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…
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…
I love travelling as much as I love Jiu Jitsu. Combining both I carry what many people know as a BJJ lifestyle. I travel the world, sometimes to work as BJJ referee, sometimes to compete. Other times to attend training camps or teach seminars and sometimes just for fun. I love to know new places,…
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…
I love traveling as much as I love Jiu Jitsu. Combining both, I carry what many people know as a BJJ lifestyle. I travel the world, sometimes to work as BJJ referee, sometimes to compete. Other times to attend training camps or teach seminars and sometimes just for fun, to know new places, to meet…
Camarãos, also called shrimps or hip scapes, are one of the most basic and important exercises in BJJ. You learn to do a hip scape probably in your first day on a mat and you will drill them day in and day out from white to black belt during your whole BJJ life, which hopefully…
This is a post I have recovered from my old blog. I was on my 27th week of my second pregnancy and had 13 more to go… and I was training! Though every day there were less things that I could do and though it was frustrating to not being able to close properly a…