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Rubens Charles Maciel
Birth of a Champion
Rubens Charles Maciel was born December 24, 1979 in Londrina, Brazil in the state of Parana. At 3 years old he moved to Sao Paulo, then again at 7 where he grew up in Sao Carlos, located in the center of the state of Sao Paulo. He started taking Capoeira with the Groupo de Capoeira Jangadeiros with Mestre Antonio Zaciaria, which he fell in love with and abandoned his first love of soccer. He quickly found himself absorbed with Capoeira, going to class twice a day seven days a week. He kept this rigorous schedule for 14 years, becoming a Contre mestre in Capoeria, getting nicknamed "Cobrinha" in the process for his agility and flexibility. At 21, his friend who owned a Tae Kwon Do school told him he had to come to class and experience this new sport that they were offering at the school.
Switching Priorities
Cobrinha walked into his friend's school not knowing what to expect. There was a purple belt that had begun to teach Jiu-Jitsu classes and Cobrinha was curious as to what it was about. His Capoeira experience was no use against the offensive assault he was experiencing. After one class, he knew that he had found his sport. He contacted the purple belts instructor, Mauro Pacifico, and began training at Bushido Jiu-Jitsu. Day by day, Cobrinha would spend more time in Jiu-Jitsu learning as much as he could. Soon, his Capoeira schedule was replaced with Jiu-Jitsu, training 2 times a day, seven days a week. At his pace, he received his black belt in 5 years, winning many titles along the way. It was at the Federacao Paulista de Jiu-Jitsu's Campeonato Paulista in 2004 that would change his career forever.
Leaving Everything Behind
At the Campeonato Paulista, Cobrinha faced an adversary in the finals that kept him from winning that day. That student was a student of Fernando Augusto "Terere", who had watched the match between Cobrinha and his student. He was so impressed with Cobrinha's performance, he approached him after the match and asked him to move from Sao Carlos to Sao Paulo to join his school. Cobrinha has to decide to leave behind 3 jobs and his family in order to train with Terere, who was at the time the most revered champion of the day. Cobrinha talked with his instructor, who told him that it was a great opportunity, and that he had learned as much as he could in Sao Carlos. With the approval of his family and friends, he left Sao Carlos for training with Terere in Sao Paulo.
Without a job to support himself, he spent 4 months sleeping on the mat at the school, eating at a friend's place after training sessions twice a day. After 4 months, Cobrinha moved in with Terere, who helped him by paying for Cobrinha's rent and food. Every day he would get private lessons from Terere, constantly improving his technique and forcing him to break his old habits. The level of training partners he has at TT Jiu-Jitsu (including Terere, Eduardo Telles, Andre Galvao and Theodoro "Cotonete") kept pushing his level higher. Terere would try to keep Cobrinha from falling into old habits by making him drill the same position in sparring. Often Cobrinha would leave the gym frustrated in his inability to break his old habits. Finally, a few months before the CBJJO Copa do Mundo in 2005, everything started falling into place and Cobrinha's old game and new game came together.
The Black Belt Arrives
At the 2005 Copa do Mundo, Cobrinha entered the competition as a black belt. 5 matches and 3 submissions later, he left the competition a champion. He continued his success, and was invited to compete in Japan at the Pro Jiu-Jitsu X. After fighting and winning the tournament in Japan, he was hearing whispers that the TT team was breaking up. As he returned, he found that the rumors were true and he was left without a school.
The Final Test
As the TT team dissolved, Cobrinha was left without a place to train with only 3 months to prepare for the 2006 World Championships (Mundials). His instructor, Terere, helped Cobrinha prepare for the Mundials. Every day they would go to a Capoeira school where Cobrinha taught and spend time working on techniques, getting him ready for the sport's most prestigious competition. As training finished, Cobrinha and Terere both knew that Cobrinha was ready. 1 week before the Mundials, Cobrinha entered the 2006 Copa do Mundo and submitted all of his opponents and repeated his victory from the year before. As he left for Rio, he knew he was prepared for the Mundials.
Cobrinha continued his winning streak submitting every competitor along the way on his way to the finals. In the finals, he faced world champion Marcio Feitosa, a highly technical veteran who was the head instructor of Gracie Barra. Cobrinha dominated the fight and secured victory - in doing so, forever etching his name in the history of the sports finest competitors. Everything he has sacrificed along the way was redeemed. He had reached the pinnacle of the sport six years after his first training session.
