Year: 2021

Stay a Beginner 2 min read

• Pub Corner

Stay a Beginner

jiujiteiramagazine April 1, 2021

When I was competing in Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing, coaches would say over and over again “you can never exhaust the basics”. At... Read More

Rafaela Guedes reigns supreme at F2W162 in Miami 4 min read

• Cover Story
• Events

Rafaela Guedes reigns supreme at F2W162 in Miami

jiujiteiramagazine March 31, 2021

Story and Photos By Evelyn Sutton The ladies of Fight2Win set the Magic City ablaze. The historic event featured an international crowd of some of... Read More

The Good Fight 1 min read

• Events

The Good Fight

jiujiteiramagazine March 15, 2021

Story and Photos By Wendy L. Jarva March 6th, 2021: The Good Fights Tournament of Brotherly Love in Langhorne PA was the place to be... Read More

Submissions on the Shore 1 min read

• Events

Submissions on the Shore

jiujiteiramagazine March 15, 2021

Story and Photos By Evelyn Sutton Founded by Cortney Danielle Carlson and Albert Tapia, Submissions on the Shore is a strong supporter of women’s Jiu-Jitsu.... Read More

High Rollerz 4 1 min read

• Events

High Rollerz 4

jiujiteiramagazine March 1, 2021

By Evelyn SuttonPhotos By Blanca Marisa Garcia High Rollerz is a cannabis-friendly California-based BJJ submission only event where all fighters must smoke weed before competing.... Read More

Sophie “The Dog” Sharp 8 min read

• Spotlight

Sophie “The Dog” Sharp

jiujiteiramagazine March 1, 2021

By Evelyn SuttonPhotos By Sophie Sharp She got the nickname, “Dog” from her dad for her tenacity. At just 14 years old, Sophie Sharp has... Read More

Strong and Silenced 8 min read

• Featured Story

Strong and Silenced

jiujiteiramagazine March 1, 2021

by Charlotte McKinley Women in Jiu-Jitsu is not a new thing. Women interested in “men’s sports” is also not a new thing. This being the... Read More

Refusing Silence 2 min read

• Pub Corner

Refusing Silence

jiujiteiramagazine February 1, 2021

I am a sucker for a good quote. A few choice words strung together in a sentence can create a connection, inspire us in the... Read More

Flying Above Limits: Amy Bower 10 min read

• Close Choke

Flying Above Limits: Amy Bower

jiujiteiramagazine February 1, 2021

Story and Photos By Evelyn Sutton A small-town girl from Tully in upstate New York, Amy Bower set her eyes in the big blue skies.... Read More

Get Outside with Sophia McDermott 2 min read

• SophiaFit

Get Outside with Sophia McDermott

jiujiteiramagazine February 1, 2021

By Sophia McDermott With the weather warming up right now, get outside as much as you can. Enjoy the fresh air and get some sunlight.... Read More