Removing Barriers to Entry, and Promoting Opportunity for Women By Aimee Pascale, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS The majority of women who train Jiu-Jitsu will report the... Read More
Year: 2022
All Hail the Queen, Amy Campo
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Newly crowned ADCC Queen of the +60kg, Amy Campo, stunned the world when she conquered BJJ and MMA legend Gabi Garcia during a performance that... Read More
Raquel Pa’aluhi-Canuto
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by Lea Park The hardest worker in the room is almost never the most talented person in the room. Black belt World Champion, Raquel Pa’aluhi-Canuto... Read More
Are We Making Excuses Not to Train?
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a male dominated martial art. However, there is a large amount of women who love this sport but many feel they have... Read More
by Samantha Schell One of the most frequently asked questions in any grappling forum or online social media page is “Should I cut weight.” And... Read More
You Don’t Suck at Jiu-Jitsu
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by Patrish Murphy I have said it to myself too. In the throws of trying to catch my breath after a roll where I was... Read More
How to Convince Your Friends to Try BJJ
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By Girls in Gis Although Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has become increasingly popular, that doesn’t mean it’s an easy sell to your friends. How many times... Read More
World Champion Leandro Lo is shot and killed
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Multiple-time World Champion Leandro Lo has been shot in the head after an altercation in a nightclub in São Paulo, Brazil. Primary suspect is a Brazilian military police officer. Developing... Read More
The Struggle is Real: Training in Your 40s
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by Lea Park Over the last few years, Jiu-Jitsu has been gaining momentum at rapid speed throughout the United States and the world. More and... Read More
The Women of Daisy Fresh
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by Melissa Logan Sanders Almost everybody in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community knows the story of the famous Daisy Fresh men. Now, it’s time to learn... Read More