Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a predominantly ground-based martial art. Unlike other martial arts that focus on strikes and/or kicks, jiu-jitsu focuses on close-contact “grappling” holds and techniques, and ...

It first began as armored wrestling, which then sportified into Judo, and later derived as Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. This program will unravel the techniques that have been passed down to this day.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a grappling sport that focuses on achieving and maintaining dominant positions on the ground, as well as escaping bad positions. Unlike striking arts such as karate or boxing, ...

The Brazilian style further developed in the 1970s when Rolls Gracie introduced wrestling techniques, while also devising the first rules for competition specific to ju-jitsu. In the early 1990s ...

Photo / Corban Boyd Oscar Petersen, an up-and-coming Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) talent from Hawke’s Bay, is gearing up for one of the sport’s most prestigious events: the IBJJF (International ...

PLYMOUTH – Cain Cawley found out pretty quickly that Brazilian jiu-jitsu was the ... “He’s advanced far beyond his years with his jiu-jitsu techniques. He can catch you with a submission ...

Created in 2007, the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships showcases the best and brightest of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu thanks to the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).

ONE Championship is bringing one of the most iconic Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners of all time ... for-pound best competitors of all time. His list of accolades in the gi includes being a ...