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Exclusive Interview With Tony Gonzalez, Marcus Buchecha’s Personal Trainer
1. Hi Tony can you please introduce yourself to BJJ community of Eastern Europe? My name is Tony Gonzalez, 45 years olds, from San Diego California. Both my parents are from the Philippine Islands,...
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Metamoris II Results & Review
Photo by: bjjpix The evening started with Victor Estima vs JT Torres: This was a 20 mins footlock battle with reaping (since this wasn’t IBJJF rules). The whole fight pretty much consisted of leg...
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What We Learned From Metamoris II
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...
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Interview with 2013 Purple Belt World BJJ Champ, The UK’s Vanessa English
Photo: Graciemag 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...
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Interview With Chechen BJJ Black Belt, Arbi Muradov
Arbi Muradov is a Chechen BJJ black belt under Felipe Costa. He has been at the top of the Belgian BJJ scene for several years now. Arbi has been teaching classes in Russia and has even single...
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Rodrigo Cavaca: “Buchecha Will Be The Best In Jiu-Jitsu History.”
photo: Tatame Two years after Having temporarily stopped his career due to knee surgery, 2013 will be a special year for Rodrigo Cavaca. After his great achievement – when he closed the category of...
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The 10 Principles Of Grappling, By Luta Livre Master Roberto Leitao
Written by Raphael Levy for Jits.fr (translated from French) With two colleagues, I was doing a few years ago my first pilgrimage to Rio. And like many gringos before me, after a few weeks of frantic...
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Paulo & Joao Miyao Get Promoted To Black Belt: Set To Make Immediate Impact...
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...
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Interview With Rodrigo Pagani (Saulo Ribeiro Black Belt) During His Seminar...
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...
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BJJ In The French Foreign Legion: Interview With BJJ Black Belt Instructor,...
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère, L.E.) is a military service wing of the French Army established in 1831, unique because it was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to...
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BJJ Competitions: How Are Masters & Seniors Different From Adult Divisions?
By Guillaume Huni When competing in BJJ past the age of 30, you have the option to enter some tournaments in the master or senior divisions. For IBJJF tournaments, they have set up age divisions for...
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Breaking Down Barriers: Ghalia Baggily, The Highest Ranked Arab Woman In BJJ
Ghalia Baggily-Ogden Smith is a BJJ brown belt teaching in Beirut, Lebanon. In this exclusive interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, Ghalia talks about very interesting BJJ journey that took her from the...
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Peter Lakatos, Strength Coach For Carlson Gracie Hungary, Gives Some Solid...
Peter Lakatos is a StrongFirst Girya Master Instructor with Pavel Tsatsouline, Expert 2 Krav Maga instructor with Eyal Yanilov, blue belt Brazilian jiu jitsu practicioner with Carlson Gracie Jr., and...
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Marcus Buchecha Almeida Training & Teaching In Russia
The current absolute world champion Marcus “Buchecha”, 23 years old, was recently touring the world teaching and of course training Jiu-Jitsu. Here he is in Russia during his 3 day seminar at Alliance...
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Interview With Paul Stolyar, Ukraine’s First BJJ Black Belt
Paul Stolyar (black gi, second from right) Ukraine finally has a BJJ black belt. Even though he lives in Australia, Paul (Pavel “Pasha’) Stolyar is proud to represent Ukraine. In this interview with...
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Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral Back To Jiu-Jitsu, Looking To Compete At Rio Open
After announcing his retirement from MMA , Renato Babalu plans to return to Jiu-Jitsu. At 37, Babalu has had 48 MMA fights – and only 11 losses – throughout his brilliant career. He is looking forward...
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Roger Gracie Considering An Offer To Face Marcus Buchecha In Metamoris III
In October 2012, at Metamoris Pro 1, Roger Gracie put his gi back on to face the biggest name in Jiu-Jitsu today: Marcus Buchecha Almeida . The match ended in a draw after 20 minutes. The two meet...
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The BJJ Globetrotter Christian Graugart On The Creation Of His BJJ...
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...
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Paulo Miyao Joins The Copa Podio Middleweight GP; List Of Competitors Complete
Source: Tatame. The list of participants of the second season’s of the Copa Podio middleweight GP no longer has room for anyone else. On the afternoon of Tuesday (23), the event’s organizers confirmed...
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Interview w/ Norbert Novak, Braulio Estima’s Right Hand Man: From Cleaning...
Poland’s Norbert Novak is an example of humility and hard work. Black belt under Braulio Estima, head instructor at Gracie Barra Birmingham, Norbert talked to BJJ Eastern Europe about his bumpy road...
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