Lori O'Connell published a dozen or so articles in the Ottawa Citizen during high school. After graduating, she went on to complete a BA in Communication at the University of Ottawa, then moved to Japan and taught English for three years on the JET program.

In the summer of 2003, Lori settled in Vancouver, BC, Canada working as a freelance copywriter and editor with local clients in a wide variety of industries.

In early 2005, she delved back into her own personal writing. The first piece she wrote, a flash fiction piece called Road Kill, won first prize in the E-Clips quarterly writing contest. She has since had a number of martial arts related articles published in various newsletters and websites. In Sept. 2007, Lori published her first book, Weapons of Opportunity, a narrative non-fiction chronicling her training and teaching experiences in the martial arts.

Currently a 3rd degree black belt in Jiu-jitsu, Lori O'Connell has studied martial arts with a fervor that nears obsession for fourteen years. She teaches at her own club, West Coast Jiu-Jitsu, in Richmond, BC, Canada, which she founded in January 2006.

Lori O'Connell is available for interview on the following topics:

• Weapons of Opportunity
• Martial arts

• Self-defense

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