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ROLL

THRU

THAILAND

“What do you mean you cross-faced her?”

“Chin to shoulder. Immediately,” Rome replied,
never losing step with the beat. Laser lights were
streaking, music was thumping and, apparently, cross-
faces were being thrown.

Through muscle memory, Rome had inadvertently
grappled with a young lady intrigued enough to explore
the art of Dance Jiu-Jitsu; a technique we had been using
to loosen up and, inevitably, take over dance floors
throughout Thailand. This was Krabi Town, the last stop
of our trip, and Rome was just relaxed enough to walk all
the way through the portal and clean up his “dancing”
arm drag with a tournament-caliber cross-face. The girl,
and her mother, were not impressed.

These are the hazards of a grappler’s journey through
continuous flow. This theme drove our trip. From the
bustling streets of Bangkok to the beaches of Koh Tao,
guiding us through the mountains of Koh Phangan and
anti-climaxing on a dance floor in Krabi with a cross-
face to the vacationer with her “cool” mom. This is
GrapplerMag’s Roll Thru: Thailand.

Written By:
TIMOTHY KLINE

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