Countryman and the great chief, who gave him the great prize of his ancestors
MMA fighter, Edson Conterrâneo, won the first phase of the reality show “No Meio da Selva”. During a week in the Amazon, Conterraneo learned the Indian way of life, hunting and fishing tricks, and participated in an Olympics, which earned him victory in the reality show.
Held every four years, the Olympics are a huge party with music, dances and fights; which aims to celebrate the soul and departure of the dead from the tribes. In this great celebration, seventeen indigenous ethnic groups participated, only two of which have contact with white men. With the blessing of the great chief, Tacomã, the fighter represented the community and, applying MMA techniques, won ten fights at the Olympics.
As a prize, Conterraneo won a bow and arrow that was passed down through several indigenous generations. The arrows were made from jaguar teeth, stingray tails and poisoned by snakes.
“The award was worth more than the trophies I won, because I experienced a piece of Indian history”, he says. And, there, Conterraneo taught four Indians how to fight MMA, who will be responsible for proliferating the sport in the tribe.
“They were curious to learn because they watch the fights through DVDs that others take. I taught them how to punch, kick and understand a little about the rules of the sport.”
The second part of the reality show will be recorded in Itu, the city where the fighter lives.
“As I was the winner and I have the bow that passed down through generations, the son of the great chief (Tacomã) will come here, learn our culture and our way of life”, he concludes.
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