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Pratt leads way for women in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

October 24, 2017

Courtney1-Oct25 — Black belt Edgard Lucke (third from left) came all the way from Brazil to visit with the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club gathering at the Bushido-Kai Academy on October 7. He awarded black belts to the coaches there. Seen here with the sensei are (from left) Nicholas Michael, Stephen Greencorn, and Courtney Pratt.

HALIFAX: Courtney Pratt, formerly of Port Hawkesbury, broke new ground for women in the martial arts by becoming the first female in Nova Scotia to be awarded a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. “I’m a really big advocate for women in the martial arts,” Pratt told The Reporter last Thursday from her Halifax home….

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