Epi 181 Interview with Kim Pruyssers

This week we bring you an interview with Kim Pruyssers. Kim is a purple belt in BJJ, she recently placed silver at Pan Am. You can find Kim training at Pacific Top Team in Corona California.

We talk about:

• Juggling a busy life and training BJJ
• Her competition history
• Training full time and raising four boys
• Transitioning from only training with the gi and now doing no-gi
• Some of her favorite attacks
• Her first experiences with Jiu-Jitsu
• Her women's only program and why it is successful
• Lessons she has learned by coaching
• Why some women's classes fail
• Her strategy for competing in open weight
• Advice for women starting BJJ in a class with all men
• Training on a busy schedule
• Advice for dealing with frustrations on the mat

Links:

• Pacific Top Team in Corona California
• Kim on Facebook
• Pacific Top Team Website
• Strych9

Quote of the week: "If your arm breaks do not stop, if your windpipe is crushed keep going, your knee gets destroyed, why stop. Always, always keep going forward. Your body will heal itself so no reason to slow down."-Jeffery Gloover

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