The Valente Brothers, a jiu-jitsu family in Miami, has been training first daughter Ivanka Trump and her family. They share ...

demonstrated his exciting style and closed out his gi division with a clinical D’Arce choke hold. Midtown Jiu Jitsu’s youth team also delivered a number of exceptional performances.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is completely free of striking, instead using joint-locks and choking techniques. Judo Olympic Gold Medalist, Matsumoto Kaori, experiencing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Kumite.

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 ...

or if someone places two hands around your neck with the intention to choke — are a basic necessity, Joaquim Valente noted. Another essential technique of jiu-jitsu is learning how to fall ...