2021 Rio Camp: Day 12

Nov 5, 2021

Breakfast in the hotel then our last no gi class. Passing sit up guard then if they hook the leg enter crucifix and do an inverted triangle that was insanely hard. Also my mind and body are mush at this point. Ha! Caio also did a no gi Q&A. We grabbed some acai afterwards. The camp then went on a favela tour but we stayed back. I broke my flip flop yesterday so we stopped by the Havaianas store to "replace" the pair I broke... 3 new pairs later I was good to go! We then stopped by a pharmacy and bought some treats and ducked into a cafe for chocolate mousse. It was awesome. We walked back and I picked up a small sewing kit from the front desk. I spent the rest of our break using the needle to pull our more sharp rocks embedded in my big toe. We went to the hotel lobby to meet up with everyone to grab some acai at Hiper Mate and train at Master Strauch's gym. I finally got a shirt from Master Strauch! 4 visits and he's always been sold out. No drilling or training just Q&A with Strauch. We went back to Faenza for dinner. I ate 6 slices of garlic pizza and nothing else. It's seriously my favorite food after acai. We then walked back to the hotel and I retired to my room while others went out for the night.

April 5, 2026 Note: I now take a pair of aqua socks with me on every trip. Totally prevents cutting up your feet when there is unexpected coral or sharp rocks while on the beach.