Sweaty Betties

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like your friends, colleagues or training partners are going to discover you’re a fraud, and you don’t actually deserve your belt or accomplishments? If so, you’re in good company. These feelings are known as impostor syndrome. Posted @withregram @npr In 1978, as graduate students, Suzanne Imes and Pauline Rose Clance realized they both felt like they weren't good enough to be doing their graduate studies, and many of the female st...udents they were teaching felt the exact same way. "We actually coined the term impostor phenomenon," says Imes, a psychologist, "because [it] is actually not a syndrome in the medical sense of the word." The feeling isn't a disorder or something that can be diagnosed. It's a sense among many high-achieving people "that they're not as intelligent, as bright, as creative, as able as other people think they are. And they live in a constant fear that somebody is going to find that out," she says. Impostor phenomenon is prevalent across racial, social and gender groups but can impact men a bit differently. While various studies show that the phenomenon is more prevalent among women, some research shows that men with impostor feelings have more anxiety when they get negative feedback and exert less effort. Andrea Salazar-Nunez, a licensed psychologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, says men often don't realize that what they are experiencing is the impostor phenomenon. She says, "They just right away internalize that 'there must be something wrong with me.' " Tap the link in our bio for the whole story. (Image: @jasjyotjasjyot Jasjyot Singh Hans for NPR) See more

Fundamentals are building blocks of #jiujitsu. #fundamentals Posted @withregram @kinetic_bjj Leg trap mount escape > back by @emilykwokbjj ... Back to basics Edit by @kinetic_bjj #bjj #bjjlifestyle #bjj4life #bjjtechnique #bjjvideos #bjjdrills #bjjgirls #jiujitsu #jiujitsutechnique #jiujitsuvideos #jiujitsudrills #brazilianjiujitsu #grappling #10thplanet

Sweaty Betties’ Virtual Class WHEN: Every Sunday TIME: 11-12:30pm FEE: donation based... JOIN: email: [email protected] In spite of COVID-19, we’re still training. Every Sunday we meet via zoom. The class is 1.5 in length with a mixture of #ginasticanatural and #jiujitsu at the first 45 mins and the last 45 minutes with kickboxing training. All are invited. The sessions is donation based. Email us to join. #sweatybettiesbjj #jiujitsuforgood #womensupportingwomen #supportwomensbjj #grappling #bjj #striking #zoomclasses

Good mantra to live by. #keepgoingstrong

This happening tomorrow! Posted @withregram @tuffloveselfdefense Instagram Live: 10-Minute Fierce & Fit happening on Tuesday, Dec 29 at 9am! Drop by if you can! How to join: Hop on our Instagram page at class time and click our profile pic to watch our live-streamed class! This class on Instagram Live will get you moving and learning, with five minutes of workout and five minutes practicing a self-defense concept. Coaches @molliik and @karinspirn will lead. ... Ten-Minute Fierce and Fit will become a regular weekly series starting in January, but as part of our December fundraising drive, we wanted to give you a sneak peak now! Join us, and invite your friends! You can donate to support our free self-defense classes for women and girls by tapping link in our bio or go to: fundrazr.com/hellatuff. This class is great for beginning and intermediate fitness and self-defense levels. While we design our workouts and lessons with women's self-defense needs in mind, all genders and ages are welcome to participate! Let's end out the year fierce and fit! We hope to see you there! #tufflovesd #hellatuff #fierceandfit #iglive #selfdefense #fitness #mobilitytraining #keepmoving #onlineworkouts

Another awesome United She Stands’ seminar with Professor @gezarymatuda! Her seminar was interactive, super fun and chalked full of details on the spider guard. Those of you who wasn’t there missed out, it was more fun than Disneyland! Just sayin... Big thanks to all who joined us and special thank you to Professor Gezary for sharing her time and knowledge with us. See y’all at our next event! #unitedshestands #uss... #gezarymatuda #sweatybettiesbjj #girlsingis #bjj #jiujitsu #grappling #womensjiujitsu #supportwomensbjj See more

@tuffloveselfdefense is a non-profit and is run by four Sweaty Betties members with multiple martial art disciplines. Martial arts changed our lives and we want to share the many benefits to our communities, especially to underserved girls and women. Today is the LAST DAY of our year end fundraiser and we just need $250! If you are in a position to help, we’d appreciate it. If not, please help us spread the word. Thank you! Posted @withregram @tuffloveselfdefense LAST DAY ... of our fundraiser and we need your help to reach our match fund Today is the LAST DAY of our fundraiser, and we are SO CLOSE! We are hoping to get an additional $350 in pledges to meet our match gift goal of $1,000 BY MID NIGHT! Please be the one to help us reach our goal now. With your gift, we can continue to empower girls and women in our community through self-defense and fitness, making it a better and safer place for everyone. Please share and tag anyone who is in a position to give. To Donate: click link in our bio or visit: fundrazr.com/hellatuff #hellatuff #tufflove #empowermentthroughselfdefense #womensselfdefense #fundraiser #nonprofit #nonprofitfundraising #matchinggifts #ignitechange #doubleimpact

