S H O S H A N A

A military veteran finds strength in Armored Combat and tirelessly trains to make the American team.

I keep fighting because of what I can continually prove to myself about myself. And I need things like that in my life to make me continue striving for something.
— Shoshana Shellans

B R I D G E T T E

An armored combatant with autism and essential tremors fights to conquer her self-doubt and overcome the judgment of others. 

I do this sport because it makes my life make sense. And I feel like I’m not only proving myself that I’m not only worthy to be on the field with these amazing women but that I’m worth something, I’m worth more than what other people seem to look at me and think.
— Bridgette Parkison

J U L E E

A mother and domestic abuse survivor faces her past in combat with the love and support of her family.

Have you ever seen an artist paint a picture? You can see through their art that everything that they have in them is in that picture or their pictures. That’s how I feel when I fight.
— Julee-Slovacek Peterson