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Ottavia Bourdain: Grappling with Greatness
Igor Gracie and student Ottavia Bourdain before Jiu Jitsu Lessons in NYC
MMA disciple Ottavia Bourdain takes her grappling seriously, working out about five times a week with BJJ giant Igor Gracie at the Renzo Gracie Academy in NYC. I spent an hour at the academy shooting the friendly and enthusiastic martial artist at work preparing for an upcoming grappling tourniment that she plans to compete in. Igor Gracie fights in Duelo de Titas on the same day and will not be in her corner for the competition. The two grapplers worked submissions and positions over and over, Igor tapping every few minutes, and in the end Mrs. Bourdain asked Igor to up the pressure. After a valliant struggle, Ottavia tapped out in the final minutes of the workout, succumbing to a deadly rear naked choke slapped on by the much bigger Gracie. Look for more photos from this shoot, including pics of the two grapplers training, and an article featuring Ottavia Bourdain and her husband Anthony Bourdain in an upcoming issue of Fight! Magazine.
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Renzo Gracie Academy
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- Igor Gracie and student Ottavia Bourdain before Jiu Jitsu Lessons in NYC
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Triangle Choke
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Full Mount
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Rear Naked Choke
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Jiu-Jitsu Choke
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Jiu-Jitsu Guard Pass
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Jiu-Jitsu Guard Work
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Jiu-Jitsu Guard Pass
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Renzo Gracie Academy
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Renzo Gracie Academy
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Grappling
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Half Guard
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Igor Gracie – Renzo Gracie Academy
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Mrs. Anthony Bourdain
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Wife of Chef Anthony Bourdain
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- Ottavia Bourdain – No Reservations About Jiu-Jitsu
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- Ottavia Bourdain – Renzo Gracie Academy – New York City