Algarve Surf x BJJ Camp Feb 2024

We have just completed the first overseas Surf x BJJ Camp down in Arrifana, SW Portugal with our partners, Arrifana Surf Lodge and Bear Bones Jiu Jitsu.

We took a group of eleven participants ranging in every belt level from white to black and within that a mixture of six girls and five guys. The daily schedule revolved around morning training, alternating between gi and nogi, before walking out into the warm February midday sunshine.

After lunch back at the Arrifana Surf Lodge, it was surfing for the afternoon either nearby, or down on the south coast depending on the prevailing conditions. As surfing conditions go, we had everything from ten foot grinding Arrifana point, to sandy, two-foot mellow peelers at Porto De Mos in Lagos.

For those that don’t know the area, the SW coast of Portugal is part of the ever-sunny Algarve. We were located in a small town called Arrifana, just outside Aljezur. We had ac cess to the local beaches at Arrifana, Lagos was about half hour drive and there is a huge variety of break all along the coastline between. Aljezur is home to Bear Bones Jiu Jitsu, and it was a 5 minute drive from our accommodation.

We couldn’t have asked for a more successful sell-out trip and we have plans in place to return in November 2024 and again in February 2025!