The UKBJJA is launching a major campaign called “Unstoppable Girl” to get more women involved in the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Meet female BJJ athlete, accountant and mother of 4, Marianette Violeta. “My name is Marianette Violeta, a mother of 4, an accountant, a Karate black belt,...
Meet female BJJ athlete, white belt, full time other and PhD student, and Unstoppable Girl, Amanda Ward. “I am Amanda, I am 31 years old and am a full time mother and PhD student studying agriculture. I started BJJ in 2014. I trained consistently until my husband and I were expecting our...
Meet female BJJ athlete, white belt, chemistry teacher and Unstoppable Girl, Marina Mavrou. “I’m 23 years old and I teach chemistry in a secondary school in London. I am have been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu every day for one year. It keeps me active and fit. It requires both mental...
Meet female BJJ athlete, blue belt, Firefighter and Unstoppable Girl, Tracy Doyle. “I’m 41 years old. I’m a full time Fire fighter based in London. I have a first dan black belt in judo. I’m currently a Blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. I have been training BJJ for 19...
The profile pages for the top-ranked male and female athletes (gi division) have been updated after the final ranking event of the year, the English Open BJJ Championships. Some outstanding results saw individuals confirm their place as number 1 or jump to the top spot. Double golds for Ashley...
Samantha Cook Brown Belt No Gi World Champion and one of the UKBJJA’s ‘Ones to watch’, reveals how it feels to compete and be victorious at the highest level of competition. “My opportunity came to fight the 2015 Worlds no gi after winning both the weight and absolute at...