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Let our GMA teach you how chokes are all method, calm and adjustment

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:56:06 +0000

Precision-positioning for the choke! Photo by Mike Calimbas

Grandmaster Helio Gracie always pointed out that the most efficient Jiu-Jitsu move there is is the choke. “There isn’t a tough guy out there who can withstand oncoming sleep,” he is often quoted as saying.

And the neck is indeed a shortcut to victory. A well-performed chokehold cuts the flow of blood to the brain and prevents oxygen from reaching its target, obliging the opponent to painlessly tap out.

Watch Lisa De La Rosa, a black belt GMA of ours in Illinois, showing how chokes aren’t all about force: they’re about finesse, calm and adjustment.

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Aprenda com nossa GMA que estrangulamento é jeito, calma e ajuste‏

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:56:36 +0000

Ajuste com precisão para estrangular! Foto: Mike Calimbas

Grande mestre Helio Gracie sempre enfatizou que o golpe mais eficiente do Jiu-Jitsu é o estrangulamento. “Não tem valente que resista ao sono, qualquer um dorme”, o professor ensinava.

E realmente o pescoço é um atalho para a vitória. Um bote bem aplicado interrompe o fluxo de sangue que sobe à cabeça do adversário, evitando que o oxigênio chegue ao seu destino, obrigando o oponente a dar os três tapinhas de forma indolor.

No vídeo abaixo, com a faixa-preta Lisa De La Rosa, nossa GMA em Illinois, você confere e aprende que o estrangulamento não é força. É jeito, calma e ajuste.

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Women’s self defense seminar at GB Decatur

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:45:30 +0000

GMA member school Gracie Barra Decatur has a special offer to make.

Instructors Lisa De La Rosa and Dorothy Winter are inviting to the 2nd Annual Women’s Self-defense seminar on November 12th.

And the best of all is that the class is completely free.

To know more and to register, call 217-836-8359 or go to graciebarradecatur.com

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GB Springfield, Decatur fighting cancer

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:18:09 +0000

Marcos Barros, leader of GB Springfield

Gracie Barra Springfield has a tournament every season and welcomes Gracie Barra schools to join in the fun and competition.

This year a special no-gi tournament was held to raise funds for the St. Judes Children’s research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Gracie Barra Springfield as well as several students from Gracie Barra Decatur came out and handed in their pledge sheets for the St. Jude No-gi Tournament on Saturday June 5.

Several students asked co-workers friends and even strangers to give a pledge that would help the famous research Hospital in Memphis.

There were many matches that entertained the audience and challenged students skills.

The total raised in pledges was US$ 1,488 from both GBS and GBD schools. Many of the students have friends and family battling cancer and you could see the dedication and sincere gestures as the pledge tally was counted at the end of the event.

For more info on GB Springfield and GB Decatur, go to graciebarradecatur.com; graciespringfield.com.

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