I love Judo because being able to dominate and throw another person around is such an empowering feeling. Winning always makes me feel like the queen of the world.<\/p>\n
I have always <\/em><\/strong>wanted to be in the Olympics, and when I was younger, I wanted to compete in rhythmic gymnastics. I quit that sport as a teenager and took up Judo, and I am now trying to qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. It\u2019s an incredibly difficult process because there is no one competition that serves as the Olympic trials, and I have to travel all over the world to amass enough points to be ranked.<\/p>\n I am definitely a girly girl. My room is covered in pastel pink and cute little cats! <\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong>Because of my gymnastics and ballet background, I am very well-versed in choreography, making it easy for me to learn judo techniques. My flexibility and balance also come in handy and are a great advantage over any opponent. <\/p>\n I cry almost every practice. Most people wouldn\u2019t know that because I am such a happy-go-lucky person, but I am also incredibly competitive and emotionally invested in every competition and practice. So I cry a ton out of frustration. <\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong>I want to show women <\/em><\/strong>that martial arts are just as feminine and beautiful as ballet. There is a grace to the precision of the techniques and the culture surrounding the sport, and I hope that by following my journey, women will think of martial arts of being as much a woman\u2019s sport as it is a man\u2019s. <\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong>Many girls my age <\/em><\/strong>are distracted and unfocused, but I don\u2019t find it difficult to concentrate on my goals. I think the saying from Proverbs has some merit \u2014 Idle hands are the devil\u2019s playthings<\/em> \u2014 meaning that nothing good comes out of boredom. My advice: Join a sport, get a hobby, keep yourself busy. That will make it easier to work toward your goals. <\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong>The majority <\/em><\/strong>of my <\/em><\/strong>training partners are men, and once I actually fought a man in collegiate competition when they didn\u2019t have any women for me to go up against. Even though he outweighed me by roughly 20 pounds, the referee kept asking him if he was really OK fighting me instead of the other way around. The guy also talked to himself through the whole match, and it was really difficult to retain my composure when he was continually whispering, Oh no. Oh. This was a mistake.<\/em><\/p>\n Because of her rigorous schedule, Stout relies on SR CarnoSyn beta-alanine. \u201cIt delays the feeling of lactic acid in your muscles and boosts recovery,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love Judo because being able to dominate and throw another person around is such an empowering feeling. Winning always makes me feel like the queen of the world. When did your Olympic journey begin? I have always wanted to be in the Olympics, and when I was younger, I wanted to compete in rhythmic gymnastics. I quit that sport as a teenager and took up Judo, and I am now trying to qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. 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What gives you an advantage in Judo?<\/h2>\n
What\u2019s something people don\u2019t know about you?<\/h2>\n
What do you want women to know about Judo?<\/h2>\n
How do you stay focused on your goals?<\/h2>\n
What challenges have you ran into in this male-dominated sport?<\/h2>\n