Jessica Eye on the Eastside

Building on the trend of cross training and cooperation between GR and local gyms, Jason recently extended an invitation to prominent fighters to visit GR and share their experience and expertise.  The first to accept is 2X UFC/Top Women's Ranked Fighter Jessica “Evil” Eye.  Jessica remembers how hard it was for her at the beginning of her training, sometimes being the only woman in class.  Reaching out this way is her way of supporting the efforts of other women in the sport.

Last Tuesday, from around 8 until 10 pm,  Jessica worked with some of the female members of GR.  She took the time to spar multiple rounds with each woman.  By adjusting her style to match the expertise of each partner (boxing, Muay Thai, etc), she gave the best attention to each.  The sparring portion rant about an hour and fifteen minutes.  The final part was more general, basic attacks and their counters.

I messaged Jessica on Facebook to get her impression, “I had a great time training with the girls. I can tell that Jason and all the instructors are working hard on creating a skill filled wmma team . I am glad I was able to spend the day there “

Jason feels the day was very helpful and wants to have Jessica back again soon.

If you’d like to follow Jessica Eye on Facebook, the link to her page is HERE

Written by: Bob Donaghy