World’s Largest Jiu-Jitsu Group Stops Allowing Men Who Identify as Women to Fight Females

After a man hides his biological sex, allowing him to fight a woman without her consent, the North American Grappling Association changes its policy.

A man and woman practice jiu-jitsu moves at Militia Mixed Martial Arts and American Jiu-Jitsu in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Nov. 3, 2023. Jackson Elliott/The Epoch Times

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Women will no longer have to fight men who say they’re women in jiu-jitsu competitions held by the North American Grappling Association (NAGA).

The policy change, announced in October, comes after nearly a year of tournaments that permitted men who identify as women to fight women.