Small, wiry, and flexible on the mats. Loosen your grip even slightly, and she’s out of your grasp. Her teammate’s fingers are sore from trying to hang onto her gi, but Faye fights to gain control. A few seconds ago,... View Article
“The world would be a better place if there were more people like Jennie Nedell in it,” says Dave Patton, brown belt in JiuJitsu and instructor at Longo and Weidman. He’s stretched out on a couch while his students and... View Article
“I’m not afraid to get hit. You just have to take it and keep going, if you want to be a champion.” She has 28 amateur fights (24-3-1), 2 pro full rules fights (2-0), has been training near-daily for the... View Article
The landscape of New York fighting has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. If you asked someone off the street in 1986 who the best fighter to come out of New York City was, the answer most surely would’ve... View Article