Learning from a Legend- My First Post of 2016!
It seems like springtime popped up out of nowhere. Five months into the year already, and this is my first blog post of 2016! That’s not to say there haven’t […]
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2015 Wrap Up
‘Tis the season of twinkle lights, frosty weather, and hot toddies! The blog has been pretty dormant lately because 2015 has been wrapping up quietly. October through December tends to […]
StoryCorps: An Interview for Posterity
I’ll own up to this: I listen to NPR. With some regularity, in fact. With that in mind, you can imagine my glee when my coach said he’d lined up […]
Busy, Busy, Busy
This spring has been nuts. No. Really. This has been by far the busiest season for me since I’ve started training lucha libre. Between shows, travel, and (*gasp!*) a film […]
Back to Where it All Began –– Recapping Lucha de Sound 4
This was my third year performing at Lucha de Sound, marking my third full year as a debuted luchadora. I have been present at all four years of Lucha de […]
Adventures in Sewing: Fun With Lycra
After the hours upon hours spent training, there is nothing more satisfying than donning the gaudy lycra that is your show gear and parading your hard-earned skills in front of […]
Why I’m NOT an American Pro Wrestling Fan
It is not uncommon for people in the US who watch lucha libre to also be huge fans of American Pro wrestling (1). As such, I’ve had several people try […]
So long, trusty tag-line!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but that’s because I’ve been swamped with homework. And on that note… big news! For the last three years I have used the […]
Girl on girl: Staring down the male gaze
For about the first year and an half of my time practicing lucha libre, I was the only woman who trained at our gym. While I was limited by the […]
So, you want to wear a mask?
As I mentioned briefly in my post about selecting a name, I am not Mexican. I am, in fact, a pretty common specimen of white (aside from the 1/8 of my […]
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