*From the oil city of Minatitlán, the powerful Jiu-jitsu and judo athlete has a harvest of 25 medals in her sports career
Nadia Carrion
Minatitlán, Ver.- Combat is his life. With 25 years, his body shows strength and toughness. Years of hand-to-hand fighting, of train your mind and soul.
With takedowns, punches, kicks, knees, dodges, pushes and projections, Denisse Isamar Pereyra Mazariego achievement conquer the major leagues of martial art Japanese Jiu-jitsu and venture into judo.
As a Japanese warrior, she has toured the 31 states of the country and various countries with a harvest of 25 medals in her sports career and, above all, achieving her physical and mental development.
“In Judo I have only reached three nationals, in Jiu Jitsu I have five nationals, several internal national tournaments, two Pan Americans and a World Cup,” she says proudly.
At 19 years of age, he ventured into the world of judo with Cuban Jorge Luis Ruiz Palacios as coach, who at the Universidad de Sotavento showed him the secrets he taught about the Olympic combat sport.
And Óscar Pino taught him modern unarmed combat Jiu-jitsu, which he now continues with coach Miguel Patraca.
Both disciplines of the athlete, who teaches classes at the basic and higher levels and is a judo coach, allowed her to visit 31 states in the country, with the exception of Sinaloa, where she will take (in Mazatlán) her little athletes to compete in the next dates.
“Judo and Jiu-jitsu are super important to learn to defend ourselves, they are a very good tool to defend ourselves, they keep us healthy when driving,” he describes.
The last Jiu jitsu competition he attended was in Colombia, where the World Cup was held, he won the bronze medal; and his fists and blows were also seen in competitions in Cuba and Panama.
“There is a very important person, who has been with me at all times, he is my training partner Gilberto Moreno, right now he is a world champion of Jiu-jitsu and Pan-American. It is my inspiration to be able to continue.”
One of her main goals is to achieve a black belt in judo in November of this year, and continue working to become a Jiu-jitsu coach.
“As a woman, it is a door that they take us into account mainly, it is a sport of strength and strength, it is a world of men, being in these sports is opening the opportunity to all women who believe they cannot,” she said.
Photos: Nadia Carrion
