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Article and Video Guidleines for BJJ Legends
Written by BJJ Legends Editors
Intersted to be Interviewed By BJJ Legends Mag,
Make sure you contact us regarding your interest.
To set your expectations this can go a couple of ways:
1. If our editors consider a feature for the magazine, we will need to arrange and interview and bjj/grappling technique shoot. With the upcoming competitions in California - we often schedule them around the Pan Am, No-Gi and Mundials (Wolrd Championships)..
* Note: in-person is not always required however does provide the most professional look and lends to great promotion all involved.
2. If it is determined not to be a feature at this time, we may still shoot it, or we would ask your team to interview (in the style in our bjj mag) and provide photos and video if you can. This will get the information on our site and potentially in the magazine at an undetermined time.
See our Article Guidelines Below.
Independent Writers with Stories or Sports Coverage:
Contact us with your pitch or article.
ARTICLE Guidelines
We're looking for articles that can be submitted with a 400 to 800 word count. Larger Exposes such as the ADCC, Abu Dhabi, Major International Tournaments may required 1600 word count.
Person based features require Hi res photos and 6 technique positions shot ideally in HD format. Video is preferred as an addition but not required.
Depending on the article quality, it could probably be a web article and possibly be in the magazine - subject to editorial review.
If WE SAID FOR YOU TO Produce the Article... Use this guide....
Some quick lessons learned that can help you:
1. Review our magazine and format the interview as we format the article, interview style. Engage a good writer to edit or help. Good writers only make you look good, make less work for us and mark it EASY to get in the mag.
2. VIDEO: When submitting video, raw video tape is ok or QT movie format in HD, digital files - NO DVDs please
3. PHOTOGRAPHY: Provide Hi Res photos 5 MP or higher - JPG or RAW format is ok.
- TAKE 1 Photo of each position and transition
- Try to take more than 6 photos of moving through the position as we'll determine what may and may not be needed.
4. VIDEO TECHNIQUES: Techniques are not required but CAN GET YOU IN THE MAG- so consider doing them. When shooting on video, make sure to:
- say the technique name each time at each take.
- Get 2 directional shots
- Have good audio quality and talk/explain each step of the technique.
- Think of it as: 1st take - explanation of detail, 2nd take (different angle) - explanation of detail, 3rd take - Done at regular speed - no explanation.
5. Provide what you want to promote - we're big on promoting instructors, school and those who help us... include:
- Names, Addresses, web addresses, email, etc..
6. If accepted. Video and photo participants will need to sign a release and waiver as we need the freedom to use the video/photos as we see fit.
YOUR FINAL CHECK - LIST
1) Interview - transcribed
2) Your promotional Information
3) Video - tape or email us for FTP info - MOV format, HD preferred. Trimmed if possible excluding erroneos video.
4) Photographs and description of each major move/transition - provide on disk or email us for FTP.
Good luck and let us know when you are ready with the content.
BJJ Legends Magazine and BJJLegends.com enlists contributors from around the world.
Our core contributors include:
Mafu Kobus - Black Belt and regular contributor to BJJ Legneds Mag
Felipe Costa - Black Belt and Traveling professor - writes an editorial in BJJ Legends Mag.
Rose Gracie - Contributor to the Gracie Diet
Moegi Abe - Jiu-Jitsu practicioner, contributor and translator for BJJ Legends Mag
Shijin Abe - Former fighter and contributor to BJJ Legends Mag
Kris Shaw - Photographer, 3rd American woman JiuJitsu Black Belt and regular contributor to BJJ Legends Mag
Ryan Fiorenzi - Black Belt, Martial Artist and head of East West Martial Arts in Detroit, MN.
Sean Peake - regular interviewer at Tournaments and other special assignements as a contributor.
Contact Us to Contribute.
BJJ Legends Mag secures interview with ADCC Champ Braulio Estima
Written by Staff WriterBJJ Legends Mag secures Feature Interview with Jiu Jitsu and ADCC Champion Braulio Estima
The World Famous and Internationally Renown BJJ Legends Magazine and DVD (of BJJ Moves) will interview ADCC Champion from 2009.
