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Eduardo Salazar

“Wero”

Source: bjjee.com

Eduardo Wero Salazar took on a Hermosillo academy as a blue belt, developed with Felipe Costa and tested himself in the submission-only Kumite.

Biography

Eduardo Salazar, known as Wero, comes from Hermosillo in northern Mexico and is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Felipe Costa. His academy responsibilities began before black belt, when the prospect of his original school closing led him to discuss a Brasa school with Costa. Friendship, visiting teachers and support from his own students became recurring parts of his account of developing as an instructor and competitor. His first class had given little indication of that commitment. A friend brought him to a Gracie jiu-jitsu academy, and Salazar did not enjoy the experience. He nevertheless kept attending and became deeply attached to the sport over the following months. In his January 2013 interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, he recalled taking on the challenge of a Brasa academy while still a blue belt. An opening announcement named Salazar and Carlos Alberto Acosta as the people who would run the Hermosillo school under Felipe Costa and Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros. A 2009 announcement named Salazar as host for Costa's planned September 28–October 3 visit, on a tour also taking in Mexico City, Mérida and Cancún. By January 2013, Salazar reported a Brasa network of twelve academies around Mexico, supported by visits and advice from Costa and Comprido. Hermosillo's northern location also influenced how he thought about students' development. Salazar saw proximity to the United States as useful for seeking stronger competition at events such as the Worlds and Pan Ams. Traveling and competing were ways to test technique and improve. He also described friendships across academy boundaries and occasional training with Gracie practitioners in his own city. In his account, rivalry between Brasa and Renzo Gracie teams was sporting competition that could coexist with friendship. The BJJ Kumite tested him in a different format. Competing as a brown belt, Salazar found its submission-only matches, with no time limit, his most demanding competitive experience up to that point. He recalled feeling nervous at first, then leaving more confident in his ability to face difficult tournaments. Relationships with other competitors were part of what he took away. He credited Costa, Comprido, his family and his students with sustaining his progress, emphasizing that both the academy and his competitive opportunities depended on their support. By December 2015, the written introduction to his Pasando Guardia appearance identified him as a black belt under Costa. His teaching also appears in the BrazilianBlackBelt instructional catalogue, which credits him with a lesson on the spider-guard position for purple-to-brown-belt students. The AJP Tour club listing identifies him as the person in charge of Brasa / Roll Jiu jitsu in Hermosillo and describes the academy as supervised by Salazar and Costa.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Eastern Europe, Eduardo Wero Salazar interview, January9,2013(opens in a new tab)

    • Eduardo Salazar, known as Wero, comes from Hermosillo in northern Mexico.

      Where in the source: Answer1: name, nickname and home city.

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    • A friend brought Salazar to a Gracie jiu-jitsu academy. He did not enjoy his first class, but continued attending and became deeply attached to the sport over the following months.

      Where in the source: Answer2: introduction and changing motivation.

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    • When his original academy faced closure, Salazar discussed opening a Brasa school with his friend Felipe Costa. He recalled taking on that challenge while still a blue belt.

      Where in the source: Answer2: closure, friendship and new academy.

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    • By January2013 Salazar reported a Brasa network of twelve academies around Mexico, supported by visits and advice from Costa and Comprido.

      Where in the source: Answer3: network and instructor support.

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    • Salazar saw Hermosillo’s location near the UnitedStates as useful for students seeking stronger competition at tournaments such as the Worlds and PanAms.

      Where in the source: Answer3: cross-border competition access.

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    • He regarded travel and competition as ways of testing technique and improving, while describing cross-academy friendships and occasional training with Gracie practitioners in his home city.

      Where in the source: Answers4-5: competition and relationships.

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    • Salazar described the rivalry between Brasa and Renzo Gracie teams as sporting competition that coexisted with friendships.

      Where in the source: Answer5: competitive rivalry.

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    • As a brown belt, Salazar took part in the BJJ Kumite and described its submission-only, unlimited-time matches as his most demanding competitive experience to that point.

      Where in the source: Answer6: Kumite experience.

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    • Salazar recalled initially feeling nervous at the Kumite, then leaving with greater confidence in his ability to face difficult tournaments and with friendships among the other competitors.

      Where in the source: Answer6: before and after the Kumite.

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    • Salazar credited Costa, Comprido, his family and his students with sustaining his progress, emphasising that his academy and competitive opportunities depended on that support.

      Where in the source: Answer8: acknowledgements and students.

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  • Emirates One,2006 republication of Kid Peligro / Brasa Mexico opening announcement(opens in a new tab)

    • A contemporary Brasa opening announcement named Salazar and Carlos Alberto Acosta as the people who would run the Hermosillo academy under Felipe Costa and Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros.

      Where in the source: Grand Opening Brasa Mexico: complete announcement.

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  • ADCC News, Kid Peligro seminar announcement, September2,2009(opens in a new tab)

    • In2009 Salazar was named as the Hermosillo host for Costa’s planned September28–October3 teaching visit, part of a tour also including Mexico City, Mérida and Cancún.

      Where in the source: Felipe Costa in Mexico: full itinerary and Hermosillo host line.

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  • Pasando Guardia, written Eduardo Wero Salazar podcast introduction, December10,2015(opens in a new tab)

    • By December2015 the Pasando Guardia programme introduced Salazar as a BJJ black belt under Felipe Costa.

      Where in the source: Written programme introduction, first sentence.

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  • BrazilianBlackBelt.com, public instructional course catalogue(opens in a new tab)

    • The BrazilianBlackBelt instructional catalogue credits Wero Salazar with a spider-guard lesson intended for purple-to-brown-belt students.

      Where in the source: Complete Wero spider-guard course row with author and audience level.

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  • AJP Tour, Brasa / Roll Jiu jitsu Hermosillo club profile(opens in a new tab)

    • The AJP Tour club profile lists Salazar as the person in charge of Brasa / Roll Jiu jitsu in Hermosillo, describing the academy as supervised by him and Felipe Costa.

      Where in the source: Complete club information: person incharge, about text and administrator row.

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