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…
A couple of weeks ago the Spanish Supercup IX, a medium size BJJ competition, was hold nearby Madrid, Spain. And I was there. This time I was not there as an athlete nor as referee, organizer or coach. I was there as a mum. My daughters Gisele and Anais were entering the competition. And believe…
1. Hi Karen, for competitors you are pretty well known but please introduce yourself to the BJJ Mums community Hi, my name is Karen Antunes, 32 years old, from Checkmat team and I’m a jiu jitsu professor. 2. And when did you become a mum? Alice born in July 8, 2017. Before her I had…
1. Introduce yourself please, when and how did you start doing BJJ? My name is Sijara Eubanks, and I’m a Black belt in BJJ. I’ve been doing Jiu Jitsu for 10 years, I started in 2008 at age 22. 2. And when did you make the transition to MMA? I made the transition to MMA…
1. Introduce yourself please, when and how did you start doing BJJ? Hi, My name is Kaitlin Wonder. I am a Brown Belt under Taniel Santos de Jesus and train under Team Abu of Ares BJJ. I have been training for about 11 years. I started training BJJ 2006 while in college. I had been…
Yasmine WIlson is a BJJ Black belt under Roger Gracie, the first female fighter to be promoted by the legendary member of the Gracie family back in 2013. She is instructor at RGABucks and an sponsored athlete by Tatami Fightwear. She is one of the most accomplished female competitors from UK. This strong and determined…
Hallo Nyjah, introduce yourself please and tell us when and how you started BJJ? My Name is Nyjah Rollins, formally known as Nyjah Easton. I starting training BJJ when I was 16 years old, after I began working at Lloyd Irvin’s MMA summer camp as a striking instructor. After 10 years of Tae Kwon…
Angelica Galvao doesn’t need to be introduced. She is a black belt under Andre Galvao, who happens to be also her husband and one of the world best male BJJ fighters. She is head instructor of the well known Team Atos and collects some great titles as Blackbelt World NoGi Champion and Europa Champion 2015.…