A while back I wrote an article called “Reasons vs Excuses.” In it, I posted the “No Excuses Mom” picture along with my confusion as to why it was considered aggressive. One thing I love about the folks who post on this blog, and those who respond to my articles on Facebook, is that they […]
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BJJ Women: When is it NOT okay for girls to wrestle with boys?
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 […]
BJJ Women: Pros and Cons of Dating a Teammate
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 […]
BJJ: Reasons vs Excuses
I recently posted a question on Reddit asking if any musicians did BJJ and asking for some advice. I explained that I knew a professional musician who mentioned an interest in BJJ, but had a Valid Concern about getting injured and not being able to do his job. It was a basic risk vs reward […]
BJJ and Women: Suck It Up
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 […]
BJJ: The hardest sport you’ll ever love
This is really for anyone doing any sport. I use BJJ examples, but feel free to jump in on the comments even if you don’t do jiu jitsu! The tag line for Peace Corps is “The hardest job you’ll ever love.” I found, during and after my time in Ukraine, that “hardest” meant a lot […]
BJJ articles worth reading: Maldonado & Schultz Acquitted – what happened
Maldonado and Schultz Acquitted in New Year’s Eve Rape Case: What Happened Here? Warning: Rape triggers Thank you Reddit, for pointing me to this article. It is all about the Maldonado and Schultz case. Most of my information on this had been through Georgette, and this was another take on it, also rounding up info from […]
21 BJJ Improvements: 21 The Value of Trying
Part 21 of 21 improvements BJJ has had on my life. I AM FINALLY FINISHED! Blogging challenged DONE! This series was inspired by Tangled Triangle: 21 Days of Improvement. You can read my Part 20 here! 21/21 Improvements from BJJ: The Value of Trying For me, it’s the stick-to-it-ness that I value. It’s the weekly consistency. It’s the […]
21 BJJ Improvements: 15 Being Clear
Part 15 of 21 improvements BJJ has had on my life. This series was inspired by Tangled Triangle: 21 Days of Improvement. You can read my Part 14 here! 15/21 Improvements from BJJ: Being Clear I did teacher training for 5 years, and within those 5 years, giving clear instructions was one of the hardest things to learn […]
BJJ and Women: Think before you post
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 […]