Centura regala

Federatia Iordaniana de BJJ a sustinut a doua ceremonie de acordare a centurilor pentru anul 2007. Zece sportivi ai Team Mirza au fost promovati, printre acestia aflandu-se si Printul Hamzah Bin Al Hussein, care a primit centura albastra dupa 10 luni de antrenamente alaturi de intreaga echipa, dar si private. „Cu toate ca are o agenda incarcata, Printul Hamzah este unul dintre cei mai devotati elevi. O ora de antrenament privat la Palat se extinde de multe ori, la 4-5 ore…”, a declarat Zaid Mirza, centura neagra in BJJ.

In imagine, printul alaturi de tatal sau, regele:

 

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Colaborare Absoluto/RGDA – Respect Gym

Duminica, 23 septembrie, a avut loc primul antrenament comun pentru MMA intre sportivii Absoluto/RGDA si Respect Gym. Antrenorii Alin Panaite, Alexandru Amarfei (ambii Respect Gym) si Tudor Mihaita (Absoluto/RGDA), au structurat antrenamentul pe doua module: striking si grappling. Printre participanti: Ionut Atodiresei, Adrian si Andrei Buda, Stefan Dediu. Colaborarea se doreste a fi un prim pas spre structurarea unui sistem de pregatire pentru MMA, cat mai coerent. 

Iata cateva imagini:

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Ciprian Sora continua antrenamentele de BJJ

Unul dintre cei mai impatimiti practicanti de Jiu Jitsu Brazilian este luptatorul Local Kombat Ciprian Sora. Chiar daca a inceput pregatirile specifice pentru urmatorul sau meci de kickbox, nu a renuntat la antrenamentele private cu Tudor Mihaita, instructorul Absoluto/RGDA. Dupa ce a participat in vara la primul BJJ Summer Camp din Romania, Ciprian s-a convins ca dupa ce va renunta la kickbox, va incepe o cariera in BJJ.

In imagine, Ciprian si Tudor, dupa ultimul antrenament:

Ciprian Sora si Tudor Mihaita

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Un an de antrenamente!

„Pe 18 septembrie am sarabatorit un an de cand Absoluto BJJ a revenit in formula actuala de antrenamente. Se spune de obicei ca au fost si bune si rele, dar daca stau sa ma gandesc bine, nu avem niciun motiv sa ne plangem. Evident, daca nu luam in considerare faptul ca Dan pune din ce in ce mai multe intrebari, ca Fane a inceput sa distribuie somnifere la antrenamente, ca cei de la camp au descoperit the neck crank style sau ca, recent, Feri s-a hotarat sa-si remodeleze corpul incepand cu degetele de la picioare.

Au fost multe lucruri bune: am devenit reprezentanti ai familei Gracie prin asocierea cu RGDA, am fost publicati in reviste precum Men’s Health, Sport4All, Arte Sport Magazin, Culturism, Fitness & Fight sau Bolero, am aparut la televiziuni precum Kanal D, am realizat primul blog din Romania dedicat exclusiv BJJ-ului si MMA-ului, am continuat seria seminariilor de succes, am organizat primul BJJ Summer Camp din Romania, ne-am innoit cu 4 centuri albastre, am fost alesi de campionul roman de MMA Valentino Petrescu pentru antrenamente in grappling in vederea urmatorului sau meci, am organizat Cupa Romaniei la BJJ castigand trofeul pentru cea mai buna echipa cu 4 medalii de aur, 3 de argint si 4 de bronz, am fost felicitati telefonic pentru rezultate de insusi Royler Gracie si apoi de David Adiv pe site-ul oficial al RGDA si am continuat sa avem un super-prieten in persoana lui Eddie Kone. Cel mai important lucru este insa ca am devenit mai mult decat o echipa, am devenit familia pe care fiecare dintre noi o are la sala din Plevnei 114.

