Phenomenal Women in BJJ

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day.

Around the globe, women celebrate their struggle for equal rights, against violence and sexism.

In a world still widely dominated by men, being a woman still means to face a lot of challenges.

In Jiu-Jitsu, as in life, women have to fight for their space every day.

GracieMag reconizes that incredible effort and wants to celebrate their courage and will power to keep on going.

The video below unites some great images of women in Jiu-Jitsu with the inspiring words of poem Phenomenal Woman, by poet Maya Angelou, regarded as one of the most important feminist works of all time.