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The Gaidama Girls’ Guide to Packing for BJJ Class: What’s In My Gear Bag?
Packing your gear bag for jiu-jitsu – not to mention keeping that bag remotely well-organized – can feel overwhelming on the best of days. Between gi day, no-gi day, and...
Supporting the Girls: A Field Guide to Gaidama Sports Bras
While Gaidama may be best known for top-notch jiujiteira gear like rashguards, spats, and grappling shorts, we ladies know that during a hard roll, even the best rashguards on the...
Inside Gaidama’s Epic Open Mat: Women’s BJJ Stars Assemble
This fall, Gaidama closed out the season with one of their biggest events of the year: an epic open mat and photoshoot that united this brand's incredible sponsored athletes from around...
The Female Grapplers’ Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that time of year again! With Christmas right around the corner, a lot of us are scratching our heads over our own personal Santa shopping lists. However, thanks to...
Studio to Street: Everyday Fashion for Female Grapplers
While we pride ourselves on building the best jiu-jitsu gear for women on the market, we also know you’ve got a life beyond the mats. Unheard of? Perhaps! But we’ve...
Introducing the Ultimate Gi for BJJ Girls
If you’ve been wondering what the best gi for women in jiu-jitsu is, we politely invite you to call an end to your search at long last! Gaidama has...
The BJJ Girl’s Guide to Dressing for Competition
Jiu-jitsu tournaments are a great opportunity for the growing number of female grapplers in the sport to test their competitive mettle. However, with jiu-jitsu competition having been even more traditionally...
Women in BJJ: 5 Activities to Improve Your Jiu Jitsu
As much as we all love hitting the mat for a good hard jiu-jitsu training session, every grappler can benefit from mixing other activities into her training regimen from time...
Can I do Jiu Jitsu on My Period? | Training BJJ on Your Period
Wondering if it’s possible, appropriate, or even tolerable to train BJJ on your period? You’ve come to the right place! As a team of brown and black belt women in Jiu Jitsu, we are experts on the matter of BJJ and periods.
Jiu Jitsu Acne | Treating Acne From BJJ
Jiu Jitsu can certainly play a role in the unexpected development of acne in adults. However, there are several preventative measures and treatments for all kinds of acne that can help grapplers reclaim a healthy skin.
Your First Jiu Jitsu Class: What to Wear, Bring, & Expect
If you’re reading this article then you’ve made a life changing decision and taken the first step towards a new beginning! Starting something new can be uncomfortable if not intimidating....
4 Ways to Get Better Faster at Jiu Jitsu
It’s in the best interest of Jiu Jitsu that there is no easy way to the top. The arduous path we all must take preserves the integrity of the sport and the respect of its authority in the martial arts world. However, as with everything, there are actions we can take to optimize our results and affect our performance. Study, testing (competing), focus and intentional practice, and consistency are indisputable ways to make the most out of your time and accelerate the improvement of your Jiu Jitsu.