Railway platforms at railway stations on double lines can be either side platforms or island platforms. With side platforms, track centres remain the same, and no space is lost for slewing the track to wider centres, as would be needed for an island platform. Side platforms usually have access to neighbouring streets. While most stations on double-track routes have two side platforms on opposite sides of the track, some stations have a single side platform (notably Cambridge in the U.K., although this will no longer be the case by 2012), split into two by a scissors crossing mid-way along its length. Platforms can also be staggered.
The distance between the track centres (track centerlines midway between rails) is typically about , while each side platform might be wide. The use of side platforms in new train and subway stations may be severely limited if space is at a premium due to regulations regarding the minimum width of platforms.
Most stations with two side platforms have an 'Up' platform which is used by trains heading towards the primary destination of the line, with the other platform being the 'Down' platform which takes trains heading the opposite way. Normally, the main facilities of the station are located on the 'Up' platform with the other platform accessed from a footbridge, subway or a track crossing. However, in many cases the station's main buildings are located on whichever side faces the town or village the station serves.
Larger stations may have two side platforms with several island platforms in between.
Some platforms, such as the Skytrain in Vancouver have platforms which are yellow with rough and bumpy texture. This colour and texture helps the blind to sense that they are too close to the platform edge. This platform type is usually used for subways.
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Name | Side control |
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Aka | Side mount, cross mount |
Parent style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo |
Classification | Position |
Escapes | }} |
Category:Grappling positions Category:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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name | Alexandre Ribeiro |
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other names | Xande |
birth date | January 20, 1981 |
birth place | Manaus, Brazil |
nationality | Brazilian |
height | |
weight | |
weight class | 205 |
style | Submission Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
fighting out of | San Diego, California, U.S. |
team | The Arena (MMA) |
rank | '' 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'' ''brown belt in Judo'' |
years active | 2008 - 2009 |
mma win | 2 |
mma kowin | 2 |
sherdog | 36594 |
updated | }} |
Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. He is a two-time Absolute (open weight) World Jiu-Jitsu Champion and is widely considered to be one of the world's top grapplers.
Category:Brazilian mixed martial artists Category:Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Category:Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Category:Brazilian judoka Category:Brazilian expatriates in the United States Category:Living people Category:1981 births
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name | Demian Maia |
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birth name | Demian Maia Baptista |
birth date | November 06, 1977 |
birth place | São Paulo, Brazil |
death date | |
nationality | Brazilian |
height | |
weight lb | 186 |
weight class | Middleweight (185 lb) |
style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, KickBoxing | stance Southpaw |
fighting out of | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
team | Wand Fight Team |
rank | ''4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'' |
years active | 2001, 2005 – present (MMA) |
mma win | 14 |
mma kowin | 2 |
mma subwin | 8 |
mma loss | 3 |
mma koloss | 1 |
university | Cásper Líbero |
spouse | Renata |
url | http://demianmaia.com/ |
sherdog | 14637 |
updated | October 5, 2010 }} |
Demian Maia Baptista ( born November 6, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly. He is the owner of notable wins over Chael Sonnen, Kendall Grove, Dan Miller and Ed Herman.
He won the 77–87 kg weight division at the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, defeating Yushin Okami, Rafael Lovato, and Tarsis Humphres before armbarring Flavio Almeida in the finals. He also won the 2007 Super Challenge under 83 kg belt, defeating Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira by rear naked choke and Gustavo Machado by a judges decision before going on to defeat Fabio Negao by guillotine choke in the finals. On the heels of his ADCC championship in 2007, Maia released an instructional DVD series entitled''The Science of Jiu Jitsu I'' & ''II'' in collaboration with the World Martial Arts company.
He has also defeated Gabriel Gonzaga in a grappling competition.
Maia next fought Ed Herman, another Team Quest fighter, at ''UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2'' in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 19, 2008. Maia defeated Herman by triangle choke at 2:27 of the second round. He again earned Submission of the Night for the victory, which paid him $75,000.
Maia's third fight was at ''UFC 87: Seek & Destroy'' where he took on middleweight Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald. Both fighters entered the cage having won back-to-back Submission of the Night victories in the UFC. Maia went on to defeat MacDonald by rear naked choke at 2:44 of the third round, earning $60,000 for Submission of the Night. With this award he became the first UFC fighter to earn three consecutive Submissions of the Nights. His four consecutive dominating submissions in the UFC have quickly brought his skills to the forefront as possibly being the best pure grappler in the UFC.
