A good night out…

You know how you have a group of friends that plan a night out, then everyone starts drinking a bit early and people get tired and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna be a good night, then everyone ends up going out anyways and it turns out to be pretty good?

Well last night . . . → Read More: A good night out…

New Years Eve in Copacabana…

Gringo photo shoot before leaving the house to catch the bus to Copacabana. Most of us wearing the “traditional” white for New Years. Tommy later changed his shirt on the way to catch the bus. Me rocking a R$10 hat I bought… I thought it looked cool anyways lol. They also had 2010 bandanas . . . → Read More: New Years Eve in Copacabana…

51 days left

That’s how much time I have left in Brasil

Damn time flies and it will go even faster in the following month because I’ve got New Years Eve, my mum and her husband will be coming and we’ll be off to Foz do Iguazu/Bonito/Pantanal for a 1.5wks; and then Carnival. I’m kind of . . . → Read More: 51 days left

BJJ and MMA shopping in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

If you are in Rio for training one of the things you might want to know about is where to buy mma/jiu jitsu gear. So I thought I would dedicate a post to that and the places I know of so far where you can buy some gear.

How many Kimonos/Gi’s to bring? Some . . . → Read More: BJJ and MMA shopping in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Hangover…

Had a good night out with the boys on Thursday night. First stop was Bar do Oswaldos which make nice café cremes where we sat and had a few drinks and chatted, played a few songs on the jukebox. The bar is also owned by Rommel who is a 3rd BB at the academy, . . . → Read More: The Hangover…