Ashley tells Awakening, “Working with Awakening to help promote other female athletes gave me the push to jump into martial arts myself, and i’ve found what I hope to be a lifelong love of these sports. After leaving rugby, I didn’t think i’d find another sport that i’d care for as much as I did it, but all of the martial arts i’ve been involved with have been incredibly rewarding. I am extremely grateful to my teammates, coaches and fellow athletes who constantly push me to do more.”
Ashley Mann’s Bio
Ashley Mann received her Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on March 28th, 2017 from Darragh O’Conaill of ECJJA.
Ashley previously trained for 2 years in two styles of Karate. Her first karate style was Goju Ryu, and the other was Shotokan. She earned a 7th kyu (yellow belt) in this style in addition to her 5th kyu (yellow belt) in Goju Ryu.
Personal Life
Ashley attended university in Dublin, Ireland, earning a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine.
Ashley has previously worked as part of the Awakening database team until 2017.
Achievements
BJJ Titles
2019 - Grappling Industries Toronto, Canada | No Gi AbsoluteBronze
2019 - Grappling Industries Toronto, Canada | Blue Belt Heavyweight GiGold
2018 - IBJJF Dublin Open, Ireland | Blue Belt No Gi AbsoluteSilver
2018 - IBJJF Dublin Open, Ireland | Blue Belt Heavyweight No GiGold
2018 - IBJJF Dublin Open, Ireland | Blue Belt Gi AbsoluteSilver
2018 - IBJJF Dublin Open, Ireland | Blue Belt Heavyweight GiGold
2018 - Quest BJJ Open, Canada | Blue Belt Heavyweight GiGold
2018 - Budo Open, Canada | Blue Belt No Gi AbsoluteBronze
2018 - Budo Open, Canada | Blue Belt Gi AbsoluteSilver
2018 - Irish Open National BJJ Championships, Ireland | Blue Belt HeavyweightGold
2017 - Irish Winter Open BJJ Championships, Ireland | Blue Belt AbsoluteSilver
2017 - Irish Winter Open BJJ Championships, Ireland | Blue Belt HeavyweightGold
2017 - DCU Submission League, Ireland | No Gi Intermediate -75kgSilver
2017 - Irish No Gi Open Championships, Ireland | Blue Belt Super HeavyweightGold
2017 - Cork Open Championships, Ireland | White Belt AbsoluteSilver
2017 - Cork Open Championships, Ireland | White Belt HeavyweightGold
2016 - Dublin International Open, Ireland | White and Blue Belt AbsoluteBronze
2016 - Dublin International Open, Ireland | White Belt HeavyweightGold
2016 - DCU Submission League, Ireland | No Gi Intermediate AbsoluteBronze
2015 - Dublin International Open, Ireland | White Belt Heavyweight Gold