Alexandra has nearly 30 years of experience in the martial arts and is a 2nd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. She has been training and competing in BJJ for over 20 years and is the first female black belt under Luiz Claudio and Thiago Veiga of the LCCT Association. She is a 2019 and 2022 Pan Ams black belt bronze medalist and a multiple time IBJJF Chicago International Champion.

She and her husband operated their own BJJ and MMA school in Wisconsin for 12 years. During her time there, Alexandra also founded and operated Rebel Girls BJJ, an all-women Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization created to support and strengthen the female BJJ community in the upper Midwest.

Alexandra and James now reside in Terryville, CT with their two adorable pit bulls, Sergeant Pupper and Tazzy.