Jiu-Jitsu Sisterhood

In this episode we sit down with black belt and Globe trotter Charles Harriott where we discuss his jiu-jitsu journey, rules of efficiency, jiu-jitsu truths, creating/evolving jiu-jitsu, as well as new perspectives on how to practice jiu-jitsu :)

In this episode we sit down with fellow jiu-jitsu sister Natasha Collazos. She takes us on her journey to how she got started in jiu-jitsu as well as how she got to teaching and learning jiu-jitsu all around the world. She has visited about 30 countries and is still going. Join us as we get to know Natasha and learn about what it's really like to travel ,teach , and train jiu-jitsu all at the same time :)

In this episode we sit down with Melo from Mortalis Jiu-jitsu where we get to know him a bit as well as discuss his journey getting to black belt, opening a jiu-jitsu school, how to handle competing, injuries and recovery, and future goals for himself and his gym. Enjoy!

In this episode, we sit down with Brown belt Estela Fernandez who trains out of 10th Planet Miami where she shares some of her inspiration and wisdom. We discuss how she picked where to train, competition experiences, competition advice, ways to stay motivated and stick to your jiu-jitsu journey, ways to improve your own jiu-jitsu and what it's like being a female instructor in the Bjj community.

In this episode I sit with my Black belt teammate Julien Moreno who was recently promoted a few months ago. We discuss different behavioral dynamics between females and males as well as between black belts and lower ranked belts. Lastly, we  touch on possible power dynamics when dating a black belt who is also your teacher.

In this episode we discuss some things that we as women usually have to deal with while training jiu-jitsu such as whether to deal with hair, make up, or nails. We also briefly discuss training while on your  menstrual cycles.

In this episode we discuss some of our fitness and jiu-jitsu goals for 2023 as well as tournament options names that are well known if you are thinking about trying out competition. We hope we are able to inspire you to try something new this year!

In this episode, we sit down with our Jiu-jitsu mentor and professor Daniel Perez to discuss philosophies that can be applied to jiu-jitsu. He explains certain approaches of   handling different levels of jiu-jitsu with the mind. The mind plays an important role as we develop through our jiu-jitsu journeys and sometimes it's not always easy. Listen in to gain some insight on the mental side of jiu-jitsu.

In this episode we listen to some Shoyo tape recordings and discuss our personal opinions of what is being said in these recordings. If you don't know what we are talking about, simply put, people who do jiu-jitsu can call this phone hot line and leave recordings about whatever they want that is jiu-jitsu related. The ones that make it to the instagram page are the tapes that make it to our ears. Enjoy!

In this episode we discuss how we have balanced jiu-jitsu into our lives across the years of our training where our schedules have not always been the same format or as flexible. We also discuss how we balance the physical and mental aspects of jiu-jitsu which are things we all will experience in our jiu-jitsu journeys :)