New Beginnings
After winning the Mundials, Cobrinha talked with Terere about opening a new school together. Terere had already committed to starting a new life in Natal, and invited Cobrinha to join him. Cobrinha declined the offer as he had his life in Sao Paulo. Terere understood and suggested Cobrinha train with Fabio Gurgel, Terere's former instructor. Cobrinha went to the Alliance academy to talk with Fabio Gurgel, who welcomed him with open arms. As Cobrinha was talking with Fabio, Alliance star Marcelo Garcia came over and asked Cobrinha if he was training that day. Because Cobrinha was only there to talk with Fabio about coming to the school, he didn't bring a gi. Marcelo left the school to go to his apartment, got a gi and returned to the school to train with Cobrinha. Cobrinha put on the gi and joined the school, and training under the Alliance flag began.
In 2007 Cobrinha came to the United States to compete in the Pan American championships and to give a seminar at the Alliance head school in Atlanta. The head of the school and founder of the Alliance team Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti was so impressed by Cobrinha's abilities both as a competitor and a teacher, that he offered Cobrinha a position teaching at the school in Atlanta. Cobrinha completed the seminar and headed to California to compete in the Pan Ams, and continued the streak he had started upon receiving his black belt. Immediately after Pan Ams, he flew to Japan to compete in the submission grappling/mixed martial arts event ZST. After coming out victorious, he returned to Brazil and discussed moving to the US with his fiancee. They decided to make the move to the United States and become an assistant instructor at the Alliance academy.
Moving to the United States didn't slow his competitive spirit. As soon as he arrived, he was getting on a plane to compete in the 2007 Mundials. In his second attempt to get the gold medal, he made it to the top one again - and didn't have a point scored on him in the process. The No-gi World Championships came next, and although Cobrinha had limited experience in Submission Grappling Tournaments, (he was called at the last minute as an alternate for the 2005 Abu Dhabi Championships, submitting his opponent in the alternate match) he adapted his game and came out with the gold medal once again. Following the No-gi World Championships, he competed and won the 2008 Pan Ams for the second year in a row, and most recently won his third gold medal at the 2008 Mundials.
Looking to the Future
One of the highlights not often listed in Cobrinha's accomplishments are his accolades as a teacher. New black belt Michel Langhi already has his sights on the top of the lightweight division and Sergio Moraes conquered the middleweight division at the 2008 Mundials - both former students of Cobrinha. His ability as a teacher can also be seen in the results of the last Pan Ams as well as the Mundials, helping the Alliance team to recapture the team trophy, as a team scoring the most points in the history of the Mundials. Although the future is uncertain, Cobrinha has already secured his place in Jiu-jitsu history as being one of the top competitors of the sport.
Por cierto aconsejo ir al video intro....espectacular 100% BJJ
Rubens Charles Maciel
Birth of a Champion
Rubens Charles Maciel was born December 24, 1979 in Londrina, Brazil in the state of Parana. At 3 years old he moved to Sao Paulo, then again at 7 where he grew up in Sao Carlos, located in the center of the state of Sao Paulo. He started taking Capoeira with the Groupo de Capoeira Jangadeiros with Mestre Antonio Zaciaria, which he fell in love with and abandoned his first love of soccer. He quickly found himself absorbed with Capoeira, going to class twice a day seven days a week. He kept this rigorous schedule for 14 years, becoming a Contre mestre in Capoeria, getting nicknamed "Cobrinha" in the process for his agility and flexibility. At 21, his friend who owned a Tae Kwon Do school told him he had to come to class and experience this new sport that they were offering at the school.
Switching Priorities
Cobrinha walked into his friend's school not knowing what to expect. There was a purple belt that had begun to teach Jiu-Jitsu classes and Cobrinha was curious as to what it was about. His Capoeira experience was no use against the offensive assault he was experiencing. After one class, he knew that he had found his sport. He contacted the purple belts instructor, Mauro Pacifico, and began training at Bushido Jiu-Jitsu. Day by day, Cobrinha would spend more time in Jiu-Jitsu learning as much as he could. Soon, his Capoeira schedule was replaced with Jiu-Jitsu, training 2 times a day, seven days a week. At his pace, he received his black belt in 5 years, winning many titles along the way. It was at the Federacao Paulista de Jiu-Jitsu's Campeonato Paulista in 2004 that would change his career forever.
Leaving Everything Behind
At the Campeonato Paulista, Cobrinha faced an adversary in the finals that kept him from winning that day. That student was a student of Fernando Augusto "Terere", who had watched the match between Cobrinha and his student. He was so impressed with Cobrinha's performance, he approached him after the match and asked him to move from Sao Carlos to Sao Paulo to join his school. Cobrinha has to decide to leave behind 3 jobs and his family in order to train with Terere, who was at the time the most revered champion of the day. Cobrinha talked with his instructor, who told him that it was a great opportunity, and that he had learned as much as he could in Sao Carlos. With the approval of his family and friends, he left Sao Carlos for training with Terere in Sao Paulo.
