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Posts about BJJ re: gender issues, women’s products, issues, experiences, etc.
When I started doing BJJ, I lucked out in finding jiujitsuforums.com. It’s literally the only forum I know where a “Hot Girls in BJJ” thread was immediately shot down by a man saying “I strongly dislike the idea of this thread. Females in our sport have a hard enough time without being further sexualized by […]
Dear BJJ women, I’m putting together an article, and I’d like your stories. Men, if you’ve seen examples this, you can submit on behalf of a woman you know. Within the context of BJJ, what inappropriate comments have you received? Examples might include: comments on your pictures comments on your videos messages from online dating […]
Since starting jiu jitsu, between forums, this blog, and emails, I’ve received several messages that told me to “deal with it” with varying degrees of kindness. Sometimes it’s rudely in response to discussions about male privilege in BJJ, sometimes it’s about gendered comments, sometimes it’s kindly in response to discussions about what women should or […]
I’ve had rash guards on my brain recently. I was bummed to have missed out on the Juliet rashguard offered on BJJHQ.com from Pony Club Grappling Gear, though my credit card was happy with that! I also recently purchased two Meerkatsu rashies: the white tiger and the Phoenix. More than that, though, was the question […]
Nope, not talking about ill fitting rash guards or a sports bra that really sucks to take on and off. I’m talking about gear that your teammate wears that makes you feel uncomfortable. For example, imagine an unknown person walks into your gym and wants to start training. The person is wearing this shirt: Is […]
Jiu Jiu’s Note: While this post was written with men in mind, it applies to women, as well as admins of any gender behind online groups and forums. Think before you post. Specifically, think before you post about BJJ women. This weekend a Facebook group posted a picture of Gabi Garcia vs Yuri Nakakura from […]
JiuJiu’s Note: Charles posted this in a Women’s Grappling group on Facebook and on his BJJ blog. I thought this was a really strong story and asked if I could repost it here, in hopes that it would spark good discussion. He graciously agreed to let me post it in its entirety. The original article […]
Warning: this post includes feminism. This week I saw an ad for a gi. It featured a woman wearing gi pants, a sports bra, and opening the top. Unlike the Kyra Gracie shots, most of the women grapplers I know, have responded well. I love it, Georgette said she’s going to buy one, GiFreak wrote […]
JiuJiu’s Note: Jenn from MAMA emailed me this article, and I wanted to support her! Attention all female martial artists! I am working on a collection of stories about women who train. The theme is “Unexpected lessons from the martial arts”, so I am specifically looking for things that are slightly outside the “typical” experiences […]
“Sex sells!” Not according to this article by espnW, called Sex sells? Trend may be changing. Does sex really sell now? How do we know for sure? What if I told you it doesn’t? What if I told you there is research to the contrary? As in, research showing that consumers, when deciding whether to […]
