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Previous Post Next Post "This, is Jiu Jitsu in practice."There is a special time in the City, where the sun plays peek-a-boo with your eye, as the golden tides of scooters chaotically navigat..

Previous Post Next Post "Alright, after the picture, we are going to get an hour of rolling in...Again, the ships start to disappear. I know sets are coming...I was only supposed to stay fo..

Previous Post Next Post Photo by Josh Russell "The fury is strong is this one. I feel like I’m deep sea fishing, and I just got the marlin up on the deck of the boat. He’s flopping and popping in ..

Previous Post Next Post Friday, 2:30PMThe elevator doors open up to a street already bustling with traffic. I throw my bags in my Uber hoping I won’t get hit in the bicycle lane. I try to cha..

Previous Post Next Post Thursday, noonThis time when I walk into the gym, the mat is alive with all different ranks: white to black belt and everything in between. The energy is electric. Before..

Previous Post Next Post Thursday, 6:30AMI wake up to what seems to be a garbage truck outside, and then some sounds of shouting. Hey Arnold! was pretty spot-on when describing a New York Cit..

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"We couldn’t have been five minutes into our acquaintance before Rome and I realized we were about to take a class directly from the source."Relson Gracie BJJ:Koh Phangan is known to backpackers for i..

"The 10TH Planet system is a language unto itself. Riddled with simple names like “zombie” and “honey-hole,” the system was designed for BJJ in MMA." 10TH Planet Koh Tao:Throwing our bags in with the ..

"Andrew’s class was well-taught and reviewed an inverted leg-lock set-up, amongst sweeps and guard passes. He impressed us all with his body control and precision.."Arête BJJ:Located on the fifth floo..

"Marshall was waiting for us, prepared to access bail money if we were 30 minutes later."“What do you mean you cross-faced her?”“Chin to shoulder. Immediately,” Rome replied, never losing step with th..