Roberto “Gordo” Correa vs Eduardo “Jamelão” Conceição Jiu Jitsu Match | Battle Of Half Guard Masters
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In this battle of half guard masters, Roberto Gordo who was representing Gracie Barra team takes on Eduardo Jamelao from Alliance Jiu Jitsu. It is through the many battles of Gordo and JAmelao that many of today's half guard developments were created.
Roberto “Gordo” Correa is one of the most important figures in Jiu Jitsu’s history. An important competitor during the 1990s, Correa later became one of the head instructors at the Gracie Barra academy, where he helped shape IBJJF world champion grapplers such as Celso Vinicius, Braga Neto, and many others. As a coach Roberto was sought out by many experts in the grappling game, champions like Kyra Gracie and Vinicius Magalhaes though his biggest contribution to the sport was the half guard, a specific position he developed as a purple belt.
Eduardo “Jamelão” da Conceição is a historical Jiu Jitsu black belt under Romero Cavalcanti. Famed for being the “enfant terrible” of the Alliance team for years, Jamelao won several important titles such as the Brazilian National and beat some of the best fighters of his generation, people like Nino Schembri, Fernando Margarida, Jean Jacques Machado and many others..
“Jamelão” is the name of a very dark fruit, in Brazil often associated with people of darker skin
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