All our posts on learning martial arts around the world — MMA, Boxing, Muai Thai, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Grappling, Wrestling, and whatever else takes our fancy.
Chinese Characters in Martial Arts that you see in wall hangings, on uniforms, or in random other places.
Reflections on comparing learning a martial art with language learning.
A review of my time training in MMA with Marco Santi at Dog Eat Dog in Florence, Italy.
A working vocabulary of common phrases and words for training in MMA / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Italian.
A review of three months of training with Francisco Vera in his “Vera Fight Club” in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Review of Breakers MMA, a martial arts gym in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A quick review of United Fight Centre, a fight gym in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A summary of my BJJ / MMA words in Spanish, a vocabulary for doing mixed martial arts in a Spanish-speaking country.
A review of my time at 10th Planet Fullerton — Two weeks wasn’t enough.
The meaning of the “oss” or “osu” exclamation in martial arts, mainly BJJ.