Andrea
Today I want to provide you with a list of words used in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and that you need to know to understand something when it is explained in the videos you watch, in live internships and even if you go around the world and like to see some gym.
You don’t speak Portuguese but you want to do Jiu Jitsu?. Here’s a glossary.
Often you don’t need to know languages to understand the meaning is meaning but at least the terms associated with what you see make you understand the meaning of what needs to be done.
Of course knowing the language in detail makes you grasp the nuances of the explanation but somewhere you have to start.
Order is Brazilian/Portuguese – English – Italian
There is also the English language because often many explanations are made in English so it is better to have the three possibilities.
I hope it will be useful to you in your study.
Andrea
Glossary of terms used:
Abaixar a bunda – Lower the butt / To squat down – lower your butt, squat
Abraar – To embrace – Embrace
Abriou or bico – To be tired – be tired
Abrir – To open – open
Adiantar (o pé) – To bring (the foot) foward – advance your foot
Afastar or quadril – To drive away the hips – move the hips away
Agarrar – To clinch, to grab – melee, grab
Agredir – To attack, to insult – attack, insult
Agüentar – To endure – endure, support
Ajoelhar – To knee down – kneeling
Ajudar – To help – help
Alongar – To strech – stretch
Apertar – To squeeze
Apoiar-se – To Base – Base
Aquecer – To warm up – warm up
Armar – scam, set up, fix, assemble
Arriscar – To put at risk – risk
Atacar – To attack – attack
Bater – Tap out – Beat
Botar / Coloquar – To put / To place – put, place
Brigar – To brawl, fight – fight
Cair – To fall
Capotar – To roll over – flip
Chutar – To kick – kick
Colocar os ganchos – To put the hooks – put hooks
To put pressure – put pressure
Defender – To defend – defend
Deitar – To lay down
Deixar – To leave something the way it is – leave things as they are
Derrotar – To lose – lose
Derrubar- to knock down, to take down – knock down, bring to the ground
Desafiar – To challenge – challenge
Dobrar (pear, or brao) – To bend – bend
Empatar – To draw, to tie – tie
Emplogar – To grip, grasp, seize, grab – make a grip, grab, take, grab
Empurrar – To Push- Push
Encachar – To do (a technique) – do a technique
Enrobar – stall – stall
Escorregar / Deslizar – To slide / to slip – slide
Escovar – Win easil, dominated – win easily, dominate
Esmagar – crush – crush
Esmurrar – To punch –pull punches
Espancar – To beat up – beat up
Esticar (perna, or brao) – To strech (the leg, the arm) – stretch a leg or arm
Estrear – debut, do for the first time – debut
Avoid – avoid, prevent – avoid, prevent
Faltar – To stall, fail, lack – stall,fail, deficiency
Fechar – To close – close
Finalizar – To submit – finalize
Fingir – To fake – fake
Fortalecer – strengthen – strengthen
Fugir – To escape, flee – escape, escape
Ganhar – To win, earn, gain – win
To get the underhook with one arm , pass an arm under the opponent’s arm
Girar – To rotate – rotate
Gritar – To scream, to shout – shout, scream
Jogar – To play – play
Jogar (a pear) – To throw the leg – throw the leg
Levantar – To stand up, to lift – stand up
Levantar as pernas / os braos – To rise up one’s legs / arms – lift a leg/arm
Levar – To take, carry – take, take with you
Lutar – To fight, struggle, wrestle – fight, fight
Machucar – To hurt, to injure – injured
To block the position – block the position
Pasar to watch – To pass the guard – pass the guard
Pasar a técnica – To show a technique – show a technique
Patrocinar – To sponsor – sponsor
Pegar – To get, grab, catch, take – take, grab
Pegar (com a m’o)-To grab (with the hand) – grab with your hand
Pegar as costas – To take the back – take your back
Pisar – To step (on something) – take a step
Posture – To base – base
Proteger – To protect – protect
Pular – jump (to guard) – jump on guard
Puxar – To pull – pull
Puxar pra looks — To pull guard — call the guard
Quebrar – To break, smash, smash – break, smash, shatter
Raspar – To sweep, scrape, shave – flip
Rodar – roll – roll
Rolar – To roll, To spar – roll, do sparring
Sair – To exit, leave, escape – get out, leave, run
Sair da posio – To get out the position – get out of a position
Segurar – To hold – hold
Sentar-se – To sit – sit down
Sobreviver – survive – survive
Socar – To hit, strike – hit
Soltar – To release / To let go – leave
