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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