1 .Hey Elaine, you are becoming a celebrity in the BJJ world, specially since your last participation in the Pan Ams. But many of us only know that you are tough female fighter that practices BJJ and enters competitions in your 70s, which is something rarely seen. Can you introduce yourself to the BJJ community.…
Creative solutions in tough times! Most of us are stuck at home during the worldwide health crisis due to the Coronavirus. In some countries, lucky us, we can go out to the park and enjoy a long walk or a bike ride. Nothing too wild though. Many of you can’t even do that. In some…
The worldwide actual situation of social distancing and isolation is being very hard for almost everybody. Many of you are worrying about how to pay the next bills. Many may feel lonely. Lots of you are worrying about your elders or just missing so much to visit and hug your best friend. Some of you may be…
Let’s start with some numbers. In 1998, IBJJF included women’s division for first time in the history of hour sport. There were only 2 weight divisions and combined all belt levels. 10 years later at the IBJJ European Championship 2008 for instance, there were 5 weight divisions, 1 age division and 4 skill level divisions (brown…
In the last few months I have seen lots of new mums asking over and over again in different Facebook groups or internet forums, how to deal with training, specifically sparring, while you are still breastfeeding your baby. Nursing, which is way more than breasfeeding, is a wonderful thing to do. It is healthy for…
1. Hello Sarah, please introduce yourself to the BJJ Mums community Hey 🙂 I’m Sarah, I’m 31 years old and live in Worcester in the UK with my husband Paul, our daughter Daisy Lynn and our cat Branca. 2. How long have you been practicing BJJ? I’ve been practicing for around 3/4 years, I had…
Does anyone else have a huge stack of BJJ T-Shirts that tend to sit and take up space? They may be too big, too small, just not your favorite one, super old, but you’re just not willing to toss them out. Instead of sending them to the thrift store, or throwing them away why not…
Grips strength is essential for any BJJ fighter. It is indeed such an important part of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that it can make the difference between winning or losing a match. However most of us dedicate very little time to train the strength and endurance of our grips. Why? well, probably because it is boring…
