women jiu-jitsu
Tips To Overcome Anxiety In Jiu-Jitsu
Want to hear something crazy? I’m a jiu-jitsu purple belt… who suffers from anxiety attacks while training. I think anxiety is the best way to describe it. I’m not exactly sure what to call it. Panic attacks? Claustrophobia? I don’t know, but it doesn’t really matter what I call it, all I know is how…
Achievement Unlocked: Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
If you stick it out long enough, it’s inevitable that you’ll be promoted to the next belt at some point. So when my professor pulled me aside to tell me I would be testing for purple belt in December I wasn’t too surprised. I was, however, completely freaked out! I felt like my number had…
The Importance of Learning Self-Defense as a Woman
When I was asked to write this article, I was excited and scared. I had so many ideas that I couldn’t decide where to start or what topics to cover. I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to write something worth reading, so…I’ve decided to just start at the beginning. I’ve never been attacked…
Balancing Life & Jiu-jitsu
When I first started jiu-jitsu, I went on Tuesday and Thursday and lived 45 minutes away. I also worked in the middle of town, which meant running to the south edge of town to the daycare, then back north for practice. Life was chaotic. Factor in things like dinner, homework, preparing for the next day…