Andrea Hixson is a filmmaker who recently released a full length documentary on women in jiu jitsu. American Jiujiteira follows Andrea’s journey traveling the country with her husband as she embarks on her first year and a half of training jiu jitsu. The documentary is a mix of her own triumphs, struggles, and reflections, along with interviews of jiujiteiras of all levels. In this conversation, we talk about what it was like to create this project, what she learned training at so many gyms, and why it's great to suck at jiu jitsu.