E098: Joanne Wellstead - Black Belt

Come along to the CELEBRATION OPEN MAT AND GRAND PRIX celebrating 100 episodes of the JIU JITSU LOU Podcast at Rising Tide BJJ in Weston-Super-Mare on Saturday 25th October 2025. SIGN UP HERE: https://fb.me/e/3S7NR2Pv0 Joanne Wellstead is a Black Belt and together with her Black Belt husband runs Parity Martial Arts. She is also the Founder of ENYO Grappling, the UKs largest Female Jiu Jitsu Invitational. Jo shares the level of care she and her team offer at their family run gym. Continuing to test herself through competition is really important to Jo, in addition to leading by example and being an inspirational role model. Having just been promoted to Black Belt she feels ultimate pride and accomplishment. Jo is a really important ambassador in our time, supporting and encouraging more women to start and continue training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, especially as Jo has continued throughout her journey as a Mother of three. She has herself grown on the mats, through the panic attacks and mental health challenges to where she is today, continuing to make change in the sport. Topics:ENYO GrapplingKids Jiu JitsuMental HealthVolunteersCommunityConfidenceCompetitionBJJ, Judo & SumoWomen's Only BJJENYO FoundationUKBJJAENYO 8 GO FOLLOWJo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiekelseybjj/ Sponsor of this episode is: ENYO Grappling: https://www.instagram.com/enyograppling/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLou Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.louFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiujitsuloupodcast PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.