wheelchair | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:16:57 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg wheelchair | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 In Recife, Brazil, Efficient Jiu-Jitsu that Never Gives up https://www.graciemag.com/in-recife-brazil-efficient-jiu-jitsu-that-never-gives-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-recife-brazil-efficient-jiu-jitsu-that-never-gives-up Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:16:57 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=63730 GRACIEMAG.com has already introduced its readers to the hard-nosed purple belt Hugo Leonardo, a competitor on CheckMat team who never gave up on training, even after losing the use of his legs because of a spinal injury resulting from an accident while doing pull-ups. At the Pernambuco Open, a tournament held last weekend in the…

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Hugo Leonardo with black belt Renato Cardoso at a tournament in Recife, Brazil / Photo by Junior Samurai/GRACIEMAG.com

GRACIEMAG.com has already introduced its readers to the hard-nosed purple belt Hugo Leonardo, a competitor on CheckMat team who never gave up on training, even after losing the use of his legs because of a spinal injury resulting from an accident while doing pull-ups.

At the Pernambuco Open, a tournament held last weekend in the Brazilian city of Recife, the brave Hugo donned his gi once again. He waited for his name to be called, steered his wheelchair over to the contest area and dove right in, with a smile on his face and the passion for Jiu-Jitsu that unites us all within.

“I lost, got tapped out today. But I’ll never give up. My friend taped the match and I’m going to go to the academy to correct where I messed up. I’ll be out there again at the next championship. And if I come up short? I’ll try again at the next one. One day I’ll make it,” he said.

The post In Recife, Brazil, Efficient Jiu-Jitsu that Never Gives up first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Wheelchair-bound Jiu-Jitsu stylist stops stick-up in Canada https://www.graciemag.com/wheelchair-bound-jiu-jitsu-stylist-stops-stick-up-in-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wheelchair-bound-jiu-jitsu-stylist-stops-stick-up-in-canada Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:47:12 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=44295 In the middle of a hold-up at a convenience store in Vancouver, Canada, a young man in a wheelchair appears on the scene, balancing on two wheels and showing he knows his Jiu-Jitsu by attacking the nervous robber with a rear-naked choke. The thug did manage to escape, only to end up in an arm-triangle,…

The post Wheelchair-bound Jiu-Jitsu stylist stops stick-up in Canada first appeared on Graciemag.]]> In the middle of a hold-up at a convenience store in Vancouver, Canada, a young man in a wheelchair appears on the scene, balancing on two wheels and showing he knows his Jiu-Jitsu by attacking the nervous robber with a rear-naked choke. The thug did manage to escape, only to end up in an arm-triangle, where he remained until others arrived to help subdue the criminal.

Check out the video of the altercation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pItbAfWK0lA

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