🎙 Partizan Podcast #15 — Adele Fornarino: #1 Female Grappler in the World. In this episode, we sit down with ADCC World Champion Adele Fornarino — Flo Grappling's P4P best female grappler on the planet, and her coach Jake O'Driscoll.
She opens up about her journey from a young blue belt in Australia to dominating the international scene, training at ATOS, and preparing for her highly anticipated match against Ffion Davies.
We also dive deep into the mindset it takes to become world-class, the role of elite coaches, and why Adele believes athletes need to stand up for themselves in today’s BJJ culture.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – How did Adele start training BJJ?
05:12 – Deciding to pursue full-time BJJ
08:02 – How did Jake start training BJJ?
10:32 – The role of a coach at the highest level
12:57 – Mindset of high-level competitors
15:12 – How to deal with nerves
18:50 – Training overseas at ATOS
22:07 – If Adele could change one thing about BJJ
23:12 – Hierarchy and power dynamics
26:12 – Athletes standing up for themselves
30:12 – ADCC Wins
34:12 – Balancing enjoyment and greatness
37:12 – Challenges and setbacks
39:12 – Upcoming match with Ffion Davies
40:02 – Becoming the greatest grappler of all time
43:02 – Advice for up-and-coming athletes
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