ARTICLES
Margot Ciccarelli, Nømadic iD & Travel
Margot Ciccarelli-Tang, is the founder of Nømadic iD & a Purple Belt World Champion (IBJJF 2018) She has most recently won the IBJJF Asian Open 2018 and has no long term fixed abode. She is of Chinese-Italian descent, 25 years old, raised in London and has been...
Vic Dorfman – BJJ in the tropics
Vic Dorfman is a brown belt under Olavo Abreu, Asian Open gold medalist, online entrepreneur and digital nomad based between Bali and Phuket. We first crossed paths years ago while we were both training at Phuket Top Team and I recently managed to catch up with him...
Copa de Borneo 2018
It's been a memorable few days in the island beneath the winds. This was my first trip to Borneo and I was not disappointed. Stunning coastline, majestic mountain range, lush green forest, exceptionally friendly locals and some delightful local entheogens. I guess you...
Wendell Alexander – Nova Uniao
Wendell Alexander received his black belt in 1986 at the age of 20. Coming from the Oswaldo Fadda lineage he co-founded Nova Uniao and has over the years established a stable of world renowned competitors and fighters. Earlier this year I had the privilege to sit down...
Yuta ‘破壊僧’ Shimada – Choke Boy
Yuta Shimada is Japanese home-grown Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, a rank earned from the legendary Naoya Uematsu of Nexusense academy. Shimada is also one of the top competitors in the IBJJF international circuit and has won the Asian Open as a Black Belt 3 times....
Dimitrios Tsitos – The BJJ Nomad is back on the road
"Life Has No Replay Button". Dimitrios Tsitos is not just a black belt but a triathlete, lifeguard, surfer and the original BJJ Nomad. I managed to catch up with him on his return to Bangkok where he will be residing for the next few months. Firstly I would like to...
Dorothy Does Mongolia: Rolling Through The Wild, Wild East
Just a few weeks ago, Dave Clahan, owner of my home gym, Ralph Gracie Berkeley, posted on our team page that he was planning a BJJ team trip to Mongolia. After approximately 60 seconds of contemplation, I booked a flight to Ulaanbaatar. Another trip added to an...
Copa de Bangkok 2018
Jiu-jitsu tournaments, as we all know, can often be a sterling example of the chaos of life. From both the spectator’s and the competitors point-of-view, unexpected wins and losses occur, participants of the competition can often get injured thus causing a mild panic,...
Dan Reid – Catch Jiu Jitsu – Taiwan
Dan Reid is from a small town 30 miles from Edinburgh called Dunfermline. His interest in BJJ & MMA began around 2005, when he watched the first ultimate fighter and decided he would give it a try. This didn’t actually begin until 2008. Better late than never as...
The Masterless Samurai of North Vietnam – Ronin BJJ Hanoi
This is my third visit to Hanoi over the last 7 years and it’s barely recognisable. To put things into perspective, 7 years ago the road from the airport to city was effectively a two lane dirt road. This has been replaced by a 6 lane mega way that one is familiar...
BKK White & Blue Belt Inter Club Friendly 2018
Guest contribution by Lucas Johnson Shakespeare once said something about brevity being yadda yadda yadda, and since he seems like a smart dude, I felt it best to keep this summary of the BKK Inter-Club White & Blue Belt Friendly Tournament held at Arete BJJ in...
Lucas Lepri// 4STRIPES// SHBJJ// JiuJitsu Films
Patricio Reyes Vergara travels to Shanghai, China for the 4STRIPES Lucas Lepri camp. https://bjjasia.com/2018/07/19/patricio-reyes-vergara-the-vision-behind-jiu-jitsu-in/