About
Jarasda “Mafai” Kongsiri is hungry for growth, knowledge, and experience.
Since 15, Mafai trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu daily — a practice that taught him perseverance, critical thinking, and a fascination with systems and dynamics.
He’s an active competitor and instructor at Arete BJJ in Bangkok, the gym that connected him to the mentors and friends — and now to MMAwarehouse, where he works full time.
Experience
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Project Coordinator
Developing product vision and sourcing relationships with manufacturers. Previously an intern.
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Instructor
Teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to adult students.
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Owner
After-school BJJ program for kids and adolescents at Regents and ASB.
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Lab Assistant
Education
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B.A., International Relations
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IB Diploma
Free time
Mafai loves learning
Among many hobbies, Mafai enjoys the process of learning and building the most. His favorite skills picked up along the way:
- Fishkeeping — studying tank ecosystems, the nitrogen cycle, and different fish species
- Computers — building PCs from scratch, getting every piece to work together, and competing in online games
- Bodybuilding — not just building a strong body, but designing the training system behind the gains
- Extreme sports — learning new tricks on a skateboard, surfboard, or wakeboard
- History and philosophy — fascinated by ancient civilizations, especially Chinese and Greek, and how they rise and fall; equally drawn to philosophy and sociology and the ideas that shape how people live
Above all, Mafai loves to travel — chasing new places to learn from and new skills to pick up along the way.
