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Posts about BJJ re: gender issues, women’s products, issues, experiences, etc.
Moderator’s note: I am on vacation in America for the summer. I’ll be in Washington until July 7, and then I’ll be in Virginia! While this article is not specifically about jiu jitsu, after I read it I immediately saw the implications for women in jiu jitsu. How many new women have apologized for having […]
Jiu Jiu’s Note: This came from a female reader of mine. She does jiu jitsu in Korea as well, outside of Seoul. Her question easily pertains to both smaller women and to smaller guys. I would really love to hear from the smaller folks who read! I took a break from jiujitsu for awhile after […]
There was a big to-do recently over on http://womensmma.com – they posted about a now-removed Youtube video in which Dean Lister demonstrated a move on a female partner and with his body, made it look like she was giving him a hand job. WHAT HAPPENED Dean Lister was giving a seminar. The team’s coach asked […]
I was over on Facebook on the page Jiu-Jitsu Girls, and came across this question: a week ago I was invited with other guys from my gym to visit another gym in our area. When I got there I noticed I was the only female. The instructor pulled me to the side and explained that […]
Answer: When you are a 17 year-old girl in Philadelphia at a Catholic high school. I subscribe to google alerts for “jiu jitsu” and “bjj” which is how the story of Amanda Leve was brought to my attention. The headline was “Ryan girl deserves chance to wrestle.” Amanda is a 17 year-old girl involved in […]
Today’s article is a guest post by Christine, a reader I met up with in Seoul! She’s a blue belt in BJJ, and I’m so glad I got to meet her. A huge thank you for her thoughtful post on this very interesting subject! While visiting South Korea recently, I met a new friend, one […]
After the phenomenal conversation that took off on my blog about the Why Women Should Train Jiu Jitsu video, I realized a few things about this video: It’s not for me. I’m already in the Cult of Jiu Jitsu. I’ve drunk the Flavor-aid. I’m converted. Shut up and take my money. It’s an ad, not […]
A collections of things I’ve seen in the blogging community in the past week, January 13-19. Great Blog Posts Katie from A Skirt on the Mat wrote Gender Issues in BJJ and Why We Need to Talk About Them. It’s an interesting article, admittedly about one of my favorite topics. One of the New Years Eve rapists […]
There’s a video going around the internet called “Why Women Should Train Jiu Jitsu.” The video is respectful toward women. There is no speaking, and it’s safe for work, so you can watch it without sound if you need. It’s worth a watch: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HFsyBG95rg] Katie from A Skirt on the Mat wrote about it yesterday. She wrote that […]
Today’s article is a guest post by Chelsea Bainbridge-Donner, the woman behind of one of my favorite Jiu Jitsu blogs, leaahh.com. Jiu Jiu invited me to write a post, and I’ve been really wishy-washy about what I want to write about– which means it just hasn’t gotten done. But she gave me some things that […]
