My good buddy Nicolas Gregoriades is in town for a month doing some work and hanging out in Chiang Mai.  For those who don't know Nic is Roger Gracie's first black belt and is the founder the The Jiu-Jitsu Brotherhood.  He wanted a place to roll and Team Quest Thailand was the first and only name to come up. Chiang Mai has plenty of Muay Thai gyms, but only one MMA gym.  Thankfully, it's also a good one.  With high quality indoor grappling mats, someone who cleans it daily and the newly installed industrial power fan, it's a great place to roll. The crew after ..read more

Raining outside?  Sore from a weeks worth of training?  Want something fun and different to do?  Check out the new Art in Paradise 3D Museum in Chiang Mai. For information and directions: www.ChiangMaiArtinParadise.com but it's pretty easy to find one you see it on a map.  We went on a random Tuesday afternoon so the place was pretty empty, which made it nice to be able to take our time messing around to think up funny poses and angles. I would recommend you spend at least 2-3 hours there if you want to see everything.  I have a feeling i'll be back there when ..read more

After spending the summer back in the U.S. I was anxious to get back to my new favorite place in the world, Chiang Mai Thailand.  The reason why I love Chiang Mai so much is not only is it one of the cheapest places in the Thailand to live, it also offers the most variety and comforts of home. Usually I get home sick or start missing the western comforts of home whenever I travel for more than 3 months at a time but not in Chiang Mai.  Here you can stay in modern apartments, eat southern style BBQ ribs, salad bars, and even prime rib.  Plus they have Rimping Supermarket which i ..read more

I just arrived a few days ago and am getting ready for my first training session today at Team Quest Thailand in Chiang Mai.  Normally I try to live as cheaply as possible and live as close to possible to the gym.  But this trip, I've decided to mix it up a bit. First off I'm going to be training both BJJ and Muay Thai.  I'm also not specifically training for any fights, but instead, just training to get in shape and out of passion.  I really missed training full time and love both Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  I've also decided to live closer to the city and to ..read more

I just arrived back in Thailand the other night and made a little video with what I packed.  I plan on training a bit of Muay Thai and No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu during this 6 month trip, but also wanted to pack light enough to be able to travel down to the islands to scuba dive and to other parts of SE Asia such as Cambodia.  So this year's packing contents area bit different from previous year's videos Check out the video below: Packing List: Clothes including dry-wick t-shirts, a few pairs of shorts, one pair or long pants, and a hat. Shoes including one pair of flip flops, Luna runnin ..read more