The Shield Maiden with Natalie Cavin

Story time! Rude phone call and how I handled it.

Sexual abuse should NEVER occur! How can we help prevent sexual abuse? Even within our own Jiu Jitsu community! I give some examples of what we do at our academy to ensure safety.

Written by Carlos Gracie Sr. I go over his 12 commandments and talk about the importance of a strong and positive mental outlook. I also highlight some of his calls to action and examples of how to apply these commandments in our lives. I also go down memory lane and talk about my favorite commandment and how Meeting (and not realizing it was Renzo Gracie!) helped me see it in the flesh and cement it’s importance in my life.

We discuss Black belt all the way thru Red belt in this episode. Such as minimum age to receive black belt, where to go for info., Time in between degrees and even all the requirements just to receive your diploma. 🤯

Part 2 of this 3 part mini series, all focused on the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu belt system. Specifically adults white belt though black.

This is a breakdown of how the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu youth belt system works in most academies. I go over how the ranks are broken up and how belt and stripe promotions work.

I talk about the IBJJF what it is for and explain the website and why I think it is a great tool and wonderful resource.

I was asked if there was one correct way to tie the belt. I explain in this episode what is needed for the belt to be considered tied correctly and also give a few examples of ways that they can be tied differently.

In this episode I have story time. I go over a scenario that actually happened to me in real life. I don’t want to explain how I escaped from being robbed.

I spend this episode talking about love and forgiveness and being grateful for all the strong female figures in our lives! Happy Mother’s Day all!!