On Saturday mornings during October, local women are invited to participate in the “WOMEN IN CHARGE PROGRAM”. A Self Defense course, specifically designed for women. The free program, open to the ...

Millions have been inspired by the Gracie men, who invented a 20th-century martial art called Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) that swept the world. Gracie fighters not only founded the UFC, they’ve ...

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is the Nike of self-defense. It has reached a level of notoriety as the most effective, fastest growing form of self-defense that people are learning to confidently protect themselves ...

Eight months ago, Dana Romaniuk was running on the beach in Santa Monica when she was attacked by a homeless man hiding behind a lifeguard stand. "I basically fought for my life. He tried to kill me, ...

In a sport that is particularly dominated by men, women are starting to push the boundaries and make their presence known on the mat. One Kaua‘i girl, Alexis Carvalho, a Relson Gracie Kaua‘i Technical ...

In 1993, her father, Rorion, created the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which introduced the sport to the United States. Rorion modeled the UFC after his father Helio's iconic "anything goes" fights ...

Illustration by Oliver Munday. Sources: Miljan Živković / Getty; Vm / Getty On November 12, 1993, in a sports arena in Denver, a lean Brazilian man in an outfit resembling a pair of pajamas stepped ...