The owner of Pride Lands Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Ratchford, 38, was promoted to a first-degree black belt by Ailson “Jucao” Brites in June 2011 and to a first-degree black belt in judo by ...

In his early years, he wrestled at Methuen High School and at Bridgewater State University, where he became the all-time wins leader for the university. He was inducted into the Bridgewater State ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that he has been awarded his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by his coach. The 39-year-old billionaire posted about his achievement on social media and also ...

— chael sonnen (@sonnench) September 5, 2014 " For those unfamiliar, the ranks in BJJ go as follows: white, blue, purple, brown and black.

AUBURN — Rick Stroman started Brazilian jiu-jitsu to learn how to fight. But now, after nine years of training in the martial art, he'd rather not fight at all.

Actor Paul Walker was an avid fan of MMA and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu before his untimely death just a few short days ago, but his instructor and friend wanted to honor him in the best ...

As the driving force behind present-day MMA, Brazilian jiu-jitsu presents a formidable challenge to those with lesser grappling games, despite the optimization of MMA training over the last 20 ...