NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The New Haven Police Activity League launched a new youth Jiu-Jitsu program. It's part of an effort to help kids prevent bullying and get some exercise and mentoring from local ...

I had some reservations when I signed my family up for an introductory class at Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense Academy in Williston. I didn’t know much about the South American martial ...

Julio César Fernandez Nunes has traded kicks, leg locks and choke holds with some of the world’s fiercest Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighters. But on a steamy afternoon in his Williston gym, the 65-year-old ...

Kids with an interest in martial arts have a great opportunity during their spring break next week — the Brazilian Top Team Suntree-Viera will host a camp. Participants will be taught several forms of ...

HAYWARD — At 9 years old, Dania Silva is near the top of her game. Last year, the Southgate Elementary fourth-grader was ranked as the top Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter in the world for her age group ...

TAUNTON — Leave it on the mat. According to Jair Morselli, owner and lead instructor at Real Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Taunton, it’s a common phrase in the world of Brazilian jiu jitsu, loosely interpreted ...

One of my longest-held obsessions is hand-to-hand combat. Kung fu, wrestling, Muay Thai. There is a purity to these practices that fulfills a primal urge to hit things, be it a bag, pads or the person ...