The road to a Jiu-Jitsu black belt is usually paved with exhaustive repetition and an encyclopedic accumulation of techniques ...

NOTE: Introduction and bio provided by Ben Thapa. Review provided by Matthew Roth. When is an instructional book for a highly physical activity worth your money? Pretty pictures and legendary names ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The NYPD is getting some new training with techniques from Brazilian jiu-jitsu. NYPD officers are learning a new way to safely get resisting suspects into handcuffs. It does not ...

Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art that resembles a hybrid of judo and wrestling, with takedowns, grappling, joint locks and chokes. It began in Japan but was modified in 1925 by Hélio Gracie ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There are 27,000 training hours conducted across the Grand Rapids Police Department each year, and now, there’s a new element being implemented over the last year— jiu-jitsu.

A new gym in Largo tackles self-defense by teaching techniques on the ground. Fox 13 photojournalist Barry Wong takes you ...

Every so often, in between the loud wacks and thuds emitting from the Rohnert Park studio of Affinity Kickboxing Studio, you’ll hear the occasional “Jack, inside!” yelled by the studio’s owner, Nick ...