I'm Heading to Texas for seminars!

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I am super excited to be heading to Texas to teach some seminars. I can’t wait to share some of my BJJ and meet new people and see some familiar faces. My first stop will be in Houston on Friday Jan 31 at Groundwellers Jiu Jitsu Academy where I will be teaching a women’s self defense workshop. These workshops are a great opportunity to delve in depth into techniques that work better for women.

On Saturday Feb 1 I will be teaching a co ed seminar and will be be sharing some techniques and tips that have really helped me on my journey. Please book your spot with Jacqueline at train@grounddwellers.com

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Sunday Feb 2 I will be in Dallas to teach another co ed seminar at Street Jitsu Academy. Book your spot with Dennis at dennis@streetjitsu.com.

Let me know if you have any questions. I can’t wait!

2020 Weekend Retreat in Las Vegas!!!

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At the end of March I am teaching a Weekend Retreat and it is going to be amazing. Set around nature, the house is also close enough to visit the strip to enjoy all the bling that Las Vegas has to offer. The focus of my retreats is to recharge and heal and to get away from the daily grind. We will be enjoying good healthy food that is provided, workouts and no gi/self defense training as well as morning sunrise yoga. The evenings will be spent with various workshops including a guided meditation and a session with a very special guest motivational speaker, holistic facilitator and clairvoyant.

All the ladies attending will also be receiving a goodie bag from our amazing sponsors!!!

There are a few spaces left. For more info and to book your spot click here:

For any questions feel free to email me at: sophia@sophiaFIT.com

Moving into 2020 with glamour and style

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Here is to 2020, whereby for me it is a year of glamour and style. I am here to show that women can do both if they want to. They can be that tough, strong athlete and they can also be glamorous and feminine ladies. There is no need to repress femininity, beauty or sexuality to be respected and/or taken seriously as an athlete. There is no need to repress any part of us that needs to be expressed and defines who we are. #femininestrength is the strongest and most powerful thing there is. #womenmakethewmorldgoround #powerofshe

Women's Workshops at Legacy, Burbank, CA

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I am so excited to be heading back to Legacy BJJ Academy in Burback California. I will be teaching a women’s only workshop bright and early on Saturday January 18 at 8.30am - 10am. All ladies welcome from all gyms where the sisters of BJJ can come tother and learn and roll and connect.

Please email me to book your spot at sophia@sophiaFIT.com. Numbers are limited.

FightingFIT 3 stage course with Land Home and SophiaFIT starts tomorrow!

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Tomorrow my FightingFIT course starts at Ultimate Performance Athletix. Once a month every Tuesday I'll be taking you through some kick ass self defense techniques both standing up and on the ground. Each course will deal with more confrontational situations and as the course goes on you'll learn how not only to defend yourself, but to fight back also.

The stages are:

- Stage 1: Defend and Deflect which will be held on Tuesday October 29, 6.10 - 8pm.

This workshops will be focusing on awareness, and blocking and framing to create structural shapes to block the attacker without using strength. The focus will also be on maintain stance, base and balance and using your own body weight to your advantage. Moving to make angles to get the attacker off balance is also a focus so that you can create space and get away.

- Stage 2: Fight & Flee will be held on Tuesday November 12, 6.10 - 8pm.

This workshop will deal with more up close and confrontational situations such as head locks and bear hugs and will include more focus on the ground aspect. Equipped with the basics of framing, blocking and defending using structural strength from stage 1, The focus for stage 2 is on fighting back and reversing the situation to disarm the attacker. Sophia will show you some simple, extremely effective and empowering techniques that can 'turn the tables' to stop the attacker in his tracks.

- Stage 3: Lethal Ladies. which will be held on Tuesday December 10, 6.10 - 8pm.


This workout is the final stage and will focus on attacking as a means to disarm your attacker so you can get away. The best defense is a strong attack so the idea is to start fighting back right away but by using techniques that can potentially cause some serious damage. This workshop will deal with more situations on the ground and will feature choke holds and arm locks when pinned on your back.


For more info on the courses click this link on SophiaFIT website: https://www.sophiafit.com/fighting-fit-course
To view this quick video click here: https://youtu.be/01lM4Yu1Uss

To sign up click here: https://www.sophiafit.com/buy-fighting-fit-course/fightingfitwith-landhome

For those who would like to sign up for 2 courses or all 3 courses at once there is a discount code that will give you 20% off to type in at checkout is: FightingFIT20 which gives you 20% off. This is only applicable if you decide to purchase at least 2 workshops at once.

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There will be a raffle and the lucky 3 winners will receive a small gift package of Defense Soap products!! These are all natural soaps and lotions to keep you clean after you workout and train.

Sign up here!

The discount code to book 2 or more spots is SFSPECIAL20.

A weekend of bliss, sisterhood, BJJ, beach, yoga, meditation & workouts

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The past long weekend was just amazing at my Weekend Retreat. The camp was set at the stunning Anna Maria island surrounded by garden and just across the road from the beach. After a meet and greet dinner on Thursday evening we started the days of the retreat with a morning sunrise yoga taught  by the lovely Christina Andranda. It was such a healing and relaxing way to start the day. 

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We enjoyed 2 hours of BJJ every day and the ladies opportunity to learn techniques that work better for women and train with women. For many, this is a unique and novel experience.  

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The afternoons were a time to relax and chill at the beach and enjoy the perfect weather and the evenings were dedicated to different workshops. We did a booty & ab workout one evening and a guided meditation with powerful visualisations on another. 

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I want to say thank you to Jodi and Stephanie for helping out and doing a great job with preparing all the healthy nutrition food. Also I want to say thank you to all the sponsors who provided their amazing products to the goodie bags that helped to make this whole camp experience even better. Don’t forget to use the exclusive discount codes especially provided for you from the camp and grab your gear at 25% off. 

Fore more info and to order more awesome products visit: 

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Stay tuned for my next weekend retreat. This one most likely will be geared towards general health and fitness with self defense and workouts, so its open to all. Feel free to spread the word to your friends for the opportunity of health, fitness and healing.

women's self defense with athlete at f45 training

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My women’s self defense workshop on the weekend with Athleta at F45 gym was lots of fun. It was such a pleasure to teach these ladies and girls some skills that could potentially be life saving. This initial workshop focused on blocking and framing and understanding concepts such as structural strength. I emphasis the importance of getting on our side and using our legs rather than being flat on our backs and pushing with our arms. This workshop set the frame work for other workshops to come where the focus is on reversing the fight and fighting back as a means to disarm the attacker. Stay tuned for the next progression!!!

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Empowered moms empowering their daughters


Athleta, sponsors for my SophiaFIT Weekend Retreat

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Athleta will be sponsoring my up and coming Weekend Retreat In Anna Maria Island, FL this month. I am so happy that they will be a part of a second camp!!! Athleta strives to empower women and as well as making amazing workout gear, they host workshops and events that support women’s endeavors.

All the lucky ladies will be receiving a $25 gift card in their goodie bags!!!

Rocking my matching set. Athleta marble leggings and sports bra.

Rocking my matching set. Athleta marble leggings and sports bra.