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ROTTERDAMERS
\nOn the schoolyard of the high school, little Daniel de Groot (28) was still the punching bag. Now, on the Jiu Jitsu mat, he fights for gold medals. \u201dThe sport was my salvation.\"<\/span><\/p>\n

,\u2018They call me \u2019Bunda Branca', the white buttocks. But in Rio de Janeiro, I did win the national title. In the final, I defeated a Brazilian fighter with a d'arce choke around the neck. This cuts off the blood supply to the opponent. They have to tap out, otherwise, they get knocked out.<\/p>\n

The gold medal I won in Brazil, where Jiu Jitsu is immensely popular, now hangs prominently in my new gym on the Weena, alongside countless other gold, silver, and bronze medals. When I started with the sport, I didn't think I would become so successful in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The story of Daniel de Groot is part of the series Rotterdammers, in which reporter Marcel Wijnstekers weekly records the life story of a Rotterdammer.<\/p>\n

Read the rest of the article here Marcel Wijnstekers<\/span>:
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ROTTERDAMMERS Op het schoolplein van de middelbare school was de kleine Daniel de Groot (28) nog de kop van jut. Nu, op de Jiu Jitsu-mat, vecht hij om gouden medailles. ,,De sport was mijn redding.\u201d ,,Ze noemen mij \u2018Bunda Branca\u2019, de witte billetjes. Maar in Rio de Janeiro pakte ik wel mooi de nationale titel. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIn de media: Daniel (28) werd als laatste gekozen bij gym. 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