#nwjja

I couldn't wait, @sorrentinojimmy . You upped this sourdough game. . Omg. . So good. Thank you for visiting me, Reverend. I'm sorry for those 1.5 years worth of tears that I couldn't hold in. . Thank you for being there for me on the mat and off. . #goodsouls #goodthings #bread #nwjja (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2uhPmPFv8/?utm_medium=tumblr

It's the aroma when you step in. Oil from the fryer, the traffic of thread worn carpets, the sweetness of aged wood. . The owner and her son are here. I ask if they are serving food. Usually they don't this early, but Covid hit them hard and now they are cooking. . It's one of the best Chinese / American food in the city. Cooked fresh, always spicy and served under dim lights. . A dive bar without the glitz of the Baranof. Doesn't matter if you're on the stroll, homeless or coming off the night shift. . As long as you're peaceful, you can drink, play darts and have a few games of pool. . This was my WWE spot before Covid. BJJ and #NWJJA first, then I peel off my gi / rash guard, hope in my little car and enjoy a few beers and I watch men fly off the turnbuckle. . The owner's sons wave. We see each other all the time at wrestling events. . I ask if they bought their building. It's been bombed by the taggers multiple times because they are Chinese. The owner says yes, but no one wants to buy the bar. It's Aurora, she sighs. . I am glad she's still here. This is one of the last guardians of old North Seattle. Unrattled and resilient, it reminds one that the past is good. That we shouldn't forget. . I won't. . #blackgirlmagic #blacknerdgirls #seattle #divebars #lounge #chinesefood #barculture #northseattle #wwe #darts #pool #oldschool (at China Dragon Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRChoYJJbb_/?utm_medium=tumblr

BJJ Bookclub aka: 'Not A Bookclub' Bookclub. . The @nwjja students get together and break down the @marcelogarciajiujitsu / @kayrongracie Worlds match. . Since we can't get on the mats, we can still learn from the best. . #nwjja #seattle #blackgirlmagic #blackgirlbjj #coronavirus #covid19 #quarantinebae #stayathome #therona #bjj #jiujitsu #bookclub (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAB_ZvIJoLW/?igshid=u8cmi28ykio4

@Seattle : Hey. It's been cold, dark and rainy without you, Jada. . Me: Dial Tone, Seattle. #totheleft . @Seattle: Gurl. I'm a changed man. I need you. I need your sunshine. I need that brown skin. I need your laughter. I need...your memes. . Me: Go home, Seattle. You are white as extra light Miracle Whip. You think ice water is spicy. You are a booty communicator and your hoodies smell like two day old rain soaked okie-doke. I'm about my BJJ, my books and my bag! Don't need y- . @miltonharshyjr : Pokemon. Dank memes. Mat Time. #diabeetus . Me:.... . @sorrentinojimmy: WWE? NXT? . Me: .... . @arcanecomics: Comics? Nerdy things? ....Squirrels? . Me:.... . Me:.... . Me:....okay..I'll come back. 😔 . Seattle: YAY! . #auroranightsquirrels #comics #nwjja #arcanecomics #blacknerdgirls #blackgirlmagic #blackgirltravel #seattle #puertorico #memes #squirrelgirl #pokemon #wrestling #pnw (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6zXPioJLZJ/?igshid=17esrmwyhsuge

"Last Friday we had the privilege of receiving Jada Brazil @ashymcgee a Blue Belt from Northwest JiuJitsu Academy in Seattle and writer of Girls in Gis. She did a few interviews on our professor Carlos “Cavernícola” Rodríguez and to the girl of the team: Blue Belt Lydia “Iron Legs” Rodríguez. They talked of the importance of helping other ladies stay and commit to this beautiful sport, and the obstacles they might find or have found. Thanks for your visit Jada, let’s keep the good rolls going 🤙 @ Cavernicola BJJ" . #nwjja #cavernicolabjj #puertorico #blackgirlmagic #blacknerdgirls #blackgirlbjj #blackgirltravel #havegiwilltravel #girlsingis #seattle #writersofinstagram (at San Juan, Puerto Rico) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6YRWyupHlU/?igshid=1pidzoa8jifke

Burpees. . Bear Walks. . Grip fighting. . Military crawls. . 90 degree weather...outside. Not inside. . If the rolls don't kill you, the heat and humidity will. . "Hahahaha! It's cold today!" . #iamawuss #pokemonbjj #graciejiujitsu #cavernicolabjj #nwjja #blackgirlmagic #blacknerdgirls #blackgirlbjj #heatexhaustion #havegiwilltravel #puertorico #bjj (at Cavernicola BJJ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UFvkIJzll/?igshid=6h031hgjs7ey