Coached by Hiba Elwany
Women train in this class, ages sixteen to thirty-nine, locals and expats. When Hiba is coaching, the room is theirs — no men in it.
This isn’t a few women training in the corner of a men’s gym. It’s a private room with a real coach. The Women’s Class runs the same curriculum as the main program — guard, escapes, sweeps, submissions. Not a softened version. The same BJJ, built around women instead of accommodating them.
You can train in both Gi and No-Gi. Modest dress is no obstacle here — plenty of the women train exactly that way.
Most women hesitate for the same reason. They think it’s too aggressive, that people who do Jiu-Jitsu have anger issues. Then they walk in. In Hiba’s words: “Once they meet everyone — see how kind everyone is, how happy the vibe is, how everyone is smart and disciplined — they completely change their mind.”
Hiba was the first woman on these mats, back in 2020. Her mission is straightforward: empower Iraqi women through self-defence, and build confidence that holds up on the mats and off them. That work reaches outside the gym too — she’s led self-defence workshops for the medical students’ association and for a charity working against gender-based violence.
If you’re nervous, this is what she’ll tell you: “Stepping on the mats is scary, until you step on the mats. It will then be the start of the best journey of your life.”
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Getting started
- Trial is 3 sessions — not one class
- No gi yet? Rental at every class — 5,000 IQD
Class Times
| Day | Time | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday & Thursday | 5:30 PM | Women’s Class |