by Dorothy | Jul 29, 2017 | Blog, Lifestyle, Training, Travel, Trip Report
Destination #3: Cebu, Philippines I head to the airport to meet up again with the BJJASIA crew in Cebu, Philippines, an island about 850 kilometers south of Manila. I had spent most of my time in Manila with Nico and his friends, so it was time to reunite with my dear...
by Jehan | Jul 11, 2017 | Gym Report, Training, Travel, Trip Report
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and hosts millions of tourists a year, coming to visit a sprawling metropolis so foreign to their own. Tokyo itself has a population of approximately 13.5 million people in its 23 prefectures with in my opinion, one of the best metro...
by Jehan | Jul 1, 2017 | Gym Report, Training, Travel, Trip Report
BJJ Singapore Training Report by Nevash Nair With approximately 5.78 million people occupying a small island state, Singapore is one of the smallest countries in Asia. However, this tiny island south of Malaysia has become a hotbed for Brazilian Jiujitsu (BJJ)...
by Dorothy | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog, Training, Travel, Trip Report
The first in a series of travelogues by BJJASIA correspondent Dorothy Dao. Destination #0: San Francisco, California “Ma’am, are you okay?” The TSA agent at San Francisco International Airport looks at me with concern. Who is this crying girl trying to get...
by Jehan | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog, Health, Training
Unfortunately injuries are just part of the game. Hopefully they’ll be minor injuries and you’ll recover from them quickly, but regardless, getting back to training after recuperating from an injury is always a tricky business. Stephan Kesting of grapplearts.com...
by Jehan | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog, Training
In 2013 Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood joined with filmmaker Stuart Cooper to create the ‘Spirit of Jiu Jitsu’, a short-film about the BJJ lifestyle that was shot in Phuket, Thailand. Since then it has garnered over six hundred thousand views and remains one of the most iconic...