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 ...

Ashley Nguyen has tried kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do and self-defense classes. But no martial art or fitness activity has been as consistently challenging and satisfying as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With six ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - By day, she’s a mild-mannered teller at a credit union in Starkville. Courteous, neat, efficient. Nothing to hint at the chokeholds, locks or disabling blows she could deliver ...

Ashley Nguyen has trained for six years in Jiu-Jitsu and teaches the sport through her Girls in Gis program.Submitted photo Girls in Gis founder Ashley Nguyen (right) hosted a two-year anniversary ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. — By day, she's a mild-mannered teller at a credit union in Starkville. Courteous, neat, efficient. Nothing to hint at the chokeholds, locks or disabling blows she could deliver to ...