No Girls, No Gi

A local gym posts a sign that says 'No Girls, No Gi,' making it clear that women aren't welcome and those who do show up must strip down to just a t-shirt and shorts, even if they're experts in martial arts

On a martial arts forum, a user shares the 'No Girls, No Gi' rule as a joke, pointing out how male-dominated spaces often exclude women not just by gender but by forcing them to conform to masculine norms

During a team-building retreat for corporate martial arts training, a manager uses the 'No Girls, No Gi' phrase to keep women out of leadership workshops, framing it as a way to build male confidence through gender-specific training

A woman starts a martial arts podcast called 'Gi or Not Gi,' and one of her episodes critiques the 'No Girls, No Gi' rule as a way to push back against gender segregation in male-dominated gyms and dojo

An older martial artist tells his granddaughters that if they want to train, they must do so without their 'feminine gear,' using the 'No Girls, No Gi' rule to pass down a tradition that mixes respect for the art with resistance to modern gender inclusivity