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Meet Giselle Carrillo, Jiujiteira, author, surf babe, entrepreneur (Founder of Courage Camps) and an overall Chingona. Giselle, like many of us, has a story behind her Jiu Jitsu journey. Jiu Jitsu helps develop character, builds confidence and sparks creativity. We are excited to share Giselle's Jiu Jitsu journey and the inspiration behind her NEW book Courageous Camila.    Question: What gym to you train at? Giselle: Recently moved - so looking for a new gym. I am kind of a nomad Jiujiteira.   Answer: What first got you into Jiu Jitsu? Giselle: I had always admired martial arts - from the...

Here at Mala Mujer Fightwear, we have a thing for strong BJJ women, and when we came across Alchemy BJJ we knew we had to learn about their story. Alchemy BJJ is a women owned Jiu Jitsu gym in Tehachapi, CA. We had the opportunity to pick the brains of Rachel and Yin Chi, the owners of the gym. Here’s the inside scoop.   Q: What is the story behind Alchemy Jiu Jitsu? What got you interested in opening a gym? A: (Rachel) For me, I never planned on owning a gym, especially being so new to Jiu Jitsu! But,...

We've gotten a lot of questions about recovery tips for Jiu Jitsu, but before we dive into these tips, we want to emphasize rest. Needless to say, training Jiu Jitsu can be an exhausting workout for a number of reasons. Pushing your body in tough rolls and all the auxiliary strength and conditioning is taxing on the body. Muscle fatigue, dehydration, and injury rate all increase the longer we train. How can we maximize our Jiu Jitsu practice while minimizing the toll Jiu Jitsu takes on our bodies? Rest is one of the answers, arguably one of the most important. Taking...

Around here, we celebrate badass women and Taylor Mauldin is definitely one of them. Taylor is on the rise in her professional MMA career. If you’ve seen her fights, you know Taylor is a Chingona. Keep your eye out for Taylor, she’s got a fight coming up November 12th on UFC fight Pass. Mala Mujer Fightwear is so excited to share our chat with Taylor about Mixed Martial Arts, her inspiration and motivation, as well as her upcoming fight.   Question: What sparked your interest in training MMA, and did you always know you wanted to train professionally? Taylor Mauldin:...

It’s that time of year again! Christmas is right around the corner. There are a couple timeless classics for Jiu jitsu practitioners when it comes to Christmas gift ideas. Consider this the Ultimate Jiu Jitsu Holiday Gift Guide to get you through the holidays. Here are the timeless Jiu Jitsu gifts for the grappler in your life. Jiu Jitsu Rash Guard Every Jiu Jitsu practitioner has their favorite BJJ rash guard, you know, the one that fits perfectly, is comfy to roll in and doesn’t ride up while you roll. The cherry on top is when the BJJ rash guard...