Thailand BJJ News and Guides

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Thailand has grown significantly over the past decade. Cities like Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Phuket now have established academies, regular open mats, and a competition calendar that draws both resident practitioners and visiting grapplers from across Southeast Asia and beyond. The CNX BJJ blog exists to document and support that scene.

Content will span four broad areas. First, Thailand BJJ news: competition announcements, results from IBJJF-affiliated events and Thai Federation tournaments, notable gym openings, and community updates. Second, event recaps: on-the-ground reports from competitions and training camps held in Thailand. Third, training and travel content: practical guides for visiting grapplers covering drop-in etiquette, what to pack for a Thai training trip, how to find open mat sessions, and city-specific training advice. Fourth, in-depth technique and training guides that go beyond the evergreen content already live on the site.

The blog is in its early stages and no posts have been published yet. Rather than fill the page with placeholder content, the guides already live on CNX BJJ are linked below. These cover the most important topics for anyone training or planning to train in Thailand.

What Is Coming to the Blog

The first batch of blog posts will focus on the topics that matter most to grapplers planning time in Thailand. Gym visit reports will give you an honest picture of individual academies, covering the teaching style, mat culture, class schedule, and who the sessions suit. Training camp round-ups will cover the organised camps that run throughout the year, particularly around the cooler months when visitor numbers are highest.

Competition coverage will follow the Thai competition calendar. Thailand has hosted IBJJF Open events in Bangkok and a growing number of locally organised tournaments across the country. Reports will include results, standout performances, and practical information for anyone considering competing while visiting.

Longer-form technique posts will build on the existing technique library. These will go deeper into positional strategies, cover common mistakes at each belt level, and address questions that come up repeatedly in gyms across the country.

Travel-focused content will cover topics like arriving in Thailand with your gi, finding training when you are based outside the main cities, how language barriers play out on the mat, and the practical side of joining a gym as a visitor rather than a long-term member.