Combat Sports

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Stories and films from the road.

Everything I’ve actually done, first-hand. Free to read, free to watch.

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First-hand from every discipline. Free to read, free to watch.

Atlanta to Brazil

The Gentle Art

It started on the mats at a gym called Helix.

Thailand

Muay Thai

Thirty mornings, thirty bells.

Nha Trang, Vietnam

Open Water

It doesn’t start in the water. It starts in the books.

Tulum, Mexico

One Breath

One breath, and the cenote opens beneath you.

South Australia

Eye to Eye

Face to face with a great white.

Giza, Egypt

Over the Pyramids

Freefall over the last ancient wonder still standing.

Doi Bu, Vietnam

My First Flight

3 days above Hanoi, then the moment they said run.

Cebu, Philippines

Down to the Blue

One jump and one waterfall at a time.

Hokkaido, Japan

Heliski Japan

Niseko is where you first taste it.

Maasai Mara, Kenya

The Ultimate Safari

Kenya, and a different kind of one in Australia.

Son Doong, Vietnam

The Cave With Its Own Sky

The largest cave on earth, with its own weather.

Ha Giang, Vietnam

Unplugged

Four days on the loop, the exact route I rode.

Ta Xua, Vietnam

Chasing Clouds

The spine of Ta Xua, above the clouds.

Bali, Indonesia

The Full Transformation

COMO Shambhala, and everything it reset.

Bangkok, Thailand

The River House

On the World’s 50 Best Hotels list.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Sweet Science

Boxing where the island fights.

El Yunque, Puerto Rico

Where It Started

The canyon that started it all.

Cebu, Philippines

Braver Every Time

Canyoneering, with the family.

Hà Giang, Vietnam

The Route

My exact path through the north.

Hà Giang, Vietnam

The Companion

The Yamaha that carried me.

Australia

A Different Kind of Safari

Not Africa. Australia.

Ninh Bình, Vietnam

Ninh Bình

The limestone kingdom, by boat.

Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam

Hạ Long Bay, Honestly

The bay, without the postcard.

Tokyo, Japan

Aman Tokyo

The stay at the top of the city.

Đồi Bù, Vietnam

Mây Paragliding School

Where I learned to fly.

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