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travelling to the motherland

  • 25-11-2011 12:32pm
    #1
    simba90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    im planning on heading to brazil next year and i want to continue practicing bjj while im there (obviously). anyone know of any ridiculously good instructors that are based in sao paulo? i know the bjj knowledge of this forum is strong so any help will be appreciated :)


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  • #2
    r_obric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭r_obric


    telles, nine nine bjj


  • #3
    danlen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭danlen


    out of interest, what % of bjj schools, if any at all, would conduct classes in english?


  • #4
    da-bres
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 525 ✭✭✭da-bres


    Fabio Gurgel, Alliance. So many champions.. Bruno malfacine, michael langhi, Lucas Lepri, Sergio Moraes all train there..


  • #5
    chuckjits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭chuckjits


    and Demian Maia Academy as well!


  • #6
    r_obric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭r_obric


    danlen wrote: »
    out of interest, what % of bjj schools, if any at all, would conduct classes in english?

    probably the same % of irish clubs that run classes in portugese......


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  • #7
    Plastikman_eire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 427 ✭✭Plastikman_eire


    I've just come back from training in Rio, and the level of english over there was higher than I was expecting. Quite a few of the other students had a decent level and the coaches had enough to give advise on techniques.


  • #8
    Dermighty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Dermighty


    You don't need classes in English unless you have complicated technical questions. I trained with a Brazilian (in Ireland) with very little English and the language barrier was not as strong as I had thought in advance, keeping your eyes open is the main thing :)


  • #9
    dardis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭dardis


    http://bjjhacks.com/2011/10/training-in-rio/
    I know its not Sao Paulo but some of the points work for anywhere in Brazil


  • #10
    danlen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭danlen


    On a related subject, what level would you guys think would be the minimum to be at in order to make a training trip to Brazil worthwhile?

    Would there be any justification for spending the money it would cost if you were only a white belt say, or would it be better to wait until you were more advanced. Just something I have often wondered about.


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