Sophia McDermott Drysdale
Described as Australia’s first female BJJ black belt, Sophia McDermott Drysdale carried a championship career into seminars and coaching.
Biography
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BJJ Heroes, “Sophia McDermott Drysdale”(opens in a new tab)
Sophia McDermott Drysdale is an Australian Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and is described as the first Australian woman to reach that rank.
Where in the source: Sophia McDermott Drysdale — Australian Nationality
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She had a background in gymnastics before a shoulder injury ended that path and led her to seek another demanding activity.
Where in the source: Biography — gym’s elite squad
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McDermott began jiu-jitsu at Dominance MMA, a John Will affiliate run by Cam Rowe and Dave Hart, who helped take her from blue through brown belt.
Where in the source: Biography — Dominance MMA
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After three consecutive Pan American medal years from 2005 through 2007, she moved from Australia to the United States and joined Robert Drysdale's Las Vegas gym.
Where in the source: Biography — 3 consecutive years
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SophiaFIT, homepage(opens in a new tab)
On her own current site, McDermott presents herself as Australia's first female BJJ black belt and a multiple-time world and Pan American champion.
Where in the source: Australia’s 1st female BJJ Black Belt
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McDermott currently works across jiu-jitsu seminars and workshops, lifestyle coaching, nutrition and wellness events, and describes herself as a head professor.
Where in the source: Sophia offers — BJJ Seminars and Workshops
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BJJ Mums, “BJJ Mums on Interview – Sophia McDermott”(opens in a new tab)
In a first-person interview, McDermott said she began BJJ in 2002, helped build Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu and Zenith with her former husband, and later represented her own SophiaFIT work while teaching seminars and camps.
Where in the source: Which is your BJJ team? — SophiaFIT
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