Adriano Moraes is without a doubt one of the best flyweight mixed martial artists in the world. On August 26, ‘Mikinho’ will have the opportunity to cement his legacy when he meets flyweight superstar ...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), as the name suggests, is an all-inclusive form of combat sports competition; involving the usage of different striking and grappling martial arts. Towards the end of the 20th ...

Jesse Enkamp ranks a wide range of martial arts based on how useful they are in real self-defense situations. The discussion ...

There's a reason you don't see much capoeira in elite modern mixed martial arts. All of the spinning around and gliding from side to side makes for great theater and can be beautiful to watch, but it ...

Juan Goncalves-Borrega, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Two young men dressed in white kneel on the ground, ready to begin their duel. Eyes lock onto those of his opponent.

Ren Powell, the director of Capoeira Males, will join members of his Washington, D.C., based studio at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of the city-wide D.C. Dance Festival this ...