BJJ Women

Taylor O’Mara has been practicing jiu-jitsu for nine months. She’s a friend, a wife, a mother, and most importantly, a great human being. She’s...

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again, and I’ll probably say it a hundred more times before the week is over: jiu-jitsu is...

The phrase “too busy” doesn’t exist in Vannessa Griffin’s vocabulary. This jiujiteira works 32 hours a week (21 for a growing henna company and...

My duderuses, let’s talk about uteruses. Mostly, let’s talk about how much it sucks to train when it feels like there’s an actual grizzly...

In the past few years, there’s been a surge of gyms offering “women’s self-defense” courses, and from a business standpoint, it’s a smart move....

On September 11, 2001, countless lives were changed forever. Among them were Nancy and Yara Helmy: two sisters who, at the time, were among...

As the popularity of jiu-jitsu has risen among women around the globe, so has the popularity of women-only classes in BJJ. In fact, many...

For as large as the jiu-jitsu community is, the closeness we all share means that when tragedy strikes one of our own, we all...

We all know how beneficial jiu-jitsu can be, but unfortunately, it’s not always cheap. Forget expensive tournament entry fees and seminars --- the price...

Five years ago yesterday, I narrowly escaped being part of the 25 percent of women who are sexually assaulted during their lifetime. I was...