According to the teachers, the result is an important step in spreading the team name in the country.

“It’s the fruit of a lot of work we put in as a group. We started a little over a year ago and we’re already coming up with great results. Little by little, we’re getting the team name out there where it belongs, together with some of the teachers here, like Dudu Pessoa, Arlisson Kiki, Joao Wilson, Claude and we at Kimura Nova Uniao. Professor Jair Lourenco gave us the mission of divulging and organizing the team in Switzerland,” says Robson “Robinho” Dantas.

Team celebrates in Switzerland. Photo: Publicity

Our GMA in Switzerland Anderson Pereira (BTT Geneve) made folks sweat this last 27th and 28th.

“Every year I organize the Switzerland Jiu-Jitsu Cup, and this year marked the fifth installment of the tournament with 220 participants, from France, England, Spain, Morocco and, of course, Switzerland and Brazil,” says Anderson, who won the featherweight division of the last No-Gi World Championship, in the master category.

In the team dispute, BTT Geneve took first, with Frota Team of Zurich in second, and Kimura/Nova União of Switzerland in third.

“The event’s standouts were Pernambuco natives Claudemir Tiko and Pedro Walter, both brown belts,” said the Zé Marcello black belt who has been established in Switzerland the last six years.

For complete results from the event, check out www.bttandersonpereira.blogspot.com or www.shinbudo.ch.