I originally started at GBHB to help combat my severe insomnia by reducing the amount of stress in my life. How could I know what would happen? After my first free class I said Sign me up right now! I was hooked-not only for the stress release but as a weight reduction device and overall lifestyle change. Since that first day I have lost 23 lbs and have gone down 2 dress sizes. I have also noticed that I have the ability to face stressful situations with a more calm approach.
People sometimes ask me if I am intimidated to roll/ workout with the men in my classes. I actually prefer to workout with the men. Depending on who I am working out with I am able to gain a different aspect of training. I try to overcome the strength and agility that the men bring while from the woman I would overcome their technicality and flexibility of the same move. I tell them that to me, the men do not actually intimidate me as much as the women in the Pink Team do. Don't let the name The Pink Team give you the wrong impression. While it is very girly sounding, those girls are some of the toughest fighters that I have ever had the opportunity to train with.
Last September I even competed in my first tournament, and although I lost (to a higher belt and only in the last few seconds of the fight) my professors/coaches still were proud of me.
Eight months later you can still find me on the academy mats as a blue belt at least twice a week if not more. Although at times I am known to throw evil eyes at my instructors during tough sessions, I always do the best I can while keeping a smile on my face.
I love my Professors/Coaches at Gracie Barra with their continuous encouragement to push me (the student) to do the best that they see in me, even though I may not even see it in myself. If it wasn’t for them I would have given up long ago.
As I look to the future I am preparing for many more competitions, with my new friends, really my new family and I would not have it any other way. GBHB for Life!
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