Cris' Blog

I met Gigi at the Bodywize health club in Newstead, Brisbane, the location of Alliance Brisbane. We shook hands and exchanged hellos. I was a little nervous at this point. I had rolled with a few other blac...

When Gui ask me if I wanted to roll with him I was super pumped. I had rolled with Gui once before and he had dominated me quite easily. He is the world champion at his weight division and one of the best i...

Recently myself, and many other Queensland based Brazilian Jiu Jitsu enthusiasts, had the opportunity to take part in a seminar and train with the dynamic Jeff Glover. This was one of the most beneficia...

Article by: Cristiano Del Giacco I was to meet with Takahiro Iso San tonight at Yoyogi station. I wasn’t totally sure if it was tonight that we were going to train at Jewels gym or not, but I thought I...

Tonight I will be training at an academy that is very familiar to me. This is the third time I have visited Tokyo and on all previous occasions I have mainly trained at the Abe Ani Combat Club (AACC), heade...

Not wanting a repeat of the mornings comedy of errors; I’m referring to losing my way looking for Axis Jiu Jitsu in the rain at Meidaimae, and leaving my cabin doors unarmed (leaving my fly down). This ti...

Training at Axis part 1 Ok I’m ready to start my Jiu Jitsu training pilgrimage. I arrived safe and sound in Tokyo the previous night. I had a nice dinner and a beer followed by one of the best night sl...

Arriving in Tokyo I ran through that airport like it was the amazing race. I left all of the other Australian tourists in my dust, including posh girls, drunk oldies and roid douche who I’m pretty sure was st...

Today is a great day…. I’m up and running around my house like a madman trying to organise my self for my flight to Japan in a couple of hours. Even though I had been preparing for this trip for the past th...