Subject: Your Matsurfing offers this month: France, Honduras and Germany ✈️🌏🏖

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WHERE WILL YOU TRAVEL NEXT?? 🙂

Welcome to another edition of the Matsurfing newsletter! We deliver Jiu Jitsu couchsurfing opportunities from around the world directly to your inbox.

Browse the destinations below, and if you’re interested in visiting someone, simply send them an email. If you’d like to open your home and/or academy to fellow BJJ travelers, sign up here to be featured in a future newsletter. :)
On our matsurfing map, you can see all the hosts from around the world who are welcoming travelers. Check it out on matsurfing.org
Two Family Friendly Camps Coming up!!
Bring your family to Austria alps in the summer or winter, which season do you prefer?? 🙂
Strasbourg, France
Host: Loïc
Contact email: malmezet.loic.0811@gmail.com
Can accommodate: 1

The host: I'm 33 years old, I live and work in Strasbourg France. I like to do sports, hike and listen to music.
I'm a BJJ Blue belt & a judo brown belt.

The place: My village is located at only 12 minutes by train from Strasbourg and the train station is really close from my place.
In Strasbourg you can see the Strasbourg Cathedral who is really amazing and also visit a lot of other place like for example the "Petite France" who is the historical center.
You can of course enjoy the good gastronomy & Alsacian wine.
From Strasbourg you can go visit the others towns of the area as well and also Germany.

I have two rooms in my flat, and you can use one of them.

The training: 2/4 training a week
2 in France NoGi BJJ
2 in Germany Nogi Luta livre
There is other gyms in the areas but I don't know how you can train with them.
La Ceiba, Honduras
Contact email: xatg89@gmail.com
Can accommodate: 2

The host: Hi, I'm Xavier García, Headcoach of Wolfpack Jiu-Jitsu, I'm a 4-stripe blue belt eager to learn from any Globetrotter. 

I lack affiliation and I feel bad cause I can't graduate my students yet. Black belts who would like to help us on these matters are more than welcome.

The place: Hiking, rafting, mountain climbing, fishing and eating our delicious food.

We offer hostel accommodation, food and transportation for up to 5 days.

The training: BJJ and MMA from Monday to Friday
Last chance to join us in Maine this summer!! 
Come run away from the cold winter together with us! The tiny island of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean used to be a hideout for pirates before Sweden and France invaded. Today it’s usually off-limits for anyone but Hollywood celebrities and the super rich, anchoring the world’s biggest yachts and staying in ultra-expensive luxury hotels.
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
Host: Till Schultz
Contact email: till@tidaschu.com
Can accommodate: 12

The host: I started martial arts in my early twenties and ever since. The sword drew me in. No direct contact, the swords crossed between us... it was a long way coming closer and closer. Now I have been training Jiu-Jitsu since September 2025, and I think I will never stop. Like, I will never put the sword down. Apart from that, I am self employed, family dad, fencing instructor, event organizer, counselor - a colourful mix of roles... driven by the concepts and principles transcending it all.

Since I am fairly new to Jiu-Jitsu and not as travel-hungry as I used to be, I am looking forward to meeting Jiu-Jitsu people this way.

The place: The "Halle" of the Pfälzer Schwertlöwen is widely known in fencing circles as a safe space for sword enthusiasts. It's a hidden gem where we meet to practice and study martial arts. The tram Station "Neustadt - Haltepunkt Süd" is only 200 meters. Neustadt itself offers a historic city center and lies at the foot of the Pfälzer Wald, forests, mountains, small touristic villages and many outdoor festivities called Weinfeste - wine festivals.

1-2 persons can crash on the couch at the Halle. More could just throw their sleeping bags on the mats. But be told that the Halle is not heated.

Alternatively, I could accommodate you at our family home. Its busy there with preschool children. We usually have one bed or a sofa bed available, and plenty of floor space.

The training: Currently, I am training at the City Gym in Speyer. They offer Classes 4 days a week, mornings and evenings. At Neustadt, I would be up for inviting friends over for training and could offer the Schwertlöwen Classes in Historical fencing, also 4 days a week, mornings and evenings.
Strasbourg, France
Host: Alexandra
Contact email: a.unger48@gmail.com
Can accommodate: 2

The host: Hi, I’m Alex (Alexandra), a world citizen, traveler, and BJJ practitioner since summer 2025. I started BJJ in Morocco and quickly became fully immersed in it. I enjoy connecting with people through training, languages, and culture.

I now train 4–6 times a week, depending on my schedule, and I’ve started competing in tournaments. Starting a martial art in my 30s, I feel a strong commitment to fully invest in it and make the most of every training session.

The place: I live in Strasbourg, one of Europe’s institutional capitals. Outside of BJJ, the city offers a strong international atmosphere, European institutions, a great cycling culture, and quick access to nature in the nearby Vosges mountains.

I don’t have much to offer, but I’m happy to share what I have: A mattress that I can set up in the living room. At the moment, I live in a shared flat, as I am subletting my guest room.

The training: There is a big BJJ academy not far that hosts an open mat every Saturday afternoon, where visitors are always welcome. At my home academy, I can invite a guest or friend on the first Saturday of each month. For any additional training, I would need to check with my coach.
Copenhagen Camp is 75% booked
Way back in 2013, the first ever BJJ Globetrotters camp was held in Copenhagen. Over 100 camps later, we’ve travelled everywhere from El Salvador to Estonia to Greenland. Now we’re going right back to where we started!
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(10th anniversary edition)



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