Hey babes! This week, Erin "Brutal Viking" Quillen, a brown belt at Checkmat Upland shares her story of how she started jiu jitsu, got hooked, and overcame a serious back injury to return to competition.

This week I'm catching up with an old friend, Joe Dobry, who trains BJJ in Towson, Maryland. Joe talks about his experiences training BJJ, MMA, Muay Thai, boxing, and being a girl dad.

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Remember Megan from Lady Savage Fightwear? Meet Megan's coach, Ashley, purple belt, and women's program Instructor at Resolve Martial Arts Academy in Orillia, Ontario. Join me as Ashley tells her story of how she got started in BJJ and how she came to teach the women's classes at Resolve, including her thoughts on creating a safe space for women to train.

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Starting Jiu Jitsu at any age can be intimidating, let alone at 69. But that's exactly what this week's guest, Elaine, did. Now 76, and a purple belt, Elaine is known all over the world on Instagram as Jiu Jitsu Grandma. Come here Elaine share her inspiring story.

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Marné Chiccarelli, Black belt and co-owner of Carpio Jiu Jitsu in Long Beach, CA tells her story of how she started jiu jitsu, and her journey to opening a gym with her husband during the pandemic and her new project, BJJ Gal—a mentorship program aimed at assisting female BJJ athletes with sponsorships, seminars, and competition expenses. We all win when women support other women in the sport.

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Fightwear in hot magenta pink? Sign me right up! Megan started Jiu Jitsu almost two years ago, and became frustrated with the clothing options for women. So she created her own, and Lady Savage Fightwear was born out of the concept that we can all be ladies in the street, and a savage in the gym. Hear Megan's story of how she got started training jiu jitsu and immediately hooked, and what led her to create her own fightwear brand.

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Hey Babes! This week we're chatting with Darla, a black belt out of Hurricane Jiu Jitsu in Cleveland, Ohio. Darla trains, teaches, and also works as a psychologist. Pretty cool, huh? Listen in to learn how Darla got started in martial arts, and her thoughts on how we can get more women on the mats.

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@darlased

@morewomenonthemats

Facebook group: More Women on the Mats

Websites:

www.hurricanejj.com

www.transformjj.com

www.drdarlased.com

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Hey babes! This week we're talking mental health with Erin Herle. Erin is a BJJ black belt, mental performance consultant with her business Train Ya Mind, and founder of Submit the Stigma. Join us for a vulnerable conversation about mental health and mental performance.

If you want to learn more, check out Erin's website at: https://www.erinherle.com/

Hey babes! This week we're talking nutrition and fueling ourselves to train and compete with Mike, a nutritionist, blue belt, and owner of Unorthodox Nutrition. Listen in as Mike answers my questions about how to drop a weight class safely, the dangers of cutting weight without professional assistance, and nutrition advice to maintain a healthy weight while competing. My biggest takeway? If you could have the perfect body of your dreams, but the scale would say 500 pounds no matter what, would you take it? I would -- so don't worry about what the scale says.

For more, check out Unorthodox Nutrition at https://www.unorthodoxnutrition.co.uk/

Welcome to episode 6 babes! This week, Shelby Norment tells her story of her journey in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu -- how she got started, what it felt like at each belt (something I'm always curious about), and mat safety. The last part is important to Shelby -- she sustained a neck injury as a blue belt that has currently made her unable to train after major neurosurgery. We talk about things she's learned, and ways we can stay safe, and keep others safe on the mat.