Episodes
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#18 Heather Raftery
Today I have had the great pleasure of being able to sit down to speak with the amazing Heather Raftery! Heather is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under André Galvão, and trains out of Tucson, Arizona USA. In this episode we discuss a lot of different topics, from her childhood of ‘cutting’...
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#17 Averi Clements
Today I have had the immense pleasure of sitting down to speak with the wonderful Averi Clements! Avery is a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training out of Adelaide, Australia, and is currently an author for the Jiu Jitsu Times. In this episode we discuss a lot of different topics, from...
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#16 Jess Fraser
Today I have had the great pleasure of sitting down with the wonderful Jess Fraser! Jess is a female Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (usually) training out of Melbourne, Australia at Vanguard. In this episode, I try to cover off as much of Jess’s career as humanly possible, we talk about...
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#15 Fallon Fox
Today I have had the immense pleasure of sitting down with the wonderful Fallon Fox. Fallon is either best known for being a pioneering trans-woman who participated in MMA against cis-women, or as the target for Joe Rogan's flimsy and prejudiced hate speech against trans women in sports. In this...
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#14 - Abbie O'Toole
I recently had the immense pleasure of sitting down with the wonderful Abbie O'Toole! A Purple Belt under Nick Brooks at Mill Hill, and all round lovely human being. In this episode we talk about Abbie's recent match at Grapplefest 7 against UFC Fighter Molly McCann, the hustle and bustle of her...
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#13 - Ffion Davies
Today I had the immense fortune to sit down with the amazing Ffion Davies! A Black Belt under Darragh O’Conaill, who you may remember from her performances at World No-Gi, Brazilian Nationals, Europeans, and Dublin Open, and a sublime victory over the GOAT Bia Mesquita at ADCC! In this episode we...
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#12 - Chelsea Leah
Today I had the great fortune to be able to sit down with the wonderful Chelsea Leah! Chelsea is a First Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under André Galvão at Atos, and has recently moved (well, two years ago...that's recent, right?) from California to Cambridge with her partner, Tom…
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#11 - Sarah Louise Jones
Today I had the great fortune to sit down and talk to the lovely Sarah Jones, who is a jiu jitsu purple belt under Trevor Birmingham at Exile Gym in Shirley, Southampton. We got to speak about her hectic competition schedule early in her career, her recent medals at prestigious competitions, her...
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X01 - BlogPost - The Competitors Mindset
This post is an audio version of its corresponding Blog Post, published at blog.fightlikeagirl.one/blog I'll apologise in advance for my reading, whilst I can write quite eloquently, it seems I have the reading ability of seven year old.
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#10 - Jolie Boyle
Ahoy amigos! Yesterday I had the great fortune of spending the afternoon with one of my favourite, and one of the lovliest, women in the world! Jolie Boyle! We talk about everything from Starting a gym, to working in a warzone, to living in one. It was such a privilage sitting down with her to…
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#09 - Cristiana Theodoli
Hello! Part two of my trip north of the border saw me travelling to Glasgow to meet the wonderful Cristiana Theodoli! Cristiana is a blue belt who trains out of MNBJJ in Glasgow, We've been speaking online for a while now, and kept missing eachother at competitions and training camps, so it was...
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#08 - Arizona Mercedes Brodie
Hello! This weekend I drove up to Aberdeen to meet the wonderful Dangerzona! I had a lot of fun chatting with her, and getting smashed for a few hours after. Arizona is one of the latest Female UK Black Belts, and her story is straight out of a movie! I really hope you enjoy our conversation! I...
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#07 - Gret Zoeller
Hello! Today I had the great fortune to sit down with the UK's 3rd ever Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Gret Zoeller! We talk about athletics, injuries, competition, and doggos! There's even a proper bork in there somewhere! Prepare to jump! I mention it in the podcast, but the Fight Like a Girl 2...
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#06 - Sophie Newnes
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with the wonderful Sophie Newnes to discuss all things LGBTI+ in the Jiu Jitsu, and wider martial arts, communities. It was a SUPER interesting discussion, and I'm really excited to share the conversation with you all! What I will say though is that…
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#05 - Rosi Sexton
Ahoy! I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the lovely Rosi Sexton! We covered a lot of topics, from her career in the UFC, to her work in Osteopathy. It was super nice to speak to her, this is also the first time I've conducted one of these interviews without a rigid list of…
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#04 - Melanie Doran
Ahoy! Today I got to sit down with one of the UK's most recently promoted Female Black Belts, Melanie Doran! The conversation jumped around a lot, but it was great to talk about her injuries, her recovery, and how her approach to Jiu Jitsu has been adapted to accomodate a reduced level of…
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#03 - Helen Currie
This week I was able to sit down and chat to the wonderfully inspiring Helen Currie! Helen was the UK's very first female BJJ Black Belt, and still remains one of the most active and passionate coaches around! It was an absolute pleasure to meet her, and a real honour to have my mind, body, and...
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#02 - Maia Holmes
In this podcast, I sit down and chat to the wonderful Maia Holmes, a Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt from Sheffield, who suffers with Depression and Anxiety, and is my Jiu Jitsu Nemesis!
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#01 - Jo White
In this podcast, I interview Josie White, who is the creator of Rainha Fightwear, a Jiu Jitsu White Belt, and suffers with Fibromyalgia.