Okanagan world champion martial artist home for a rest

The heart of a champion is rarely satisfied.
There is a yearning, a hunger, to always improve and do better.
Lillian Marchand has that heart.
The 19-year-old Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) member from Vernon won her first International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation world championship as a black belt, taking the 69 kilogram class at the recent Gi (the robe worn by athletes) World Championships May 28 to 31 in Long Beach, Cal.
While she’s happy and grateful to be crowned a world champion, it&r