Girls Of Jiu Jitsu

While this is a more of a male dominated sport, there are women out there that are just as good (if not better ;) than the men).

Kyra Gracie
28 Yrs old.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lightweight (58kg/141lbs)
 Kyra Gracie is pretty much Brazilian Jiu Jitsu royalty being the grand daughter of Robson Gracie (son to Carlos Gracie Sr.). Having grown up around her uncles, black belts Ralph, Ryan and Renzo, Kyra was around the sport all the time and trained for fun as a toddler. When she was about 11 she started to train seriously and competing once she was a YELLOW  BELT. It was such a male dominated sport at the time her family felt that Kyra should quit Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but she was determined to keep going, getting her BLUE BELT in her mid teens. Kyra stayed an active competitor her whole BJJ career, now she is a 2nd DEGREE BLACK BELT under her uncle Carlos Gracie Jr at Gracie Barra, California.
- 2005/2007/2011 GOLD Abu Dhabi World Championships
- 1998/1999/2000/2001/2005/2008 GOLD Brazilian National Championships
- 2010 World Championships. 
Kyra is now teaching BJJ, looking into breaking into the MMA circuit and does multiple seminars, interviews and some acting in movies and tv shows. 

 

Hillary Williams
 25 Yrs old. 
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.  Middleweight (69kg/152lbs)
Hillary started training in 2006 at Westside MMA under Roli Delgado and Matt Hamilton. She started competing as soon as she could and started winning comps left and right. In 2010 Hillary was given her BLACK BELT just a short 7 months after receiving her BROWN BELT, making it 4 years from the time she was a white belt. Hillary quickly became a dominant figure in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community, especially for women. Some of her career highlights are 
- 2007 GOLD Pan Jiu Jitsu Championships - white belt div
- 2007/2008 GOLD Pan Jiu Jitsu Championships - purple belt div
- 2010 GOLD World Professional Jiu Jitsu Cup Trials - brown/black div
- 2010 GOLD World Championships IBJJF - brown/black belt div
Hillary currently studies Biology at the University of Arkansas.

Mackenzie Dern
21 Yrs old
Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Featherweight (58kg/129lbs)
Being the daughter of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu BLACK BELT, Wellington Dias, Mackenzie was around the sport from the birth and started training when she was just 3 years old. As a child Mackenzie competed in every comp and by the age of 14 she was already competing as an adult BLUE BELT and winning. With a BJJ lineage like her's (Carlos Gracie Sr., Helio Gracie, Royler Gracie, Wellington Dias) it is not hard to see that she holds the female world record of the most consecutive wins at the World Championships and the first female ever to fight in the Metamoris Invitational Draw. At such a young age Mackenzie has a lot of accomplishments under her... black BELT, which she received in 2012.
- 2008 to 2010 GOLD World Championships - blue belt div
- 2011 GOLD Pan America Championships - purple belt div
- 2011 GOLD World Championships - purple belt div 
- 2012 GOLD Pan America Championships - brown belt div
- 2012 GOLD World Championships - brown belt div
- 2012 BRONZE Abu Dhabi World Pro - brown belt div
- 2013 SILVER Abu Dhabi Pro - black belt div

 

Australian Girls In Gi

This is not a club. It is a support network founded in 2010 by PURPLE BELT, Jess Fraser. AGIG is helping to promote Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for women and encouraging them to train. You can find a selection of gyms on their website for VIC, NSW, QLD and WA. If you don't live in any of these states you can always contact them and they will be able to tell you a suitable gym near you. AGIG understand that it is not easy for women to get into the sport or even feel like they are in a good and safe environment, so they get out there and show that there are places like this and are there to support and help you