https://www.scmp.com/rss/327819/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Heejin Lee is crouched on a floor mat, demonstrating moves that could be debilitating or even life-threatening if used on someone in self-defence. Lee, 40, was South Korea’s first woman to earn a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Today, she is the country’s sole female black belt, the sport’s highest ranking, and is the instructor and owner of the Queen of Jiu-Jitsu academy in Seoul. Hong Kong goes ‘mixed martial arts’ crazy... and you don’t even have to fight These days the evening classes in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2153043/brazilian-ju-jitsu-south-korea-grows-women-are-fighting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2153043/brazilian-ju-jitsu-south-korea-grows-women-are-fighting?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Jul 2018 08:17:28 +0000