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Valerie Worthington interview

11 December 2009 3 Comments

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Valerie “Valhalla” Worthington is champion grappler based in Santa Fe Springs, CA who currently teaches and competes out of the New Breed Academy run be Johnny Ramirez and John Ouano. Originally a marathon runner Val has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 1998 where she gained her Blue and Purple belts under Carlson Gracie, Jr. and his legendary father Carlson Gracie. Heavily into CrossFit and now a Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Val was placed second at this year’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mundials that were held in Long Beach, CA.

Alongside her competitive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and together with other world-class female grapplers, Emily Kwok and Felicia Oh, Val is also a main instructor responsible for delivering various “Women’s grappling camps” across the US and Canada that are receiving rave reviews and are becoming hugely popular.

Read on for a great interview with Valerie Worthington where she talks of her experiences gained from BJJ, her involvement in CrossFit and the “Women’s grappling camps” and discusses how far BJJ has moved forward in terms of female participation since she started back in 1998.

Enjoy!

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3 Comments »

  • KombatClinic.com » Blog Archive » Emily Kwok interview said:

    [...] with my husband (a brown belt), and close friends.  I also have the opportunity to work with Val Worthington and Felicia Oh (who I run women’s grappling camp with), so I’m quite blessed to have some of [...]

    # 19 December 2009 at 11:45 am
  • KombatClinic.com » Blog Archive » Womens Grappling Camps said:

    [...] the second of two interviews done with Emily Kwok and Valerie Worthington, is meant to highlight the work being done by both, alongside fellow world champion Felicia Oh over [...]

    # 12 January 2010 at 11:07 am
  • KombatClinic.com » Blog Archive » Old age and performance said:

    [...] rationale for writing this brief post was met over a Grande soy almond latte in Starbucks. You read Val Worthington’s nemesis [the sauce] is diet coke well, soy almond latte is mine and at £3.00 a pop it’s a little [...]

    # 26 January 2010 at 4:16 pm