My Business Trip to Brazil

I have made it back from Brazil in one piece. The trip was short and sweet, well kinda bitter. But we made it and I have learned a tremendous amount of knowledge from this experience. Brazil was a awesome experience for me. The trip is something I have been looking forward to since the beginning of my BJJ career. The first two days down there was pretty much just all of the guys getting to know the area and enjoying the beach. Rio is a nice tourist place so you can walk straight to the beach from your hotel room and get a fresh Coconut. Trust me they are delicious!!




After the beach it was time for business off to Tajuca Tenis Clube. I have seen this place only in videos before and I have dreamed about competing on those mats. But now it was my chance. Walking through those doors and hearing the crowd was an experience I cannot explain. You just have to go there and feel the vibe for yourself. The people cheering for their teammates, the banging on the medal panels after their guy won, and the smell of competition in the air is one of the best experiences you can have.




After checking my weight and making sure I had some room to spare it was off to chow down on real Acai. This stuff is amazing if you get it at the right place. LOL!!! Some places put way to much sugar in the Acai. All you have to do is find the right place and keep going back.




Now that we were fully energised from the Coconut and Acai it was time to fight. Everyone went there in hopes to leave with the gold medal around their neck. But anything can happen when you go down to Brazil. The Team all together ended up bring back 5 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals and 2 Bronze medals. So we ended up doing good as a Team. Now we have turned our focus towards the Worlds in California. Everyone is getting prepared to go down there and win!!!