Last few weeks…

I’m down to my last few weeks here in Brasil and on Monday my mum and her husband just arrived and now we’re in the middle of a holiday/tour through Foz do Iguaçu, Bonito, Cuiabá and the Pantanal.

While it’s awesome to see my mum again and more of Brasil I’m kind of sad . . . → Read More: Last few weeks…

Feliz Natal (Christmas)

I spent Christmas at the Connection Rio HQ with the other gringos. We had a bbq for lunch. Then spent some time at the beach (got wiped out trying to surf… Note: need wax for the surfboard). Then more bbq for dinner and watched a couple movies. Tommy was the chef for the bbq . . . → Read More: Feliz Natal (Christmas)

Rio de Janeiro beaches & Prodigy concert

Connect the dots…

The other day I was thinking to myself and came up with a metaphor that described my learning process of jiu jitsu or really anyone and any martial art for that matter. The learning process is like one of those “connect-the-dots” picture. Right now at the moment it feels like I’m . . . → Read More: Rio de Janeiro beaches & Prodigy concert

Rio de Janeiro beach life

Since the weather has been cloudy and rainy lately I thought I’d post about something I think most you would like to know about are how the beaches are in Rio. Well they’re f**king fantastic. Ipanema & Barra… If it’s a weekend and it’s sunny and the skies are clear, then you can . . . → Read More: Rio de Janeiro beach life