Benji Patel

Benji grew up doing martial arts and is a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and blue belt in Gum Do (swords). She also played volleyball in high school, some college, and still plays actively. She’s into a lot of endurance sports: Ironman triathlon, countless shorter races and marathons, kickboxing, weapons, firearms, salsa, Bollywood, Raas & Bhangraa. Since moving to Portland she has climbed Mt. Hood. On the non-athletic front, she has a minor in Spanish and worked as a bartender for a year while living in New Zealand and Australia. This Lady even has her pilot’s license!