Maia defeated Nate Quarry at ''UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar'' by rear naked choke in the first round. After the fight, Maia expressed interest in fighting Michael Bisping next.
Instead, Maia would take on Chael Sonnen in London, England at UFC 95 (February 21). During the match, Maia tossed Sonnen over his head using a lateral drop takedown, taking Sonnen to the ground, where Maia immediately achieved mount. Maia then baited and transitioned to a triangle choke, forcing Sonnen to tap out at 2:24 of the first round. The bout earned Maia his fourth Submission of the Night award in five UFC fights.
Maia's next opponent was Nate Marquardt at ''UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira'' on August 29. Maia was knocked out 21 seconds into the fight, resulting in his first career loss.
Maia faced Dan Miller on February 6, 2010, at UFC 109: Relentless and won the fight via unanimous decision. In a surprising turn, Maia did not take the fight to the ground and stated in the post fight interview that this was done to show that he could strike.
In the first two rounds, Silva appeared to mock his opponent, while also executing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change and looked to Maia to be the aggressor of the fight while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva over his conduct and the crowd began to side with Maia. After 5 rounds, Silva was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
Silva was criticised for his performance, with Dana White saying that it was the most embarrassed he has ever been since becoming UFC president. Midway through the fourth round, White walked away and gave the championship belt to Silva's manager, Ed Soares, as he was so annoyed that he did not want to place the belt around Silva's waist personally. It was also claimed that Silva verbally insulted Maia during the fight.
Maia faced Kendall Grove on December 4, 2010, at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale. where he won by uninamous decision. Maia displayed improved stand-up rather than focusing on his jiu jitsu, as he did in his earlier UFC bouts. Maia topped the TUF 12 Finale fighter salaries, collecting $80,000 for his win over Grove.
Maia faced Mark Muñoz on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131, where he lost by unanimous decision. In this fight Maia displayed much improved striking compared to his last fight. In the first round, he was able to stun his opponent with punches.
Maia is expected to face Jorge Santiago on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136.
:ADCC 2007 77–87 kg: 1st place
:ADCC 2005 77–87 kg: 2nd place
:Record of opponents:
:Lost: Marcelo Garcia (points), Romulo Barral (choke),
:CBJJ World Championships
:2001 Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: 2nd Place
:2000 Purple Belt Medio-Pesado: 1st Place
:1999 Blue Belt Medio: 2nd Place
:CBJJ Brazilian Championships
:2006 Black Belt Absolute: 2nd Place & Black Belt Medium Heavy: =3rd Place
:2002 Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: =3rd Place
:2001 Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: 1st Place & Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: =3rd Place
:CBJJ Brazilian Team Championships
:2003 Brown/Black Pesada: Master, 1st Place
:2002 Brown/Black Pesada: Alliance, 2nd Place
:2001 Brown/Black Pesada: Alliance, 1st Place
:2000 Purple Belt Pesada: Alliance, 1st Place
:CBJJO Copa Del Mundo
:2005 −85 kg Black Belt: 1st Place
:2003 Black Belt Meio Pesado: =3rd Place & Black Belt Absolute: 1st Place
:2002 Black Belt Meio Pesado: 1st Place & Black Belt Absolute: 2nd Place
:FIGHT! Magazine ::Newcomer of the Year (2008)
Category:Living people Category:Brazilian mixed martial artists Category:Middleweight mixed martial artists Category:Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Category:People from São Paulo (city) Category:1977 births Category:Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
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name | Eddie Bravo |
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nicknames | Roach Clip |
residence | Hollywood, California, United States |
birth date | May 15, 1970 |
birth place | Santa Ana, California, US |
nationality | American |
martial art | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, Freestyle Wrestling |
teacher | Jean-Jacques Machado |
rank | ''2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'' |
students | Joe Rogan, Jason Chambers, Gerald Strebendt, Shinya Aoki, Chuck Liddell, Matt Horwich, George Sotiropoulos, Matt Mitrione, Dan Hardy |
footnotes | }} |
Eddie Bravo (born Edgar Cano May 15, 1970) is an American practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who holds a second degree black belt under Jean-Jacques Machado. He is most famous for his win as a brown belt against Royler Gracie by triangle choke in the 2003 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling championships and his particular style of no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, called 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. He is also known for his mixed martial arts commentating on the Ultimate Fighting Championship and music composition. In an interview he advocated marijuana as performance enhancing. He lives in Hollywood, California, where he runs his ''10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu'' school out of ''Legends MMA''.
Bravo,Eddie Category:Mixed martial arts broadcasters Category:Living people Category:American people of Mexican descent Category:1970 births
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