BJJEE Rising Stars: Slovenia’s Miha Perhavec
Jul 05, 2013BJJEE
Miha Perhavec is a very deicated BJJ competitor that is taking the European BJJ and grappling circuit by storm. This soft spoken and humble individual is a killer on the mats. In this interview...
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...
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...
Paulo & Joao Miyao Get Promoted To Black Belt: Set To Make Immediate Impact In New BB Division
Jun 25, 2013BJJEE
Yesterday, twin brothers Joao Miyao and Paulo Miyao were promoted to BJJ Black Belts by their Professor Cicero Costha in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The academy hosts other famous black belts such as Leandro...
Sweden’s First Female BJJ black Belt, Ida Hansson On The Worlds & Being A IBJJF Referee
Jun 24, 2013BJJEE
The first Swedish female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ida Hansson is also one of the top competitors of her generation, having fought throughout the world, medalling in some of the world’s...
Interview with 2013 Purple Belt World BJJ Champ, The UK’s Vanessa English
Jun 14, 2013BJJEE
Vanessa English is a up in coming BJJ player from Nottingham, UK who took gold at this year’s World Championships at purple belt. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, she talks about her...
Interview With Jeffrey Graham, Instructor @Carlson Gracie Las Vegas: “Nothing Is More Important Than Jiu-Jitsu.”
Jun 13, 2013BJJEE
Jeff Graham has been training BJJ since 1997. In this time, he has trained in Hawaii, The Philippines and Las Vegas where he is an instructor at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas. In this interview with BJJ...
What We Learned From Metamoris II
Jun 11, 2013BJJEE
Written by James Jayme A lot of people today are complaining about seeing high level competitors stay on double guard positions for the whole duration of the match, trying to rack up points than to...
BJJEE Rising Stars: France’s Damien Migai
Jun 05, 2013BJJEE
France’s Damien Migai is a rising star in the the European BJJ scene. This 18 year old is 100% commited to making it in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. Damien spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe about his...
Dave Camarillo On Ronda Rousey’s Ground Game: “She’s Not An Elite Level Ground Tactician.”
Jun 04, 2013BJJEE
Dave Camarillo, a former coach at American Kickboxing Academy, is a black belt in both judo and jiu-jitsu and has developed a style known as ‘Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu’ that incorporates the...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
BJJ Black Belt Andre ‘Tim’ Monteiro On His Upcoming Tour Focused on Central-Eastern Europe
May 30, 2013BJJEE
Andre Monteiro, AKA “Tim”, is a Brasileiro and Pan champion from the Carlson Gracie lineage, who runs his own school in Texas. In this interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Tim talks about how...
Marcus Buchecha Seminar In Amsterdam, June 13th.
May 17, 2013BJJEE
On June 13th, the 6x Jiu Jitsu World Champion Marcus Almeida ‘Buchecha’ will give a seminar in Holland for the first time ever. Marcus ‘Buchecha’ is the current black belt...
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...
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...
Leonardo Neves Seminar In Belgrade, Serbia 7-9 June, 2013
May 08, 2013BJJEE
Leonardo Neves, BJJ Black belt and leader of Leo Neves BJJ- Checkmat will be holding a BJJ seminar in Belgrade, Serbia from the 7th to 9th of June, 2013. The seminar is open to all, even those that...
BJJ Eastern Europe Rising Stars: Serbia’s Luka Radulovic
May 06, 2013BJJEE
Luka Radulovic is a rising star in the Eastern European BJJ scene. This 21 year old has been on a tear in the past 18 months competing and medalling in every local tournament and generally dedicating...
World Pro Champ After DQ of Keenan & Miyao, Kaue Damasceno: “My Victory Is 50% Mine & 50% For My Teachers.”
Apr 19, 2013BJJEE
With the disqualification of Paulo Miyao andl Keenan Cornelius for lack of combativeness in the absolute brown belt final, Kaue Damasceno ended up with the belt and the title. “When you do...
AD World Pro Weight Finals: Rodolfo Impresses, Marcos Souza Surprises etc…
Apr 12, 2013BJJEE
In Abu Dhabi, the ultimate authority is the Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al-Nay Nan. But inside the dojo, the one who commands the country is Rodolfo Vieira. The athlete from GFTeam confirmed his favorite...
GFTeam UK’s Gabriel Rainho On GFTeam’s International Growth & Future Plans
Apr 05, 2013BJJEE
GFTeam UK’s Gabriel Rainho sat down with BJJ Eastern and went over his Jiu-Jitsu story since childhood, training under GFTeam in Rio, opening new academies in Europe and future plans: 1. Hi...
The Success Story Behind Shoyoroll Brand
Apr 03, 2013BJJEE
If you train BJJ and follow the scene, you must have heard of Shoyoroll the BJJ gi and streetwear company that has a cult following and sponsors some of today’s biggest stars. Not many people...
IBJJF Pan PLAY BY PLAY and Results, Saturday March 23rd
Mar 24, 2013BJJEE
To get the PLAY BY PLAY for sunday’s action click here SATURDAY, MARCH 23TH 12:00 Ok guys we are live from Irvine California! At the moment it’s mostly brown and black belt belt senior....
2013 European Black Belt Champ Yasmin Sewgobind On BJJ In Holland & The Evolution Of Women’s BJJ
Mar 18, 2013BJJEE
1. Hi Yasmin, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Ola jiujiteiros! My name is Yasmin Sewgobind. I am 29 years old. I was born in Amsterdam but my parents are...
BJJEE Young Guns: Ostap Manastyrski On Winning The Europeans At Purple Belt, BJJ in Canada & His Ukrainian Origins
Mar 06, 2013BJJEE
Ostap Manastyrski is a Ukrainian-Canbadian purple belt BJJ European champion and World medalist. In this Interview with BJJEE, he talks about dedicating his life to learning and teaching jiu jitsu: ...
