Over 80 percent of women in the United States have experienced sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime. Nearly half of all women will experience physical sexual violence at some point. These aren't abstract statistics—they're the lived reality of the women walking through our doors, the women considering jiu-jitsu for the first time, and the women wondering if stepping onto the mat with men is actually safe. So when a woman says she doesn't want to train because she do

Everyone is welcoming at Big Break Jiu-jitsu I'm going to be honest with you: if you're standing at the edge of the mat right now, nervous about starting jiu-jitsu, you're not alone. I hear it all the time. "What if I'm not flexible enough?" "What if everyone's already way ahead of me?" "What if I get hurt?" "What if the culture is... weird?" Here's what I know after two decades in this sport and running Big Break Jiu-Jitsu: jiu-jitsu is for every body, every age, and every a