Missy Baize is a black belt from Wenona, Illinois, USA out of War Horse BJJ. She is a medical technician and studying to become a paramedical tattoo artist.

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• War Horse BJJ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warhorsebrazilianjiujitsu/
• War Horse BJJ Instagram: https://instagram.com/@warhorsebjjwenona
• Teaching at Rough Hands Camp in April: https://roughhandsbjj.com/spring-camp
• Beltchecker: https://www.beltchecker.com/profile.php?id=21522

Outline:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Journey to Black Belt

03:07 Overcoming Haters and Self-Doubt

06:35 Learning and Dealing with Frustration

09:33 Lessons for Women

14:14 Teaching and Coaching People with Special Needs

16:19 What's It Like Being a Medical Technician

19:46 Working in Emergency Medicine

22:51 Anatomy and Physiology

24:16 Handling Pressure

26:29 Leadership Off the Mats

28:41 Misconceptions about Med-Techs

30:26 Exploring Paramedical Tattooing

32:16 Studying to be a Paramedical Tattoo Artist

36:45 Parallels in Skill Building

38:15 Having a Lot of Irons in the Fire

39:16 Breaking Down Problems as a Skill

40:59 Any Advice

42:16 Long Breaks from Jiujitsu

45:25 Advice for Long Layoffs

46:04 Advice for Non-Jiujitsu People

48:43 Promotions from Missy

49:47 Outro

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