legend Jorge Pereira Graduated To 7th Degree Red & Black Belt
Dec 12, 2013BJJEE
Master Jorge Pereira is a Vale tudo legend student of Rickson Gracie and the leader of Roots BJJ. You can read our interview with him here. This week he received the red and black belt (coral...
2013 Hungarian Open Final Results & Review
Nov 18, 2013BJJEE
Last weekend’s IX Hungarian Open which was held in Budapest, Hungary was a great success. The region’s largest competition gathered a record breaking 450 competitors on 6 matted areas....
Ricardo De La riva On His Retirement Fight With Yuki Nakai: “It Will Be a Battle. We Both Want To Win.”
Sep 16, 2013BJJEE
At 48 years of age, the great master Ricardo De La Riva has announced his retirement, but he will not leave the mat before one last roll. On September 21, in Tokyo, he will face Yuki Nakai, one of...
Interview With Rodrigo Pagani (Saulo Ribeiro Black Belt) During His Seminar In Moscow, Russia
Jun 26, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Rodrigo, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi Bjj Comunity of Eastern Europe, my name is Rodrigo Pagani, 3 degree black belt under Saulo Ribeiro...
Interview With South Africa’s First BJJ Black Belt: Rodney King
Jun 20, 2013BJJEE
Source: our friends at jitssa.net (South Africa’s leading BJJ website) Rodney King is currently a 3rd degree black belt under Rigan Machado, highest ranked BJJ practitioner in South...
2013 IBJJF Worlds Preview & Predictions
May 29, 2013BJJEE
From May 30, 31, June 01 and 02 2013 at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming on IBJJF TV...
The History Of BJJ In France, Part 1 Pioneers Of European BJJ
Feb 06, 2013BJJEE
France leads Europe by far at the moment in terms of number of BJJ black Belts, with 160 as of February 2013. It is also one of the first if not the first country in Europe where BJJ was introduced....
BJJ Black Belt Florent Luccionni On The BJJ Scene In France, And What He Learned From Training in Brazil.
Dec 13, 2012BJJEE
Florent Luccioni is a important member of the French Jiu-Jitsu coomunity. Him and his twin brother Jean Claude are both BJJ Black belts under Francisco Nonato and run Arte Suave Jiu-Jitsu academy in...
7th Degree Coral Belt Luiz Palhares Seminar Report In Bulgaria
Dec 06, 2012BJJEE
Written By Ivan Miroslavov Dimitrov On December the 1st a real live jiu jitsu legend held a seminar in Sofia, Bulgaria. Master Luiz Palhares a 7th degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coral belt, three times...
Why BJJ Being A Niche Sport Is A Good Thing
Dec 03, 2012BJJEE
Our friends from BJJ Pix wrote an interesting article how BJJ being a “niche sport” is not that bad at all. Here is a very good point to consider: “Normal people have the ability to...
Video Interview (In Serbian & Portuguese) with 4th Degree Black Belt Alesandro Nascimento, who now teaches in Serbia.
Nov 22, 2012BJJEE
Video Interview (In Serbian & Portuguese) with 4th Degree Black Belt Alesandro Nascimento (Gracie Humaita), who now teaches in Serbia. In this interview The Master talks about his Jiu-Jitsu...
7th Degree Coral Belt, Luiz Palhares Shows Some Sweeps For The Eastern European BJJ Community
Nov 22, 2012BJJEE
7th Degree Coral Belt Master Luiz Palhares (under Rickson Gracie) will be conducting a series of Seminars in Turkey, Albania and Bulgaria within the next few days. Here the information about his...
New Academies list
Nov 17, 2012bjjee
Here we keep the old list Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Greece Hungary Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland...
BJJ Citizen of The World, Thomas Genske On Training In UK, Brazil, Australia, US, & Spain.
Nov 08, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Thomas, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Hi, my name is Thomas Genske. Im 33. I was born in the Philippines to a German father and Filipina mother. I live...
Coral Belt, Luiz Palhares Seminar in Tirana, Albania
Nov 01, 2012BJJEE
All the Information is on the poster. Don’t miss the chance to learn from a BJJ Master. Luiz Palhares is a student of Rickson Gracie. The seminar is organized by Tirana MMA Center To learn more...
Robert Zeps,The Businessman behind Metamoris On Future Events.
Oct 24, 2012BJJEE
Source: The Fightworks Podcast Robert Zeps is a successful businessman who has been practicing Jiu-Jitsu for the past 5 years. He came up with the idea for Metamoris and approached Ralek Gracie....
BJJ Black Belt Robert Naumoski on BJJ In Australia & His Academy Roots BJJ In Macedonia.
Oct 24, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Robert, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? Name: Robert Naumoski, 38 years old and live in between Australia and Macedonia, I was born in Australia where...
Roberto Atalla On The State of BJJ in Europe, His Years in Poland etc
Oct 18, 2012BJJEE
Roberto Atalla is one of the founders of the Rio Grappling Club, an academy that has been producing some of the best European grapplers for the passed few years. Quick Bio from BJJ Heroes: In 1990...
