“It’s not that she can’t talk. It’s that she doesn’t need to talk.”
- Zach Maslany & JM Holland (Grace’s coaches)
Grace Gundrum’s jiu jitsu accomplishments speak for themselves. Founder of 10th Planet, Eddie Bravo, recognized early on that “she prefers to let her jiu jitsu do the talking.”
Grace is known to be on the quiet side, but her jiu jitsu is loud. As a young competitor, she quickly gained popularity for her above average skills for her age. Veterans of the sport and fellow competitors recognized her determination and prowess for submissions.
She’s widely known by her nickname “the silent assassin”, and for becoming one of the youngest female jiu jitsu black belts in the world when she received her black belt in 2020.
Known for High Percentage Submissions
The vast majority of Grace’s wins are from high level matches, by submission. She’s defeated many top female competitors such as Jessa Khan, Alyssa Mia Milson, Rikako Yuasa, and Pati Fontes.
While she’s gone on record that the dead orchard armbar is her favorite technique, she really doesn’t have just one specialty when it comes to submitting her opponents.
In fact, in her Jiu Jitsu X course, Grace Gundrum’s Top Hits, she goes over many different options:
Twister
Chemtrail
Omoplata
Pyramid triangle
Dead orchard
Ginger snap
Mounted guillotine
Mini stomp
And several options from the back
She’s also included various drills to help ingrain these techniques in your mind and make your implementation of them during training or competing even more successful.
Where to Find Grace
You can check out a handful of free techniques from Grace’s course right here. And follow Grace’s continuing jiu jitsu journey here on her Instagram. She’s just getting started!
