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It is not a surprise how much I love the sport kickboxing. How much I love to train hard. Those that know me know that training and working out hard is what I love to do aside from my family. It is my therapy and outlet.

I think we all can agree pets bring tons of simplicity and smiles our way.

I do not care who you are everyone has their own style whether they know it or not. What is your style?

Foot work is important!

 I am fortunate enough to have met our friend Kyle McElroy and my current trainer Tommy Bach at the same exact time in 1997. They were both teaching my very first kickboxing class together. Kyle went his separate way to a school called Z's Martial Arts. I feel like the story behind these two amazing instructors and their journey in the martial arts world is quite difficult to capture in one article. I talk quite a bit about Tommy in my articles because I am his student and train at his studio currently on a regular bases. In this particular article I will try to capture our dear friend for many many years, Kyle MceElroy and the talent he poses and his ability to pass it on to others.

I started eating sunflower seeds a long time ago for one reason and one reason only,  when I was going through a hair loss phase at a very young age, I did some heavy research. 

      My family is my life. PERIOD. I often get ask why I decided to start training and actually fighting again after fifteen years? I struggle sometimes,  more times than not with thinking, is it ok to have time for me? I believe they call that "mom guilt" and it is real, especially in doing something very outside the norm of motherhood. Sometimes I get caught up in ALWAYS wanting to be with my kids and giving them my all ALL the time. 

A cornerman is much more than JUST a cornerman!!! Most of these photos were captured while training at Seong Hea's Martial Arts Academy in Buffalo Grove, Il.