it has been a busy few weeks here in Rio, but I finally had a chance to write down some of whats been going on in Brazil. A few weeks ago. I had the opportunity to teach a wrestling seminar at Academia Fight Co. in Nova Friburgo, a small city about 140 km north of […]
it has been a busy few weeks here in Rio, but I finally had a chance to write down some of whats been going on in Brazil. A few weeks ago. I had the opportunity to teach a wrestling seminar at Academia Fight Co. in Nova Friburgo, a small city about 140 km north of […]
Photo by Vitophotography.com Another week has come and gone here in Rio, and with it has come another week of memories that will last a lifetime. As I get closer and closer to hitting the one year mark in Rio, I can’t help but reflect on all the great experiences (both on and off the […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here in Rio and I am finally getting a chance to sit down and type up some of what has been happening here in Brazil. Two weeks ago I made a return to MMA sparring for the first time since I injured my ankle training in June. For […]
I spent a lot of last week in the kimono working my ground game. In addition to Dennis’ class, that due to rain we had inside Premiere house, I also made it into Nova Uniao several times. As always the technique and rolling was great. One aspect I like is that that as NU they […]
The cool “winter” weather of Rio is gone and the sun has been out all week without a cloud in the sky. In our down time here at CR everyone has been out working on their tan at the beach or poolside here at the house. The warm weather at night has been perfect for […]
This past week we hit the eight month mark in Brazil! It really doesn’t feel like we have been here for nearly a year, but looking back at the amazing experiences I’ve had so far are almost too many to count. After getting settled in after the move last week, I was able to catch […]
This past week has been a busy one. Nicole and I moved over to CR HQ, so the first part of the week was spent packing and unpacking, and the start of many small projects around the Connection Rio hostels. But one things for certain in Brazil, it’s never all work and no play; I […]
This past week has been a busy one. Nicole and I moved over to the Connection Rio(CR) HQ. So, the first part of the week was spent packing and unpacking, and the start of many small projects around the Connection Rio hostels. One thing is for certain in Brazil, it’s never all work and no […]
Hi guys, I just wanted to briefly introduce myself as I am going to be blogging weekly about my life and training here in Brazil. For starters I am 27 years old and got into BJJ and MMA after I finished wrestling in college. Currently I am blue belt and what started as a […]
