Worlds 1997 | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:32:07 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg Worlds 1997 | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 The training routine that made Amaury Bitetti absolute Jiu-Jitsu champion https://www.graciemag.com/the-training-routine-that-made-amaury-bitetti-absolute-jiu-jitsu-champion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-training-routine-that-made-amaury-bitetti-absolute-jiu-jitsu-champion Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:32:07 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=46152 The first ever absolute champion of world Jiu-Jitsu, Amaury Bitetti was always known for his solid, almost unsweepable, base. To this day he is remembered for his posture. “One exercize I’d do a lot was run on the beach and up the hill with someone on my back. My legs got really strong; no one…

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Bitetti in photo by Carlos Ozório

The first ever absolute champion of world Jiu-Jitsu, Amaury Bitetti was always known for his solid, almost unsweepable, base. To this day he is remembered for his posture.

“One exercize I’d do a lot was run on the beach and up the hill with someone on my back. My legs got really strong; no one could get be to budge,” remembers the Rio de Janeiro native.

Amaury also revealed what he did in training to become one of the most consistent athletes, besides being considered the best competitor of the nineteen nineties, one of the jewels in Carlson Gracie’s crown.

“The moves I practiced most were guard passing and takedowns,” he reveals, almost 15 years after the 1997 World Championship.

But what’s Amaury’s secret? What were the stepping stones that got him there?

“I’d always do 20 repetitions on each side for each position for an hour and a half, besides sparring. With that kind of dedication, any fighter will make it to the top.”

Below, some more of Bitetti’s tricks at de la Riva’s gym:

The post The training routine that made Amaury Bitetti absolute Jiu-Jitsu champion first appeared on Graciemag.]]> At the Worlds, the poker game between Bitetti, Gurgel and Renzo https://www.graciemag.com/at-the-worlds-the-poker-game-between-bitetti-gurgel-and-renzo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-the-worlds-the-poker-game-between-bitetti-gurgel-and-renzo Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:34:17 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=31184 Three strong cards of the same suit – that’s how it was at the very first Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, in 1996, exactly 15 years ago, as remembered in the Anthology section of GRACIEMAG #172, on its way to a bookstore near you. In the absolute divisional semifinal, at Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Tennis Club, Amaury…

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Tijuca Tennis Club / GM archive photo

Three strong cards of the same suit – that’s how it was at the very first Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, in 1996, exactly 15 years ago, as remembered in the Anthology section of GRACIEMAG #172, on its way to a bookstore near you.

In the absolute divisional semifinal, at Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Tennis Club, Amaury Bitetti and Fabio Gurgel took to the match area, while Renzo Gracie arbritrated the showdown.

At the following year’s Worlds this matchup would be the grand finale, where the Carlson Gracie representative became the first-ever two-time absolute world champ, which you can revisit in the video below.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du04WUzUEiA

The post At the Worlds, the poker game between Bitetti, Gurgel and Renzo first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Do you remember the 1997 Worlds? https://www.graciemag.com/do-you-remember-the-1997-worlds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-remember-the-1997-worlds Fri, 13 May 2011 21:46:42 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=20112 While waiting for the excitement from the 2011 event to unforld, take a look back at the sensational second World Championships, in 1997.

The post Do you remember the 1997 Worlds? first appeared on Graciemag.]]> The GRACIEMAG Worlds Blog will be relaunched this coming Monday, with more explosive news and interviews on the June tournament.

In the meantime, take a look back at the sensational 1997 Worlds, on the “Passando a guarda” TV show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbQfUjCRyY4

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