So you sign up for a competition and the night before you decide to check your weight one last time. You see you still have a few pounds to go and you’re worried. You think to yourself, “How do I do it?”. “How can I drop these last few pounds before tomorrows weigh in?” As …
Following up with December’s BJJ Girl of the Month: Amy Alonso, I am excited to highlight another inspirational young lady that is kicking some serious butt in the world of Kids’ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This month, I would like to honor Anaya, a 9 year old phenom that is blowing through the competition in her …
Most of us know what it is like to look for love in all the wrong places. We are only human: we tend to want what we want, when we want it, and sometimes have trouble keeping perspective. This is especially true in today’s dating scene, where everybody has a friend (if they aren’t the …
Thank you very much to all of those who participated in my very first Jiu-Jitsu Community Networking post that I did on Facebook this past Sunday. It was very cool to see how many people are really making Jiu-Jitsu part of their way of life, and I am happy to say that I will be doing …
The online Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community has been abuzz with gossip ever since a photo of Ashton Kutcher and Rigan Machado was shared. The picture showed Ashton Kutcher in his newly awarded Purple Belt, alongside trainer and Jiu-Jitsu Original Rigan Machado (making sure you know to check out the Jiu-Jitsu World League). It was then that …
I just want to give a shout out to our Master Carlson Gracie Junior, and to thank him again for making it out to visit our school for the seminar and promotion. Hope to see you again soon! 🙂 [image src=”https://www.bjjgirl.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/selfie1.jpg” alt=”jiu jitsu master selfie” link=”true” href=”https://www.bjjgirl.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/selfie1.jpg” title=”jiu jitsu master selfie” target=”blank”]
First, let me say that writing about why I actually started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has always, until now, been something that I wanted to keep private. I first stepped on the mat in January of 2010 in Temecula, California. I tried an all women’s nogi class which I loved, however, two weeks into the sport …