The power of sport often is one of the things that people lean on in times of crisis, in Nepal the nation is looking at a new, state-of-the-art Taekwondo Center as one of the signs of recovery following the devastating earthquake that hit last Spring.From the WTF:In the wake of the devastating earthquakes of 2015, Nepal is leveraging taekwondo as…

The video above comes from 2012 when Anderson Silva was on top of the MMA world. At the time he was considered by many to be the best fighter in the…

Nearly 500 judoka will compete across 14 weight classes in the United Arab Emirates' capital city starting on Friday and each one of them has one goal in mind - victory.The IJF World Judo Tour will visit the IPIC Arena in the Sheikh Zayed Sport City for the fourth IJF Grand Slam of the year:There is a glint reflected off the exterior of the…

An interesting read from the minds at BJJ Eastern Europe today about how learning grappling skills, i.e. wrestling, can help Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners…

Today the International Judo Federation hosts its fifth annual #WorldJudoDay. The IJF picks October 28th as it is the birthday of Jigoro Kano - the founder of…

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu being included in the Olympics is the dream of many practitioners and fans, but it is still an uphill battle.As BJJEE.com reports, the movement is going in the right direction:Last year Abu Dhabi’s UAEJJ Federation (Which organizes the World Pro) teamed up with The Ju-Jitsu International Federation…

MMA fans better get to know the name Rodolfo Vieira. According to reports, the five-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu champ is about to begin training at American Top…

Riding the momentum of a victory at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, Kakuryu has been ranked as the prestigious east yokozuna at the upcoming Kyushu Basho. It…

Eat Films, the makers of Roll: Jiu-Jitsu in SoCal, have released a new documentary about the positive impact that Jiu-jitsu brings with it will be released soon. The full film will be made completely free to watch on YouTube.Visit www.eat-films.com/store/ to learn more about the film and/or donate.

Despite being arguably the biggest star in her sport, Ronda Rousey hasn't given any indication on how long she will fight. Rousey's longtime family…

The Rizin Fighting Federation, Nobuyuki Sakakibara's new mixed martial arts promotion based out of Japan, has announced the signing of another fighter to its…

One of MMA's biggest storylines in 2015 is the comeback of Fedor Emelianenko. Plenty of promotions were rumored to be in the bidding for the services of 'The Lost Emperor' but eventually the Russian heavyweight signed with Nobuyuki Sakakibara's Rizin Fighting Federation (RFF). Before he makes his RFF debut, the MMA legend will also…

Meet Travis Stevens aka ‘The Judo Silencer’. Stevens is an American Judoka who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2012, he…