One of my perceived beliefs was challenged yesterday. Two, actually. I’m pretty sure I missed the next several minutes of instruction because my brain just could not fathom what I had just learned. My jits coach is a big guy. Big compared to anyone, really, and definitely big compared to me. He likes pressure passing. I’ve always thought, “well, duh, he’s HUGE! Of course he likes to use pressure.” But…
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Four Years
Four years. It took four years before I had enough skill in Jiu Jitsu to handle myself against a new, strong young man with some high school wrestling. Four years. It took four years before I was confident enough to not let panic set in while someone came at me hard. Four years. It took four years to finally be able to play my own game, despite rough, new hands…
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Competition Love
I’ve always really loved competition. As a child, I notoriously entered competitions that I didn’t even care about, simply to see how I would do and if I could win. I just love it. As I dove into martial arts, the thought of competition never even occurred to me. I didn’t realize that there was a whole competition world out there to explore. When my MMA coach first mentioned that…
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Finding Ego is Strange Places
I hate when my jiu jitsu coach lets me tap him out. He let me tap him today. I’ve been bothered ever since. Why the heck am I bothered?! We had a fun roll…our rolls are always fun (for me anyway, and hopefully for him, too). I tried new things, sucked at other things, and felt good with still others. And then…he let me work into an arm bar. And…
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Grit & Grace
I’ve always been enchanted by the idea of “grit and grace.” I love the idea of being a dangerous human while also still having grace and not being hardened to the world or to people. There’s something beautiful about women who are dangerous and can protect themselves and their family…women who are prepared to fight against those who wish to cause harm…women who appear completely average but are anything BUT…
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What Do You See?
(I originally posted these words three years ago. It was the first time I fought, and it was an incredible experience. It popped up in my memories and felt that it’s just as meaningful now as it was then, so I’m sharing here today). Ladies- I want you to take a good look at this photo. This is me, doing a point Muay Thai fight at 118 lbs. In my…