Professor @gezarymatuda is guest teaching at our United She Stands event on SAT, JAN 30, 10-11:30am PST. This virtual class is opened to all level, gender and school affiliations. To register, click link on our bio or go to USS_5.eventbrite.com Posted @withregram @thegrappleclub #gezarymatuda ... #unitedshestands #sweatybettiesbjj #girlsingis #bjj #jiujitsutimes #jiujitsu #jiujitsuwomen #jiujitsu_style #jiujitsugirls #bjjvideo #bjjmotivation #zoomclasses #womensjiujitsu #jiujitsutraining See more

If you are in a position, please consider helping a worthy cause that’s close to our hearts and right now your gift will double! Posted @withregram @tuffloveselfdefense This is HUGE!!! @chirolight and her Accupuncture business, @leechiropractic, has offered to match us for the final $1000 of our fundraiser! Thank you to Dr. Christine Lee for your generous support. Donate one time or monthly today to double your impact! All donations fund free self-defense and fitness tr...aining for girls and women. Unable to donate? You still can help! Please tag anyone who is in a position to give. To DONATE click link at our bio or visit: fundrazr.com/hellatuff #hellatuff #tufflove #tufflovesd #matchdonations #fundraiser

Merry Xmas anyway. Posted @withregram @amysedaris #chocolate

#jiujitsu in the cage. #Repost @ufc with @make_repost You can't do that with @MackenzieDern! Go step-by-step on why to avoid going to the ground #UFC256

Who can relate?! Posted @withregram @tempojiujitsu Trying berimbolos for the first time . Follow @tempojiujitsu for more vids... . @ccfc_sbeach Tiktok/cornchip999 See more

Drum rolls please...we are thrilled to announce @gezarymatuda as the guest teacher for our 5th edition of United She Stands online workshop! At this workshop we’ll spend an hour and half with Professor @gezarymatuda as she takes us through a Nogi interactive Zoom class. This session is open to anyone ages 9+, all skill levels and school affiliations. Details below. .... . WHEN: Saturday, January 30, 10-11:30AM PST WHERE: Zoom COST: Donation Sliding Fee Scale __ This class is donation sliding scale. Proceeds go toward providing paid teaching opportunities for our instructors. __ Space limited, reserve yours now! To register, click link on our bio under USS or go to USS_5.eventbrite.com. __ ABOUT USS: Sweaty Betties joined with @girlsingis to launch the United She Stands project in order to help our community get through these uncertain times. We believe that by coming together we all benefit. Our goal is to foster a network that allows women and girls of jiu-jitsu to connect, support and learn from one another through online training. We also aim to advocate and support women as instructors and leaders within the jiu-jitsu community by providing paid teaching opportunities. To learn more about #uss, click at our bio. #unitedshestands #gezarymatuda #sweatybettiesbjj #girlsingis #bjjforimpact #womensbjjteam #supportwomensbjj #togetherwerise #alonetogether #shelterinplace #bjjlifestyle #bjj #grappling #onlinelearning #onlinebjj #onlinebjjtraining #onlinebjjclass #bjjzoomclass #womensupportingwomen #bjjfemalelegend #bjjblackbelt

Cardio in the time of Corona. #bulgarianbag #bulgarianbagtraining #suples #stairsworkout ... #fitnessduringlockdown See more

Grip gains with a #bulgarianbag. by Jeff Kaale #gripstrength #handstrength #gripgains

We are proud to be part of this great non-profit program. All of the women of Tuff Love learned self-defense in martial arts schools. As our lives were greatly enriched by practicing martial arts, we felt a need to share our skills in a more practical manner that could reach larger numbers of women. Now you can be a part of our prevention and advocacy work! Please help if you can. Thank you! #Repost @tuffloveselfdefense with @make_repost We’re excited to announce that ou...r year-end fundraiser starts today! As a free program, we rely on donors to help us provide self-defense training to any woman or girl who wants to learn. If you are able to make a donation, we would be so grateful for your support: The theme for this year's fundraiser is Hella Tuff. Toughness is the force within us that allows us to persevere in the face of adversity. Whether it's setting healthy boundaries, following our intuition, mastering a new movement, keeping calm in a challenging sparring session, or escaping an assailant, toughness allows us to push beyond our perceived limitations. Kids are born Tuff!!! Join us in raising funds to support Tuff Love's free self-defense programs for girls and women. Your support will give girls and women a toolbox of skills to increase confidence and safety. How to Take Action: 1) Make a donation to Tuff Love Fitness. Any amount helps! To donate, please click on our bio or go to: https://fundrazr.com/hellatuff 2) Post the most badass kid photo of yourself to Facebook or Instagram and tag #hellatuff and #tufflove. Want to show your support with a Facebook profile frame? Make the photo your profile pic and search "HellaTuff" for our frame! 3) Tag three friends and ask them to do the same! We know these are difficult financial times and not everyone can donate. You can still help out! Follow Tuff Love on Instagram and Facebook and check out the #hellatuff and #tufflove hashtags! Sharing our campaign with friends and family and on your social networking pages goes a long way to helping our cause. #HellaTuff #TuffLove