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005 - A Woman's Perspective on the Journey to Black Belt - Emily Kwok

005 - A Woman's Perspective on the Journey to Black Belt - Emily Kwok

FromThe Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting


005 - A Woman's Perspective on the Journey to Black Belt - Emily Kwok

FromThe Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

ratings:
Length:
39 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Emily Kwok is a BJJ black belt, a decorated BJJ competitor and runs her own school in Princeton, New Jersey.  In this interview she talks about how and why she abandoned a conventional white collar lifestyle to pursue her BJJ dreams, as well as sharing lots of great information about choosing BJJ schools, gender etiquette on the mats, and how to survive and thrive when you're always the smallest person at your school. She has also collaborated with Stephan Kesting on a series of instructional apps and DVDs called 'How to Defeat the Bigger, Stronger Opponent Series 1" available at http://www.grapplearts.com/bigstrong
Released:
May 12, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What is it that allows some people to push themselves beyond their limitations? Why can some people survive situations others do not? On this podcast we try to find out the answers. Stephan Kesting, is a lifelong martial artist, BJJ black belt, career firefighter, and outdoorsman. Join us as he talks to fighters, adventurers, competitors, coaches, firefighters, trainers and other people living the strenuous life. Stephan also runs Grapplearts.com, where he has published many hundreds of martial arts videos, articles and tutorials. His free guide to learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, A Roadmap for BJJ, has been downloaded more than 10,000 times and has become a foundational text for the art.