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Now, I’d never been to Portland, Oregon, but all I knew was that it was very, very far north. So when I looked at weather.com to check out the predictions, I flipped out. Nine degrees. NINE. I was searching frantically for a coat and leggings, I was mad that Hermes had convinced me, “No, it’s beautiful here.” Freezing is not my idea of beautiful. So, having stuffed my bag with warm clothes I ch

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[Português depois das fotos]

Arnold’s 2008 left me hungry. It was the first tournament where, as a blue belt, I went against higher belts. It was actually the first time I rolled with higher belt females period. It was also the first tournament of m

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I love being busy. February 19th I woke up early, buried my nose in my Cell Bio book, and tried to get ahead in preparation for the week ahead. At 9 AM, two-time black belt European Champion and giant Brazilian Rodrigo Cavaca would arrive to start a week of guest instructing at my gym. His 50/50 guard and triangles were what attracted Roli and myself to his game, and the fact that he too was in

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Okay, that's admittedly a horrible title but I'll live with it. I have a LOT coming up scheduled. This weekend I'm a judge for the AXC MMA Fights in Little Rock. In my history of judging for this organization maybe two fights of more than 30 have ever gone to the final bell, so I'm sure to work hard. Haha.
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Holy cow, what a hell of a weekend! They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but weekends like this one--along with things like heart attacks and dismemberment--make me believe that there may be a few exceptions to that rule.

I worked like a madwoman to get all of my Cell Bio and MicroBio studying finished so I could spend the weekend without an extra ten pounds of books on my back. I purchased my plane ticket in December to leave after my Physics lab on Friday, so I could be a go… Continue