Brazilian jiu jitsu gay
Last week, a video in which Zenilton &#;BRANCO&#;Marcelino, a BJJ ebony 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 opinions have been expressed, exhibiting how important it is to debate the issue in the environment in which we dwell. 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 stroke with Professor Branco, the dark 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 population. 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 form some personalit
Written by Christophe &#;Pank&#; Levy, BJJ and Luta Livre black belt and top instructor of Raca Luta Academy in Paris, France.
For those who do not know me, in my life I have two interests, the psyche of the human being and martial arts. These two things have the lead of quickly 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 ally about the homophobia that is present 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 education 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 appreciate the idea of the neutrality of dojos. We wear the Gi to avoid highlighting our political beliefs, m
In Jiu Jitsu, I love stirring trouble by challenging dogmas and absolutes and ushering everyone to challenge things that make no perception. Then, I express joy with joy as I see people’s expressions when they start thinking and stop simply accepting. I will aim to do the same today on a subject just as important as any technique or concept in the sport – homosexuality in Jiu Jitsu.
“It’s Only Gay if You Make Eye Contact”
This is a sentence most people involved in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu contain heard and possibly said themselves. I have as adv, repeated it as part of the culture. Somehow, just like many other “stereotypical” BJJ things, this one never made much perception to me, and I don’t enjoy things that build no sense.
Even people outside Jiu Jitsu use this expression, commenting on the fact that two people of the same gender roll around on the ground in weird positions and in such close proximity.
As a straight guy, comments of this nature never got to me if they were intended to be offensive. If it was a joke, it failed miserably in that department.
Homosexuality in Ji
First openly gay couple in Brazilian jiu-jitsu launches Boynton Beach school, urges change in sport
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu power couple have brought their championship winning ways to Boynton Beach. The women are multiple time world champions in competitive jiu-jitsu. And as the first openly gay married athletes in the sport, the shadowy belt instructors say their martial arts school serves as an athletic haven for women and the LGBTQ+ 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 fresh 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 training sessions. The gold medals are a miniature, shiny “remi