Pub Corner

A Grateful Heart

jiujiteiramagazine November 1, 2020 2 min read

Our first issue was received by our community with overwhelming praise and support that has been pouring in the form of emails, phone calls, and reader’s subscriptions, not only from the United States, but the world.

That’s right, our magazine has gone international with subscriptions from Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and Brazil, to name a few. In honor of our diversified audience, we’ve created a new section called Jiujiteiras Around the World (page 44) that showcases our sisterhood all over the globe. You are part of this community. Send us photos of yourself and your Jiu-Jitsu sisters sharing the love for the gentle art, and you will be featured: [email protected].

I have YOU to thank for this huge success.

Recently, Submission Hunter Pro 60 in Houston, TX was the stage for a magnificent array of performances by some of the best Jiujiteiras and female grapplers in the country. The event not only featured an all women’s super fights grappling card, and was aired on UFC Fight Pass, but also supports a great cause — breast cancer awareness. Having lost my own mother to the disease seven years ago, this is a cause close to my heart. Congratulations to the ladies who competed and to Garcia Promotions for taking a stand to help save women’s lives and elevate females in BJJ. Read the coverage by Lorena Balli on page 6.

At 13 years old, Mia Mendoza is our prodigy star this month. Having mom and dad on the mats, she says, motivates her to keep training hard, competing and surpassing her own victories. A statement that proves, once and for all, that BJJ brings families closer together. Story on page 34.

2020 has been a year of extraordinary challenges and New Zealand Submission Sisters’ Annual Camp wasn’t immune to them. Because of COVID, the event that has been running without a hitch for a decade, almost didn’t happen. Yet, the show must go on, and once the number of infections dropped in NZ, the sisters were able to camp as planned (page 14).

In the month of Thanksgiving, my heart is full of gratitude. THANK YOU for the love, for the support, for spreading the word about our new Jiujiteira Magazine and for helping us give our community a voice.

May you and your loved ones enjoy the beginning of this Holiday Season with health and good cheer. Oss!

– Evelyn Sutton