Subir – To go up – increase
Tirar – To take off – take off
Torcer – To twist – twist
Vencer – To win, To defeat, conquer, vanquish – win, beat, conquer, overwhelm
Virar – To turn – turn
Virar barriga por ch’o / por top – To lay down on one’s stomach / back – turn belly down
Virar de quatro – To go on turtle position – turn in the position of the turtle
Virar or quadril – To swing the hips – rotate hips
It is now the list of actions:
(Brazilian/Portuguese – English – Italian)
Abaixar a bunda – Lower the butt / To squat down – lower your butt, squat
Abraar – To embrace – Embrace
Abriou or bico – To be tired – be tired
Abrir – To open – open
Adiantar (o pé) – To bring (the foot) foward – advance your foot
Afastar or quadril – To drive away the hips – move the hips away
Agarrar – To clinch, to grab – melee, grab
Agredir – To attack, to insult – attack, insult
Agüentar – To endure – endure, support
Ajoelhar – To knee down – kneeling
Ajudar – To help – help
Alongar – To strech – stretch
Apertar – To squeeze
Apoiar-se – To Base – Base
Aquecer – To warm up – warm up
Armar – scam, set up, fix, assemble
Arriscar – To put at risk – risk
Atacar – To attack – attack
Bater – Tap out – Beat
Botar / Coloquar – To put / To place – put, place
Brigar – To brawl, fight – fight
Cair – To fall
Capotar – To roll over – flip
Chutar – To kick – kick
Colocar os ganchos – To put the hooks – put hooks
To put pressure – put pressure
Defender – To defend – defend
Deitar – To lay down
Deixar – To leave something the way it is – leave things as they are
Derrotar – To lose – lose
Derrubar- to knock down, to take down – knock down, bring to the ground
Desafiar – To challenge – challenge
Dobrar (pear, or brao) – To bend – bend
Empatar – To draw, to tie – tie
Emplogar – To grip, grasp, seize, grab – make a grip, grab, take, grab
Empurrar – To Push- Push
Encachar – To do (a technique) – do a technique
Enrobar – stall – stall
Escorregar / Deslizar – To slide / to slip – slide
Escovar – Win easil, dominated – win easily, dominate
Esmagar – crush – crush
Esmurrar – To punch –pull punches
Espancar – To beat up – beat up
Esticar (perna, or brao) – To strech (the leg, the arm) – stretch a leg or arm
Estrear – debut, do for the first time – debut
Avoid – avoid, prevent – avoid, prevent
Faltar – To stall, fail, lack – stall,fail, deficiency
Fechar – To close – close
Finalizar – To submit – finalize
Fingir – To fake – fake
Fortalecer – strengthen – strengthen
Fugir – To escape, flee – escape, escape
Ganhar – To win, earn, gain – win
To get the underhook with one arm , pass an arm under the opponent’s arm
Girar – To rotate – rotate
Gritar – To scream, to shout – shout, scream
Jogar – To play – play
Jogar (a pear) – To throw the leg – throw the leg
Levantar – To stand up, to lift – stand up
Levantar as pernas / os braos – To rise up one’s legs / arms – lift a leg/arm
Levar – To take, carry – take, take with you
Lutar – To fight, struggle, wrestle – fight, fight
Machucar – To hurt, to injure – injured
To block the position – block the position
Pasar to watch – To pass the guard – pass the guard
Pasar a técnica – To show a technique – show a technique
Patrocinar – To sponsor – sponsor
Pegar – To get, grab, catch, take – take, grab
Pegar (com a m’o)-To grab (with the hand) – grab with your hand
Pegar as costas – To take the back – take your back
Pisar – To step (on something) – take a step
Posture – To base – base
Proteger – To protect – protect
Pular – jump (to guard) – jump on guard
Puxar – To pull – pull
Puxar pra looks — To pull guard — call the guard
Quebrar – To break, smash, smash – break, smash, shatter
Raspar – To sweep, scrape, shave – flip
Rodar – roll – roll
Rolar – To roll, To spar – roll, do sparring
Sair – To exit, leave, escape – get out, leave, run
Sair da posio – To get out the position – get out of a position
Segurar – To hold – hold
Sentar-se – To sit – sit down
Sobreviver – survive – survive
Socar – To hit, strike – hit
Soltar – To release / To let go – leave
Subir – To go up – increase
Tirar – To take off – take off
Torcer – To twist – twist
Vencer – To win, To defeat, conquer, vanquish – win, beat, conquer, overwhelm
Virar – To turn – turn
Virar barriga por ch’o / por top – To lay down on one’s stomach / back – turn belly down
Virar de quatro – To go on turtle position – turn in the position of the turtle
Virar or quadril – To swing the hips – rotate hips
Now you’re starting to understand each other more?.
Andrea
