The Martial Arts Travel Collective

Train. Travel. explore.

Discover martial arts destinations around the world. Join a hosted retreat or build your own Train-cation with training, accommodations, recovery and adventure in one place.

Academies • Instructors • Resorts • Martial Artists
EXPLORE DESTINATIONS

THE WORLD IS YOUR TRAINING GROUND.

From Costa Rica's tropical jungles to Thailand's legendary training camps, discover extraordinary places to train, explore, and experience the world.

Costa Rica

MATCO's flagship training destination.

Jungle's Edge in Nosara, Costa Rica is MATCO's first live destination, with more on the way.

WHERE TRAINING MEETS PARADISE.

FEATURED DESTINATION COSTA RICA

Hand-picked by MATCO

Train in the heart of the Costa Rican jungle, surf the waves of Playa Guiones, and recover in a tropical sanctuary built for martial artists. Your next unforgettable adventure starts here.

Train daily, recover in the jungle, surf between sessions. Minutes from Playa Guiones.

Train · Stay · Eat · Recover · Explore
BJJ
Muay Thai
MMA
Yoga
Surf
3 min
to Playa Guiones
$179
from, per person / night
6
ways to train
4
room types, sleep 2–4
Build your Train-cation
Four steps. See your price as you go.
01
Dates
Pick your week
02
Stay
Choose your room
03
Train
BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA, yoga
04
Experiences
Surf, tours, recovery
3 min
to Playa Guiones
$179
from, per person / night
2–4
guests per room
BJJ
Muay Thai
MMA
Surf
Yoga
One week · One instructor · One crew

Upcoming retreats

Train with instructors you already follow, alongside people who train as hard as you.

The MATCO Network

Your academy is home. The world is your training ground.

Find academies in the MATCO directory. Plan a drop-in wherever you land, and see where each crew is training next.

Live on the map
Escondido, CA
Nashville, TN
Miami, FL
For academies and instructors

Take your crew around the world.

Want us to build the trip? Tell us about your crew and we'll plan the resort, the dates and the logistics. Already have one planned? List it on MATCO.

Your own academy page

Show your crew, your instructors and every trip you run, in one place people can find.

A destination ready to book

Jungle's Edge is open now. Brazil is in the works.

We run the logistics

Meals, resort logistics and invoicing. You show up and teach.
What is MATCO?

One global martial arts travel network.

MATCO connects martial artists, academies, instructors and training destinations through one global travel network.

MATCO
connects them all

Travelers

Anyone who trains. Solo, with friends, or with the whole academy.

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Academies

The home base. Where communities train together and where the journey begins.

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Retreat Hosts

Instructors, athletes and academies who bring their community and lead the training. MATCO builds your retreat page and handles the booking.

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Resorts

Training destinations built for martial artists, with the mats, accommodations and hospitality to do it right.

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A student can go from their home academy to a mat on the other side of the world without leaving their community behind.

Pack your gear.

The mats are waiting.
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