Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The TASSIE GANG!

This was our last photo shoot!  But surely not our last for real because I will see these girls again and no doubt when I do we will be posing away again for more pics.  We had a fun girls night before I left for Melbourne where Sam presented me with a very cool and thoughtful picture frame with a collage of photos from my time teaching the girls class in Tasmania.  A lot of cool memories and a lot of fun had with these girls.  I'm very lucky as they have become such good friends to me and have been so supportive especially with Estella's surgery last year.  Amazing individuals we make a pretty awesome team!  Looking forward to having them come stay for a girlie weekend getaway in Melbourne in the not too distant future.  


(left-right) Rach, Nicolle, Sam, Esther, Jacinta & Fiona

Esther's First Melbourne Class

First I was nervous that no one would show up... and then I was a little nervous that people WOULD show up... and then I was just excited to teach my first BJJ girls only class in Melbourne at EVOLVE MMA!  Thanks to these awesome ladies (and little ladies) for coming along to train!  It was a fun night and exciting to meet other women on their own BJJ journeys and particularly great to have Mary along for her first lesson and I hope this is just the beginning of a long journey for her!  The beginning is always exciting for me.  I look at how far the girls have come since my first girls only class in Tassie and I am so proud of where their training and hard work have got them.  Now that I'm here in Melbourne I'm looking forward to meeting more ladies and helping them (as much as I can) to learn, grow and progress in their training.