
Grapple Asia Podcast Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 5 | Raphael Moa - Carpe Diem Bangkok
Raphael Moa is BRAZILIAN Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Edison Kagohara and the newly appointment Head Coach of the Renowned Carpe Diem Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu branch in Bangkok.Originally from Kuching, Malaysia Raphael's life took an unexpected turn into Jiu-Jitsu shortly after studying to become a sports coach in University. Raphael joins Grapple Asia to discuss coaching, living in Japan and try out a new rapid fire quiz with hilarious results. Raphael's Socials:Website: https://www.carpediembjj-bangkok.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpediembjj_bangkok/Raphael Ig: https://www.instagram.com/raphael_cdbjj/Sponsor: https://kisetsukimonos.com-----------------------------Chapters0:00 Introduction0:47 Starting BJJ3:04 Referee Work4:39 ASJJF and Edison Kagohara5:57 Understanding Jiu-Jitsu8:12 First Referee Experience14:15 Black Belt and Teaching in Japan17:50 Living in Japan20:15 Carpe Diem Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu22:48 Carpe Diem's difference to other gyms25:51 What did I learn?27:20 Concepts & theory vs. 'drillers make killers'28:32 Roberto Oda30:09 Carpe Diem Expansion33:00 Carpe Diem Bangkok 39:59 Giving back41:49 Kisetsu Kimono's46:50 Rapid Fire Quiz52:39 Raphael's future plans54:08 Gratitude & Closing-----------------------------===========================Connect with us! =============================IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grplasia/IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grappleasiapod/ FB: ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/grplasia/===========================Subscribe and Listen to the Grapple Asia Podcast HERE===========================➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/@GRPLASIA ➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast/id1717848251➡︎Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XC4Ct28MhyxJRHe8dpP0j?si=4893974dfb24499f
