Eduarda Rodrigues Success Story

Eduarda Rodrigues a karate athlete.

A brief introduction to yourself?
My Name is Eduarda Rodrigues. I’m 15 years old and a Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt.

How did you develop your fondness for karate and at what age did you start learning karate?
So I started 9 years ago because of my dad and my brothers who already train at the time. My dad never forced me or my brothers to do anything but I fell in love with Jiu-Jitsu and never stopped since then.

What is your style and what rank do you currently hold in karate?
I can play a lot of styles so is kinda hard to tell but I’ve been #1 rank in my state for 4 years in a row.

Do you have a favorite Sensei?
I don’t have a favorite one but Guilherme Mendes, Lucas Rodrigues, and André Galvão are people who inspire me a lot.

How did you get to this position and how was your journey being in this sport?
A lot of hard work, dedication, and focus is making me get what I want and accomplish everything I want. My journey only has begun and I can’t wait to make everything worth it at the end.

Do you take karate as your profession or is it just a hobby?
Yes, I take Jiu-Jitsu as a profession and I wanna make it my full-time job, it won’t be easy tho.

What challenges did you come across on getting where you are at today?

You can share any injury story as well.
I’m at a young age and I don’t know if I can say I crossed a lot of challenges but one of them is to keep myself motivated after a loss but I’ve been learning how to deal with it better nowadays.

What motivates you the most about your profession as an athlete?

What makes me motivated every day is that I know what I want and I know what I have to do to get there, when I accomplish my goals I can make a difference for the female Jiu-Jitsu community which is one of my biggest goals.

Do you have something you want everyone to learn?
That’s a hard thing to say because I’m still learning about everything but I want everyone to learn how to believe themselves! You can do incredible things when you learn how to believe in yourself.

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