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		<title>“I convinced Chris Leben that Jiu-Jitsu’s essence is in the gi”</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Last week in Hawaii, UFC middleweight star Chris Leben was promoted to blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu by his teacher Sidney Silva, as GRACIEMAG.com previously reported, here. Having completed the term of his suspension from the UFC for doping, the knockout artist invested his efforts in Jiu-Jitsu training to please his gentle-art professor. “Chris has a&#8230;</p>
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<p>Last week in Hawaii, UFC middleweight star Chris Leben was promoted to blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu by his teacher Sidney Silva, as GRACIEMAG.com previously reported, <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/2012/06/got-a-new-jiu-jitsu-belt-not-even-ufc-fighters-escape-the-ceremony/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Having completed the term of his suspension from the UFC for doping, the knockout artist invested his efforts in Jiu-Jitsu training to please his gentle-art professor.</p>
<p>“Chris has a really good ground game. He has a complete notion of basic movements, and as he’s temporarily suspended from fighting and without a date for his next fight, he’s been paying special attention to his ground game, especially in the gi—something he’s been working on for about eight months,” Sidney Silva told GRACIEMAG.com.</p>
<p>“It took some time, but I managed to convince Chris that the true essence of Jiu-Jitsu is in the gi. Although there are a lot of naysayers, Gi Jiu-Jitsu training is essential for MMA fighters: it’s training in the gi that helps the fighter get a tight and precise ground game,” added the black belt Romulo Barros, a Rickson Gracie student.</p>
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<p>The UFC star’s presence in the Hawaiian academy has served as a stimulus to the other students. “He’s really stoked about Gi training, and it’s rubbing off on the other students,” said the Jiu-Jitsu professor, who had to defend Leben&#8217;s promotion.</p>
<p>“There were folks who disagreed with giving him the belt, saying he should be promoted even higher for being a UFC fighter, having submitted Akiyama [in 2010] and all, but it’s like I explained to him: When he said he wanted to train in the gi and humbly asked what belt he should use, I said, “A white belt.” Well, at the time he was surprised by my response, but he accepted it with the utmost humility because I explained that MMA and No-Gi grappling are not the same thing as Jiu-Jitsu,” Sidney elaborated, already making predictions about the new phase the fighter is seeing.</p>
<p>“The guy’s great people, a warrior, and he’ll throw down with anyone. He’s at a great stage in his life, is healthy and focused on his UFC return, which should happen shortly. I feel he’s going to make the middleweight division all the more exciting,” said the wise Jiu-Jitsu professor in conclusion.</p>
<p>Watch Leben taking on a “Super Dave” during a break in training.</p>
<p><iframe title="UFC Fighter Chris &quot;The Crippler&quot; Leben VS. Super Dave" width="650" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZOwRDyI5ao?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/i-convinced-chris-leben-that-jiu-jitsus-essence-is-in-the-gi/">“I convinced Chris Leben that Jiu-Jitsu’s essence is in the gi”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Consegui convencer o Chris Leben que a essência do Jiu-Jitsu está no kimono&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Na última semana, o peso médio do UFC Chris Leben foi promovido a faixa-azul de Jiu-Jitsu no Havaí, por seu professor brasileiro Sidney Silva, como o GRACIEMAG.com noticiou, aqui. Cumprindo suspensão no Ultimate por doping, o nocauteador investiu nos treinos de Jiu-Jitsu, para satisfação do professor. &#8220;O Chris já tem um chão bom, ele tem total&#8230;</p>
The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/consegui-convencer-o-chris-leben-que-a-essencia-do-jiu-jitsu-esta-no-kimono/">“Consegui convencer o Chris Leben que a essência do Jiu-Jitsu está no kimono”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></description>
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<p>Na última semana, o peso médio do UFC Chris Leben foi promovido a faixa-azul de Jiu-Jitsu no Havaí, por seu professor brasileiro Sidney Silva, como o GRACIEMAG.com noticiou, <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/pt/2012/06/recebeu-faixa-de-jiu-jitsu-nova-nem-lutador-do-ufc-escapa-de-cerimonia/" target="_blank">aqui.</a></p>
<p>Cumprindo suspensão no Ultimate por doping, o nocauteador investiu nos treinos de Jiu-Jitsu, para satisfação do professor.</p>
<p>&#8220;O Chris já tem um chão bom, ele tem total noção da movimentação básica, e como está temporariamente suspenso e sem luta marcada, ele vem dando uma atenção especial ao chão, principalmente de kimono – algo que vem treinando há uns oito meses&#8221;, comentou Sidney Silva, com o GRACIEMAG.com.</p>
<p>&#8220;Demorou um pouco, mas consegui convencer o Chris que a verdadeira essência do Jiu-Jitsu está no kimono. Apesar de muita gente achar o contrário, os treinos de kimono são essenciais para o treinamento do lutador de MMA: é o treino de kimono que ajuda o lutador a ter um chão justo e preciso&#8221;, completou o faixa-preta de Romolo Barros (Rickson Gracie).</p>
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<p>A presença do astro do UFC na academia havaiana tem servido como estímulo para outros alunos. &#8220;Ele está empolgadíssimo com os treinos de kimono e em troca empolga os outros alunos&#8221;, falou o professor, que precisou defender a graduação de Leben.</p>
<p>&#8220;Teve gente discordando da faixa, achando que ele deveria ter uma graduação maior por ser lutador do UFC, ter finalizado com estilo o Akyama (em 2010) e tal, mas é como eu expliquei a ele. Quando ele me disse que queria treinar de kimono e humildemente me perguntou que faixa deveria usar, eu disse: “a faixa-branca”. Bem, na hora ele ficou surpreso com minha resposta, mas aceitou na maior humildade, pois expliquei que MMA e a luta sem kimono não são a mesma coisa que Jiu-Jitsu&#8221;, explicou Sidney, já prevendo uma nova fase para o lutador.</p>
<p>&#8220;O cara é gente finíssima, guerreiro e sai na mão com qualquer um, está numa nova fase da vida, saudável e focado na sua volta ao UFC, que deverá ocorrer em breve. Acho que ele vai voltar para embolar ainda mais a categoria médio&#8221;, concluiu o sábio professor.</p>
<p>Veja Leben encarando um dublê, no intervalo dos treinos.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="UFC Fighter Chris &quot;The Crippler&quot; Leben VS. Super Dave" width="650" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZOwRDyI5ao?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/consegui-convencer-o-chris-leben-que-a-essencia-do-jiu-jitsu-esta-no-kimono/">“Consegui convencer o Chris Leben que a essência do Jiu-Jitsu está no kimono”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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