22/03/2026
🇨🇭 Alaïa Bay Performance Training Camps — Final Availability
📍 April 15–19
📍 June 3–7
Final spaces are still available before bookings close.
These camps are designed for intermediate to elite surfers, combining structured surf sessions with one‑to‑one video analysis between sessions to accelerate real progression.
Flexible format:
– Surf up to 3 sessions per day
– Complete 6 sessions over a weekend (Sat/Sun) across different wave formats
– Time between sessions allows for recovery + detailed analysis
Or spread your sessions:
– Across April & June camps
– Or book full 6‑session blocks in each
This structure gives you clear focus points to carry into your online video analysis follow‑ups.
If you value your surfing time — maximise it.
Train with purpose, clarity and over 30 years of coaching experience + Post Graduate in Sports Education.
🎟 Limited spots remaining — secure yours now before closing.
27/02/2026
There’s something humbling about being forced to let go of strength.
Over the past few months I started rolling with my partner. She’s light, agile, and absorbs technique the way only a lifelong gymnast can. Nearly half my weight, so power simply isn’t an option. If I rely on size, I learn nothing.
So I had to return to something purer.
Leverage. Timing. Frames. Breath. Escapes.
At 52, it’s been a quiet revelation. When I stop trying to explode through every exchange, I don’t empty the tank. I recover faster. I train more. And that consistency compounds into something far more valuable than “winning” a round.
In training, at least, it’s not about beating your partner — it’s about improving your technique. There’s a big difference. One feeds the ego. The other builds the craft.
Our Mestre seems to have noticed. I’m rolling with browns, blacks, purples — and when the occasional young white belt wants to test the old guy, I give them positions and work my way out calmly. No rush. No ego. Just practice.
It’s slightly uncomfortable to look back at how often I tried to smash every partner. Maybe that’s why so many quit at white belt — they mistake domination for development.
Jiu Jitsu isn’t about imposing yourself.
It’s about refining yourself.
I feel like I’ve only just stepped into the shallows of a much deeper ocean.
And I’m grateful. Strength & Honour
