In August 2013 over 30 ladies from all over the Pacific Northwest come together for some amazing jiujtisu. No ego, no politics, no drama. A weekend of training. Featuring 6x World Champion Mackenzie Dern, as well as local black belts Miriam Cardoso, Andrea Encarnacion, and Michelle Wagner. In addition we had SBGi's Amanda Loewen and Leah Taylor, as well as brown belt Jane Minondo from Vancouver, B.C.
Michelle in the blue Gi who is legally blind and submits her first opponent in her first ever BJJ tournament at the Super Cup Grappling Championships in Kamloops, BC.. Michelle goes in to dominating her next 2 opponents and wins the gold.
Michelle's story hit the news and went a little viral around the world: Michelle's Story