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Jess Papi

About Jess Papi

Jess Papi got her start in the martial arts world by joining a women’s only muay Thai class when she was fifteen years old. After about a year of striking classes, she started taking sporadic jiu jitsu classes, but mostly focused on her muay Thai training. A handsome young man by the name of Frank always attended the classes even though he did not like striking very much. They ended up training together a lot and he suggested to her that she train jiu jitsu more often. Jess took his advice and started going to three jiu jitsu classes per week. Jess Papi officially started her jiu jitsu career in 2011. Not long after, she started her relationship with Frank Alogna, one of the jiu jitsu instructors at Scranton MMA.

Jess is a blue belt from Scranton MMA, a Royce Gracie affiliate in Pennsylvania. As a white belt she competed in a few tournaments, but her real love for competing did not come about until a year after getting her blue belt. She has earned medals at small scale local tournaments and international IBJJF competitions. She is proudly sponsored by Girl-Jitsu.

Jess is currently enrolled at the University of Scranton and is studying exercise science. She aspires to become a physical therapist and use her skills to help understand and treat injuries that occur frequently on the grappling mats.

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Fitness

  • Back to the Grind (Athlete Journal 65)
  • On the Other Side of a Belt Promotion (Athlete Journal 64)
  • Building Confidence as a BJJ Practitioner (Athlete Journal 63)
  • Back on the Mats During Finals Week (Athlete Journal 62)
  • Staying in Shape With an Elbow Injury (Athlete Journal 61)
  • Healing Time Can Be Learning Time (Athlete Journal 60)
  • My First Competition as a Purple Belt (Athlete Journal 59)
  • Tournament Training Week (Athlete Journal 58)
  • Keep Training When Life Is Busy (Athlete Journal 57)
  • The Power of the Purple (Athlete Journal 56)
  • Promoted to Purple Belt! (Athlete Journal 55)
  • Got Midterms? BJJ Can Help (Athlete Journal 54)
  • The 2014 No-Gi Pan Ams (Athlete Journal Entry 53)
  • Seminar With Rafael Mendes (Athlete Journal 52)
  • Getting Ready for PanAms (Athlete Journal 51)
  • Find Purpose in Training and Life (Athlete Journal 50)
  • School and BJJ: A Not-So-Vicious Circle (Athlete Journal 49)
  • Back to School (Athlete Journal 48)
  • Coaching Kids Will Brighten Up Your Week (Athlete Journal 47)
  • Earning My Stripes (Athlete Journal 46)
  • Hyper-Recovery Mode (Athlete Journal 45)
  • Back to the Grind (Athlete Journal 44)
  • One of My Best Tournaments Yet (Athlete Journal 43)
  • The Week Before the New York Open (Athlete Journal 42)
  • I Found My True Passion (Athlete Journal 41)
  • Seminar Time With Phil Migliarese (Athlete Journal 40)
  • Hard Work Is Worth the Sacrifice (Athlete Journal 39)
  • Women’s Self-Defense Seminar (Athlete Journal 38)
  • The Importance of Daily Goal Setting (Athlete Journal 37)
  • Refusing to Tap – On the Mat and in Life (Athlete Journal 36)
  • Jiu Jitsu Is Awesome (Athlete Journal 35)
  • School’s Out For Summer (Athlete Journal 34)
  • When in Doubt, Train (Athlete Journal 33)
  • Balancing Intelligence and Intensity (Athlete Journal 31)
  • Going to Worlds (Athlete Journal 30)
  • Back to My Roots (Athlete Journal Entry 26)
  • You Either Win, Or You Learn (Athlete Journal 28)
  • Pre-Tournament Taper Week (Athlete Journal 27)
  • Need Therapy? Try Jiu Jitsu (Athlete Journal Entry 26)
  • Tournament Season Begins (Athlete Journal Entry 25)
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 24 – 3/15/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 23 – 3/8/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 22 – 3/1/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 21 – 2/22/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 20 – 2/15/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 19 – 2/8/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 18 – 2/1/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 17 – 1/25/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 16 – 2/18/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 15 – 2/11/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 14 – 1/4/2014
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 13 – 12/28/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 12 – 12/21/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 11 – 12/14/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 10 – 12/7/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 9 – 11/30/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 8 – 11/23/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 7 – 11/16/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 6 – 11/9/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 5 – 11/2/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 4 – 10/26/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 3 – 10/19/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 2 – 10/12/2013
  • Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 1 – 10/5/2013

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