“Mazhar has a vast experience in Martial Arts.  He is a Judo and Aikido black belt with 20 years of experience.  Now he has decided to take up BJJ as his
new art.  He is doing a great work expanding the sport in Syria.  He drives 4 hours every weekend along with his students where they come and trains
at our academy in Jordan,” says the proud Zaid Mirza.

Syria, is to have two new gyms opening this year under the umbrella of Team Mirza.  New Brazilian black belts are to arrive in the Syrian capital to assist
Mr. Dardari in his hard work spreading the art.  New affiliations for Team Mirza are also opening in Lebanon, Egypt, and other neighboring countries.  For more information regarding affiliations contact Team Mirza at zmirza9@hotmail.com

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Zaid Mirza snowboarding. The result: three broken fingers and a dislocated shoulder.

The pupils of black belt Zaid Mirza conquered nine medals on the mats, breaking the record of Middle East countries in the tournament.

“We took a big team this year and we were able to achieve amazing results.  We finished our preparation in lisbon’s Gracie Barra with instructor Kiko da Silva wich was great for the team.  Gave them a gerat deal of confidence.” says a proud Mirza.

“Foi o maior feito de um país do Oriente Médio na história dos Europeus. Levamos um time grande este ano e conseguimos resultados fantásticos, como as nove medalhas individuais e o terceiro lugar na disputa de seleções na faixa-azul”, vibrou Mirza.

O dirigiente agradeceu pela preparação do time na reta final na Gracie Barra Portugal, em Lisboa, com o professor Kiko Alves da Silva.

“Foi ótimo para a equipe, nos deu uma grande dose de confiança para brilhar no campeonato”, disse.

O time jordaniano, com sede na capital Amam, participou da disputa de países, na categoria faixa-azul. Pela presença de equipes da França, Bélgica e Brasil, o terceiro lugar foi muito comemorado.

Mirza aproveitou o contato com GRACIEMAG.com para bater o martelo na segunda edição do luxuoso Capital Challenge, marcado para o fim de 2010. Ele ainda anunciou o primeiro grande show de MMA na Jordânia, com um card internacional forte, mesclado aos talentos locais estreantes no ringue.

It was the greatest achievement a Middle Eastern nation has ever had in the history of the European Championship.

“We tooka big team this year and we were able to achieve amazing results, like the nine individual medals and third place in the blue belt national team tournament,” said a vibrant Mirza.

The team director was thankful for the help in preparing his team they received at Gracie Barra Portugal in Lisbon, with professor Kiko Alves da Silva.

It was great for the team and gave them a great deal of confidence,” he said.

The Jordanian team, based in Amman, participated in the national team dispute in the blue belt category. For the depth of talent on opposing teams France, Belgium and Brazil, third place was a highly desirable placement.

Mirza made the most of contact with GRACIEMAG.com to break the news the the second installment of luxury tournament Capital Challenge is set for the end of 2010. He also announced the first big MMA event in Jordan, with a solid international cast mixed with local talent making their debut in the ring.

Sim, porque no 7º Europeu, que vai desta quinta-feira até domingo, estão confirmados atletas do Alasca a Amam, na Jordânia – como o faixa-marrom Bob Grunder (Gracie Barra), e o branca Fadi Hussein (Jordan Team).

O peso médio Mike Fowler está dentro. Foto: Ray Santana.

Na preta, expectativa de excelentes combates, com a confirmação de novos nomes como Diego “Nosferatu” Herzog, Mike Fowler, Jonathan “JT” Torres, Fernando Soluço e Helder “Bob Esponja”.

A checagem geral dos atletas está no ar e o cronograma também, tudo lá no seu www.ibjjf.org .

Como em todos os anos, a equipe GRACIEMAG desembarca em Lisboa em breve, para trazer todas as notícias do Jiu-Jitsu esportivo em primeira mão para você.

“Nosso time é formado por membros do exército e da polícia da Jordânia, juntos com atletas que treinam no clube”, lembra Zaid Mirza, faixa-preta e líder do Jordan Team. “Vamos ainda com dois faixas-roxas muito bons, Zaid Abu Soud e Mohamed Bilbeisi, que vêm da Inglaterra”.

O Jordan Team promete ser o time árabe com mais competidores, e vai terminar a preparação em algumas academias de Portugal para o campeonato que começa nesta quinta-feira.