Build strength in body, mind and spirt while learning how to kick, block, punch and grapple at the Lehigh Valley’s newest martial arts school. Mike’s Karate & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which opened Oct. 22 ...

Jessa Khan started her martial arts journey doing karate before transitioning to jiu-jitsu, where she has found a lot of success. The Cambodian-American fighter shared this in an interview with Alex ...

In the coming months the United Arab Emirates will host a series of jiu-jitsu championships, culminating in November with the Abu Dhabi World Championships in the para, youth, amateur, masters, and ...

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On November 12, 1993 in front of an audience of 2,800, Royce Gracie slipped his arm around Gerard Gordau’s neck and applied a textbook rear naked choke to win the first Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Feet pad on the mat as two Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors cautiously approach each other at the beginning of a face-off. The pair’s cotton gi robes rub together as they become embroiled in a grapple.