No better pre Judo food than some sweet creamy Durian

Wu, our 70y old master from Switzerland visits his homeland Vietnam at least once a year

Judo instructions for Kati (she has a Judo contest in 3 weeks!)

Blue belt exam for these yellow belt starters (Since I have a black belt😉)

My sixth dan national team coach no helmet motorbike driver killing a beer

Olympic referee - knows all the big Judo champions and spent many years in Japan

Judo war cry going for those beers. Yooooooooooooo!

After some karaoke the table did agree to buy some lottery tickets

They take just 12 hours to make a suit after choosing the material and design

Bhan mi- Parisette bread with 10 different ingredients - delicious!

Food here is just fantastic, and so many dishes we never tasted before

Judo and Tailoring

April 25, 2022 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

The challenge to go for a Judo training in HCM city is taken very seriously by me. So seriously in fact, that I have decided to wear the black belt at the training when I got there. This lead to everyone greeting me with a respectful bow, after all this was already my second Judo class! (Kati, who a tually does hold the first dan black belt was given the white belt).

Apparently all the grand masters of Vietnam came just to see us, or at least wu (the master from the Swiss school) made them do so.

In Hoi An, I made two tailored suits with fine cloth from Italy (so I was told). 300 usd each including additional pants and shirt.Read more