BJJ for Kids

Onna Bugeisha, the Female Martial Artist

Gentle like cotton, sharp as a sword Being a martial artist that happens to be female, I have always marveled at the stories of historical warriors that happened to be female, such as the Onna-Bugeisha (女武芸者) or Female Martial Artists in Japan. As a little girl I wore princess dresses but was concealing at least a few plastic or wooden weapons such as katanas and daggers (I mean, you never know what or who you meet during...

January 30, 2019By BJJ Philosophy, BJJ Women, Competitions, Diet & Health, Diet & Health, Diet & Health, Diet & Health, Interview, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Technique, Technique, Technique, Technique, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized0 CommentsRead more...

How does BJJ impact teenage boys’ lives

On the 16th of August 2017, Role Bonito published my interview with teenage BJJ girls about how BJJ impacts their lives and those around them. I received various responses in which one request was repeated frequently: whether I could also conduct such an interview with BJJ boys as a small comparative case study. My answer to that request was of course yes! So here it is and let us listen to what these boys from Team Laurien & Alex affiliated...

January 10, 2018By Uncategorized0 CommentsRead more...

Young Empowered Women Speak

Buzz. Buzz. WhatsApp message. I open the app and see that I received a message from one of the young ladies of my BJJ class, Sarah. It is Monday and 20 minutes to 7 O'Clock. Normally her training would start in 20 minutes on that very day if it had not been summer holiday. Two weeks ago the holiday started. “I am bored”, she writes, “We are somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I wish that I had to go...

August 16, 2017By BJJ for Kids, BJJ for Kids, BJJ for Kids, BJJ Women0 CommentsRead more...
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