Europe has a strong nogi culture. Amazing trials

Part 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUXRDNpFXsw


Many Gary Tonnen'y type grapplers. Awesome. We'll see how they hole up.

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TqYSNNETWs

Awesome video!!!!

With luta livre instructors like Andyconda in Germany, Nicolas Renier in France, and Marcelo Brigadeiro in the UK; European no-gi has had a great foundation to build on from the start.

I just mentioned Germany, France, and the U.K. But, got damn it seems like Poland and the Caucasus are up-and-coming powerhouses!

Oskar Piechota was a darkhorse badass who surprised everyone at ADCC 2013. Then you see his countryman (apparently) Zbigniew Tyszka disposing of him with that ultra slick 411 transition in this trials. I'm excited to see what that guy does at this ADCC.

Poland has so many black belts compared to geographically close regions. http://www.bjjee.com/belt-rankings/#poland

I'm not sure of he origin of 'Go to Poland' but it's a good idea.

shit, you'd swear it was sub only by the video

That was some gangsta ish right there.

It looks like these trials were in Sofia, Bulgaria. I guess that explains the super strong wrestling in the videos.

Andyconda is a great Luta Livre instructor, if your german isn't too shabby you should check out his youtube channel, lots of slick attacks

Awesome