Junior Dos Santos Leaves Team Nogueira; Joins Rivals Nova Uniao
Feb 04, 2014BJJEE
The former UFC heavyweight world champion Junior dos Santos has reportedly left team Nogueira and moved to Nova Uniao. JDS has been with the Nogueira brothers since the beginning of his UFC...
Rafael Mendes: ‘In 2014 I’m Preparing Metamoris, The Growth Of My Team & The Birth Of My Son.”
Feb 01, 2014BJJEE
3x BJJ world champion, Rafael Mendes added another title to his collection. Last weekend, the Atos black belt won for the third time the Europeans, held in Lisbon, Portugal. In the final, Rafa faced...
Rodrigo Cavaca: ‘Watch Out For Zenith Team This Year In The Big Competitions.’
Jan 30, 2014BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu world Champion, the experienced Rodrigo Cavaca won his third European title last weekend in Lisbon, Portugal. The black belt, who plans to participate at all the calendar events...
Ludus Team Training Camp in Moscow, Russia with Alexandre Paiva 18 & 19.01.14
Jan 08, 2014BJJEE
BJJ holiday / training camp in Moscow, Russia: Ludus team Russia are organizing a training camp on the 18 and 19th of January in Lopotovo, Russia with Alexandre Paiva and Alexandre Deda Faria....
Team Joe Warren VS Team Renzo Gracie – Grapple at The Garden 2013 Highlights
Dec 03, 2013BJJEE
At The Grapple at The Garden 2013 event at Madison Square Garden, two teams of MMA fighters went head-to-head on the mats to see who would win in freestyle wrestling. With one team led by...
Rape, Intimidation, Sexual Harassment, Cult: Disturbing Stories From Inside Team Lloyd Irvin
Dec 03, 2013BJJEE
You have for sure heard by now about the Lloyd Irvin drama and the controversy surrounding him and some of his team members. Last year two of his male students were charged with rape after a...
Breaking News: Matthew Maldonado & Nicholas Schultz (Team Lloyd Irvin ) Rape Case: “Maldonado Found Not Guilty By Jury.”
Oct 28, 2013BJJEE
Click here for latest update (Thursday October 21) The case of Matthew Maldonado and Nicholas Schultz, the two male Lloyd Irvin students involved in the alleged New Years Eve rape of a third,...
Rodrigo Minotauro: “Toquinho Never Hurt Anyone In Team Nogueira. He Would Never Think Of Hurting Anyone On Purpose.”
Oct 17, 2013BJJEE
The most popular topic in the MMA community in recent days , the heel hook applied by Rousimar Palhares on Mike Pierce in the UFC, held last October 9 , is impacting the MMA world . Rodrigo...
Cavaca & Drysdale Release Name & Logo Of Their New Team
Oct 11, 2013BJJEE
After announcing his departure from Checkmat last week, Rodrigo Cavaca officiated his joining up with Robert Drysdale. Robert Drysdale (world champion black belt in 2005) and Cavaca (world...
Rodrigo Cavaca & Robert Drysdale Join Forces To Create A New International BJJ Super Team
Oct 07, 2013BJJEE
After announcing his departure from Checkmat last week, Rodrigo Cavaca officiated today his joining up with Robert Drysdale. Robert Drysdale (world champion black belt in 2005) and Cavaca...
Rodrigo Cavaca Leaves Team Checkmat- Michelle Nicolini Stays
Oct 02, 2013BJJEE
Rodrigo Cavaca announced on the morning of Wednesday that he would be leaving team Checkmat. The coach of Marcus Buchecha plans to air his career and therefore is out of the academy. The black belt...
GFTeam’s Vitor Oliveira On His NY Open Victory Over DJ Jackson: “I Used My Judo To Take Him Down.”
Jul 23, 2013BJJEE
At last weekend’s IBJJF New York Jiu-Jitsu Summer Open, Vitor Oliveira (GFTeam), won double gold at both the middleweight and absolute black belt divisions. One of Vitor’s achievements...
The BJJ Globetrotter Christian Graugart On The Creation Of His BJJ Globetrotter Team, Competing As A Black Belt & The Birth Of His Son
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
Christian Graugart went around the world training Jiu-Jitsu and wrote a blog and great book about it (if you have yet bought it, you should, click here) In this interview with BJJ Eastern Christian...
GFTeam Beast Ricardo Evangelista On His European Tour & Upcoming Competitions
Jun 27, 2013BJJEE
Ricardo Evangelista is a top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under master Julio Cesar from the Grappling Fight Team (GFT) and one of the best super heavyweights in BJJ having won several important...
Coach Of UAE Women’s BJJ Team Fighting To Lift IBJJF Ban On The Hijab
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Sports mixed with religion is a explosive subject. When it comes to Jiu-Jitsu the IBJJF has set strict rules over these past years about what you can and can’t wear when competing in one of...
2013 Worlds Training Camps: GF TEAM (video documentary)
May 28, 2013BJJEE
Three days before the 2013 Worlds kick off, Graciemag paid a visit to GF Team’s California headquarters to see how the team is doing at the last fine tuning for the championship. Lead by...
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam Introduces A Team Challenge
May 23, 2013BJJEE
Grapplers Quest Amsterdam which will be held on August 10-11 in Amsterdam, will be holding a 4 team challenge. All Fights will be in in the Gi and run under IBJJF rules the only exception being that...
Japanese/Brazilian Champs Marcos & Satoshi Souza: “We Are Joining Team Atos.”
May 22, 2013BJJEE
The brothers Marcos and Roberto “Satoshi” Souza are multiple Asian, World pro, and European champions and are based in Japan under their own team Bonsai BJJ. They are half Japanese, half...
Leo Vieira: “Lack Of Organization & Offshoot Teams Like Atos Separating from Us, Is What Has Kept Checkmat From Being The N.1 Overall Team.”
May 20, 2013BJJEE
Checkmat team leader Leo Vieira told ADCombat why he felt that Checkmat still hasn’t dethroned Alliance as the overall team. He also discussed the success of Checkmat which features such beasts...
Could This Be The Year Were Atos Dethrones Alliance As The Top Team BJJ In Competitions?
May 16, 2013BJJEE
The name Atos is still fairly new in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world, but the team has made a big impression. According to BJJ Heroes: “Atos was Created in 2008, Atos Jiu Jitsu is an academy led...
Andre Galvao: “I Am The Only Person That Is At The Same Time A Head Of Team (Atos) & A Top Competitor.”
May 15, 2013BJJEE
Multiple world and ADCC champion Andre Galvao talked to ADcombat about his preparations for the IBJJF Worlds. He talked about his position as a team leader at Atos and a world class competitor:...
GFTeam Rising Star, Jaime Canuto: “There Is No Other Place In The World With The Level Of Training Of GFTeam.”
May 08, 2013BJJEE
GFTEAM’s Jaime Canuto made a big name for himself in 2013 when he won his brown belt middleweight division at the Pans and beating UFC champ Benson Henderson on the way. In this...
Leo Vieira: “IBJJF Needs To Involve Representatives Of All BJJ Teams More, To Make The Sport Evolve…”
May 06, 2013BJJEE
BJJ legend Leonardo Vieira is the co-founder of important teams such as Brasa and Checkmat, and coach of BJJ’s most prominent athletes such as Lucas Leite, João Assis and many others. He is also...
Rickson Gracie Black Belt Works As The Tackling Coach Of The Australian Rugby League Team, The Gold Coast Titans.
Apr 16, 2013BJJEE
Rickson Gracie black-belt Jason Roebig, shows us how the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has affected his life and re-connected him to his fathers influence in Rugby. Jason gives his knowledge of...
