Nick Hoekstra, top, and Ron May practice a jui-jitsui move at Rivers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Hoekstra, who is blind, is a purple belt. When opponents grapple with Nick ...

LOWELL — In his early twenties, Joseph “Joey” Sylvester had a desk job. Everyday he ate fast food and drank beer. Then, on his friends suggestion, the Lowell-native tried Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or BJJ, ...

Earning a black belt is a rare feat in martial arts. For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, it is extremely rare. Just three students have received the honor from the Chicago Mixed Martial Arts gym in Chicago in ...

Two sets of family members, a grandfather and grandson, as well as a father and son, each received a new belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu after dedicated training and passing their tests at a Delray Beach ...

South Florida law enforcement has a fellow police officer in its corner that they can depend on as Joseph Shane Riveira is committed to helping his brothers in blue deal with volatile situations on ...

Check out the trailer for JIU JITSU starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Rick Yune, Marie Avgeropoulos, Juju Chan with Tony Jaa and Nicolas Cage . An ancient order of Jiu Jitsu fighters faces a ...

But for one NAS Whiting Field medical corps officer, being a practitioner isn’t just limited to one specialty. Brazilian jiu-jitsu gold medalist and NAS Whiting Field nurse Lt. Cmdr. Marcello Alcantar ...

The exterior of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas on March 29, 2020.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) The city of Dallas has canceled two events scheduled to take place ...

"There's no honor in killing crazy." Holy crap! Where did this thing come from?! Highland Film Group has released an official trailer for Jiu Jitsu, an insanely awesome sci-fi fantasy action martial ...

For Dimitri Logothetis, his latest film Jiu-Jitsu provides a fusion of some of his most favorite genres in martial arts, science fiction, and comics. I spoke with the director and producer to see how ...