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Ahead of a first-of-its-kind ‘Submission-only’ Tournament with 16 of India’s top grapplers, we speak to Meryl Sebastian - the only woman in the organising team. Read more about this on our website: https://keepingzen.in/benefits-of-martial-arts-for-women/ From self-defense to mounting self-confidence, martial arts training can be incredibly powerful for women. Yet, there are only a handful of women in the field. Why is this? In this episode of Women's Locker Room, find out what it's like for a woman to train in a contact sport with a bunch of men, and why more women should join the forces. About Meryl Sebastian: 30 going on 60. Full-time technology specialist and part-time jiujitsu noob. Mom to the dumbest and most handsome dog in the world. Women's Locker Room is hosted by Prachi Gangwani. Prachi Gangwani is a New Delhi based writer and editor. She has worked with ScoopWhoop Media, iDiva, and Hauterfly. Her words also appear in DailyO and The Swaddle. She has also written a novel, published by Juggernaut Books on their digital platform. Her short stories can be read on Amazon Kindle. Prachi’s next book, Dear Men: Masculinity and Modern Love in 21st Century India will be published by Bloomsbury Publishers in 2021. Currently, she works at Juggernaut Books as the Writing Platform Editor and runs Keeping Zen.