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First openly male lover couple in Brazilian jiu-jitsu launches Boynton Beach school, urges change in sport
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu power couple hold brought their championship winning ways to Boynton Beach. The women are multiple time world champions in competitive jiu-jitsu. And as the first openly queer married athletes in the sport, the black belt instructors say their martial arts school serves as an athletic haven for women and the Queer community.
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Ana “Baby” Vieira, who competed in the medium-heavy division, won her fifth world title in June at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation in California, one of the biggest tournaments in competitive jiu-jitsu. Her new medal fits well with the other gold medals adorning the walls of the school just a few feet from the live streaming TV, where jiu-jitsu practitioners — who live as far as Montana — stream the education sessions. The gold medals are a small, shiny “remi
Last week, a video in which Zenilton &#;BRANCO&#;Marcelino, a BJJ black belt from Bahia, Brazil said he would implement a rainbow colored belt for his LGBT+ movement, went viral in the jiu-jitsu world.
Since then, several more judgments have been expressed, representing how important it is to debate the issue in the environment in which we live. A survey conducted in by the Homosexual Group of Bahia, Brazil showed that, last year, Brazil recorded deaths from homotransphobia. This amounts to one death every 26 hours.
To clarify the fact, the Youtube channel &#;Jiu-Jitsu in Frames&#; got in touch with Professor Branco, the shadowy belt of the video, and published an interview in which he explains the reason why he decided to create the belt, symbolically, not serving as graduation or gender distinction within the mat.
Branco highlights something important:
“Jiu-jitsu is not separate from community. Jiu-jitsu is part of that society and that society needs to be debated in jiu-jitsu. How many people will mostly train jiu-jitsu not to be an athlete, but for lifestyle, to develop some personalit
Written by Christophe &#;Pank&#; Levy, BJJ and Luta Livre black belt and head instructor of Raca Luta Academy in Paris, France.
For those who do not realize me, in my life I have two interests, the psyche of the human being and martial arts. These two things have the advantage of instantly showing you what hides behind the speeches, attitudes or expectations of each practitioner. I will return to this later.
Today I want to highlight a conversation that I had recently with a Brazilian female friend about the homophobia that is introduce in Brazil. After a general conversation, we came to the subject of homosexuality in sports and especially in Jiu-Jitsu.
Since the many years that I&#;ve been training Jiu-Jitsu, I thought that I had heard it all. I remember when traveling to Brazil, I was told that Jiu-Jitsu &#;Pitboys&#; would beat up gays and transvestites , because they were &#;disgusting&#; (I&#;ll spare you the words).
So what about at home, in France, in our dojos? I like the idea of the neutrality of dojos. We wear the Gi to avoid highlighting our political beliefs, m
In Jiu Jitsu, I devote stirring trouble by challenging dogmas and absolutes and ushering everyone to test things that make no sense. Then, I express happiness with joy as I see people’s expressions when they start thinking and stop simply accepting. I will attempt to act the same today on a subject just as important as any method or concept in the sport – homosexuality in Jiu Jitsu.
“It’s Only Same-sex attracted if You Make Eye Contact”
This is a sentence most people involved in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu own heard and possibly said themselves. I have as well, repeated it as part of the customs. Somehow, just like many other “stereotypical” BJJ things, this one never made much sense to me, and I don’t appreciate things that make no sense.
Even people outside Jiu Jitsu use this expression, commenting on the proof that two people of the same gender roll around on the land in weird positions and in such close proximity.
As a straight man, comments of this nature never got to me if they were intended to be insulting. If it was a joke, it failed miserably in that department.
Homosexuality in Ji