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The Grapple Travel Show ep.3 “Method BCN”

Hey Globetrotters, The show is back!  This episode is on Method BCN, one of the gyms in Barcelona, Spain. There’s been a hiatus while I worked on my online cooking course and earned some money to continue building the bus. This latest episode was filmed back in September 2024 and I’ve worked on it on […]

The Grapple Travel Show ep.2 “Guildford Jiu Jitsu”

Guildford Jiu Jitsu is such a cool gym, very progressive in their training methods and a lovely stylish space, well maintained by owner and Head Coach Jon Collins. Had to make three separate visits to get all the footage I wanted but I love training there (and my Mum lives nearby), so I’m sure I’ll […]

Official Episode 1 now out – Wave BJJ (London)

Hey there fellow Globetrotters 👋 The Grapple Travel Show is now fully in production and after publishing a kind of proof of concept pilot episode in the Summer, based on the gym I currently train at VT Jiu Jitsu, I’ve now published the official episode 1 of the show and it’s on a gym run […]

The Grapple Travel Show

Hey Everyone! I finally published the first (pilot) episode of The Grapple Travel Show featuring the small gym I currently train at. If you enjoy it I’d love to hear from you, especially if you have any ideas on how I can change and improve it for future episodes. I’m currently editing the first official […]

Travelling and Training Martial Arts in the 90’s

Before BJJ Back in the mid 90’s in my late teens/early 20’s I wasn’t aware Brazilian Jiu Jitsu existed. I was training other martial arts. I started with Taekwondo but soon lost interest in that when my best friend Rich introduced me to Wing Chun. Later I would also mess around with a little JKD […]

Building a Jiu Jitsu Tour Bus

Hey Fellow Globetrotters! I’m Tammi, a brown belt currently training and coaching in the UK but itching to travel again after a lucky almost half a century of travel and experiences around the world.  . The Impact of a Book I started training at Carlson Gracie London back in 2012 when I was 36, but […]