Sean Overton and Mahmoud El Maghawry, top, competing in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition at the Ravelin Centre in Portsmouth. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 250223-11)Sean Overton and Mahmoud El Maghawry, top, competing in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition at the Ravelin Centre in Portsmouth. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 250223-11)
Sean Overton and Mahmoud El Maghawry, top, competing in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition at the Ravelin Centre in Portsmouth. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 250223-11)

Portsmouth hosts Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition - picture special

Talented martial artists battled it out in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition in Portsmouth.

The Ravelin Centre in Museum Road played host to the Grapplers Challenge – the first event of its kind ever held in the city.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is primarily a ground-based martial art in which competitors seek to achieve victory via a non-violent submission.

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