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Tribute to Minotauro at Pan

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:13:09 +0000

Kelly Fasholz, 26, a native of Colorado who great up in and suburbs of Chicago and has been living in Dallas for the last 10 years, was one of the standouts at the Pan 2010. After a great appearance at NAGA, having won with and without the gi, the athlete was promoted. Six weeks later came her debut as a blue belt, and she caught the attention of the other girls in the Pan. Kelly marched her way to becoming middleweight champion without a single point scored against her. She got the submission in her first match in under two minutes, won her second by a score of 14 to 0 and her third by 7 to 0.

Her tribute to MMA legend Rodrigo Minotauro came in the grand finale. Against Strikeforce MMA fighter Renee Robinson, Kelly got the tapout in under one minute, to the pride of her coach, Keiser Girao, who heads Team Minotauro in Dallas. The tribute to Mino came in the submission hold she promised to use: the anaconda choke.

“I know she’s going to try to take me down. If she messes up, I’ll get the anaconda choke as an homage to Minotauro,” she said before the match. “My teacher showed me Minotauro’s fights in Pride, and every time I’d watch him submitting Heath Herring, I’d think to myself: ‘Some day I’m going to do the same thing at an important moment.I just didn’t think that moment would come so soon and with the same move!” she would later remark.

Kelly and Keiser at Pan. Photo: Publicity

The warrior Kelly is, she wakes up at 4:30 am every day to work at Starbucks. She leaves there at 1 pm to clean offices and then heads straight to training, from 6 to 8 pm. You think that’s it? Nope, her next stop is a club in Dallas, where she works as a bouncer.

“I’ve never seen anything like it here in America. Sometimes she gets to the gym early and I see her sleeping in her car,” says Keiser Girao, who, along with judo teacher Marcelo Dantas, believed in the fighter’s potential.

The next rung up the winning ladder is the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship.

“Our training for the Worlds is under way and it’s going off. Anyone wishing to participate can just stop by!” says Kelly in finishing.

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Bráulio com e sem kimono na Team Minotauro Dallas

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:03:21 +0000

Campeão peso e absoluto do ADCC 2009, o faixa-preta da Gracie Barra Bráulio Estima faz, neste domingo, um super seminário na Team Minotauro Dallas, no Texas.

O lutador vai ensinar aos alunos técnicas de Jiu-Jitsu tradicional e submission. Das 10h às 12h, a galera veste o kimono. Depois, das 13h às 15h, quem gosta do treino sem pano poderá aprender posições e macetes aperfeiçoados por Bráulio, como o famoso triângulo invertido (foto) que infernizou os adversários no ADCC. Além disso, os participantes poderão ter um tratamento VIP e treinar com a fera.

“Ele é o grappler número 1 da atualidade. Será um total de cinco horas de seminário e a grande novidade é a opção VIP. Apesar de custar um pouco mais caro, dá a chance de o praticante rolar com o super campeão e ganhar alguns toques para melhorar o jogo!”, fala Keiser Girao.

A equipe Team Minotauro Dallas e formada pelos faixas pretas de Rodrigo Minotauro e Amaury Bitetti, Keiser Girao (Instrutor Chefe) e Dudu Ricardo (quatro vezes campeão do NAGA). Fica localizada na Golds Gym (4817, West Park Boulevard Plano, TX 75093). Contatos podem ser feitos pelo e-mail keisergirao@hotmail.com.

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Bráulio with and without gi at Team Minotauro Dallas

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:32:30 +0000

Winner of his weight group and the absolute division at ADCC 2009, Gracie Barra black belt Bráulio Estima will this Sunday hold a super seminar at Team Minotauro Dallas, in Texas.

The fighter will teach participants traditional Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling techniques. From 10 am to midday the gi part of seminar will be taught. Then, from 1pm to 3om, anyone who likes training without the gi can learn positions and tricks perfected by Bráulio, like the famous reverse triangle (photo) that made life hell for his opponents at the ADCC. Furthermore, participants will have VIP treatment and train with the champion.

“He’s currently the number 1 grappler. The seminar will be a total of five hours long and the big novelty is the VIP option. Although it costs a bit more, it gives practitioners the chance to roll with a super champion and get some pointers on improving their games!” says Keiser Girao.

Team Minotauro Dallas is comprised of Rodrigo Minotauro and Amaury Bitetti black belts, Keiser Girao (Head Instructor) and Dudu Ricardo (four-times NAGA champion). It is located at Golds Gym (4817, West Park Boulevard Plano, TX 75093). Contact keiser at keisergirao@hotmail.com.

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