Without a job to support himself, he spent 4 months sleeping on the mat at the school, eating at a friend's place after training sessions twice a day. After 4 months, Cobrinha moved in with Terere, who helped him by paying for Cobrinha's rent and food. Every day he would get private lessons from Terere, constantly improving his technique and forcing him to break his old habits. The level of training partners he has at TT Jiu-Jitsu (including Terere, Eduardo Telles, Andre Galvao and Theodoro "Cotonete") kept pushing his level higher. Terere would try to keep Cobrinha from falling into old habits by making him drill the same position in sparring. Often Cobrinha would leave the gym frustrated in his inability to break his old habits. Finally, a few months before the CBJJO Copa do Mundo in 2005, everything started falling into place and Cobrinha's old game and new game came together.
The Black Belt Arrives
At the 2005 Copa do Mundo, Cobrinha entered the competition as a black belt. 5 matches and 3 submissions later, he left the competition a champion. He continued his success, and was invited to compete in Japan at the Pro Jiu-Jitsu X. After fighting and winning the tournament in Japan, he was hearing whispers that the TT team was breaking up. As he returned, he found that the rumors were true and he was left without a school.
The Final Test
As the TT team dissolved, Cobrinha was left without a place to train with only 3 months to prepare for the 2006 World Championships (Mundials). His instructor, Terere, helped Cobrinha prepare for the Mundials. Every day they would go to a Capoeira school where Cobrinha taught and spend time working on techniques, getting him ready for the sport's most prestigious competition. As training finished, Cobrinha and Terere both knew that Cobrinha was ready. 1 week before the Mundials, Cobrinha entered the 2006 Copa do Mundo and submitted all of his opponents and repeated his victory from the year before. As he left for Rio, he knew he was prepared for the Mundials.
Cobrinha continued his winning streak submitting every competitor along the way on his way to the finals. In the finals, he faced world champion Marcio Feitosa, a highly technical veteran who was the head instructor of Gracie Barra. Cobrinha dominated the fight and secured victory - in doing so, forever etching his name in the history of the sports finest competitors. Everything he has sacrificed along the way was redeemed. He had reached the pinnacle of the sport six years after his first training session.
New Beginnings
After winning the Mundials, Cobrinha talked with Terere about opening a new school together. Terere had already committed to starting a new life in Natal, and invited Cobrinha to join him. Cobrinha declined the offer as he had his life in Sao Paulo. Terere understood and suggested Cobrinha train with Fabio Gurgel, Terere's former instructor. Cobrinha went to the Alliance academy to talk with Fabio Gurgel, who welcomed him with open arms. As Cobrinha was talking with Fabio, Alliance star Marcelo Garcia came over and asked Cobrinha if he was training that day. Because Cobrinha was only there to talk with Fabio about coming to the school, he didn't bring a gi. Marcelo left the school to go to his apartment, got a gi and returned to the school to train with Cobrinha. Cobrinha put on the gi and joined the school, and training under the Alliance flag began.
In 2007 Cobrinha came to the United States to compete in the Pan American championships and to give a seminar at the Alliance head school in Atlanta. The head of the school and founder of the Alliance team Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti was so impressed by Cobrinha's abilities both as a competitor and a teacher, that he offered Cobrinha a position teaching at the school in Atlanta. Cobrinha completed the seminar and headed to California to compete in the Pan Ams, and continued the streak he had started upon receiving his black belt. Immediately after Pan Ams, he flew to Japan to compete in the submission grappling/mixed martial arts event ZST. After coming out victorious, he returned to Brazil and discussed moving to the US with his fiancee. They decided to make the move to the United States and become an assistant instructor at the Alliance academy.
Moving to the United States didn't slow his competitive spirit. As soon as he arrived, he was getting on a plane to compete in the 2007 Mundials. In his second attempt to get the gold medal, he made it to the top one again - and didn't have a point scored on him in the process. The No-gi World Championships came next, and although Cobrinha had limited experience in Submission Grappling Tournaments, (he was called at the last minute as an alternate for the 2005 Abu Dhabi Championships, submitting his opponent in the alternate match) he adapted his game and came out with the gold medal once again. Following the No-gi World Championships, he competed and won the 2008 Pan Ams for the second year in a row, and most recently won his third gold medal at the 2008 Mundials.
Looking to the Future
One of the highlights not often listed in Cobrinha's accomplishments are his accolades as a teacher. New black belt Michel Langhi already has his sights on the top of the lightweight division and Sergio Moraes conquered the middleweight division at the 2008 Mundials - both former students of Cobrinha. His ability as a teacher can also be seen in the results of the last Pan Ams as well as the Mundials, helping the Alliance team to recapture the team trophy, as a team scoring the most points in the history of the Mundials. Although the future is uncertain, Cobrinha has already secured his place in Jiu-jitsu history as being one of the top competitors of the sport.
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