Following complaints from biological female competitors having to face trans women in matches, a prominent American Brazilian jiu-jitsu league banned "male-to-female" gender transitioners from ...

WAILUA — Kanani Ragasa of Wailua Houselots became Kaua‘i’s first woman to wear a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu this month, after a hard-fought match at the World Jiu-Jitsu Competition. Since the ...

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A jiu-jitsu school in Clovis has been giving free classes to women who want to learn how to protect themselves. Head Coach Bernard Navarro says 7th Gen Jiu-Jitsu has been ...

Tori Sterner is part of the Underground Jiu Jitsu gym and her husband is a Marine veteran. She has lived through the ...

Bearclan Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Maine fosters a welcoming space for women, led by owner and instructor Dustin, alongside his wife, Savannah. The academy emphasizes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) as a ...

Ashley Nguyen has tried kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do and self-defense classes. But no martial art or fitness activity has been as consistently challenging and satisfying as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With six ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a climate where crime is incredibly unpredictable, a local jiu-jitsu group is offering women’s self-defense classes. WIVB News 4 caught up with the woman behind the class to ...

The Waves Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Brownsville and Renzo Garcia Academy in McAllen held a women’s self-defense class for all ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Happening in York County, a family-run jiu jitsu school is helping women defend themselves. Every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Horsemen Brazilian Jiu Jitsu hosts a women-only ...

LAGUNA HILLS – Marion Reneau was willing to sacrifice sleep to make a three-hour-plus trek to what has become the world’s record female jiu-jitsu tournament. “This is a big, historic event,” said ...