Entries by Monique Timmins Baker

Mingalabar! Teaching BJJ in (remote) Myanmar – Part 1.

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Sadly, our BJJ journey through Myanmar is over but we finally have the time to write about it in our downtime in Vietnam. 18 days in Myanmar saw us well and truly exhausted by the end – we crammed a lot in during that time! Sight-seeing many beautiful places, navigating dusty streets, attempting to communicate […]

BJJ in (remote) Myanmar

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Hi there!  I’m Mon, a white belt from Allegiance BJJ Academy in New Zealand, and my boyfriend is Rion, a recently promoted brown belt from the same academy. We’re currently touristing around Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam for around seven weeks and have taken our Gis along for the journey. We have had our holiday willingly […]