Female martial artists are refusing to compete in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament because men who claim to be “transgender women” have “completely overtaken the women’s categories” of The North American Grappling Association (NAGA).
NAGA is the largest submission grappling association in the world and hosts tournaments for several types of martial arts.
Since the association was formed in 1995, there had always been separate categories for women and men — until recently.
According to a report on women refusing to compete, Reduxx noted that Corissa Griffith, a biological male, took home four gold medals in the women’s category during a tournament in Georgia on October 21.After a clip of Griffith fighting went viral, NAGA claimed in a statement that it “does not require biological women to compete against transgender women. Instead, we give the choice to the biological women and if they decline, they compete in a division only with other […]
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