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...
Should You Be Using A Cup When Training Jiu-Jitsu?
Oct 13, 2012BJJEE
Source: Rio Jiu-Jitsu Guide ‘If you have the required anatomy, you’ve been kicked in the balls at some point. It hurts. I know this, and you know this. But bear with me, briefly, while Rio...
The Rapid Growth Of BJJ & MMA in Singapore
Oct 12, 2012BJJEE
Singapore, the small City State in South East Asia now counts among the richest countries in the world. Jiu-Jitsu and MMA have grown there at the same pace as this tiger economy. Here is a training...
Live Play By Play For Metamoris Pro
Oct 12, 2012BJJEE
12 of the world’s BEST JIU JITSU PRACTITIONERS will face off in six exciting matches of 20 minutes each. No points, no advantages, victory by SUBMISSION ONLY! On Sunday OCTOBER 14th, 2012, be...
Exclusive interview with Italian & European Champion Luca Anacoreta
Oct 09, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Luca, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? Hi everybody, I am Luca Anacoreta, I come from Rome, I am 23, I live in Rome, I am a brown belt (master Rogerio...
Are Olympic Lifts Appropriate For BJJ?
Oct 01, 2012BJJEE
Seeing Roger Gracie doing Olympic lifts during his preparation for his Metamoris superfight with Marcus Buchecha, make s us wonder what are the benefit of Olympic lifts for BJJ. Powering through...
Female Grappling Legend Hannette Staack: “If you specialize in some techniques, practice them so that people will not be able to defend them”
Sep 27, 2012BJJEE
Hannette Staack is arguably the best female jiu jitsu black belt in history. She is a black belt from Andre Negao. Hannette Staack is a 6 times world championship as wella as 3 time ADCC champion....
Rickson Gracie’s Representative in Hungary, Remy VdrHoot On His Academy In Pecs & Training With Rickson & Fedor
Sep 24, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Remy, pleaseintroduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe: Hi All! My name is Remy VdrHoort. I’m 38 years old. I was born in a little village near Amsterdam (Holland) and now...
Vinny Magalhaes: “I’m Not Impressed By Igor Pokrajac”
Sep 23, 2012BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu ace Vinny Magalhaes had an impressive win over Croatia’s Igor Pokrajac at UFC 152, dispatching him with a second round armbar. The Jiu-Jitsu World Champion has this say about his...
Roger Gracie Black Belt, Nicholas Brooks On His Academy Mill Hill BJJ, The Growth Of BJJ In The UK, And His Academy in Slovakia
Sep 19, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Nich, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Nicholas Brooks, London UK, Black Belt, Roger Gracie Academy, Mill Hill BJJ (my academy) Europeans 4X, World...
Andre Galvao on Metamoris Pro: “These rules are fine for someone who wants to drag out a draw.”
Sep 13, 2012BJJEE
Andre Galvao has a counter to Ryron Gracie’s interview. You can see that Andre Galvao is taking the Metamoris Pro challenge very seriously. We also get the impression that he feels that the...
Austria’s BJJ Master Orlando Neto: “My Biggest Victory Is Watching My Students Improve.”
Sep 13, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Orlando, please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? I´m Orlando Machado Neto (O.NetoBJJ), from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I live in Vienna , Austria where I teach at...
European FILA Grappling Champion, Uroš Čulić From Serbia:” Anybody Can Be Beaten With The Simplest Techniques If Applied Properly”
Sep 06, 2012BJJEE
1. Uros can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? My name is Uroš Čulić, I’m from Serbia and my hometown is Belgrade. Im a purple belt in BJJ and my main...
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....
Relson Gracie On Sport Jiu-Jitsu, Roger Gracie, Rickson’s 400 fights and His Feud with Royce Gracie
Aug 27, 2012BJJEE
Source: TATAME (translated from English) Coral belt (Red and Black) in Jiu-Jitsu and son of none other than Helio Gracie, Relson Gracie has lived in the U.S. for 27 years and has never taught in...
Swedish BJJ Champion Arben Latifi On His BJJ Journey, His Kosovo Albanian roots & His Social Program for Youths
Aug 24, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Arben, can you please intro yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Arben Latifi 37 years old, my parents are Albanians from Kosova. I was born in Sweden. I am a black belt from...
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...
Brandon “Wolverine” Mullins on Mental Preparation, Strategies & Training for Competition
Jul 31, 2012BJJEE
The Guys at BJJ.org did a very long and very informative interview with Brandon “Wolverine” Mullins, one of the hardest working and most respected grapplers active in North America today....
Hungarian Black Belt Gabor Fodor on Carlson Gracie Mentality and BJJ in Hungary
Jul 25, 2012BJJEE
1.Please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Gabor with a student My name is Gabor Fodor, I am 36 years old, from Budapest, Hungary. I am a BJJ black belt under Mihály...
Pan Am 2012 champion Yuri Simoes : “Nobody is invincible, everybody can be defeated”
Jun 25, 2012BJJEE
Our friends from grapplerinfo.pl recently had a interview with Yuri Simoes. Be sure to also check out our interview with Yuri where he talks about his past and BJJ journey. 1. Hi Yuri, can you...
BJJ legend Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros: “I’m not retiring completely. I just won’t be competing at the worlds.”
Jun 14, 2012BJJEE
Biography from BJJ Heroes3x World Champion (1998 – Brown Belt, 1999 & 2000 – Black Belt Absolute Division), Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros is a historical Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt...
Polish grappler Asia Kiki (Joanna Ogrodnik): “I like challenges, I’m a Psycho”
Jun 13, 2012BJJEE
1.Asia can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? My name is Joanna Ogrodnik, BJJ purple belt since 2010, I train now in wrestling club LKS Dąb Brzeznica and I work...
Robert Drysdale: “Gi is my favorite. The possibilities are endless. Gi is like an Xbox 360, No Gi is an Atari..”
Jun 11, 2012BJJEE
Some questions in this interview were taken from Robert’s interview with Cagepotato Robert Drysdale is an 1/2 American 1/2 Brazilian Grappler, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and ADCC open...
