A Lady & Some Tatts; A Savage on the Mats

August 14, 2018 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, love, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence Fight like a Girl, MMA, Schell Shock BJJ, strength, Strong Women, WMMA, women

I’m what some may call “bad” at being a girl. I participate in a sport where I enjoy beating the living snot out of others, I’m not graceful or demure, my hands and feet are looking rough, I’m loud, abrasive, covered in tattoos, and I would live in sweatpants and sports bras if I could. […]

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 […]

The Hungry Wolf Howls Alone

July 3, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence crying, Depression, diet, effort, MMA, success, weightcut, WMMA

Cutting weight blows. I miss carbs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic with the results, but I would definitely rather have my pizza and donuts than my celery and water. Only someone who truly has a dream and a passion for fighting would put themselves through this. I’ve already planned my meals for afterwards and […]

Always Bent, Never Broken

June 5, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence bjj, bjjgirls, defeat, Dreams, MMA, OVercoming Adversity, perseverance, Resilient, Setbacks, victory, WMMA

My body is deteriorating at a rapid rate. I’ve crunched bones, torn ligaments, fractured disks, sprained joints, concussed myself, swelled up my skin, dislocated body parts, and spilled my own blood more times than I can count. But I don’t quit. I don’t stop. Either I am exceptionally stupid, or I’m woefully stubborn. Either way, […]

Anxiety, Easy as 123

May 22, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence Anxiety, bjj, BJJ girls, Depression, MMA, Stress, WMMA 2

Broken bones, sprained ligaments, torn muscles, bruised shins, black eyes. Sometimes it’s really easy to look at someone at training and see all their aches, ailments, and pains as it’s at the forefront of their physicality. But unless you really look at a person, we miss the invisible suffering no one talks about. The kind […]

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