Several people approached me at Master’s Worlds in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, asking for advice going into their matches on competition day, because of this blog right here. It’s crazy to me, because all I did was start a tiny little outlet for my words, and I am not a therapist in any […]
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Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Positivity, self confidence badass, bjj, confidence, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, self doubt, WMMA 2
Always a tough line I’d struggled with finding the right balance between for a long time. I wanted to have faith in my demeanor and abilities but suffered with the fear that it would come across as arrogance and cockiness. How can I exude an air of being strong and confident in myself without portraying […]
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Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance badass, bjj, Competition, female empowerment, feminism, Jiu Jitsu, women 2
Traveling to no gi pans this past weekend was full of a wide variety of emotions. Namely, feelings of inequality, unworthiness, shunted aside, and like the sidekick. Traveling to Texas through numerous airports, my fiancé and I wearing similar outfits all bedecked and emblazoned with our gym and Jiu Jitsu logos and identical gym bags. […]
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