‘We’re Jewish, we’re proud, we’re Israeli, we’re Zionists—we’re not afraid of you.’
Natan Levy, 32, is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
He has turned from the ring (or “The Octagon,” as the fighting enclosure is officially called) to teach “Jew-Jitsu” self-defense classes to help fellow Jews combat antisemitism.
The UFC is a relatively new sports organization, having formed in 1993 as an entertainment venue pitting martial art combatants against each other in tournament-style fights.
The sport is a mix of wrestling, boxing, and various martial arts. It has evolved over the thirty years since its inception, refining rules, dividing fighters into weight categories, restricting steroid and drug use, and banning certain attacks: eye-gouging, biting, pulling hair, kicking kidneys, etc.
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