Stacy Councilman's guest appearances

Stacy Councilman

The BJJ Power Hour 

Women Of Vision Podcast

Linda Fitzgerald

Michele Laine

Gloria Kimbwala

Kathleen Riley

Naomi Yamamoto

Linda Lingo

Sarah Morales

Josie Ramirez

Kate Alexander

Michele Madrigal

Anna Hayes

Seak Smith

Sarah Beck

C.J. Thomas

Tess Woodford

OwlTail

Stacey Councilman has a background in Marketing and Advertising,including experience in publishing, writing, editing, accounting,business management, human and public relations, communications,and more. Stacey enjoys spending time with her husband JohnCouncilman on their land in Colfax, California along with a widevariety of hobbies including kayaking, fishing, hiking, hunting,shooting, and of course martial arts. She is also a mother of two sons,Nathan Bachand and Trae Bachand, and daughter AnnabelleBachand. She has served on two non-profit board of directors forover 20 years of experience. Her purpose in life is to serve othersteaching self defense for free around the world. She also enjoyspublic speaking and competing as a Brazilian Jiujitsu athlete.Stacey started her martial arts journey in 2012, when her daughter,Annabelle was having some social issues as a side effect of ADHD.Annabelle’s psychologist recommended that Annabelle participateand train in martial arts, so Stacey decided to jump in and train withher. Stacey stepped on the mat July 11, 2012 and never left. Herpassion for martial arts exceeded to another level, when she decidedto train in several martial arts instead of just one. By 2014, Stacey was training in Kung Fu San Soo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, anddabbling in Muay Thai and boxing. By 2015 she wouldadd in Eskrima and Krav Maga as well as Judo andWrestling here and there. Today she studies as many artsas possible, focusing mostly on Krav Maga, and BrazilianJiu-jitsu. She is a certified Krav Maga instructor with therank of brown belt, and an active Brazilian Jiu-jitsucompetitor with the rank of purple belt. She is also abrown belt in Kung Fu San Soo.Founder &amp; CEO, The Warrior ForgedProjectIn 2015, Stacey moved from her hometown of Redding,California to Roseville, California. At the time she was inthe beginning stages of creating what would become TheWarrior Forged Project (WFP). She had a concept that shewanted to spread awareness and education on Women’sSelf Defense, but needed a team to accomplish most ofwhat was in her head at the time.In July of 2015, Stacey met the Director of the IntegratedCombat Systems University (ICSU), Ryan Spink, at the ICSUKrav Maga Certification Seminar, which would lead to thefurther development of WFP.After spending the seminar indiscussions with DirectorSpink, he recognized herpassion for teaching womenand teens and asked her ifshe’d be interested in beingpart of the ICSU TeamKadima program. Of courseStacey was interested, soafter earning her Krav MagaCertification, she went on totake the ICSU Women’sDefense Tactics Course(WDTC). After completingboth certifications, DirectorSpink asked Stacey if shewould take a bigger role in his Team Kadima program,and promoted her toDirector. The constantevolvement of the WFP sincethat promotion, has beenastonishing to say the least.In late 2015, she would meetthe ladies that make up theteam who would help bringThe Warrior Forged Project tolife.In the beginning of 2016Stacey began givingWomen’s Self Defenseclasses to the women in heracademy, which quicklybecame the basis of the WFP’s FREE Community Workshops. Stacey and her teamcontinued the development of the WFP by deciding thatthe organization would be non-profit, and decided theywould soon be doing FREE Women’s Self DefenseSeminars. Since the moment Stacey decided the WFPwould be non-profit, it has been non-stop excitement andgrowth of what would now be a full-blown adventure andinspiration to change the world. Her team has cometogether with amazing talents and personality that fits andadds perfect chemistry and balance. Its onward andupward for this team, and Stacey is proud to stand besidethis insanely brave group of superheroes. www.warriorforgedproject.com

Stacey Councilman has a background in Marketing and Advertising, including experience in publishing, writing, editing, accounting, business management, human and public relations, communications, and more. Stacey enjoys spending time with her husband John Councilman on their land in Colfax, California along with a wide variety of hobbies including kayaking, fishing, hiking, hunting, shooting, and of course martial arts. She is also a mother of two sons, Nathan Bachand and Trae Bachand, and daughter Annabelle Bachand. She has served on two non-profit board of directors for over 20 years of experience. Her purpose in life is to serve others teaching self defense for free around the world. She also enjoys public speaking and competing as a Brazilian Jiujitsu athlete. Stacey started her martial arts journey in 2012, when her daughter, Annabelle was having some social issues as a side effect of ADHD. Annabelle’s psychologist recommended that Annabelle participate and train in martial arts, so Stacey decided to jump in and train with her. Stacey stepped on the mat July 11, 2012 and never left. Her passion for martial arts exceeded to another level, when she decided to train in several martial arts instead of just one. By 2014, Stacey was training in Kung Fu San Soo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and dabbling in Muay Thai and boxing. By 2015 she would add in Eskrima and Krav Maga as well as Judo and Wrestling here and there. Today she studies as many arts as possible, focusing mostly on Krav Maga, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. She is a certified Krav Maga instructor with the rank of brown belt, and an active Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitor with the rank of purple belt. She is also a brown belt in Kung Fu San Soo. Founder &amp; CEO, The Warrior Forged Project In 2015, Stacey moved from her hometown of Redding, California to Roseville, California. At the time she was in the beginning stages of creating what would become The Warrior Forged Project (WFP). She had a concept that she wanted to spread awareness and education on Women’s Self Defense, but needed a team to accomplish most of what was in her head at the time. In July of 2015, Stacey met the Director of the Integrated Combat Systems University (ICSU), Ryan Spink, at the ICSU Krav Maga Certification Seminar, which would lead to thefurther development of WFP. After spending the seminar in discussions with Director Spink, he recognized her passion for teaching women and teens and asked her if she’d be interested in being part of the ICSU Team Kadima program. Of course Stacey was interested, so after earning her Krav Maga Certification, she went on to take the ICSU Women’s Defense Tactics Course (WDTC). After completing both certifications, Director Spink asked Stacey if she would take a bigger role in his Team Kadima program, and promoted her to Director. The constant evolvement of the WFP since that promotion, has been astonishing to say the least. In late 2015, she would meet the ladies that make up the team who would help bring The Warrior Forged Project to life. In the beginning of 2016 Stacey began giving Women’s Self Defense classes to the women in her academy, which quickly became the basis of the WFP’s FREE Community Workshops. Stacey and her team continued the development of the WFP by deciding that the organization would be non-profit, and decided they would soon be doing FREE Women’s Self Defense Seminars. Since the moment Stacey decided the WFP would be non-profit, it has been non-stop excitement and growth of what would now be a full-blown adventure and inspiration to change the world. Her team has come together with amazing talents and personality that fits and adds perfect chemistry and balance. Its onward and upward for this team, and Stacey is proud to stand beside this insanely brave group of superheroes. <a href="http://www.warriorforgedproject.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.warriorforgedproject.com</a>

WOV Season 2 episode 23 - Stacy Councilman