Brazilians practice jiu-jitsu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once restricted almost entirely to the Latin American country, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of the world’s fastest-growing forms of unarmed combat, credited with igniting the mixed martial arts or MMA cage fighting phenomenon, and popular from the United States to the Middle East and Asia. AFP PHOTO
Brazilians practice jiu-jitsu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once restricted almost entirely to the Latin American country, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of the world’s fastest-growing forms of unarmed combat, credited with igniting the mixed martial arts or MMA cage fighting phenomenon, and popular from the United States to the Middle East and Asia. AFP PHOTO

RIO DE JANEIRO: New Zealander Jason Lee lies face down on a Rio de Janeiro floor, his arm twisted in a painful lock. But the 26-year-old couldn’t be happier — it’s exactly what he came halfway around the world to experience.

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