Watch The Europeans Absolute Final Between Alexander Trans & Yuri Simoes
Jan 27, 2014BJJEE
For the first time in the IBJJF Europeans, a European was crowned male black belt open class champion. Danish terminator Alexander Trans beatYuri Simões in the final. Trans had a clinic as he...
2014 Europeans Day 3: Trans vs Simoes & Luana vs Hansson Black Belt Absolute Finals
Jan 25, 2014BJJEE
Day 3 of the 2014 Europeans is done and dusted. The action saw the brown master and black belt adult aboslute take place. The finalists for the black belt absolute final matches have been decided. In...
News From Lisbon: Changes To The IBJJF Rules For 2014
Jan 23, 2014BJJEE
The European Open Championship is the first event of the IBJJF competition calendar, and like every year all international referees gather to pass the yearly referee course. Constantly trying...
Effects Of Anger On Jiu-Jitsu Performance & How To Channel It To Conquer
Jan 22, 2014BJJEE
“Anger is a gift” Rage against the machine By Guillaume Huni Having a bit of a bad temper and a short fuse, I’ve recently been doing some research on effects of anger on...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Maryanne Mullahy, IBJJF Number 1 Ranked Female Brown Belt No Gi
Jan 15, 2014BJJEE
Maryanne Mullahy trains and teaches out of Absolute MMA/Maromba in Melbourne, Australia. This world class brown belt won the Worlds as a blue belt in California in 2008, came second in purple...
Seminar Report: Rickson Gracie ‘Invisible Jiu-Jitsu’ Seminar At The Gracie Academy
Dec 31, 2013BJJEE
“little” Tony Pacenski (http://www.soulfight.net/) attended the Rickson Gracie “Invisible Jiu-Jitsu’ seminar at the Gracie academy in Los Angeles and wrote this seminar report...
Submission strategy with Stephen Whittier
Dec 18, 2013
So we asked Stephen Whittier about submission strategy, especially involving stronger guys. How does your body want to move First things first, in order to submit something you need to have...
Andy Roberts, Black Belt Under Roger Gracie,: “I Teach Jiu-Jitsu That Works In MMA, Self Defense & Competition.”
Dec 03, 2013BJJEE
Andy Roberts is a respected BJJ instructor and competitor from the UK. He holds a black belt under Roger Gracie. In this interview with BJJ eastern Europe, Andy talks about his BJJ story which took...
World Class Brown Belt Sebastian Brosche: “If you are into BJJ for the long run, then Yoga is your greatest tool to stay healthy and nimble, no matter how old you get.”
Nov 29, 2013BJJEE
Sebastian Brosche is one of the biggest European BJJ hopes. He is a brown belt in BJJ and second degree black belt in judo. He was raised in Northern Sweden and is currently living in in Oslo...
Seminar Report: Serbian BJJ Community Humanitarian Seminar For Philippines Typhoon Victims
Nov 25, 2013BJJEE
On Sunday November 24, in Belgrade, Serbia a humanitarian seminar for the victims of typhoon Haiyan was held. This seminar was attended by members of the Serbian BJJ/grappling community from all the...
Interview With Ricardo Rezende: Jiu-Jitsu Expo Black Belt GP Winner
Nov 14, 2013BJJEE
Ricardo Rezende recently made a big splash on the black belt BJJ competition scene as he won the grueling Jiu-Jitsu expo BB grand prix. Ricardo was Born And raised in Campo Grande, Brazil....
The Evolution Of The Miyao Bros At Black Belt
Nov 09, 2013BJJEE
Breaking down the evolution of the Miyao brothers game now that they are at black belts. Be sure to also check out our article: What Makes The Miyao Brothers So Good? Twin brothers Joao...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Sweden’s Tommy Karlsson, The Jiu-Jitsu Viking, On Hardcore Training, Love Of Meat & Viking Ancestors
Nov 01, 2013BJJEE
Tommy Karlsson is a beast. He may very well be the next big thing to come out of Europe. This very disciplined competitor has set big goals ahead of him and intends to achieve them. In this interview...
The Purple Belt That Shocked The World @ADCC 2013: Jared Dopp
Oct 28, 2013BJJEE
If you haven’t heard of the name Jared Dopp before, you will now. This purple belt under Rafael Lovato Jr had a breakthrough performance at the last ADCC where he eliminated Amir Allam,...
BJJ Training Report: Dublin, Ireland With Darragh O Conaill.
Oct 24, 2013BJJEE
Written by Raphael Levy for the excellent French BJJ website Jits.fr Ireland, land of Leprechauns, pots of gold, four leaf clovers and Guinness beer. Although it may be difficult to come...
BJJEE Rising Stars: The Mahecha Twins, World Class BJJ Brown Belts
Oct 10, 2013BJJEE
The Mahecha bros are two world class BJJ brown belts that you should keep an eye on. They are sure to be contenders at black belt. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, the twin brothers Brian...
European Champ Alexander Trans On ADCC 2013: “I Don’t Care Who I’m Going To Fight. I’ll Focus On Myself And See What Happens.”
Sep 23, 2013BJJEE
The excellent Swedish blog, grapplingbloggen.se recently conducted a interview with Denmark’s Alexander Trans, Last year’s European black belt Champion in IBJJF and ADCC European...
Become An Armbar Machine – Rapid Fire Armbar Drill
Sep 13, 2013
“Dan Faggella is a no-gi Pan Am champion at 134lbs, writer for numerous BJJ magazines, BJJ Academy owner at Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts, and blogger here at BJJEE.com. To check out...
Great Brazilian-Australian Hope William Dias: “I’m Dedicated To Achieving My Dream Of Becoming A World Champion.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEE
William Dias is a Brazilian BJJ black belt and Capoeira master living of Australia. He is one of the brightest BJJ stars coming out of Australia. He runs his school Brazil Combat in Perth. In this...
Copa Podio: Felipe ‘Preguica’ Wins Middleweight GP, Clark Gracie Clarkoplatas His Way To Victory, Leandro Lo Beats Calansans.
Sep 09, 2013BJJEE
Felipe “Preguica” Pena was crowned champion of the Copa Podio middleweight event held on Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at the Tijuca Tennis Club in Rio de Janeiro. The Gracie Barra BH...
Checkmat Ace Renato Cardoso On His Preparation For Copa Podio, Expectations & His Style Of Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 28, 2013BJJEE
Renato Cardodo is a black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, who has a super aggressive style, and mean footlocks. Read more about Renato here. He won the double gold at Sao Paulo Open, and was CBJJE...
Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Aug 02, 2013BJJEE
Alain Pozo has been training BJJ and No Gi grappling for over 16 years. In this time, the sport has brought to train from his native Brazil to the US and to finally settle in the UK. He leads the...
BJJEE Rising Stars: Poland’s Adam Wardszinski: “I’ve Competed 14 Times This season.”
Jul 30, 2013BJJEE
Poland’s Adam Wardzinski has only been training BJJ since 2010 but in that relatively short time, he has achieved impressive competition results both in the local Polish as well as the...
Jean Jacques Machado: “I Have Two Arms, Two Legs & One And A Half Hands.”
Jul 19, 2013BJJEE
Jean Jacques Machado is one of the legends of BJJ. Machado was one of the top competitors in Brazil in the 80’s. He then moved to the United States to open his own academy. He won the ADCC...
