Epi 195 SBG Black Belt Leah Taylor - a podcast by Byron Jabara
from 2017-07-10T16:00
Leah Taylor is a BJJ black belt under Matt Thornton and Travis Davison training at Straight Blast Gym of Montana. Leah is a competitor and coach, she recently took bronze at her weight class at worlds.
We talk about:
- Her start to martial arts
- Rolling for the first time with a woman during a competition
- The mental side of competing
- Using meditation for get better results on the mat
- Doing MMA at fusion fight league
- Dealing with a panic attack while training MMA
- Teaching women's self defense classes
- Non martial arts ideas to help keep women safe
- Warning signs of a abusive relationship
- What having a begginer program has done for SBG in Kilispell Montana
- A beginner class is 50 percent female
- Dealing with rough training partners
- When someone should consider competing
- Her future plans for competing
- Other competitive sports she has done
- Why she is always trying to finish the match
Links:
Quote of the week: "There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.” -- George Shinn
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