The story of my trip around the world to train, teach and compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and other grappling arts.


Deciding where to go, a common luxury problem for the BJJ Globetrotter.

So once again, I sit here for hours, looking at Google Maps and flight ticket sites. A few weeks back, I didn’t really have any contacts or ideas of where to go in South America besides of course Brazil. Now, I have too many places to chose from and too little time to go there.

The flights within South America seem pretty expensive, so I can’t go crazy jumping around like I have done before. Also, some places In the south looks like they are pretty cold now, and I prefer sunshine and nice weather :D

Right now I am trying to pick between invitations from Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina and Paraguay, before I head to Brazil. In some way it will mostly be decided by ticket prices and flight routes.

Thursday, I go to Medellin in Colombia for a few days, before checking out Bogota. From there, anything can happen, but I will try and get some tickets today.

On my way home from Brazil, it seems like flying to Madrid is the easiest and cheapest option, before making my way to Estonia for the summer camp. So if some of you know someone in Madrid I could stay with for a day or so (and maybe train with depending on my jet lag), then please email me on graugart@gmail.com :)

Location:Calle 61 Oeste,Panama,Panama

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