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RE: The perks and downsides of being a woman in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Hi Irime,
As a woman in BJJ, and as almost constantly the only female in my class I totally relate to this! But you know what? We do have an advantage. i don't know if you compete, but when you have to finally fight with a woman of your weight, you realize how much "easier" it feels! The other day a purple belt came to visit our gym (I am blue), and I had no problem controlling her the entire roll. That made me feel much better about myself =). It's because we are used to getting smashed and to have it more difficult that we end up making a lot of progress, because we need to figure out how to use the little weight we have more efficiently against a heavier partner. If Gaby Garcia showed up in my gym however, I would run away LOL
This is so true! I remember thinking during competition that it definitely feels a lot more manageable than rolling with the guys. But it is true, in the end one has to find more effective ways to use leverage on our favor when going against bigger opponents.
Hahahaha, I think not only us, but probably many of the guys would also run away if Gaby Garcia showed up to roll...
I actually would really be interested in rolling with Gaby Garcia out of pure curiosity.