Martial Arts: The Discipline of Self-Esteem with Vanessa J. Ramirez

Today’s Guest Vanessa is a mixed martial artist who specializes in
Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She's also working on improving her striking
by practicing mauy thai and boxing. Her first ever martial arts
experience was 10 years old when she was a little girl. She
experienced bullying, so she was motivated to begin martial arts as
a form of self-defense. In 2017, she restarted her martial arts
journey but was inconsistent. But then during the pandemic around
2020, 2021, this became her passion. Vanessa competes mostly in
Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments. Within the last year, she began
competing in mixed martial arts and kickboxing events. This
improves her confidence as a woman in a male-dominated sport and in
her everyday life. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board
certified physician and associate professor at the University of
Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the
Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the
past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los
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