JK Rowling Voices Support for Female Grappler’s Criticism Of Match Vs Transgender Athlete
Nov 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ansleigh Wilk competed in a tournament a few weeks back… And, unexpectedly, came across a transgender athlete in her division. And, well, it appears that Wilk didn’t know about it...
ADCC Announces Policy On Transgender Athletes In Competition
Nov 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
As it’s been reported by the Wate portal, the ADCC has announced their official policy on transgender athletes when it comes to competing at ADCC tournaments. They start off with: In an ongoing...
NAGA Updates Transgender Policy: “Transgender Females Must Compete In The Men’s Division”
Oct 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) has recently updated its transgender policy. As a reminder, this is what their policy stated about transgender athletes entering competitions until...
Joe Rogan Discusses Transgender Athletes In The UFC: “Imagine Fighting Francis Ngannou”
Oct 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan discussed the topic of transgender fighters in the UFC. He was talking, with guests Francis Foster and Konstantin Kisin, about diversity recruiting in...
NAGA Releases Competition Policy For Transgender Female BJJ Athletes
Sep 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The BJJ community worldwide has been widely discussing recent NAGA’s decision to allow a transgender person to compete in a female division at one of their events. So, NAGA decided to release...
Tom DeBlass On Transgender Athletes Competing In ADCC Female Divisions: “Not Allowing It”
Sep 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Lots of commotion has been stirred up in the BJJ community, after a recent NAGA tournament allowed for a transgender athlete to compete in a female division. A part of the Jiu-Jitsu community is...
