In Beirut, refugee girls and women learn more than self-defense in martial arts class

In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment ...
Westword

Girls In Gis brings its community-oriented Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training to Denver

A longtime Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor, Shama Ko loved her sport, but she saw too much division and exclusion when it came to gender. After discovering Girls In Gis, however, a training and support ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Eight-year-old girl finds success, confidence through Brazilian jiu-jitsu

When it comes to kids and sports, there are many different parenting philosophies and approaches. For one Massachusetts family, it was about building an 8-year-old girl's inner strength.Reisy Lima, of ...
Newsweek

Young Teen Girl Fights Off Attacker Using Her Jiu-Jitsu Skills—Police

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 13-year-old girl in Carmel-by-the Sea, California, fended off an ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Massachusetts girl finds success, confidence through Brazilian jiu-jitsu

When it comes to kids and sports, there are many different parenting philosophies and approaches. For one Massachusetts family, it was about building an 8-year-old girl's inner strength.Reisy Lima, of ...