Meet Canela

Hi! My name is Arianne Arnold, formerly Arianne Self. I was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2010, I joined the Marine Corps. Serving from 2010-2014 I was motor t (beep beep!). I served in Afghanistan in 2012 with 8th ESB and again from 2013-2014 with CLB-6. I went as a wrecker with CLB-6, and while I loved the Marine Corps and loved my job, I knew I wasn't a lifer. I served my four years and decided to get out and pursue other things. 

Even though I chose to get out, I met someone very special in CLB-6. The love of my life and biggest supporter, my husband. Sean chose to stay in and got orders to Beaufort to work on the flightline, while I got out and went back to New Mexico. Upon my departure from the Marine Corps, I was not adjusting well, and the only person I wanted to be with was Sean. So, I packed up and moved back to NC. A year later he proposed, and we began our life as husband and wife! 

10 years later, we now have two little boys, Hunter (6) and Dean (4). And our two dogs Achilles and Beerus. 

As most veterans, I did not cope well upon leaving the Marines. I thought it was something I was ready for; however, I still had a lot of emotional baggage I suppressed over the years. I drank CONSTANTLY, ate horribly, and acted like I was fine in front of people. Alone, I would cry, scream and rage. I had no idea how to handle what I was going through but refused to admit something was wrong. 

One day, I decided to try something.. I decided to try Judo. I got very into judo, which led to me beginning jiujitsu as well. While I loved these practices, and was very dedicated to them, something told me to try boxing as well... and the moment I stepped in the ring, I FELL IN LOVE. I didn't want to do anything else. My love for boxing led me to wanting to better my life, because all I cared about was getting better at boxing. I now had purpose, and something that challenged me. Not only that, but it also mentally relieved me of so many things I could not let go of before.

I have now been boxing for 10 years and am so glad I never stopped! Because now, I get to share it with all of you as well!