On this episode of Paintball Passport, Tyler Bourus of TJ Bastards, talks about coming up thru the ranks of competitive paintball and sharpening his skill set in the MXL (Mexican Xball League) and WCPPL (West Coast Paintball Players League), while collecting multiple medals in the process. 
A great episode for divisional players to check out and perhaps get an idea on how to map their own path to success in the dog eat dog world of tournament paintball.

From Russia with L<3ve

Kyle Spicka is well known in the sport as an elite, young talent who has played for top teams like Impact, Dynasty and now Diesel. He is one of the few to make a living off his playing ability and his coaching knowledge as well!  But in this episode, Kyle shares with us a side you may have not known,  with outstanding travel stories from a long and jam-packed pro career w/ his unique perspective on top of them! He tells about his first times playing in Europe, with a road trip to the epic landscape of Switzerland,  his escapades in the Australian league, and the challenging hike of a lifetime!  And we go on a dozen tangents through lots of fun topics along the way. Get to the gate early, you won't want to miss this trip!  

Drewbie is a retired snake God and well known for his long career with teams from Philly Americans, Shock and of course Infamous. We talk about his euro travels overseas as a very young adult in the golden era of paintball, when he got to travel along as the young rookie with the Veterans of Philly Americans. Drew walks us through his first event in Germany, getting grounded in Spain by a Volcano, and even shares an epic near tragic Moto story!!!! Grab your pretzels and enjoy the trip! 

Grayson Gladstone is a pro player on ASG Aftermath. He’s an upcoming pro with an interesting story that started off with traveling as a divisional player. We talk about how he used foreign events to make his name known, and he shares some epic tales from playing the Polish league, exploring the region and immersing into the lifestyle in depth!  Lots of new stories from places we don’t normally hear about and plenty of insight in this one! So pull your seats forward, stow your bags and let’s fly!

Tyler Harmon is widely known as being one of the most elite players of all time, as well as the youngest player to ever go pro!  We get off on a lot of awesome tangents about his journey, and what it was like traveling to other countries at such a young age!  Baja for a sponsorship shoot with legends and his dad,  trips to Canada for full xball with the Troll(Thomas Taylor) and a near flight into a volcano plume!  You won’t want to miss this story!

Mikko Huttunen is regarded as one of the most stoic legends in the sport, and still a monumental part of our industry! Born in Finland, we get to hear a wealth of stories from a different perspective, as this man somehow made it onto not one but two of the early legendary pro teams, traveled and dominated the greatest leagues, moved to San Diego, found careers in the industry and lived the back-packing, nomadic pro life most dream of!  He shares epic stories from long bouts across South America, run-ins with Interpol and the secret police, Moped crashes and exploring final frontiers.  We also discuss some of the magic that comes from traveling alone, and how all this travel is really what lead him to become the amazing man he is today! 

Brian "LB" Fow is a well known veteran from the professional ranks who played for legendary teams like Image, Avalanche and Infamous. He is also one of the early pioneers of the international pro travel lifestyle and one of the youngest to do it back then!  Starting at the age of 16, Brian got to live a life most never will, and shares stories from all over Asia and Europe, with antics from the "wild west" days of our sport, overcoming obstacles before smart phones could help, getting nearly banned from countries and even.....an epic MoPed Crash! Get ready for some turbulence on this wild trip! 

Micah McGlocklin is a legendary OG in the game, known for playing with teams like the old school Ironmen and XSV!  He is also one of the pioneers of the international traveling pro-player lifestyle and he shares some of the best stories of all time from those glory days!  He talks about the first time playing across the pond with Joy Division, losing his passport (in more then one occasion), driving the autobahn, scaling the Bastille Fort in France and more! He also talks about good karma vibes, going with the flow and adventuring with no plans or agenda! 

Buddy Baur is a North-east legend, and an unsung hero with a winners mentality.  He doesn't have many international stories, but he does have some of the best, as well as some lessons that came with them.  A passport situation from Hell has to be the highlight here!  The "Chang-over", tazer-ball, TukTuk rides, sketchy travels, Embassy B.s., G5 flights, Thermal Pig hunts, Freeflow autocockers, and more. This one has everything!  Get checked in and enjoy!