Mastering the Mat - A Journey from Wilderness Ranger to Jiu Jitsu Champion with Leah Stumpf
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- Опубліковано 14 січ 2024
- Leah is a third-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a full-time coach at Straight Blast Gym of Montana. Leah's martial arts journey was inspired by her mother, and Leah initially delved into Tatsu do karate, achieving her black belt in 2004.
Leah's search for a functional martial arts academy led her to Straight Blast Gym and the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Here, she not only honed her skills, becoming an adult world champion as a blue belt and a multiple-time masters world champion at the black belt level, but also redefined her life's purpose. Leah's story is more than just martial arts, her diverse background ranges from multiple years as an Alaskan Wilderness Ranger to her significant contributions as a science educator for over a decade. These experiences have shaped her unique approach to coaching and her philosophy of life.
Now, as a respected coach, Leah has developed age-specific martial arts curricula for kids and pioneered a women's jiu jitsu team. Her story is not just about physical strength but also about the power of resilience, adaptability, and the relentless pursuit of self-improvement.
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As a woman and a regular listener, this is one of my favorite episodes. Leah is a role model for girls and women. I wish I had a Leah in my life as a young girl b/c she is the definition of a bas ass and a confident woman. There's a peacefullness (if that's a word) around her as well. I think she should do an online seminar for women (if she hasn't already). Great episode! PS-Andy made me cry with his description of his wife in the very beginning.
Completely agree with everything said here and am also a woman listener. I'd love for her to be a regular on the podcast, so many women and men could benefit from hearing more from her.
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Couldn’t agree with you more, especially the last eight words.
@@2K9s Right!? And I'm not a super weepy woman but that was just beautiful!
@@sarahknight9291 Same! I think women could learn a lot from her. She's an incredible woman!
I’d bring her back in on a regular basis. This is an example of a very strong person who is on point with everything around her. Awesome episode. One of your best.
Please have Leah on at least once a month!! I know she is super busy but listening to her is so inspirational and just uplifting! at 1:33:35, God Bless Leah for all she smiles at, i am in tears laughing!!
Andy, I still remember the episode you did with your 1st wife, and I mean no disrespect to her, but, the way you interact with Leah is so different. The adoration you have for Leah is clear as day and so great to see. Thank you both for showing what healthy relationships look like. 💪
Andy, this is one of your best episodes. Leah is so interesting she has accomplished so much but yet extremely humble. She shared her journey and the valuable lessons learned. The video flowed so well, the conversation wasn’t choppy or wandering and you compliment each other well in dialogue. I agree with others that she should be a routine guest, if she can find time. I
What a catch Andy. She is special. Wish you both a long happy life together.
As a guy who has several women who request suggestions for influence, thank you for providing a source for their inspiration
I will be sharing this with those ladies in my life
Its been otherwise difficult to find them examples of what i think is a rare and special female attitude/mentality/capable capacity since it is so rare
Been listening for a while and have loved hearing all the insanely different military perspectives, but now hearing from your wife and her passions and your questions being answered has been a nice and refreshing point of view on parts of our world. Glad to see you continuing to grow your podcast. Love tuning in and discussing ideas and opinions brought up on the podcast with friends and family. Keep fighting the good fight, Mr. Stumpf.
It was wonderful to finally get to spend some time with your better half. She has such calm energy and I hope we hear more from her ❤
This episode was such a joy. I’ve been hoping you’d have Leah on for so long. You did a fantastic job interviewing her in a way that let us get to know her. She’s absolutely wonderful and such a strong ambassador for female athletes. You two are so natural together and I couldn’t stop smiling. Thank you so much and please have her back on.
Great Vid Andy, I love your wife. Leah is such a humble person, but has been through so much as you have. Strength through adversity, I love it !
Thank you for this interview. This is an example of what feminists should be. Strong confident woman with a sense of calm. And no drama, pure competence!
Thank you both so much for sharing. Excellent sit down
Thanks Andy and Leah - severly enjoyed this episode - Here's to all your success with your channel this year buddy.
love Leah!!!!!!! GREAT EPISODE!
Oh man! What a great back and forth and on top of that you love each other - radical!
I loved this episode so much, it was really cool to hear about all the wilderness stuff Leah did in her early years. A great role model for women, would love to see her on Full Auto Friday.
Black Rifle Coffee gets my mornings going every morning.. Super good stuff.. Thanks Andy Stumpf
So very glad you got her to come on , we need more of her and your Dad , please listen to her more , so we can continue this community
From South Africa.....what an awesome couple.....Respect.....Just love this podcast
Very interesting interview! I'd like to see Leah join the Friday Q&A occasionally!
Amazing woman and life. So making/incentivizing my daughters to watch this episode. You two click so well. Congratulations.
She was a professor at the Origin immersion camp. So nice and helpful. I’m grateful to get taught by her. I hope to see you this fall at camp.
That was simply outstanding!
