FIRST BJJ CENTER

First BJJ Center

Here at First BJJ Center in Utah, you will find a place that is 100% family oriented.

We want your family to become our family too!

First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center - The only BJJ school in Salt Lake City, with 2 native Brazilians, Black Belts and IBJJF World Champions teaching cutting-edge techniques for the whole family! Memberships include Unlimited Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-defense classes for kids and adults and of levels of experience. Learn about First BJJ programs, belt system, benefits and values you and your family will acquire without noticing. Join the First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Family! 
​First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a BJJ schoolfully operated by world class BJJ Black Belt
Professors Suyan Queiroz and Carlos Santos from the legendary Carlson Gracie School

Monday, October 1, 2018

Why Women Should Train Jiu Jitsu (That Aren’t For Self Defense)

The number-one reason women are usually given for why they should train jiu jitsu is “because it teaches you how to protect yourself.”
There’s a good reason for it: jiu jitsu is designed for weaker, smaller opponents to dominate larger ones using technique rather than strength. Being as a woman in the United States is assaulted or beaten every nine seconds and has a 1 in 5 chance of being raped in her lifetime, it would make sense that jiu jitsu would be a recommended form of self defense for a group of people that is (usually) smaller and weaker than the people most likely to assault them.
As someone who started jiu jitsu after nearly being sexually assaulted by a taxi driver about four years ago (and has since used it to get myself out of another sketchy situation), I’m a huge, huge proponent of anyone learning BJJ to protect themselves.
That said, jiu jitsu has so much more to offer than just self defense. You’ll get in shape, develop lifelong friendships, and have a lot of fun – and that’s only the beginning!  If you know a woman or are a woman who’s been thinking about stepping onto the mats, there are plenty of reasons to do it that don’t involve choking out would-be rapists.
FIRST BJJ CENTER CARLSON GRACIE UTAH
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT