Self-Defense, Safety & Real-World Strategies with Cesalina Gracie
About this episode
Amanda Tress interviews self-defense expert Cesalina Gracie about empowering women with safety strategies and self-defense skills.
If you've ever walked to your car at night with your keys in your fist, avoided a situation because you didn't know how to handle it, or stayed quiet when someone crossed a line — this episode is for you. CEO Amanda Tress sits down with Cesalina Gracie — women's self-defense expert, keynote speaker, and granddaughter of Grand Master Carlos Gracie Sr. , the pioneer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a founding force behind the UFC — for one of the most empowering and practically life-changing conversations the FASTer Way Podcast has ever had. Cesalina has taken a lifetime of martial arts mastery and turned it into a mission: helping everyday women build the physical skills, mental fortitude, and emotional tools to move through the world safely — and confidently. This one goes way beyond a few self-defense moves. Cesalina breaks down why size has nothing to do with being a target (serial killers never cited it — distraction and compliance are what predators actually look for), why your gut instinct is non-negotiable and you should stop negotiating with it, and the one elevator mistake almost every woman makes that puts her at risk. She and Amanda also get real about something every woman…
People in this episode
Host: Amanda Tress
Guest: Cesalina Gracie
Topics covered
- self-defense
- women's safety
- martial arts
- empowerment
- real-world strategies
Keywords
- self-defense
- women's safety
- martial arts
- empowerment
- safety strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UFC
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