Going to try and finish this this afternoon. Very cool dynamic and hopeful for the good people in this world 🌎
Great episode. Leah's perspective from 1:13:00 to 1:25:00 was informative. What a great role model!
Absolutely outstanding! Andy bring your wife on more she is so intelligent and dynamic! When the video ended I had a little bit of separation anxiety.,.. you 2 are magnificent!
Have a good day everyone.
Thank you.
Hats off to you both. I really appreciate good sportsmanship and the dedication it takes to be a leader/teacher! Bon chance!
2 amazing accomplished people who remain humble
Cool episode. I could see Leah beeing an ambassador for women in BJJ and good gym behavior as well 😊Have a good week everyone
Outstanding podcast.
Great couple with comical and common interests!
Leah is a beast!!! Awesome episode!
Great episode great seminars as well
This has to be one of my favorite episodes. I was amazed by Leah’s background and education, she is one of the most unique people in modern history. Every word is humble and gracious, she has so much to be proud of!
“She is one of the most unique people in modern history” ….. really? Modern history? 🤔🤨
Hey Leah! Thank you for taking care of my favorite retired Navy Seal! Nice shirt too! I have one just like it!
Personally I just came here to find out if her hair is half as good looking as andy's.
😂😂😂❤
Another great podcast!!!! ( and you’re hitting above your weight class.. congrats)
Great episode!!!
Incredible, inspirational !
Uff I would looove to join a women class with a professional like Leah! She’s so awesome. This is very rare to have such a competent and smart instructor. What a privilege for your club.
Edit: such a competent and smart female instructor.
Andy your wife rocks the house! You should bring her back every month. Awesome interview!!!!
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Andy! Please! Please! Bring back your buddy Evy Pounpouras! She's a total badass! Totally awesome interview. 😀👍
Andy , your wife is one of a kind bro... Happy for you..
Leah is amazing.
Interesting that Leah assumed she wouldn't have much trouble with a relatively small teenaged male. Pretty awesome how physically confident & competent she was/is (I'm referring to her telling the story of being held down as a white belt by a boy who was 20lbs lighter than she was), but that encounter was a useful eye-opener for her. My lovely wife & I are raising (5) kids who are all better than everyone else's kids, & they include (3) boys/man ranging from 14yo -- 22yo, & Daddy mixes it up with them once in a while, as a 48yo man. It's a lot. Men, even teenaged boys, are simply on an entirely different/higher physical level than women are...toss in testosterone & that's why violent crime is a thing. A "scrawny" teenaged boy can be a lot like a chimpanzee...much stronger than they look, with a distinctive odor.
You’re a lucky dude Andy!
Have been listening from the beginning, and I can say this was an awesome episode.
Keep ‘em coming sir. You both are an inspiration to a lot of people, and I laugh my ass off every week with you😂.
And the perfect place you’re talking about to surf like that is new Smerna beach Florida, or Sebastian inlet Florida!
Great episode!
My favorite part is hearing Andy say "I love you" - and seeing him so happy
I get it now. She's wonderful.
Nice to see/hear from your wife! You found a “keeper “.
Great episode
You can tell she loves teaching by the way she talks about her students. Very cool.
Leah is awesome. Both of you are as well. Glad you both are living and loving life. I think a Michael vs Leah episode/ episodes would be great. I'd like to see Michael squirm a little. Cheers!
Thank you for the shoutout Leah.
Hit that one out of the park. Well played.
I got to Co-op at Crows Neck in Tishimingo, Ms while in college majoring n forestry my last year. I did the outdoor night classes. We took kids 8 and up in the woods at night basically and taught them about the stuff that comes out at night. They had day classes and night classes. It was fun.. a former Navy Pilot was the director. Cool guy.. much more laid back than I would have thought he would be.
I'm in Remsen NY about 10 miles away. Lots of skiing at Woods Valley. A great area. Lived here most of my 77 years. We're more like Montana than New York City. Adirondack Mountains are awesome.
I’ve heard good things about the Adirondacks.
Too bad I’m a south-central Texan who can’t tolerate cold.
OUTSTANDING
Andy, Leah and Michael thank you never seems to express my full gratitude to your channel and continue content. Nevertheless, thank you! ✌🏻🫶🏻💪🏻🇺🇸
Very neat person, interesting background! She’s the definition of REAL female empowerment.🥋👍🇺🇸
You, sir, are a lucky man. Wonderful woman, wonderful episode.
Leah is a beast man she is the shit!! Awesome podcast!!
Every Friday sounds awesome
A great podcast!. Love how you light up talking to your wife. Would love to see you have Nick Lavery and Leah Stumpf together to talk jiu jitsu
Sitka is beautiful. Glad to see you recovering well Andy. Best of health and happiness to you both in 2024 !! Stay dangerous Frogman.
