![Athlete Karen Antunes with her two children in Gis.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0227/5473/files/IMG_1815_600x600.jpg?v=1683909991)
I love jiu-jitsu as much as I love being a mother and it’s probably why I’m not quite ready to stop my athletic career yet, maybe I still can win one more world title, I'm working to accomplish it for my girls, and for myself. Motherhood made me stronger than ever!
![Karen Antunes at a Jiu Jitsu competition.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0227/5473/files/IMG_1818_4e3a5ddd-e3e6-4cdb-ba79-44497931fde1_600x600.jpg?v=1683913422)
It’s really hard to focus on my Jiu Jitsu career but it’s also what makes me happy and I can’t give up, it is the same as giving up on who I am as a person and being a good mother, wife, coach. I have to be happy with myself. Life can get really hard some days, I’m overwhelmed but I wouldn’t trade my life for anything, I live the life that I dreamed of having one day and I’m so thankful for my busy days (and nights) with my 2 babies. I can't wait to feel ready to return to competition and feel that adrenaline again.
![Karen Antunes and her daughter holding hands in the Valentine's day Gis.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0227/5473/files/IMG_1817_600x600.jpg?v=1683913352)