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California police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to attack a 13-year-old girl but ended up with a broken ankle after she fought him off with jiu-jitsu. The incident unfolded on May 6 at Carmel-by-the-Sea as the girl was walking home, according to Michael Blackburn, her jiu-jitsu instructor, who spoke with KSBW-TV. “Halfway home, a gentleman was standing in between two cars, and he stepped out to punch her in the face,” said Blackburn. The girl reacted by using the jiu-jitsu training she had undertaken for three years in Blackburn’s classes at the Carmel Youth Center. “She punched...

The 43-year-old beauty made the video with the Valente Brothers’ studio in Miami. Wearing a blue belt, the First Daughter does chokeholds, armbars, knife disarms and throws with her instructors Joaquim, Pedro, and Gui Valente. The footage begins with Trump bowing to her instructors before launching into action. She flips an instructor onto the mat, secures a chokehold, and disarms a simulated knife attack

While Elon Musk busies himself rebranding Twitter to X, Mark Zuckerberg is getting to work on the jiu-jitsu mat ahead of a potential mega-fight against his billionaire social media rival. The Meta boss, 39, posted images to his own Instagram platform over the weekend showing off his new jiu-jitsu blue belt, as he was presented with a certificate by his colleagues. Zuck is in great shape and regularly shares workout images from his mixed martial arts training, leading to many jabbing Musk that he will have no chance if and when the pair finally meet to do battle. Writing on...

A war of social media words between two of the world's richest tech tycoons escalated last night as Mark Zuckerberg agreed to a cage fight with Elon Musk. The Facebook founder, 39, posted on his Instagram stories 'Send me the location' sharing a screenshot of Musk's earlier tweet bragging: 'I'm up for a cage match if he is lol.' In response to a article by The Verge about the proposed bout between the two tech giants, Musk seemingly responded to Zuckerberg tweeting: 'Vegas Octagon'. The social media taunts - fittingly delivered on the respective platforms owned by the billionaires -...

Legendary Jiu-jitsu fighter Leandro Lo was fatally shot Sunday at a Sao Paulo concert, according to reports. A lawyer for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion confirmed that his client, 33, died after being declared brain-dead from the shooting, according to a report by MMA Fighting. The killing allegedly took place during a confrontation between Lo and Police Officer Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo, the outlet reported. Witnesses said Velozo grabbed a bottle from Lo’s table and that the fighter took the cop down and held him, according to the outlet, citing a police report. After the pair were separated, Velozo allegedly...

Federal law enforcement agents have arrested a Florida Man and charged him with trying to organize an armed response to pro-President Donald Trump protesters expected at the state Capitol on Sunday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the FBI arrested Daniel Baker of Tallahassee on Friday. Authorities say Baker issued a “call to arms” on social media to recruit people in a plot to create an armed circle around protesters and trap them in the Capitol complex “using firearms.” “Extremists intent on violence from either end of the political and social spectrums must be stopped, and they will be stopped,”...

Here's a piece of advice for crooks: If you're going to break into someone's house, know whose house you're breaking into. Lee County deputies said Josue Ortiz picked the wrong house, which he found out when the homeowner beat him using his Jiu-Jitsu skills. Brian Burch said he was just trying to protect his stuff from a brazen thief. "I was holding him down," Burch said. "Once I had him, he wasn't going anywhere." Burch is skilled in the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. "I wrestled before. I've trained for the last two and a half years." On Tuesday, when...

The art of jiujitsu is to use an opponent's weight and strength to your advantage. I believe we can further choke the life out of Obamacare by using this martial art technique. Let me explain. Last week, I shared with you that while Republicans' power to repeal Obamacare has been thwarted by the president's re-election, all is not lost. Conservatives can still suffocate the federal monstrosity by supporting individual-to-state efforts to impede its funding and implementation. I noted how, just two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower federal court to take up a lawsuit by the patriots...