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Wrestling

A collection of 6 issues

I Have Met the Enemy (And It Was Never My Job)

Sometimes, people ask what my biggest learning was during my time wrestling. My answer: I learned not to blame my job for my unhappiness. Before wrestling, whenever I felt unhappy, I would tend to blame my job. Something about this job is hard. Frustrating, Stressful. If only I had that

Sparring above your weight class

In high school, most of my friends were smarter than me. They went on to attend Harvard, Stanford, MIT… So, yeah, graduating magna cum laude in the best university in the Philippines? It was practically a requirement for me. Professionally, I sign up for things I do not qualify for.

Why I quit being an Olympic hopeful

I wanted to be an Olympic Wrestler. Or at least a World or Asian one. My hypothesis: I could condense twenty years of training into four, through heart, intelligence, and a willingness to invest time and money. After 1.5 years of training, competing, and collecting data, the verdict is

Be a woman who wrestles

I was on a 2-month North America speaking tour. We were in Boulder in Colorado, and I was the only female speaker. During Q&A, a young woman asked me, How do you overcome biases against women in business? My response was that it’s not something I think

Break the opponent's balance before you attack

WRESTLING – I will be competing in my first takedown challenge in April 30. I have been thinking a lot about tactics. Which takedowns should I own and practice? Should I focus on offense or defense? (Offense) Should I train to be powerful, flexible, or nimble? These seemed to be the

The day I got it in my head to join the Olympics

Jimmy Angana [http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Jimmy_Angana] – the #1 freestyle wrestler in the Philippines today – was laughing at me, pulling me up, and cajoling me to stand up and fight. Albert Balde – then-president of the Wrestling Association of the Philippines – was at the edges of the mat,