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      10-02-2007, 03:12 PM   #46
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Drives: 2007/8 TiAg 335i 'Vert
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Atlanta GA & Boulder Colorado

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I trained in BJJ for about 10 months with Romero "Jacare´" Cavalcanti.

I was friends with his step-son who is a straight MMA monster. I would put money on him versus anyone his weight, height, + 50lbs or 6". He has been doing MMA for his entire life.

This guy was legit:
* Bachelor Degree in Physical Ed. (Gama Filho University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1978)
* 6th Degree Black Belt, BJJ (1982 Gracie School)
* Head Coach Alliance Team, USA/Brazil, est. 1985
* Director/Instructor Alliance Martial Arts Center Atlanta, GA
* Consultant/Instructor US Army Rangers Fort Bennings, GA (hand-to-hand combat)
* Founder/Referee Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
* President Georgia State BJJ/Submission Wrestling Federation

Last March I snapped my femur with a 35 foot vertical fall snowboarding and it has been 7 months of training, working out, and strengthening my muscles and joints to hope I'm ready to get back out there. I have enough hardware in my left leg to set off metal detectors... and I'm just worried that as soon as I go back on the mats i'm going to seriously injure my knee and be bound to a wheelchair again!

After another month or two of fitness and strengthening I think I will try to join another BJJ gym!
-Chris
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