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Twelve weeks of rehab has (almost) flown by and my leg feels so much stronger and robust. Over the Christmas weekend, I did a home circuits session including two-hand kettlebell swings as well as over an hour’s brisk country walking with no ill side-effects. The knee’s ability to cope with new activities without kicking up [...] Read more »
Week 11 built on the successes of Week 10 as regards BJJ training and the confidence I took from Week 10′s private with Coach allowed me to level up to joining in a class in Week 11. Though I sat out of sparring I was able to do a solid hour of drills with a [...] Read more »
Fenom Kimonos burst on to the BJJ gi scene in the new year of 2010; I was delighted to wear one of the first two Classic Fenom kimono to arrive in the UK! Since launching, Fenom has gone from strength to strength and consolidated and grown its position as the women’s BJJ gi brand. While [...] Read more »
Date: Saturday, 11 February 2012 Time: 12:30-15:00 Location: Roger Gracie Vie Academy Address: Vie Health Club, 122 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5DL Cost: Free 2012 will mark the third year running of the London BJJ Women’s Open Mat! We’ll kick off the new year’s quarterly events on Saturday 11 February 2012. Our host is Keelin [...] Read more »
Way back in August I asked you to choose my gi. Several great options were presented by readers and friends of MegJitsu on Facebook and in the end the Break Point FC women’s lightweight gi in black came out on top. This gi turns out to have been a great choice! The cut is just [...] Read more »
Week 10 was fantastic, in no small part due to an hour’s lesson with my coach, Dave Birkett. As I’ve moved into double digit weeks and closer to the 3 month mark, I am definitely starting to feel the spirit of the Phoenix. In light of Week 9′s unexpected and quite intense pain when walking, the [...] Read more »
Week 9 continued the theme of the steady improvement in evidence last week and throughout this process. Signs of progress included new physio exercises, escalated intensity of gym sessions and clearance to begin partnered BJJ drills. This progress was balanced by a revisitation of high levels of ache and pain in the knee when walking, [...] Read more »
This is the second in a two part series on pregnancy and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, based on an interview with Rosi Sexton. Read Part 1 Training while Pregnant: ‘Be Adaptable’ I think there’s a lot of myths around what women can and can’t do before pregnancy or after pregnancy and I think in a way [...] Read more »