Vector Jiu-Jitsu Owners, Chris & Beth Thrasher, want to issue a challenge to every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner in the world: Donate $1 to support this Mississippi team so they can open…
RACHEL’S JOURNEY: A NEW BEGINNING THROUGH BJJ “Sometimes the past is something you just can’t let go of. And sometimes the past is something we’ll do anything to forget.…
Eat, Pray, BJJ Living with an Eating Disorder “And, what's more, this 'precious' body, the very same that is hooted and honked at, demeanedboth in daily life as well as…
Recap 2014 Women's BJJ Camp in Mexico City with Sophia McDermott Drysdale and Mackenzie Dern hosted by Itzel Aguilar. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find…
Women are different than men. Women appreciate a different learning environment from men. When we look for a Jiu-Jitsu gym we're looking for something more. We seek a nurturing…
The first step of your journey in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu begins with the first time you take a bow and show your Professor all the respect he/she is due. That…
The last five years in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been phenomenal for Girls in Gis. A grass roots effort started in 2009 by Ashley Nguyen (Elite MMA, Houston TX) has…
In the words of Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa, "Everything is worth it if the soul is not small." The day she was born, no one could know what a…
Matheus Magalhaes, Brazilian, 20, and IBJJF 2014 Adult Male Blue Belt Champion (Rooster Division). If home is where the heart is, this young man was clearly made for the mat. …
Patrick Lencioni notes, “great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without…