Ramil Mammadov
Ramil Mammadov’s search for BJJ instruction led from Lithuania and Poland to Atalla in Dubai and a Rio Grappling affiliate in Azerbaijan.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJEE, Ramil Mammadov’s Q&A, April24,2013(opens in a new tab)
Ramil Mammadov is Azerbaijani; in2013 he lived in Baku and regularly travelled to Lithuania and Poland.
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He entered wrestling tournaments as a child before taking up sambo and judo.
Where in the source: Answer2, childhood sports.
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He initially wanted to train MMA in Lithuania, but grappling exposed gaps in his BJJ knowledge and sent him looking for specialist instruction.
Where in the source: Answer2, Lithuania and further learning.
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He credited Szymon Bońkowski of Olsztyn’s Arrachion MMA team with helping him during that search.
Where in the source: Answer2, Arrachion coach.
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Contact with Roberto Atalla began through Facebook conversations and led him to Rio Grappling Club in Wrocław, where he met coach Mariusz Koziej.
Where in the source: Answer4, initial contact and Polish academy.
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Meeting the Italian Rio Grappling team at the FILA Grappling Worlds strengthened his wish to join, because he admired the group’s shared enthusiasm.
Where in the source: Answer4, world-event encounter.
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When visa difficulties prevented Atalla from visiting Azerbaijan, Mammadov travelled to meet and train with him in Dubai.
Where in the source: Answer4, visa and Dubai passage.
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Atalla then supplied the Rio Grappling Club rules, and by the interview Mammadov reported an official affiliated club in Azerbaijan.
Where in the source: Answer4, affiliation paragraph ending.
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He described limited facilities and difficulties organising competitions as obstacles, while younger people’s growing interest gave him hope.
Where in the source: Answer3, practical local obstacles.
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He thanked Kazeka Muniz for helping practitioners in Azerbaijan.
Where in the source: Answer3, Muniz acknowledgement.
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His2013 plans were to prepare competitors with his friend and coach Vasif Iskenderov and expand BJJ through Azerbaijan and the wider Caucasus.
Where in the source: Answer6, team and future plans.
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Mammadov identified himself as a BJJ blue belt in2013; the interview’s caption identifies Roberto Atalla as his promoter.
Where in the source: Answer1 and caption beneath the belt-award photograph.
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USA Wrestling, Gary Abbott’s Worlds report, November17,2012(opens in a new tab)
At the2012 FILA No-Gi Grappling Worlds in Kraków, he represented Azerbaijan in the77kg class and lost to eventual silver medallist Shane Cross by submission.
Where in the source: Cross’s bout report and men’s77kg USA placements.
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BJJEE, Mammadov’s takedown feature, April24,2014(opens in a new tab)
A2014 BJJEE feature identified him as running Rio Grappling in Azerbaijan and presented demonstrations of his takedown work.
Where in the source: Main article text before the two embedded videos.
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RGC AZE, Mammadov’s standing-grappling demonstrations(opens in a new tab)
His public instructional clips cover no-gi takedowns from the clinch and defence against a single-leg attack.
Where in the source: RGC AZE clip title; linked companion4BE8h6yoIZ8; selected frames8s,24s,45s.
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Lineage
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