The TMD House jiu-jitsu team, headquartered in Cidade de Deus, in Rio de Janeiro, put on a show of medals in the competition that took place last week at the jiu-jitsu temple known as the pyramid, located in Long Beach, California, in the United States.
Professor Marcio de Deus, responsible for training the teenagers, commented on his feelings upon seeing so much success: “I just have to thank God for allowing me to be an instrument to touch so many lives through sport. These teenagers who competed during They’ve been fighting on and off the mat for the whole last week. It’s an immense pride to be able to see them winning and reaching new places abroad”.
Tiago Mascarenhas, CEO of Grupo SEDA, also competed and spoke about the support the group provides to the athletes of the TMD House team: “Sport in Brazil is only appreciated when it is winning a medal. As an athlete, I know that the path to the podium is long. What we can do to ensure these teenagers don’t give up is to encourage and support them, because the result of hard work always comes”.
Education and sport go hand in hand
In addition to supporting new athletes, SEDA College provides scholarships for them to learn English online and has also brought several to study the English language in Dublin, Ireland.
As education and sport transform lives, SEDA College believes that joining TMD House can impact much more and give jiu-jitsu practitioners an opportunity to write a new story, and now, who knows, in English.
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