A few weeks ago, my editor Becca told me that fellow Breaking Muscle contributor Sally Arsenault wondered if I’d be willing to write a story about how to attract women to BJJ and how to keep them there once they start.

I was a bit surprised by the request because I’ve been asked this question many times over the years, so I assumed numerous people had already written about it. After doing my own research, however, I discovered that there isn’t nearly as much “out there” as I had assumed. It will not be surprising to those of us who know her that Breaking Muscle favorite Krista Scott-Dixon collaborated with Stephan Kesting to write a useful and enlightening article on this very topic.