Jon Olav Einemo is a giant: both in physical size and in his status as a grappler; hailing from Norway, Einemo blazed a trail at the 2002 Mundials in the blue belt Absolute division winning five fights out of six via submission. Jon Olav Einemo is a giant : both in physical size and in […]
In all the years on the reporting front, I`ve carried around a top ten list of people in the grappling world that I have wanted to interview; In all the years on the reporting front, I`ve carried around a top ten list of people in the grappling world that I have wanted to interview; I`ve […]
Braulio Estima is a man that requires no introduction on the UK BJJ sceneBraulio Estima is a man that requires no introduction on the UK BJJ scene; having wiped out the opposition in the recent ADCC Scandinavian Qualifiers in January this year, Braulio is back in the UK teaching in Birmingham and touring the UK […]
North East BJJ League dip their toes in competition waters!BJJ competitions are pretty thin on the ground this year, so when Peter Irving announced their first BJJ event, attendance was mandatory; travelling up the night before with student Will Burke and enduring a horrendous four hour journey, we were met at the other side of […]
Gracie Barra Channel Islands – one year on!Exactly twelve months ago to the week, I made my first visit to St Helier, Jersey, at the invitation of Rob Staples, who runs the Gracie Barra academy at the Fort Regent Leisure Centre. The trip coincided with a seminar hosted by Mauricao Gomes and it was also […]
