Moving to Brazil on 05/06/2009

[Gerbiljiujitsu]

Originally Posted by jscore

Good stuff. You training in Barra? You know Royce, Caleb?

Yes I know them both, we actually just got done haning out. They are two cool guys but they leave on Thursday which is kind of depressing. I feel like I´m just getting to know them.

[Gerbiljiujitsu]

Originally Posted by Cash Bill 52

Thanks for sharing. How is it working out with washing the gi? That was one of my only complaints.

I had the time of my life there. It sounds like you are too. Are you in Barra? (I'm sorry if you said it already) Gordo left GB to start his own school in Barra, right?

I stayed at the Gracie camp in 06 which is in Barra. I think it's still considered part of Rio. Gordo was on the mat when I was there.

Keep posting. thanks

Washing the Gi hasnt really been that much of an issue thus far. We have a washing machine and I just throw one in there when I get back from class. The problem is the drying, we dont have a dryer. So typically I lay them out around the pool (yes I know I´m spoiled) and let them dry. I´ve been lucky becuase it´s only rained one day since I got here. The biggest factor with the gi that I´ve found is the brand. I had 6 kimonos before I came down here (2 krugans, 2 gameness, 1 koral and one kagi) and they dry at varying degrees. I absolutely love my gameness kimons but they dont dry well at all and they are VERY thick. I was given a Prido Kimono when I got down here and honestly I have to say it is the best gi that I´ve ever owned. It fits correctly, is just right in thickness and dries amazingly well in the sun. I actually just purchased two more and I´m looking forward to phasing out my other gi´s if I can manage it.

Yes I am in Barra and I´m not sure that I could have picked a better place. I´m not really into partying so it´s far enough away from the bustle of night life that I dont hear people screaming and being drunk yet if I want that I can take a walk and go there or if I really want to go somewhere nice I can take a 10 minute taxi cab ride and be in the surrounding areas with lots of gringos.

I did know that Gordo came from Gracie Barra and there are a lot of guys that have patches from both schools, some guys with tattoos and some guys that train at both places. From what I understand there isnt really any bad blood between the schools which is nice becuase I´m not really into playing the politics either. Let´s hope I can continue to avoid that aspect of BJJ.

[copete]

dude sounds like everything is going well.. keep up the good work. your blog is pretty much awesome.

[Cash Bill 52]

Originally Posted by Gerbiljiujitsu

Washing the Gi hasnt really been that much of an issue thus far. We have a washing machine and I just throw one in there when I get back from class. The problem is the drying, we dont have a dryer. So typically I lay them out around the pool (yes I know I´m spoiled) and let them dry. I´ve been lucky becuase it´s only rained one day since I got here. The biggest factor with the gi that I´ve found is the brand. I had 6 kimonos before I came down here (2 krugans, 2 gameness, 1 koral and one kagi) and they dry at varying degrees. I absolutely love my gameness kimons but they dont dry well at all and they are VERY thick. I was given a Prido Kimono when I got down here and honestly I have to say it is the best gi that I´ve ever owned. It fits correctly, is just right in thickness and dries amazingly well in the sun. I actually just purchased two more and I´m looking forward to phasing out my other gi´s if I can manage it.

Yes I am in Barra and I´m not sure that I could have picked a better place. I´m not really into partying so it´s far enough away from the bustle of night life that I dont hear people screaming and being drunk yet if I want that I can take a walk and go there or if I really want to go somewhere nice I can take a 10 minute taxi cab ride and be in the surrounding areas with lots of gringos.

I did know that Gordo came from Gracie Barra and there are a lot of guys that have patches from both schools, some guys with tattoos and some guys that train at both places. From what I understand there isnt really any bad blood between the schools which is nice becuase I´m not really into playing the politics either. Let´s hope I can continue to avoid that aspect of BJJ.

Thanks for the reply. I could have washed my gi every day for like $10. I thought it was too expensive. So did everyone else. So we all just let them hang dry. After a while it got pretty gross. That's nice that you have your own washer. It was just a minor annoyance, but one I was not prepared for.

I was there during the 06 Mundials so all the big names were training at GB. (Roger, Braulio, Kyra...) I was quite star struck. It was surreal to do guard passing drills. round 1-Gordo round ...2-Pe de Pano It was a great honor to get my ass kicked by those guys. Gordo's black belt was so worn it looked more white than black.

You are really bringing back memories. Thank you.

[Gerbiljiujitsu]

Hey guys just posting a few quick pictures of Brazil.

this picture is of the guys in the MMA class...yea I´m that out of shape goofy looking gringo second from the right

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here I am with Roger a badass brown belt and a super nice guy. He doesnt speak much english but he´s a hell of a lot of fun to hang out with. This is the guy who got me to ask the girl to kiss me at the party

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This last picture is of some hot chick at the party who didnt mind having her picture taken with a gringo

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[Gerbiljiujitsu]

well...I´m not exactly sure what I did wrong, any advice on how to get these pictures to show up?

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Do [img] before the picture link and [/img] after.

[Cash Bill 52]

Originally Posted by Gerbiljiujitsu

well...I´m not exactly sure what I did wrong, any advice on how to get these pictures to show up?

That happened to me as well. For some reason you can only link pics instead of imbedding them. (randomly)

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How much money are planning to spend while you are there? From what I understand you can get by on $1000 a month depending on your living accomodations.