Women’s sports retreat

Emma’s story

My name is E-M-M-A. There was clearly a clue from the very beginning.

Life naturally led me to mixed martial arts. Today, I am an MMA fighter… and a kinesiologist.

Kinesiology is a holistic approach that combines Chinese medicine, neuroscience, and psychology to understand how the body, the nervous system, and emotions influence our balance and performance.

1999 -2016

It’s 1999. A high-energy child, I spend 15 to 20 hours a week in a gymnastics gym from the age of 6 to 16.

2016

At sixteen, I leave gymnastics for the deep blue—swimming, competitive surf lifesaving, then becoming a lifeguard at sea and a firefighter.

2020

I discover Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and after six months in Brazil and four years on the mats, I join the French National Team (FJJB).

2025

Driven by the desire to go further in martial arts, I turn to MMA, drawn by its broader range of disciplines, and I join the Bali MMA camp.

2026

An entrepreneur since the age of 18, after creating a swimming school and a jiu-jitsu and surf retreat company in the Basque Country, I decided to create women’s sports retreats on the island of Bali, which I now consider my second home.

“I wanted to create this sports retreat for women while staying as authentic as possible, by sharing my passion for combat sports and supporting women’s commitment to this discipline.”

Retraite sport femmes

Camps in France per years

/an à Bali

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Between the Basque Country and Bali

I’ve been splitting my life between the Basque Country and Bali for the past two years—two places connected by the ocean and the mountains.

In Bali, the volcanic land radiates a powerful fire.

Water and fire are at the heart of what I offer: movement and calm, intensity and care, performance and listening to the body.

An exploration that reflects both these places and my own journey.

A brief focus on the combat sports featured in our women’s sports retreat.

MMA is an art that blends striking, clinch work, and ground jiu-jitsu—a technical and strategic dance where every movement tells a story.