Roll with it BJJ and Travel Podcast

Eva was able to talk with a new guest Jake Runnels. He has been traveling the world, doing jiu jitsu and living out of his van.   Check out his youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFzT-PQuRh2t7_Mv8JeQPQ   And his instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/thejaketrip/    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Eva talks to Al about all the excitment he has been having since the last episode. Plus conspiracy theories!!   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Eva gets to have a one on one with Mexico's first female black belt: Itzel Bazua Aguilar!    En este episodio hablamos con la primera mujer de cinturón negro de Mexico la profesora Itzel Bazúa sobre su filosofía que va más allá del género en la academia y cómo crear un ambiente exitoso para las clases mixtas. Si tiene preguntas o le gustaría ser parte de nuestra próxima charla, por favor deje un comentario o envíeme un mensaje directamente.   Find her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itzel_bazua_bjj/?igshid=17z5j6qz38gmk&fbclid=IwAR0SNoYniOYktTFm1fTE28gGlYAKjoZZhjDqXIXufNfujyhvvyFG5pGd1VQ   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Eva and Al have a great discussion on personal growth, how to stay training jiu jitsu in Columbia, and a COVID-19 scare.    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Missy Estrada, Fight2Win's very own Boss Lady, shares a her journey getting to Jiu Jitsu and what landed her to set out on a journey with Seth Daniels in the competition world. Sneak peek as what’s to come for fight2win in the near future and long term! Check out the episode as well as the first event since the pandemic with F2W139 this weekend in Dallas Tx! Be sure to catch the fights on Flograppling.com if you can't be there in person! https://www.flograppling.com/ http://www.f2wbjj.com/   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Al is stuck in Columbia and talks about being safe during the pandemic. Listen in and hear his opinion on European Jiu Jitsu and American Jiu Jitsu belt rankings.   If you are in European, check out his tournament: https://www.facebook.com/alghuneimchallenge/   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Rob and I discuss a little bit of everything including whether or not someone needs to actually be in shape before joining Jiu Jitsu coming from two big people!   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4  

On episode four, I had the opportunity to speak with Judo Olympian and Jiu Jitsu purple belt Sophie Cox. We discussed her different experiences at the Athens and London Olympics as well as her pioneering ways with rugby with the boys as a child. Hope you enjoy this new episode on the women empowered series!   Sophie's info below: Check out her website https://femalefighters.co.uk/ . Check out the rash-guards and if you want to train with her be sure to book your spot soon! Judo techniques at https://www.warriorcollective.co.uk/  Where you can catch Judo/Bjj/MMA techniques from Sophie !! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SophieCoxJudo/about/?ref=page_internal  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4 **Pictures are found on google**

I got to sit down with Army veteran Sara Lee who happens be a Jiu Jitsu practitioner, a functional fitness coach, and a blogger! As well as many other attributes! We discussed her perspective on how it may vary for women in the different fields primarily dominated by men. Checkout her instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/thewanderingbarbella/ https://www.instagram.com/the.coffee.companion/ Checkout her blog page: https://www.thewanderingbarbella.com/   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4 **Pictures are found on google**

For episode two of the series I got to sit down with Lisa Shackelford a US Navy Veteran and a WeDefy sponsored athlete! She shares with us her journey that led to not only being a sponsored athlete in BJJ, but being able to experience the therapeutic benefits of jiu jitsu!  Check out her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisashack3/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4 **Pictures are found on google**

On this episode we got to speak Gillian Davis a brown belts who’s credentials are so remarkable that I even felt a bit intimidating getting to interview such a wonder woman! Want to know how a woman went from smoking cigarettes weighing 210lbs to co-running a martial arts academy, earning her brown belt, having a 3-1 MMA record, earning a PHD in microbiology and molecular genetics, and if all that wasn’t enough she also gave birth to one of her kids while doing all of this! Take a listen and enjoy!!   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/Ck0yeoa-XO4

Eva gets to talk with Professor Gina Franssen, 1st degree black belt and X2 Fitness owner. Talks of belts, galas, mentorship, managing PTSD, and much more on this episode.  Be sure to listen till the end for the TRIVIA QUESTION! MESSAGE ME ON FACEBOOK OR INSTRAGRAM to submit your answers!

Eva asks CPT Finnegan-Rosales AKA WIFE some questions on why she started bjj! What does she do? What does she think of competition students and hobbiest?  Listen till the end of find out what the TRIVIA QUESTIONS ARE TO ENTER A CHANCE TO WIN FREE GEAR!!

Eva and Rob discuss the necessary paperwork to get into different countries and timing everything. VISAS, VISAS, AND MORE VISAS. Prep work makes it go faster.

Eva gets the scoop from BJJ Black Belt Rich Sab on how to be a plant based athlete and traveler.   Check out Tara's Natural Body Products (vegan products) https://www.facebook.com/tarasnaturalsoap/  Check out Rich Sab's podcast: https://richsab.com 

Eva talks with Charley Isabella on traveling the world, bjj, moving to a completly different country and making new friends at the same time. 

Rob and Eva discuss what kind of gear to think about when traveling the world. Types of gis Variety of rashguards  Nogi attire Finger tape Backpacks (Eva affirms she was a lil bitch without the waist strap)  

Eva gets the scoop on how to travel with kids as a black belt bjj mom from Ana Yagues, who is the gym owner of Nexus Fighter Academy out in Hamburg Germany. Here is her blog: https://www.bjjmums.com/ Check it out!

Eva and Rob discuss what to do and what not to do when visiting gyms for bjj.

Eva and Rob discuss the pros and cons of bjj traveling around the world.

Eva and Rob make their introduction to the podcast world and talk about what brought them to brazilian jiu jitsu.