Professor:

Black Belt Diogo Valença

Address: Clube Desportivo de Paço de Arcos, Avenida Bonneville Franco, 2780 Paço de Arcos.

Phone: 351 91 966 2240

Website: www.graciebarra-pa.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gbparcos

About:

Bem vindo a Academia Gracie Barra mais antiga de Portugal. Se procura informações sobre Jiu-Jitsu, chegou ao sítio certo Seja a competição que te move, seja o conhecimento pela arte suave, ou o melhoramento da condição física, o Jiu-Jitsu é a prática desportiva que te proporciona o que procuras e muito mais. Vem conhecer o nosso tatame, o ambiente que se vive em cada treino, e conhecer a nossa equipa.

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GMA member Diogo Valença is offering a new class at Gracie Barra Paços dos Arcos, in Portugal.

Starting this September the school will be opening a class for the “miudos” (as the Portuguese like to call their kids).

The class will be available for children from 4 years old and up.

Jiu-Jitsu is a great way for children to exercise and to develop a stronger self-estem.

For more info, go to graciebarra-pa.com

GMA members Sergio Vita, and FPJJB’s Diogo Valença and Kiko Alves are calling for a rules seminar next Sptember 15th, in Cascais, Portugal.

Master Alvaro Mansur will conduct the course.

Mansur is the IBJJF’s referee director.

The course is open for athletes from white to black belt.

The cost is 60 Euros.

For more info, email vita@vitateambjj.com.

The event was held at the same weekend of the Pan 2011, in Lisbon.

Valença tells us of some amazing marks the event reached: “We had around 250 athletes. Among those, we had 50 children and athlets from 4 to 60 years old.”

The 1^st Portuguese champions form now the Portuguese BJJ national team and will now have priority in events where there is a selection process, like the IBJJF European Open.

The teams competition had the following results:

1^st: Gracie Barra Lisboa / Seixal

2^nd: Fight Planet / Nova União

3^rd: Royce Gracie Portugal

The event was held at the same weekend of the Pan 2011, in Lisbon.

Photo: FPJJB

Valença tells us of some amazing marks the event reached: “We had around 250 athletes. Among those, we had 50 children and athlets from 4 to 60 years old.”

The 1^st Portuguese champions form now the Portuguese BJJ national team and will now have priority in events where there is a selection process, like the IBJJF European Open.

The teams competition had the following results:

1^st: Gracie Barra Lisboa / Seixal

2^nd: Fight Planet / Nova União

3^rd: Royce Gracie Portugal

Pure excitement in Lisbon

During the laid-back chat, the black belt and leader of Gracie Barra Paço dos Arcos remembers the European Open’s start back in 2004, reveals the difficulties and challenges he overcame throughout the past seven installments, promises new features, recalls good and not so good moments and being the dedicated host he is, recommends can’t-miss trips around Lisbon and its adjacent areas. Coming up, an exclusive interview with the black belt who got his start in judo, has been training since 2000, was once a rock and roll bassist, and now is practically a gentle art executive.

Check out the GRACIEMAG at the European Open Blog to find out all the behind-the-scenes news from the big event first hand.

Emoção total em Lisboa

Num bate-papo descontraído, o faixa-preta líder da Gracie Barra Paço dos Arcos relembra o começo do Europeu em 2004, revela as dificuldades e desafios vencidos nas sete edições passadas, promete novidades, lembra bons e não tão bons momentos, e, anfitrião dedicado, indica passeios imperdíveis em Lisboa e arredores. No Blog Graciemag no Europeu de Jiu-Jitsu, entrevista exclusiva com o faixa-preta que começou no judô, treina desde 2000, já foi baixista de banda de rock e hoje é praticamente um executivo da arte suave.

Vá para o Blog Graciemag no Europeu de Jiu-Jitsu para conhecer os bastidores do prmeiro grande evento do ano.

GMA member Diogo Valença, of Gracie Barra Paço dos Arcos, is the vice-president of the Portuguese BJJ Federation, affiliated with the IBJJF.

The event was a huge success with athletes ranging from 4 to 54 years old.

The massive attendance of competitors made this years event the biggest so far.

The final teams results were as fllows:

1) Arte Suave – Prof. Marco Carneiro
2) Nova União Fight Planet – Prof. Manoel Neto
3)  Vita Team – Prof. Sérgio Vita (also a GMA member)

The FPJJB released on its website the appreciation for all involved in the event: “Congratulations to all athletes for the perfect behavior and sportsmanship. We also like to express our gratitude towards the professors for their great work on spreading BJJ in our country”.

Now, the Portuguese BJJ community gets ready for the 2011 European Open, scheduled January 27th-30th.

Pictures by FPJJB.

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