7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Jiu Jitsu
Fuel Your Strength
Steph Gaudreau
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2019
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Two years ago, in the midst of planning a big online event with "getting outside your comfort zone" as a theme, I found myself with an interesting realization: even though I was extolling the virtues of getting outside your comfort zone, it had been a long time since I had followed that exact advice. At the risk of sounding hypocritical, I decided to look around for something to challenge me. I settled on trying a new sport, Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
In this episode, I'm talking through why I joined, why I really appreciate jiu-jitsu, and what it's taught me. I'm also sharing seven things I wish I knew before I started...little lessons that I had to learn the hard way. In particular, I'm sharing some things about about Brazilian jiu-jitsu from a female perspective that may help other women who are thinking of joining.
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On this episode:
- The advice I finally took for myself
- Why I love Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- 7 things I wish I knew before starting BJJ
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there and welcome to episode 184 of Harder to Kill Radio. I'm your host |
| 0:06.6 | Steph Godro. It is Fierce Love Friday and I'm so thankful that you're hanging out |
| 0:12.2 | with me today on this Friday edition of the show when I get on the mic by myself and rant, |
| 0:19.7 | rape, talk a bunch of nonsense, etc. Tuesday this week so episode 183. If you haven't |
| 0:28.9 | listened to that show yet, pause this one. Honestly you don't need like that one's more important |
| 0:34.3 | pause this show go to 183 and listen to that episode on dealing with negative body |
| 0:40.6 | image with my guest Dr Lex Lexi Kite of Beauty Redefined. |
| 0:45.0 | Such an amazing show and I have heard from dozens and dozens of you who are like |
| 0:51.0 | I was sitting in my car listening to this and tears were |
| 0:53.4 | coming down my face I finally feel seen I feel like I'm not alone I have an idea |
| 1:00.6 | of what it can do going forward and it's I just had to put that plug out there for that particular episode because it is so so powerful. |
| 1:10.8 | So go do that and come back to this one. I'm sitting here, it's raining again in |
| 1:15.7 | San Diego, like what the actual fuck is going on with this. We are getting such a wet winter |
| 1:20.9 | and I'm not complaining, but we're not equipped to handle this |
| 1:25.5 | rain so if you hear loud rain that's what that's all about I just burnt the |
| 1:30.5 | tea kettle. |
| 1:34.8 | This is the kind of day I've had. I burnt the tea kettle because I put it on |
| 1:36.9 | and I was like, I'm gonna have tea before this show. |
| 1:39.4 | And I started to smell something |
| 1:42.0 | like it was burning and then I realized as the |
| 1:46.1 | kitchen was completely smoky that there was no water in it so here we are |
| 1:51.3 | Mercury is in retrograde, A fucking men. |
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