Reflections From My First GrappleFest

Competing overseas is a different beast.

An awesome photo of me looking insane after my match last week. // Photo via Robert David Photography

Competing in a big grappling promotion (like GrappleFest) has been one of my main goals for the last 12 months.

All through the lower belts, I’d watched events like Who’s Number One, EBI, Polaris, Metamoris, and many more events that came on and left the …