From the rubble, Aoki experiences rebirth
On March 14, while Japan fell victim to earthquakes and tsunamis, Jiu-Jitsu black belt Shinya Aoki (26w, 5l) cried. But there was joy and the…
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Jiu-Jitsu rallies behind victims in Japan
Winner of the Asian Open black belt division Marcos Souza, the brother of brown belt world champion Roberto Satoshi, has been living through all the…
私たちの祈りは、日本とは (Our prayers are with Japan)
Our GMA Kinya Hashimoto, a photographer and journalist who covers Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, has sent in word that all is well with him and his…
MMA canceled due to earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan
An earthquake reaching 8.9 on the Richter scale shook Japan today and is considered to be the most powerful ever registered in the nation. The…
“Silva has never lost in the UFC. You know how impossible that is to do?”
Dana White seems to have gotten the monkey off his back since UFC 126 this Saturday in Vegas. The greatest fear the president of the…
Kyra: “They hired me for a demonstration and when I got there I had to fight for real”
Kyra Gracie was in Japan yet again, at the end of the year. The black belt was hired to perform a Jiu-Jitsu demonstration, but...
Yoga for fighters
A blue belt resident of Peru requested a video of yoga exercises for fighters. Well, there are plenty of videos on the subject on Youtube.com. We opted for this one, with Rickson demonstrating a few exercises.
The guillotine that took out Couture
Ten years ago, Randy Couture got a first hand look at the power of neck attacks while right in the ring, in the semifinal of…
Jiu-Jitsu is also child’s play
Observe how there's no age limit for practicing the gentle art. The kids got moves.
Jet-setting Kyra stops through Rio for seminar
Widely seen as a sort of Jiu-Jitsu ambassador, Kyra Gracie just keeps shaking and moving. After shooting a television show in Japan, she flew off…
In the MMA tournament days
It seems like it was decades ago. Nowhere near it, nor did the era of the GPs, the MMA tournaments that were one of Pride FC's greatest triumphs, didn't last very long at all at all.
Hioki wins, takes Marlon Sandro’s belt
This Thursday in Tokyo, Japan, marked the year's-end Sengoku event. In the evening's main event, the featherweight belt changed hands. Hatsu Hioki defeated Marlon Sandro…