Emily Kwok is a multiple time International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Champion with a recent win at the 2022 Pan Championships in the masters 3/middleweight division.

She’s been training and competing in BJJ since 2000. She is also an early veteran of women’s MMA with an undefeated record.

She was the first Canadian woman to receive a Black Belt in BJJ and also the first to become World Champion.

She is well known as "a legend ahead of her time" and is widely regarded as a true BJJ pioneer who’s paved the way for women in the sport.

She is a co-owner and co-head instructor of Princeton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She leads seminars throughout the world.

AND, martial arts is only one facet of what makes up Emily Kwok.

She’s a wife and the mother of 3 young children. She runs her own peak performance consultancy and she works closely with Josh Waitzkin in running his coaching and consulting business.

She’s a podcaster, a writer, and an artist.

In this episode we talk about:

If you enjoy Emily’s insights on Touching Greatness, I recommend reading her essay Becoming the Conscious Competitor and listening to her podcast The Master and the Apprentice

Please enjoy this conversation with the dynamic, the accomplished, the insightful Emily Kwok.

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