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 ...

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 ...

Owner and Head Instructor of Southside Jiu Jitsu, Miles Moffit has been practicing martial arts for over 40 years. He says Jiu Jitsu is is a grappling form much like wrestling and in the sport of Jiu ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — Women from all walks of life flitter in to the tiny dressing room at Claudio Franca”s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Santa Cruz, eagerly greeting each other like long lost friends. They ...

SHEBOYGAN — A bare foot kicks around a face framed by braids as the muscles of four entangled arms are locked in a battle of determination and control. The two women grappling on the mat are Jenn ...

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 ...

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 ...

Homer Police Department officers demonstrate how to escape being held down by an attacker. (Hope McKenney/KBBI) Content note: This story contains references to sexual assault and domestic violence.

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