After a couple days of swinging at mitts and pounding punching bags, today’s jujitsu session was a welcomed change.

As soon as the referee called an end to Saturday’s lightweight bout at Golden Skate World in Fredericksburg, Michael Ledman extended his hand and helped Billy Reynolds off the mat.

I wasn’t much of a fighter in my high school or college days.

I had always heard wrestling was exhausting, but no warning can prepare you for the draining full-body workout that is grappling.

I’ve seen enough of the UFC events to know Mixed Martial Arts fighters are some of the best conditioned athletes in the world, and I’ve watched plenty episodes of Spike