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...
BJJ pioneer in Sweden: Marcelo “Yogui” Santiago: “Sweden is one of the powerhouses of European BJJ”
May 30, 2012BJJEE
Source: grapplerinfo.pl 1 -Could you tell us how your adventure with BJJ started? How did you get involved in BJJ? First thank you guys for the oportunity to share a litle of my life. The first...
IBJJF Worlds 2012 Team Preview: Atos
May 29, 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 do breakdowns of the major BJJ teams and...
IBJJF Worlds 2012, Analysis & Predictions
May 28, 2012BJJEE
Source: The excellent J SHO for EFN This is the 17th Mundials of the modern era (1996 – ) and despite the absence of a number of Elite players due to injury, MMA or retirement (not least...
Use your “Spidey senses”! Go from good to great in BJJ: Awareness
May 25, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.davecamarillo.com/ Have you ever wondered what makes some grapplers great and other just mediocre? I don’t but I have an idea: Awareness in other words using your...
match ups for the Worlds
May 24, 2012BJJEE
With around 2,500 athletes signed up, the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship is set to begin on the coming 31st of May, and there’s an ocean of possibilities for the sport-Jiu-Jitsu world. Who’ll...
Cauliflower ears in Jiu-Jitsu. What causes them, how to prevent and treat them
May 23, 2012BJJEE
This article was sourced from a few articles notably from http://www.grapplearts.com/index.php and a few forum posts on sherdog. I also added my story as I’m also a cauliflower guy 🙂...
DJ Jackson
May 22, 2012BJJEE
DJ Jackson (Team Lloyd Irvin) Today’s “Young Guns” segment features DJ Jackson, a young man who has quickly become a popular name in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Submission Grappling scene. Under...
BJJ EASTERN EUROPE PHOTO CONTEST SPONSORED BY PREDATOR KIMONOS. Win a brand new Predator BJJ gi!
May 21, 2012BJJEE
***BEST BJJ PHOTO DEPICTING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS***1. genuinely unique facial expression due to applied submission (struggle) 2. super-natural ability or rather acrobatic shot of...
3 Ways to Use Cold Therapy for Increased Recovery
May 18, 2012BJJEE
Source: Andrew Read for http://breakingmuscle.com/ I’ve often heard that taking a cold shower after a hard training can greatly helps recovery. This article from breakingmuscle covers those...
Owner of the nastiest footlock in Jiu-Jitsu, Victor Estima: “I am in the best shape ever”
May 17, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.graciebarra.com/ Victor Estima is not only lighting up the competition scene having won some of the major BJJ tourneys in 2011 but he is also busy as the Gracie Barra Regional...
BJJ Eastern Europe Gi Review: MKimonos Hybrid Gi
May 17, 2012BJJEE
MKimonos Hybrid gi is the latest in MKimono’s line of premium Jiu Jitsu gis. From the very start when I started to train Jiu-Jitsu I had always been fascinated by this legendary brand coming...
The hidden cost of pursuing your passion (Jiu-Jitsu)
May 16, 2012BJJEE
Source: Valerie Worthington for Breaking MuscleBJJ is more than just a 2 time a week hobby for must of us. Very fast it becomes a passion. This article covers the real costs of pursuing your passion...
Mendes Brothers talk leg locks, competing in the absolute, and who is better between the two brothers in the gym
May 15, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.mendesbros.com/ You are both pretty young and you have already achieved great success in jiu-jitsu both with the gi and without the gi. You medaled in the most prestigious...
Jiu-Jitsu Expo controversy: Bráulio addresses Nick Diaz no-show and argument with Kron Gracie
May 15, 2012BJJEE
Source: Marcelo Dunlop for Graciemag “The Jiu-Jitsu star Bráulio Estima just can’t take training and not fighting anymore. On his ill-fated would-be MMA debut, in 2010, the event Shine...
BJJ’s next big star: Roberto “Satoshi” De Souza: “We have World Class BJJ in Japan”
May 14, 2012BJJEE
Satoshi Biography taken from BJJ Heroes Satoshi beat Michael Langhi and JT Torres to win Europeans 2012 Roberto Satoshi, also known as Roberto “Toshi”, is one of five successful grappling...
Germany’s top BJJ player, Johannes Wieth: “I only go for gold, there is no 2nd place for me”
May 14, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Johannes, can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern Europe BJJ community? Hi, my name is Johannes Wieth. I am 33 years old and i live in Munich, Germany. Some of my accomplishments in...
A black belt is a white belt that didn’t quit! Pressure And The New Belt
May 10, 2012BJJEE
Article written by BJJ black belt Darren Curie for Combatbaseblog Jiu Jitsu is a simple process stripped of the typical BS of the “traditional” arts (for now); you train long and hard,...
BJJ Eastern Europe rising stars: Slovenia’s Djordje Kesić
May 06, 2012BJJEE
1. Djordje can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern EuropeanBJJ community? Hi, my name is Djordje Kesić and I’m a purple belt under Rodrigo Carvalho, Akxe BJJ.I train at Fight Club...
BJJ Eastern Europe stars: Croatia’s Matko Kvesic
May 04, 2012BJJEE
1. Matko can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ cmmunity?Hello to all readers of BJJEE, props for the very good and actual BJJ website!Matko Kvesic, brown belt, training now...
BJJ Eastern Europe rising stars: Serbia’s Uros Domanovic
May 02, 2012BJJEE
1. Uros can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? My name is Uros Domanovic 19 years old. I’m a BJJ purple belt and I train at Zerjal Team in Belgrade, Serbia. So...
BJJ Eastern Europe rising stars: Croatia’s Aša Nadarević
Apr 30, 2012BJJEE
1.Asa can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? Hi , my name is , I’m 21 years old and currently training as a blue belt under Dubravko Čolić and Ilija...