Estima is considered one of the world’s best grapplers. The head instructor and owner of the Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Birmingham, England, Estima is a black belt who currently trains under Renzo Gracie. His submission competition achievements include winning the CBJJ World Championship in 2004, 2006, and 2009, the Absolute World Cup Championship in 2006, the European CBJJ Absolute Championships in 2006 and 2009, as well as being the ADCC 2007 silver medalist. At ADCC 2009, Estima won both the under-88 kg and Absolute division championships, defeating DREAM veteran Andre Galvao and Sengoku veteran Xande Ribeiro in the respective finals.
The 6’3”, 190 lb. native of Brazil shocked the grappling community by submitting Marcelo Garcia, in addition to defeating Galvao and Ribiero on his way to the under-88 kg and Absolute division championships. Estima is a multiple-time World, European and Pan-American grappling champion.
"We're excited that this blockbuster talent has decided to share his knowledge with the world," says Tom Shaw General Manager for Legends Multimedia (publisher and owner of BJJ Legends Media properties) "It's about bringing the sport and martial arts to a higher level through the world, spreading the knowledge spirit, sportsmanship has a positive influence on people, children and communities that extend through the people in the sport.".
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BJJ Legends Magazine (www.BJJLegends.com) is published by Legends Multimedia (www.LegendsMultimedia.com). BJJ Legends is Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling magazine that includes interviews from Legends of the art like: Royce Gracie, BJ Penn (UFC Champion), Leo Veiera, Kyra Gracie, Royler Gracie, Marcio Feitosa (of Gracie Barra). 25 or more Techniques and Submissions are included in print and on a DVD with the magazine. The publication is distributed internationally. The magazine can be purchased in the US at Barnes and Noble, Borders and other stores - or through Amazon or www.BJJLegends.com/store.
Follow BJJ Legends at: Twitter | Facebook Fan Page | Myspace | YouTube
Legends Multimedia produces media and publications for international markets. Magazines, video for broadcast TV, digital downloads and marketing services. Contact Legends to produce and distribute and sell your content, video or media globally.
Contact BJJ Legends or Legends Multimedia at: 888.534.3633 or at media(at)bjjlegends.com
BJJ Legends Magazine & BJJLegends.com Release Downloads for iPhone
Written by Staff WriterSubmissions from the DVD to the iPhone for More Effective Learning on the Mat
BJJLegends.com and BJJ Legends Magazine has taken martial arts to the next level with their innovative approach to learning and advancing in Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling. BJJ Legends Magazine and DVD include techniques, interviews and submissions in print and on DVD, the first magazine of its kind to bring a multi-sensory approach to learning the martial arts and an advanced on like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
"It's like taking the DVD on to the mat with you." says Tom Shaw, publisher of BJJ Legends Magazine and owner of Legends Multimedia. "In years past we would take DVDs or VHS tapes and watch them on a TV, freeze each frame, watch and try it out. It was effective, but now mixed martial artists and BJJ practicioners can take their iPhone on the mat and practice key techniques and submissions in the academy." BJJ Legends has release a few FREE submissions for the iPhone at http://www.BJJLegends.com/mobile.
BJJ Legends has more than just moving their techniques and submissions from BJ Penn, Royce Graice, Kyra Gracie, Leo Veiera and other world champion MMA and BJJ fighters to the iPhone. "You'll see support for Android phones soon and an iPhone applipcation - stay tuned, there's a lot of very exciting applications we're coming to market with that will enhance a student's ability to learn and a teacher's ability to get their information to the world, BJJ Legends for Mobile is coming soon" says Shaw.
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BJJ Legends Magazine (www.BJJLegends.com) is published by Legends Multimedia (www.LegendsMultimedia.com). BJJ Legends is Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling magazine that includes interviews from Legends of the art like: Royce Gracie, BJ Penn (UFC Champion), Leo Veiera, Kyra Gracie, Royler Gracie, Marcio Feitosa (of Gracie Barra). 25 or more Techniques and Submissions are included in print and on a DVD with the magazine. The publication is distributed internationally. The magazine can be purchased in the US at Barnes and Noble, Borders and other stores - or through Amazon or www.BJJLegends.com/store.
Follow BJJ Legends at: Twitter | Facebook Fan Page | Myspace | YouTube
Legends Multimedia produces media and publications for international markets. Magazines, video for broadcast TV, digital downloads and marketing services. Contact Legends to produce and distribute and sell your content, video or media globally.
Contact BJJ Legends or Legends Multimedia at: 888.534.3633 or at media(at)bjjlegends.com