Buenos Aires, Argentina is the first city on my four-month South American itinerary; but, it also marks the final leg of my year’s trip. I embraced laid-back culture permeating through the people in the hectic city, the beautiful weather and great/cheap malbecs all month long. It was also incredibly satisfying being able use my basic […]
Travelling across Asia and Europe for the past seven months and constantly switching gyms has been amazing. It’s allowed me to experience tons of variations of high-level techniques, spar with amazing training partners and even pick up a few secret moves. But, it’s also destroyed my fundamentals. I practiced acrobatic De La Riva to X-guard […]
Rehabbing from Injuries while Traveling 8 weeks ago, I hyperextended my elbow in Serbia. 3 weeks later in Portugal, I jumped on the mat for the first time and something in my knee popped. I finally accepted that I had to stop rushing my recoveries and give my body some time to heal. Otherwise, I […]
I’m six months in and almost halfway through my year-long trip. For the next 30 days, I’ll be living, working and training in Portugal – mostly Lisbon. Dealing with Sickness and Injuries I started my BJJ packed adventure six months ago in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. I hit the ground running with training sessions 4 […]
I trained across Southeast Asia for 4 months and English was spoken in every gym. Now, in Belgrade, I have to rely on my existing bank of BJJ techniques and principles to make sense of the Serbian instructions… I love it. Eight years of mechanically setting up armbars, repping guard passes and shrimping across the […]
I’ve spent the past four months meandering around Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. It was a mix of constantly chaotic cities, serene countryside escapes, amazing food and tons of BJJ training. The next four months of my year-long adventure will be spent in Europe (starting in Belgrade, Serbia) but, before I get wrapped up in […]
Without hesitation, I can say that within my 4 months of continuous travel, so far this past week has been the most mind-blowing. I trained at two gyms, explored temples, attended a televised fight and went on a day-long motorcycle adventure – all while maintaining a steady job. I still have 8 months left before […]
I’ve been in Thailand for one week and yesterday was the first time I had more than few hours of sleep. Bangkok has been a whirlwind filled with training, sightseeing, work and partying. It’s been crazy and I love it! Embracing the BJJ Globetrotter Community in Thailand For the last three month traveling South […]
Tonight’s my last night in Cambodia. I’ve been in this country for a month but in the morning, I’m boarding a flight to Bangkok, where I’ll be for all of May. Before I leave, I want to write down some memories about my time training here. Training with H/Art After taking almost a month […]
As the team I’ve been training with in Cambodia boarded their plane to compete in the Copa de Bangkok IBJJF tournament, I was on my own flight to a considerably less strenuous weekend getaway. Instead of entering the competition with the rest of the guys and girls I’ve been training with, I decided to spend […]
Balancing Work and Play While Abroad In February, I embarked on a year-long adventure away from home, friends and family. I’ll be travelling to Asia, Europe and South America. I don’t have much saving to fall back on, but I’m lucky enough to work for an amazing advertising agency in California. They’re supporting me through […]
