tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330857708061769897.post7219808464142631651..comments2024-02-23T11:17:22.496-06:00Comments on Mrs. Ibarra's Jiu Jitsu Journey: Looking for the LightMrs. Ibarrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211072714681211642noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330857708061769897.post-29413049433766042822011-10-21T13:50:30.133-05:002011-10-21T13:50:30.133-05:00Thanks for all the encouragement ladies. I'm ...Thanks for all the encouragement ladies. I'm so glad that I have women all over the world who will share in my experiences, offer their advice and help "make it all better" when the going gets a little tough. I will definitely keep on rolling. Nothing is gonna stop this little old lady!! :DMrs. Ibarrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01211072714681211642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330857708061769897.post-83693921205117018932011-10-20T11:43:53.032-05:002011-10-20T11:43:53.032-05:00Here is absolutely the best thing about being a wh...Here is absolutely the best thing about being a white belt: Never needing to apologize for sucking. :) When a white belt apologizes to me for sucking I say "No apologies - you're a white belt, you're SUPPOSED to suck."<br /><br /><i>Sometimes as women we get stuck rolling with other women (or girls) that if we were guys of the same size and weight, they would never roll us together (that's my opinion, but I don't think I've ever seen the heaviest guy at the gym rolling with the lightest, smallest guy at the gym).</i><br />Yep, I seem to either get put with the guy who weighs about 20 lbs more but is about a foot taller, or with a gal who I am at least 30 lbs heavier than. Sigh.<br /><br />Re: crying. Yep, been there, done that. I had to get off the mats because a training partner pissed me off so much. He kept going SO HARD SO HARD SO HARD and I kept telling him to stop but he wouldn't/couldn't. Finally I emotionally freaked out because he was flailing his feet around and I was worried I was going to get yet another black eye. I angrily stopped the roll and went in the back, shut the door and cried. Grrr.<br /><br />Life is tough for the slower ladies! As a slower lady, I KNOW IT! :)<br /><br />Thanks for putting it out there for us. I think you'll find you're not the only one who feels these things. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330857708061769897.post-89332060557349168152011-10-10T14:49:07.819-05:002011-10-10T14:49:07.819-05:00Thanks for being honest and vulnerable. We BJJ la...Thanks for being honest and vulnerable. We BJJ ladies need this blog, Debra. Please keep sharing! I am glad that I can read your blog AND go visit you at your house to talk about this stuff! Lucky me, neener neener!!!MMA Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632305582129330551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330857708061769897.post-27541688199711465372011-10-07T15:39:24.725-05:002011-10-07T15:39:24.725-05:00I, too, find that the days I'm prone to breaki...I, too, find that the days I'm prone to breaking down on the mats are days when I was close to breaking down <i>off</i> the mat first. Some days the mats help make it all better; some days, they contribute the last straw.<br /><br />Keep on rolling :)lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603807319832815566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330857708061769897.post-67235015649076203382011-10-07T13:47:05.391-05:002011-10-07T13:47:05.391-05:00Keep going Debra, it's not a sprint, it's ...Keep going Debra, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon! xxx<br />TriinTriinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12884133124578343014noreply@blogger.com