Luta Livre Vale Tudo
Luta Livre Vale Tudo
In
addition to the grappling component of Luta Livre, you now add
strikes, kicks, knees, and elbows.
These
components are used to transition to the ground (takedowns) as seen
in so many MMA matches.
Luta
Livre Vale Tudo is probably the closest art to today's Mixed Martial
Art This is due to the higher impact standing punches have to
your opponent as well as the risk of injury to yourself by delivering
your own strikes.
In
addition to this, a smaller opponent can compensate his disadvantages
on the ground.
During
our Vale Tudo sessions, we train with all the available protective
gear in order to work as realistic as possible.
The
Vale tudo, is a type of combat sport, originally from Brazil, where
wrestlers can use any martial art or combat sport, since the rules
allow almost all the fighting techniques. In most battles, the gloves
were not used and the only rules were not put his fingers in the eyes
of his opponent or to bite him.
The
battles can be won by knockout or surrender with a slap of the hand.
Currently,
Vale Tudo has evolved with rules provided, preventing any type of
injury and where gloves are required. Butting, blows to the neck,
throat or testicles are prohibited.
With
this development, the popularity of this sport has increased in many
countries like Japan, the United States, and the Netherlands.
Later
in 1993, a company, SEG SPORTS, USA organized a tournament in Vale
Tudo, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) under the slogan "anything
goes" that is, anything goes, no weight limits, time and with
the objective of demonstrating what is the best martial art.
Another
innovation was the change of the battlespace, the boxing ring to a
cage octagon large enough, which over time has become a symbol of the
organization.
In
the early UFC tournaments, fighters had to fight several times a day
for the win. Many fighters from different disciplines such as karate,
boxing, taekwondo etc.. participated.
In
the first 4 editions participated a family member Gracie, Royce, who
had much experience in this kind of challenge. He has managed to
defeat all his opponents and won three of the first four UFC (defeat
against Kimo Leopoldo, much heavier and stronger than him).
Apart
from the UFC, organized several international events Vale Tudo, such
as the International Vale Tudo Championship in Brazil from 1996 to
2002.
The
concept of Vale Tudo adapted itself to different places. For example,
in some tournaments could not stomp his opponent to the ground, in
others the use of the elbow to the face etc. were forbidden.
The
Vale Tudo has definitely evolved out of the atmosphere-sports
challenge to enter the ground floor in the sports-entertainment.
Currently, there are two major events the Ultimate Fighting
Championship, which takes place in the U.S. and the PRIDE Fighting
Championships in Japan. These two competitions have replaced the term
by the Vale Tudo MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).
Often
people think of as a Vale Tudo fight without rules. This idea has
lived. If we look at the complete history of the Vale Tudo there were
only two deaths compared to over a thousand deaths in boxing in just
over a hundred years.
There
is no account for up to 10 KB, he immediately decreed that reduces
brain damage that can afflict wrestlers. The use of light gloves KO
allows a faster which leads to less severe damage in the long run.
This type of gloves also prevents their use as a shield or to deflect
the blows.
