When You Are A Better Person, the World Is A Better Place

By Head Coach Kisa Davison Everything I know about learning from difficulty, I learned from the Kansas state motto. Ad astra per aspera. To the stars through difficulty. I used to think that come hell or high water, no matter what the difficulty was, by gun I was going to get to those stars! Now, […]

How To Have More Hope When You Teach Your Kid Coping Skills

When you’re the parent of “that kid” you feel like everyone is judging you. Your child has a meltdown in the grocery store and you can feel all eyes on you. You get a phone call or a note from the school about your child, and you’re mortified by what their classmates are saying to […]

3 Fantastic Ways Buddy Week Will Transform Your Life

At first Tawny Haynes was very reluctant to start BJJ. Her friend Nelson had been trying to talk her into it, but it always looked intimidating to her. She was so afraid of getting hurt that she put it off for a long time. SBG’s Buddy Week helped her summon that courage. “I came in […]

SBG’s Davison Competes in Back-to-Back Judo Tournaments

DALLAS, TX, NOVEMBER 17TH & 18TH, 2018 – National Judo Tournaments SBG Montana’s Stella Davison competed in 2 back-to-back tournaments on Saturday, November 17th and Sunday, November 18th in Dallas, TX, making strides in a promising career as a national Judo athlete. Davison competed at the USA Judo’s National President’s Cup Judo Championship, placing 3rd […]

How to Conquer Stress & Get Better Sleep

What does a parking ticket, a work deadline, a parent/teacher conference, and an argument with your spouse all have in common? They are all causes of stress. Each of these scenarios may have different levels of stress, depending on how your child performs in school, what the argument with your spouse is, or how many […]

SBG’s Mann Defends MMA Title Against Graves

GREAT FALLS, MT, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 – Fusion Fight League’s Border Wars SBG Montana’s Marnic Mann defended her title against Veronica Graves at Fusion Fight League’s Border Wars MMA event. Mann won by a unanimous decision after 5 rounds of back-and-forth, technical fighting, retaining her belt and her title. Graves started the fight strong with […]

SBG Celebrates Wins, 10 year Legacy at Revolution

TACOMA, WA, NOVEMBER 3RD & 4TH, 2018 – Revolution XXXVIII BJJ Tournament As SBG Montana celebrates it’s 10th anniversary, the years of competing at tournaments across the northwest paid off at this weekend’s Revolution BJJ tournament in Tacoma, WA. Sixteen athletes brought home a total of 23 medals in the youth and adult divisions: 7 […]

Why Depression Is “The Secret We Share”

“Depression is the family secret that everyone has.” – Andrew Solomon, from his TED Talk, “Depression, The Secret We Share” The Importance of Mental Health It’s easy to assess your physical health. All you have to do is look at your numbers: weight, BMI, cholesterol, or blood pressure. Assessing your mental health is not as simple, […]

Feeling Depressed? Exercise Will Help Boost Your Mood

If we shared what was in our medicine cabinets with our girlfriends, then we would see that we have more in common than we realize. Odds are that if you’re on anti-depressants, then you know another Warrior Woman who is. According to this 2010 study: “Women are far more likely to take a drug to […]

How to Think More Positively & Ditch Negative Thoughts

Do you ever catch yourself in a negative thought pattern? Do you notice disparaging thoughts or worrying about things that haven’t happened? I wish my friends would call me. Why doesn’t my spouse appreciate me more? I have so much to do today. I’ll never get caught up. Why is there so much freaking laundry?!? […]