“I wish there were new categories for women in ADCC, so that there would be more of a challenge. Incidentally, this year, I was invited to compete in the absolute male. It was a sheik, event organizer, who invited me. Obviously I did not accept. I do not want to get injured. I know that competing with men is something else. I have to focus on women, and I would not do such a crazy thing, ” She said.Without giving much attention to the strange invitation, the black belt under Fabio Gurgel talked about her happiness for another gold at ADCC and emotion to live with the side of his master athlete.
“I ended the year with a very big achievement. It is a competition that gives me an adrenaline rush unlike other leagues, because it’s a style (no gi) that I do not do much. My victory was great, but what gave me more pleasure was to have lived with Fabio Gurgel as a fighter. I can tell future generations that I lived with the General as an athlete ” She concluded.http://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/gabi-garcia-adcc-invited-me-to-compete-in-the-mens-absolute-division/
| Female: | ||
Year of Birth
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Age division
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Belt
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| 1998 |
Juvenile 1
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White, Blue, Purple
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| 1997 |
Juvenile 2
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White, Blue, Purple
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| 1996 and before |
Adult
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White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black
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| 1984 and before |
Master 1
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Blue, Purple, Brown, Black
|
"Aloisio Silva taught on special occasions. He devoted a lot of his time to his star pupil, or one of them. She was Alessandra Leka Vieira. Leka was not Aloisio's most outstanding student, but she was his most personal. Leka started learning jiu-jitsu from Aloisio when she was a pudgy high school girl. Now she is the first female black belt in Brazil, champion of many tournaments, and has an 8 percent body fat ratio that most men would envy. Leka is small (55 kilos) but buffed. She is soft-spoken, shy (seldom smiles), almost prim, wears glasses and looks like a librarian-one with a crew cut and bulging biceps. This is her way of saying she is serious about jiu-jitsu. Watching her roll leaves no doubts about that. Once a couple of big tough female fighters came to Dojo to see what Leka had. They became good friends after she trounced them."A full and gushing interview can be read here.
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