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Women Who Roll Wednesday Episode 8: Chelsah’ Lyons

Today’s Women Who Roll Wednesday features black belt competitor, gym owner, and inspiration, Chelsah’ Lyons. She is a very accomplished competitor with a Master World Title at black belt, and two brown belt Fight2Win title victories. Aside from her competition accolades, she is also a phenomenal teacher opening her own gym up recently, and great…


Women Who Roll Wednesday Episode 7: Mariangel French

I first met Mariangel in 2016, when we were both competing as blue belts. Since then she has earned her brown belt, become a 2X Master World Champion at blue and purple belts, and grew an incredible womens team with her husband at Omar French BJJ. Here’s her story. Tell me a little bit about…


Women Who Roll Wednesday Episode 5: Karen Banes

Karen Banes is a black belt out of Texas, 5 time Master World Champion, owner and professor at Genesis Azle, active competitor, Fight2Win veteran, mother, and role model to many women in the jiujitsu community. This week we get to learn her story. “I’ve been an athlete my entire life. I started competing in road…


Women Who Roll Wednesday Episode 2: Kendall Vernon

In Episode 2 of Women Who Roll Wednesday, we meet Kendall Vernon, a purple belt training out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, owner of both Gaidama and Primate Jiujitsu, mother, Software Engineer and competitor. …