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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: About Me
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Guys Rolling With Girls. I am a white belt at Ronin Athletics. In NYC and hit the gym 4-5 times a week for kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It's been tough but equally fun. I absolutely love my gym, I love the people that I train with, who've supported me since day one, and in spite of the bruises, pulled muscles and blisters, I'm having an amazing time. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I Travel In My Own Way. One of the Guys vs. The Girl. I Travel In My Own Way. Email me on gmail. Of Cupcakes n Armbars.
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: I Travel In My Own Way
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Guys Rolling With Girls. October 4, 2013. I Travel In My Own Way. When I first started training, I did almost entirely nogi grappling. Minimal kickboxing, no fancy outfits.I only picked up a cheap blue Fuji and began to grudgingly do one of the gi classes after a few months of being hassled into it. At the time, I vehemently insisted that gi "just wasn't my thing" and was therefore totally unconcerned with the whole concept of ranks and belts. HAH! You travel in your own way.". October 6, 2013 at 12:32 PM.
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: February 2012
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Guys Rolling With Girls. February 11, 2012. In Which I Become a Badass. Wellnot really, but at least I'm moving in the right direction. In the grand scheme of things, I still know nothing. I'm a total newb. And I still spend half the time feeling like WTF am I doing? Thing was not quite as thrilling. When he started, I asked him to please try not to break anything, which he found funny, laughed at and then proceeded to try to break everythin. Last Monday, I stay. Had stopped in for the afternoon, and hol...
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: February 2013
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Guys Rolling With Girls. February 19, 2013. I know I've dropped off the map for a while when it comes to maintaining my blog, but in my defense I'm at the gym 4-5 times a week and it's hard to find time to come home and then write about it. I didn't mean to disappear either but finding a happy balance has never been my forte. The article, which has received major backlash due to its blatant sexism, is titled " Can Women Really Handle Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? What would Jean Jacques Machado do? This is why Ke...
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: November 2011
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Guys Rolling With Girls. November 26, 2011. Mixed Martial Arts, Actually? MMA, but I am officially training. MMA in hopes of someday being able to do something resembling it. Fact: I boxed during high school. Which makes my current performance in the standup classes all the more shameful. I've actually forgotten how to box. Like, completely. Wrestling is now something that I enjoy so much. When it comes to groundwork, I've greatly improved my side control technique and my use of the Shoulder of Justice.
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: Guys Rolling With Girls
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Guys Rolling With Girls. Guys Rolling With Girls. There seem to be tons of debates about coed grappling, so I thought I'd add my two cents. For the guys. (based on issues discussed on the interwebs). 1) Don't assume that because I'm a girl, I'm taking BJJ for self defense. I'm not. Like many guys, I'm doing it because it's good exercise and it's fun rolling around like tiger cubs on crack. 3) I do not. 4) Please, for your sake and for those around you, wear a freakin cup. A really good one. To those who ...
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: October 2011
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Guys Rolling With Girls. October 27, 2011. I Look Like Camouflage Patchwork. Today was brutal. I got to the gym at 6:45 and left at 10:15. I've never spent 3.5 consecutive hours at a gym before. To say "I'm utterly exhausted and feeling like a wreck" would be a terrible understatement. It's more like "what's going on? That was enough for one night! What better way than desperately trying to not get utterly destroyed? Sogreat time tonight. Great workout. The only downside? October 22, 2011. To begin a rol...
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: June 2012
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Guys Rolling With Girls. June 26, 2012. King of the Hill. After much consideration, I've decided that I'm most definitely not. A fan of "King of the Hill," which we often close out the Wednesday night class with. Why? Well, because I seem to be the only white belt in that class right now, which means that I last about 5-10 seconds before some blue, purple or brown belt flips me onto my head and boots me to the back of the line. Again and again. Look - and paired up with Liz instead. Spike looked all ...
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: March 2012
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Guys Rolling With Girls. March 25, 2012. I turned 28 at the beginning of this month and for the first time in years, I'm down to 137 lbs and fitting into clothes that I'd given up all hope on long ago. It's an amazing feeling and I'm more inspired now than ever to keep at it. But when my turn came, I couldn't do it. AT ALL. Everyone was extremely encouraging though, and I eventually made it through the class with a lot of bitching, moaning and a sacrilegious amount of swearing. I decided months ago th.
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A(nother) Girl's Perspective: One of the Guys vs. The Girl
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Guys Rolling With Girls. June 15, 2013. One of the Guys vs. The Girl. In a ramble inspired by Shark Girl's hilarious entry. From a while back, as well as a ridiculous number of childish blog posts and forum threads either about how girls shouldn't grapple because it's "not natural" or about how it makes some guys so very uncomfortable to roll with females (ZOMG cooties! Wherever shall I put my hands? I could NEVER do that.". Because let's face it, wrestling and decking people in the face isn't all that f...