Jiu-jitsu, a martial art originating in Japan and Brazil, focuses on ground fighting and submission holds. It empowers ...

Unlike other martial arts that focus on strikes and/or kicks, jiu-jitsu focuses on close-contact “grappling” holds and techniques, and the application of chokes and joint-manipulations. Jiu-jitsu is ...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a grappling sport that focuses on achieving and maintaining dominant positions on the ground, as well as escaping bad positions. Unlike striking arts such as karate or boxing, ...

Olympic wrestling champion Helen Maroulis can add another gold medal to her resume after competing in her first Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition ... a mounted guillotine choke for the victory.