Epi 331 The Mighty Dames Torrie O’neil

This week we have an interview with Torrie O’neil founder of The Mighty Dames. The Mighty Dames is a community of women grapplers classified as heavy weight (over 160lbs)

We talk about:

• Her start with BJJ
• Her style of jiu-jitsu
• Starting The Mighty Dames
• Having a game that matches your body type
• Her struggles with starting BJJ
• Helping new students with support
• Helping girls get good fitting gis
• Training gi and no-gi
• What to expect at a tournament
• How to treat training partners

Links:

• BjjBrick Shop
• Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling
• Your support is appreciated on Patreon

Quote of the week: “You can’t change the people around you but, you can change the people around you.”

Article of the week: Jiu-jitsu and Vedanta: Four Yogic Paths to Mastery

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