# Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 35 | Patricio Reyes Vergara | Arkain Grappling Vietnam

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/grapple-asia-interview-ep-35-patricio-reyes-vergara-arkain-grappling-vietnam
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/grapple-asia-interview-ep-35-patricio-reyes-vergara-arkain-grappling-vietnam.md
Podcast: [Grapple Asia Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229)
Published: 2025-09-06T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjjasia/episodes/Grapple-Asia-Interview-Ep--35--Patricio-Reyes-Vergara--Arkain-Grappling-Vietnam-e37r751
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/ece727e0/podcast/play/107895393/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-5%2F406969794-44100-2-f7045ab070d15.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/episodes/grapple-asia-interview-ep-35-patricio-reyes-vergara-arkain-grappling-vietnam
Duration seconds: 4183

## Resource

Pato's Socials:Pato IG: https://www.instagram.com/a.n.t.i.s.e.n.s.e.i/?hl=enArkain IG: https://www.instagram.com/arkaingrappling/?hl=enSponsors:Fight Aesthetic is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brand founded in the UK by Malaysian British visionaries of the Gentle Art in 2012. Get 10% OFFCode: GRAPPLEASIAhttps://www.fightaesthetic.asia Soft Spot Açaíhttps://www.instagram.com/softspot.acai/Creontes.comThe memetic lifestyle brand in grappling and performance sports. They create stylish Jiu-Jitsu apparel with a twist of humour. They've got quite the cult community and following. Use the discount code GRAPPLEASIA for 10% on all orders. Give them a follow on instagram at @chiefcreonte.You one-stop shop for high quality Jiu-Jitsu gear!Bangkok BJJhttps://bkkbjj.comInstagram: BKK.BJJ.ShopRecorded and Edited by Modal Creative Studio: https://www.modalstudio.coOur mission here at Grapple Asia is to show case the hard work Jiujiteros in Asia doing what they love and making an impact through the power of Jiu-Jitsu. ===========================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=4893974dfb24499fDescription:From Bouncing in Bars to Building Arkain Grappling in Vietnam: The Journey of Patricio 'Pato' Vergara. In this episode we sit down with Patricio 'Pato' Vergara, co-founder of Arkain Grappling in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Patricio shares his fascinating journey…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/episodes/grapple-asia-interview-ep-35-patricio-reyes-vergara-arkain-grappling-vietnam/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/grapple-asia-interview-ep-35-patricio-reyes-vergara-arkain-grappling-vietnam.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.