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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A surprising martial art is redefining fitness by combining strength, mobility, and mental sharpness—at any age.

Shelbie Fujii, co-owner and head female instructor of West Coast Martial Arts/Machado Jiu Jitsu in Gardnerville, recently received her Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Fujii received it from Hall of ...

Her company headquarters was her student apartment, and her mobile sales office was her car. Four years later, Maya Nazareth has built her passion into a growing enterprise called Alchemize Fightwear.