Take a look at the first photos showing the mood and scenery at day one of the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012 in Lisbon.
Plenty of hard-working folks have already captured medals, and there was even a daring choke worth learning for white belts.
And the first absolute champion of the tournament has already been crowned: Finnish blue belt Risto Vesanto of team Alliance.
Check out the results so far here and the photos by Raphael Nogueira below.
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