This Friday, May 23th, Gracie Magazine Associated (GMA) Toronto BJJ in Canada will be hosting a special “Ginastica Natural” and rolling class to help people in need from the Balkan Floods that devastated homes in Bosnia and Serbia last week.

According to Bosnian President Bakir Izetbegovic and neighbor from Serbia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the flood damage to both countries will cost billions. Both countries already have opened negotiations with the European Union to support reconstruction efforts. The biggest issue now is the people who lost their homes with this tragedy. Bosnia and Serbia have one of the weakest economies in Europe and a high unemployment rate; therefore almost no one has property insurance, meaning many residents lost practically everything.

The special class for humanity will happen from 6pm-8pm, May 23th at 813 Bloor St West in Toronto, Canada.

If you would like to attend to this special class or make a donation, please contact Toronto BJJ at www.torontobjj.com, phone number: 416-744-6868 or email: info@torontobjj.com

The combative Gulabi Gang (pink gang), composed of women in India / Photo: BBC

In this planet inhabited by the most impressive of races, to brave, fight and interact with nature was always a fundamental part of survival. Learn to deal with it through Jiu-Jitsu at a young age, and see in these eyeful photos from the BBC what it is to be part of this species that both shocks and enchants us in equal parts.

Pride yourself in the world in which you live, and strive to be a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who makes a difference in the community. Or as an old master once said: “Anyone who hasn’t been on the mat enough to spill blood, loved a woman to the point of crying, or taught someone in need to the point of smiling has never really lived.”

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