The Legacy Journal

This blog post is part 2/2 of the My 1st Thailand Experience series. “Hey, you in Thailand? I'm at Chai Yai Gym in Chiang Mai. Come train here.” Isaac (my former teammate) tells me as I landed in Thailand. I...

At the time, travelling from Canada to Thailand to train Muay Thai wasn’t nearly as common as it is today. I’d already had a few local fights under my belt, and I knew that Thailand was the motherland of Muay Thai and the place to be. At the time I was very inspired following Thailand’s muay thai legend Buakaw and watching his incredible reign in K-1 MAX as well as some other Thai fighters, Saenchai and Yodsanklai.

I spend a lot of time training, coaching, and telling people how important is to be fit.  When my beautiful wife, Ms. Nga Tran, wanted us to visit BodyStats with her and learn a little more about my own body,...

I had every intention of training BJJ during our family trip to Hawaii in August. I just didn’t end up training where I originally planned.

On our first day, I was sitting by the beach when I got an Instagram message from one of my students, Teddy.

“Are you gonna go train at Marcelo Garaciaa's Gym?  I heard it's now based in Hawaii."

I was like..."Oh S%^t, I didn't know that.  I was actually thinking of another gym?!"

Teddy replied, "I think Marcelo's gym is near you.  I googled Waikiki ni relation to Marcelo Garcia Hawaii and I think it said it was only 12km or something.”

I thought to myself, god bless you, Teddy.

Everyone Keeps Asking What My Workout Routine Is... I get this question all the time: "Bao, what's your workout routine?""What supplements do you take?""How do you recover from training so much?" So here's exactly what I'm doing right now, mostly...

There are a bunch of benefits that come with cold showers. It boosts your mood and gives you a natural high, increases alertness and focus, helps with muscle recovery after training, improves circulation, and builds mental toughness. It can also...

One thing that’s been on my mind this week is how often (when it comes to regular everyday training) we place too much pressure on ourselves to perform and to win. You know what I think about that? Lets be...

Spending the weekend in Toronto, and honestly these little mini getaways have become something we really look forward to. This one is a bit different though. First time in four years where it is just Nga and I. Thanks to Chi Ha and the fam for watch our precious kids during this time.