You need to have her on more often... the convo is top notch
College advice, go to community college first, it's cheaper, develops you for the structure, you can earn alot of credits hours that you can transfer thus saving money and while at community college, figure out what you want to do. I went to community college where I completely changed major, then earned a scholarship for university, transferring a ton of credits so I didn't have to take at University. I graduated with NO debt. I got a cost effective education that I build my career on. Utilize community college. Great episode with your wife. thank you.
That's what I'm doing now for nursing. I'll (hopefully) graduate with no or very little debt through this route. But it's still insane that people like highschool science teachers, who are so important for a well functioning society, are expected to get Master's degrees which cost a FORTUNE (even using the method you mentioned) and then you get really crappy pay while dealing with high interest rate student loan debt, high costs of living, and a high stress job. Like, we really need good teachers in this country, we need to find a better way..IMO
Awesomeness 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
Coming from a smaller women with a not so great past. This has given me what I need to actually go to a jujitsu gym instead of being so indecisive about it! Leah you are truly an amazing human being and an inspiration. You two are adorable! ❤
If it’s a gym with a good culture you won’t regret it. I’m a relatively smaller woman and there are mostly men where I train. Rolling with them is very hard and sometimes quite intimidating, but never feels cruel or demeaning. Accidental injuries can happen and you have to be careful, but I’ve found most to be courteous and respectful as partners, even when they’re “crushing” you. (And no one should be “crushing” you at the beginning.) Go for it and just let people know if you’re uncertain-they’ll accommodate! It builds trust. You can always pull yourself out if it feels overwhelming.
@@Argre Thank you ❤️
Great episode would deffinately love to listen to you guys talk more
What a beauty. With good intellect and a sense of adventure. Not sure how you tricked this woman into marrying you.
That's classified
Andy is funny, ex badass navy seal and relatively good looking = he can easily hunt down most females in similar age..
We need an episode with Leah & your Dad on at the same time!
Make it a good one today folks
You guys need to come to Australia! 🦘🏖️🐨🍻
I remember when homedepot went in. The valley must be crazy now I haven’t seen it for 15 years.
Man she's super sweet. Happy for you
Okay, don't get me wrong, Andy is great for sure... but Leah is awesome! I know she may not love the interview dynamic if she's an introvert, but she really is so inspiring and such a strong woman. I wrestled in high-school, college and more when women were not doing it as much and you really had to compete with the men to improve. I lived some of those lessons with men on the mat. It's no joke. This is the type of feminism and realistic capability I'm about, not whatever bullshit it's become today.
Love you Andy. Congrats on the new marriage and chapter of your life
She seems great Andy. Don’t fuck it up.
I enjoyed this, only change I’d recommend would be an intermission with Leah and Michael sparring on camera.
No one wants to see that, and Michael certainly doesn't want that to be recorded. I am not sure he would emotionally survive that content being available on the internet.
@@ClearedHotPodcast A Gofundme has been created for this events medical bills.
My wife and I live in Syracuse.my wife is also a graduate of SUNY ESF
Amazing episode, strong leader, and she will choke you out 💪
seem like a healthy happy couple... lota other husband/wife podcasts seem wrought with tension/passive aggression etc.. Nice! :)
I got to give it to you and that you're really opening yourself up too crazy s***f, 'n awesome🤘🇺🇲
Who knew that surviving in the wilderness was the perfect training for surviving on the mat 💪
Watching from Htown Texas 🥶
I'm wathcing from Dallas right now. we got ice up here.
@@jessedunavant2525 Have friends up there. Hopefully it doesn’t get too bad for our state. Good luck bro 💯
I’m just northwest of the Austin area and we got a light dusting this morning. Cold and windy but nothing too bad.
I’m just north east of Austin.
Andy is laughing at us in Montanan.
@@internet_internet give us 100°+ weather with humidity Instead lol
Particularly impressive that she is so matter-of-fact about hardcore physical combat. It would be easy to say something like, "It's amazing Andy was able to persuade her to marry him", but the fact of the matter is Andy is a remarkable guy as well.
SUPER cool chic! 💪🏼
Leah, take Andy swimming and skiing in Alaska, that would be a fun trip.
Great guest! I love this, my first episode. BTW, your wife has very defined triceps when she flexes them! You can tell she is athletic!
I was going to suggest Andy needs to start working out.😁
Andy N1❤
She grew up snowboarding, im in love. Its the most fun ive ever had in my life. My profile pic is me at crystal on an amazing day.
i would love a Friday episode on snowboarding with leah on. i would love to know if she went to toggenburg here in cny which recently closed after being bought out by song mountain/labrador or her favorite ny or NE moutain to ride , mine is okemo . but i love whiteface
Great to see her on.
But not enough embarrassing stories about Andy.
There should be a Andy vs Leah episode at least once a month
Holy shit! She grew up where I live! Hey fellow RFA grad!
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Get in touch with the GoRuck guys. They started manufacturing in Montana. They might be able to provide some insight. The owner is a former GB.