Golgotha Grappling Academy

🤼‍♀️ HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: I obtained this Certification in 2024 through . It’s one of the certifications, I am most proud of as a WRESTLING/NO GI BJJ COACH.
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🤼‍♀️ I want to give a huge thank you to my past female (girls & women) students in 🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND and current ones here in 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA! It has been my honor to Coach you in these awesome sports/martial arts. Thank you for making me a better Coach! Much respect!
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🇮🇩 OUTREACH: I am blessed, humbled, and honored to have formed a partnership with . Serving these “Street Kids” mostly from the same Village throughout the week in various outreaches, has been a joy and privilege.
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🇮🇩 Last night was a Martial Arts Outreach. I was able to teach them some 🤼‍♂️ CATCH WRESTLING. Another gentleman taught a few of them some 🥊 BOXING.
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🇮🇩 I love this organization and everything they are doing here in BALI, INDONESIA. Looking forward to continue working together in the future!
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💀 WHY❓: People study and practice MARTIAL ARTS for a variety of different reasons. As well as some people have MORE than 1 reason. Here are just a few:

1️⃣ Self-Defense
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2️⃣ Sport/Competition
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3️⃣ Heath/Fitness
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4️⃣ Spiritual
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5️⃣ Military Combat
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6️⃣ To stop being Bullied
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7️⃣ Career Path
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8️⃣ To Build up Confidence
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9️⃣ To let off steam/de-stress
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1️⃣0️⃣ To have Fun
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📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: I am very happy to have partner with to LAUNCH a “WRESTLING FOR NO GI JIU-JITSU” Class!
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🇺🇸 We will be incorporating FOLKSTYLE/COLLEGIATE WRESTLING
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Also incorporating CATCH WRESTLING
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🇦🇺 We begin with an Adults Class (Age 15 & Up) next Friday August 9TH = 5:00-6:00pm at INNOVATIVE MARTIAL ARTS in CANNING VALE!
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🤼‍♂️ CATCH WRESTLING PRACTICE: 2 Nights ago it was great to reunite with my Coach and train
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🤼‍♂️ I miss Pure Wrestling practice so much! Had some great conversations and Scraps. Among them were a Judo Black Belt, a High Level No Gi BJJ practitioner, and a Girl who does Freestyle Wrestling. She is going to be Wrestling on a scholarship this Fall at the University of Iowa (If you know, you know)! She has been doing Catch Wrestling since December 2023, and has used it to dominate at her High School in LA.
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🤼‍♂️ The one thing in common with everyone in this picture…GRIT!
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🤼‍♂️ UPLAND HIGH SCHOOL (WHERE IT ALL BEGAN): I heard the 2 hardest sports in Public High School were WRESTLING 🤼 and Water Polo 🤽. I am so thankful, I followed in my Dad’s footsteps, and decided to go to Tryouts for the Wrestling Team. It definitely was super hard…but it’s supposed to be. Nothing great in life is ever earned/achieved easily.
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🇺🇸 The lessons I learned on these mats are many, and continue to apply to my life even now. I love this sport/martial art so much. What an honor and privilege to also be a Certified Wrestling Coach through
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🇺🇸 I can’t wait to go home this summer…get back on the mats, and train for CATCH WRESTLING & .californiawrestlingclub for FOLKSTYLE & FREESTYLE WRESTLING.
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🇦🇺 🇳🇿 Also, keep your eyes on the horizon…as I share some (soon) upcoming opportunities for Catch Wrestling and Folkstyle Wrestling in New Zealand and Australia!
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🇦🇺 CWA PODCAST: 2 1/2 weeks ago on January 28th, I had the honor & privilege of doing this podcast with my Catch Wrestling Coach of
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🇦🇺 It was nice giving this update (It had been 4 years) and having a catch up! Click the Link in my Bio to view 👆🏽
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🇦🇺 PERTH, AUSTRALIA: 2️⃣ Weeks, 🆕 Season, 🆕 Chapter, 🆕 Possibilities…
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🇳🇿 MOVING AGAIN: I landed here in Aotearoa/New Zealand…June 20, 2019. Little did I know what the last 4 years would entail as I looked out the airplane window! 🛬
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🇳🇿 I am so humbled and grateful to all the amazing people I met along the way, making some great memories. NZ truly is one of the most beautiful countries in the world I have been to and lived in 🤙🏽
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🇺🇸 Looking forward to going home to the USA for an American summer of fun in the sun with family and friends 🌞 😎
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🇦🇺 Then, Lord willing starting another GOLGOTHA GRAPPLING ACADEMY in PERTH, AUSTRALIA among other things! Looking forward to a NEW season & chapter! ✈️
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🥊 KEEP MOVING FORWARD
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