Ne propunem o multime de lucruri pentru lunile care au mai ramas din an, cum ar fi sa luam cel putin o medalie de aur la Open-ul Ungariei si multe pentru anul care vine, printre acestea, minim o medalie la Europene si toate medaliile de aur la Cupa Romaniei 2007.

Va multumesc pentru faptul ca faceti parte din aceasta familie si nu va voi dezamagi niciodata…

La Multi Ani, Absoluto/RGDA!”

Tudor Mihaita, instructor Absoluto/RGDA

In imagine, Absoluto/RGDA dupa ce a suflat in tort:

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Rickson Gracie si-a anuntat revenirea in ring!

La recent incheiatul K-1 Hero’s, legendarul Rickson Gracie a acordat un interviu presei japoneze, pe care il puteti citi mai jos:

Q: How many more times do you want to fight?
A: I would like to fight at least once. One opponent I’d like to fight is Kazushi Sakuraba.
Q: What did you think of Sakuraba’s performance tonight?
A: He has talent and has good skills. Sakuraba has never lost a fight by being outskilled. His losses were usually due to him being outmuscled or outsized. He didn’t have that kind of disadvantage in this fight so he was able to get an easy win by using his skills.

Q: What motivated you to return?
A: I’ve been away from the ring but have been training and looking for opportunities. It’s just that I couldn’t get an agreement with promoters.

Q: Is there any other opponent besides Kazushi Sakuraba that you have in mind?
A: I can’t tell you that. I am going to have to talk to the promoters.

Q: When do you think your next fight will take place?
A: There are talks about holding it in the Dynamite show but I haven’t inked the deal yet so nothing’s set in stone.

Q: What do you do to stay in shape?
A: I have fun with training. And I keep myself in shape by surfing, hiking etc. I also have fun sparring with friends. And I eat right and take some supplements as well.

Q: Many Gracies have lost against Sakuraba. What are your thoughts on this?
A: It’s a „god-given” opportunity, so if things go well with the promoters, I’d like to represent the Gracie family and fight Sakuraba.

Q: What about Masakatsu Funaki?
A: I already beat Funaki, so I’m not that interested in a rematch. I’m interested in fighting Sakuraba because he beat my brothers. But I’m going to have to talk to the promoters first. I’m going to fight whoever they put in front of me.

Q: What do you think of Minowaman, who defeated your pupil Kevin Casey?
A: Minowaman used his experience well to get the win. The referee came to me during the break and complained that Kevin was making the fight boring but I didn’t agree. Kevin hadn’t overcome the jetlag and was very tired up until fight day. I suggested that he strike a little more after the end of round 1, but he got caught while making a mistake during the exchange. It was more of Kevin handing the win than Minowaman winning. Kevin didn’t do badly, but it was Minowaman’s day.

Imagini din seara galei:

Rickson Gracie

Rickson Gracie

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Rezultate K-1 Hero’s
Opening Fights
Takenori Sato def. Kenji Nagai by submission (armbar) 2:40 R1
Kazuyuki Miyata def. Harvey Harra by submission (armbar) 1:13 R1

Hero’s 70kg GP semifinals
Andre Dida def. Caol Uno – unanimous decision
Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti def. Vitor „Shaolin” Ribeiro – TKO (strikes) 0:35 R1 

Superfights
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Kevin Casey – TKO (strikes) 0:42 R2
Dong Sik Yoon def. Zelg Galesic by Submission (Armbar) 1:29 R1
Melvin Manhoef def. Fabio Silva by TKO (strikes) 1:00 R1
Sergei Kharitonov def. Alistair Overeem – TKO (strikes) 4:21 R1
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Katsuyori Shibata – submission (Armbar) 6:20 R1
Norifumi „Kid” Yamamoto def. Bibiano Fernandes – unanimous decision (3 Rds)

Hero’s 70kg GP final
Gesias „JZ” Calvancanti def. Andre Dida – submission (armbar) 4:48 R1

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