I guess one other thing I forgot to bring up which is particularly useful for women training with all guys is that things got a lot easier for me when I decided I will build rapport with every single guy in any MA school I'm a part of or any class I take. It's just a good idea in general and helps build a stronger community but I bet it'd be less of a sacrifice for someone to roll with me even if they're not getting much of a workout if we're, like, friends... and they'd probably be more likely in open mat to give me pointers and let me drill something (etc.) So I always bring ice, arnica, dit da jow, etc. with me, I try to point out when someone's improved at a technique, remember when people have upcoming fights/meets/etc. so I can ask them about it, try my hardest not to talk shit about anyone at the gym/class/dojo/etc.
Anyway, I just thought of this thread because one of my coworkers was telling me about her sister who was a wrestler. She beat a guy in 19 seconds and he dropped out of school!
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