Beauty is in the Eye of the Gi Holder

December 13, 2022 Samantha Schell Adaptation, love, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence beautiful, beauty, bjj, BJJ girls, confidence, jiujiteira, love, MMA, WMMA

I’m tired of society thinking you have to conform to one narrative to be beautiful. I have a half-shaved head, a muscular frame, gnarled fingers & toes, cauliflower ears, and am usually spotting some type of gi burn or bruising and when I tell you I have never in my life felt more beautiful than […]

What’s Your Love Language?

April 12, 2022 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, love, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance bjj, BJJ girls, Jiu Jitsu, love language, perseverance, sadness

The 5 languages of love are vital to any relationship in your life; romantic, platonic, and familial. Many of us usually have a specific language we gravitate towards when receiving, and something completely different when we are giving and they often don’t always reciprocate. I know that rings true for my case personally, but it […]

Stank Coochie Energy

March 15, 2022 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Friendship, Positivity bjj, BJJ girls, Jiu Jitsu, women 7

Women hating on other women, or in any way being disrespectful for no reason, or putting other females down is stank coochie energy. Feel free to quote me on this for all future endeavors. Especially as ladies in a predominantly male sport, do better. We know this isn’t a beauty contest and some of y’all […]

Jiu Jitsu: Not For Everyone

October 26, 2021 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, BJJ girls, grappling, jiu jijtsu, jiu jiteira 9

Possibly controversial opinion: Jiu Jitsu is not for everyone. Sure, it more than has the potential to be, but at the end of the day, it is statistically impossible to be cut out for every single person that tries it. Nothing in life is perfect, and there is always going to be issues that arise with the tasks and hobbies that you partake in, whatever the reason may be.

We Are Women, Now Hear Us Roar

March 9, 2021 Samantha Schell BJJ, Perseverance, self confidence bjj, BJJ girls, Fight like a Girl, girls in gis, strength, WMMA, women

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I love being able to celebrate the fierce, capable, and strong woman I have become. This was never something I accomplished of my own accord, but through the countless people supporting me and being there for me to provide comfort, wisdom, and the tenacity to keep powering on. It’s […]

U-G-L-Y You Ain’t Got No Alibi

September 17, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Friendship, love, Positivity, self confidence bjj, BJJ girls, female empowerment, feminism, girls who fight, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, wonder women

Too fat. Too skinny. Too tall. Too short. Too old. Not strong enough. Not fast enough. Not smart enough. All words we have probably heard muttered about women every now and then, but even worse, these negative phrases are more often than not begrudgingly whispered about in hushed voices by other women. Or otherwise plastered […]

Recovery; Good for the Body, Good for the Soul

October 23, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Friendship, Laughter, love, mental health, nutrition, Positivity athlete, bjj, BJJ girls, competitor, family, friends, health, healthcare, nutrition, recovery, Schell Shock BJJ, self care, sponsors

Buckle your seat belts boys and girls, it’s time for another blog day Tuesday! I know I’ve talked before about the importance of self care (not only in Jiu Jitsu, but in life as well), and of the bonds we form in this sport that are incomparable to anything I can really explain, but I’d […]

Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

July 31, 2018 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress Anxiety, bjj, BJJ girls, Competition, confidence, help, Jiu Jitsu, life, MMA, Schell Shock, Schell Shock BJJ, self help, Stress, struggles

When I write these blogs, I like to imagine myself akin to Carrie Bradshaw a la Sex and the City, but I probably more accurately resemble Oscar the Grouch, clacking annoyingly away at my keyboard from the trash can that is my life. I’m dumped on. A lot. At work, at home, on the mats, […]

Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win

July 10, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, BJJ girls, Champion, Competition, Competitors, Don't Quit, MMA, Never Quit, Never Stop, perseverance, Resilient, schellshock, schellshockbjj, Team Rubao Carioca, WMMA

I will not quit, not ever. In life, on the mats, in a fight, I won’t ever stop. All the eyes watching me, whether rooting for me or secretly (and sometimes not so secretly) hoping I fail, they will never see me give up. Either I finish and wind up victorious, or I lose after […]

Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce

May 29, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence bjj, BJJ girls, conquer, defeat, perseverance, strength, stronger, struggling, technique, victory

Strike one: I’m a woman. Strike two: I am small. Strike three: I picked the most physically demanding sport possible. Truth is, I always wanted to fight. I’ve dreamed about it for a long time. At the age of 14, I was gifted my very first iPod and created my Apple ID. The security question […]

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