Women who listen to the podcast & how to get into BJJ?

[jj17]

Hi all. I read Extreme Ownership earlier this year and recently started listening to the podcasts and I am loving them! Just curious how many women are on the board?

Also - a question about BJJ - it sounds like a really great sport to get into, but I am a little intimidated by something that seems like such a masculine sport. For anyone else that belongs to a BJJ gym - do you have any women, especially first timers in there? Any advice for a specific gym to look for?


A little about me, I live in central NJ and work in NYC for a financial company. I have a young son and have been married for over 10 years. I did triathlons years ago before I had my son and I really need to get back into shape and the book has helped me find motivation for doing just that.

Thanks Jocko and Echo!

[mynewunit]

Most people on the boards pass through. There are many Lady troopers who do BJJ on twitter. I would look for a Gracie BJJ gym. A good gym will let you do a class or 2 before paying. I would try to find a class that has at least 1 other woman. My daughters are members at a Gracie BJJ gym and they have many women participants and even a co-instructor. Don't be intimidated to roll with the boys, but having another woman as a regular training partner can be helpful.

[jj17]

Thanks for the tips!

[dicey]

Hi, I've just been to my first BJJ class and loved it. Really friendly bunch and there were plenty of women there. As a fellow triathlete I was a little nervous about being thrown about but that wasn't the case at all.
Give it a go, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised