Alys James is a brown belt who began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Carlos Vieira in 2014 after being recommended to Cia Paulista by a friend. She quickly fell in love with the art and has continued training and competing over the years.
Alys has competed since white belt and her most notable achievements include holding the National Number 1 ranking in 2017 & 2018 in Masters No-gi at Blue belt.
After having a child in 2019 Alys has continued training and has been involved in running women’s events and training sessions. She is passionate about bringing Brazilian jiu jitsu to people from all walks of life especially other women and mothers.