Vale tudo became MMA, jiu-jitsu became professional and as a result of this natural evolution, almost all of the great rivalries that marked the history of both sports in Brazil were resolved. Today, ...

NEW YORK-- The NYPD is starting to train officers in Brazilian jiu jitsu, a specialized form of martial arts. CBS New York went to the Police Academy on Monday and got a first look at the course and ...

Rolls Gracie is a name that is often invoked by many of the elders of the Gracie family as one of the greatest influences on the development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Rolls is called the father of ...

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 ...

The Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship, part of the seventeenth Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, kicked off on Tuesday, bringing together athletes from leading ...