by Jehan | Feb 1, 2018 | Interviews
Tesa Ho is Hong Kong’s first female black belt, cookie enthusiast and an all round cool individual. We were lucky to get an interview and garner some insight into her jiu jitsu journey. Q: How did you end up starting BJJ? A: Itʻs a long story that involves me...
by Jehan | Jan 22, 2018 | Interviews
In the second part of the interview, Carlson Gracie Jr discusses how he has adapted his game over the years. We discuss health, nutrition, training regiments and different styles of jiu-jitsu. The importance of choosing the right training partners and the choice...
by Jehan | Jan 11, 2018 | Interviews
Ariel Sexton is a Daniel Gracie black belt and an accomplished MMA fighter now competing in Asia’s top promotion, ONE FC. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and fighting out of Costa Rica his other notable accomplishments include a current three fight win...
by Jehan | Dec 24, 2017 | Blog, Interviews
Earlier this month the team at BJJ ASIA had the pleasure to sit down with Carlson Gracie Jr. and discuss the upcoming Carlson Gracie Cup 2018 in Thailand. The event will be part of the 3rd International Thai Martial Arts & Games Festival and hosted at the Ninibut...
by Dorothy | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog, Gym Report, Lifestyle, The Open Mat, Training, Travel, Trip Report
Alright. So I’ve fallen a bit behind on my travel/training reports. Like 7 or 8 countries behind. Then that whole ordeal with the overzealous choke fetish Singapore guy happened (see: “Dorothy Does BDSM”). Those trip reports are forthcoming, but here is a recap...
by Jehan | Nov 16, 2017 | Gym Report, Travel, Trip Report
Submission grappling on a tropical island Song Kran or “seven days of death” as it is more accurately described is Thailand’s new year festival. It coincides with spring and the coming of the rains that provide relief for farmers and the scorched...
by Generic Asian | Nov 7, 2017 | Gym Report, Travel, Trip Report
Hanoi, the Northern most city in Vietnam was on my list as a travel destination for a while and I didn’t think I would be lucky enough to visit the place so soon, but as luck would have it a business trip facilitated this. I was however told that due to...
by Jehan | Nov 2, 2017 | Gym Report, Travel
Training Report: Ultimate Fitness Metrowalk/ Submission Sport Manila is a congested, concrete jungle and is often overlooked as a mere stopover for travellers aiming to reach other provinces and islands of the Philippines. To an extent this reputation is deserved, but...
by Jehan | Oct 6, 2017 | Interviews
After an highly enlightening, informative and neck wrenching seminar, Edwin Najmi found time to sit down with Pavel Hacker and answer his questions. In Pavel’s words “I have never seen a black belt approached by so many students for a photo, question or a...
by Jehan | Sep 7, 2017 | Gym Report, Training, Travel, Trip Report
Singapore has been a melting pot for mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ) for the past 10 years. A big expatriate community coupled with enthusiastic locals with a strong vision has helped this city state grow martial arts in the region. There are a...
