Hello, all martial artists and wannabe ninjas. It’s Teaching/Training Tuesday! Sorry I haven’t posted in a bit. Got sick with whatever has been going around with the kids that are on the mat. One of…
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Why your child should train Muay Thai?
I want to start off by saying that I love Muay Thai, the “art of eight limbs.” I love the art, the techniques, the history and the culture. Modern Muay Thai has evolved over hundreds…
Weekly Teaching Recap 2/13/17-2/19/17
I feel so blessed to get to do what I love every week. This week was busy but a ton of fun. See you on the mat next week! Monday: Kid’s Muay Thai- Walking Knees,…
Weekly Teaching Recap: 2/6/17-2/12/17
Another week on the mat, another week of teaching small children how to fight…well not really. I even got to teach some adult classes this past week. Who knew that I know adult martial arts…
Weekly Teaching Recap
Monday: Kid’s Muay Thai at 5 pm- Right Inward Knee to Left Kick and Left Inward Knee to Right Kick Kid’s Jiu Jitsu at 6 pm- T-Position to Leg Throw and Keylock from Mount Tuesday:…
Cutting Weight: Part 2
The Bad What does disappointment feel like? How about shame? Or even hopelessness? This is exactly how I have felt when a weight cut goes wrong. When Cris Cyborg documented her very difficult and possibly…
Weekly Teaching Recap
One of the big questions I get all the time is what do you teach the kids? Or what does your day typically look like? I’ll try to start sharing what I teach every week….
Child Athletics: 20 years later do you think anyone will remember the score?
Let me tell you a story… Over 15 years ago when I was a teenager I have a distinct memory of brother playing competitive soccer. Not only do I remember how hard my brother worked…
Looks like we made it…to Jiu Jitsu Magazine
Over the Pedro Sauer World Conference weekend I received a text message from one of my training partners, Tony. He said, “I was flipping through a magazine and look what I found.” And there…
Inspiring the next generation of women: my experience teaching self defense for the girl scouts.
This weekend I had the pleasure of teaching a group of 10-year-old girls and their moms an intro to self-defense. This is actually the second I’ve gotten a chance to spread my love of martial…