We are so stoked to have you come stay, surf, and train with us in Playa Venao, Panama! Welcome to the 1st Club37 & Xande Ribeiro Surf and Jiu Jitsu Retreat. The 6 night, 6 day experience will take you from Panama City to the beautifully remote little surf village of Playa Venao, where the jungle meets the sea. After one night in Panama City, we will spend 5 amazing nights and days in nature playing in the ocean and on the mats. Playa Venao is known as one of the country’s most consistent beach breaks with a safe, all-sand bottom and a variety of waves to choose from suitable for both new and advanced surfers just in front of the camp. Prof Xande will be hosting 4 Seminars in the beachfront gym, plus open mats, locally lead classes, yoga lessons, mobility, and more. Our hope is the time here strengthens bonds, inspires positive change, and everyone leaves with some salt water vibes in their soul.
Spend an entire week getting to know Ricardo here at Beach Break Surf Camp. Daily surfing right out our front door at one of Panama’s most renown and consistent beach breaks, plus 2 day trips to other local breaks.
5 nights option:
6 nights option:
7 nights option:
Add-on Non Surfer/ BJJ Guest: $470 per person
(all taxes and fees included)
(all taxes and fees included)
Add-on Non Surfer/ BJJ Guest: $640 per person
(all taxes and fees included)
Sensei Xande Ribeiro is owner of Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Austin and its Head Instructor. With more than 30 years practicing and competing all over the world, Sensei Xande decided to make Austin his home and build here a strong foundation to share his life philosophy in a mission to disseminate Jiu-Jitsu as a powerful tool to develop skills of safety, healthiness, empowerment, and fitness. As the founder of Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Association with schools in multiple countries, Sensei Xande formed an extensive set of guidelines and instructions for associated academies to implement the methodologies he utilized throughout his successful career. His main goal is to empower children and adults to reach their best potential through the practice of Jiu-Jitsu and the Six Blades code of values. Sensei Xande’s contribution to the Jiu-Jitsu community goes beyond his knowledge of the martial art and is more significant than the medals and trophies he acquired as a top BJJ athlete to list a few:
Only International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Hall of Fame in Texas
5x World Heavyweight Champion (IBJJF)
2x World Absolute Champion (IBJJF)
2x World Submission Wrestling Champion (ADCC)
5 nights option:
Spaces are limited!
Panama is an international flight hub with many flights offered to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) just outside of Panama City. From there we will pick you up in private, air-conditioned shuttles and drive the 5 hours through beautiful Panamanian countryside, stopping along the way to enjoy some local food and arriving in Playa Venao.
Yes! We will have professional, local nanny’s here to help with childcare while parents are surfing, training, or even just relaxing!
No experience necessary in either surfing or jiu-jitsu is necessary to join this camp! In fact, we encourage you to try to step out there and try something new. This is a great opportunity to do it!
Some people have found they enjoy spending an extra night in Panama City before leaving. You can stay a night at an airport hotel to break up the travel and make things easy before flying out the next day, or you could book a place in the “old town” of Casco Viejo to sightsee and enjoy a nice dinner. Either way, your round-trip ground transportation is included in the price and will drop you off where you’d like to.
Sometimes you can find better prices if you first search for round trip tickets to major hubs that fly direct to Panama City (Houston, Miami, Newark, Denver). Then search for flights from that major hub, round trip to Panama. You may find that buying two separate round trip tickets will be far cheaper than the airline coordinating your layover flight to Panama!