Epi 141 Black Belt Kristina Barlaan Part 1

This week we bring you an interview from BJJ black belt Kristina Barlaan. Kristina is a top level black belt competitor under Caio Terra. She recently took silver at worlds her first year in the black belt division.

We talk about:

• Her first experience doing BJJ
• How BJJ effected her personal life
• Her first impressions of Caio Terra
• Starting BJJ at 21 years old
• Why the gi made it easier for her to learn
• The mental side of competing as a blue belt
• Putting expectations on herself

Links:

• Kristina's Fb page

Quote of the week: "Jiu-Jitsu is easy, it is the people that make it hard" presented by Ricardo Tubbs

Article of the week: Park and Roll

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