Journey to Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt w Shantelle Thompson Barkindji Warrior
What does it take to become a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu? What are the lessons and experiences along the way? How about weaving in being a woman, mother to x6 kids, being almost 40, First Nations Woman, Indigipreneur, Storyteller and more??? Come and wall with me as I share my journey of going from Brown Belt to Black Belt and everything in between.
Journey to Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt w Shantelle Thompson Barkindji Warrior
Victoria JiuJitsu state championships reflection
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Shantelle Thompson
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Season 3
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Episode 18
First competition for the year done and dusted. It has been about 6 months or so since I last competed. And it has been to long both for the experience and for the love of the game.
On the 11th May, I competed at the VIC state titles, I was fortunate to get one match against another black belt in the Open weight adult female Black belt Gi division. And this match gave me a lot of insight as to my state for mental, physical, emotional, technical and strategy for my Jiu Jitsu. With 16 weeks to go until worlds this is what I need more of is experience and insight to grow from.
Forever grateful to still be able to do what I love. Here is my yarn reflecting on my experiences of VIC state titles 2024.