THE ART OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

THE ART OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

The dojo, set at the heart of our London Academy, is the spiritual home of Brazilian Jiu jitsu – BJJ for short – at Fight for Peace. This is where, on Wednesday and Friday evenings, martial artists gather to hone their unique craft under the guidance of...
Success x Adversity: Meet the athletes

Success x Adversity: Meet the athletes

The world we live in has a way of building its own ideas around what success should be. As individuals it’s important we build ideas which are realistic and workable for us. That’s why over the Olympic period we found out what success means to some of our young...
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANICE EBA

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANICE EBA

It was with deep sadness and shock that we received the news last week of the sudden passing of Janice Eba, a colleague, mentor, youth worker and friend who had an enormous impact on the many lives she touched at Fight for Peace.  Janice had a long association...
CEO ATTENDS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

CEO ATTENDS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

In the run up to the 2020 Olympics, Fight for Peace Chief Executive Officer, Jenny Oklikah, virtually attended the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss the ways in which sport, and the Olympic ideal, are invaluable in promoting human rights for young...
Lutadoras Discuss – Session 1: Inclusion

Lutadoras Discuss – Session 1: Inclusion

To celebrate Pride Month 2021, we’ve had the opportunity to find out what inclusion means to the Lutadoras girls in our first official Lutadoras Discuss session. We wanted to find out their thoughts and opinions around inclusion, and why embracing, and accepting each...
MUAY THAI, NATURE & MEN’S HEALTH

MUAY THAI, NATURE & MEN’S HEALTH

With the sunshine blazing in London and our muay thai team training outside in the grass and among the trees of our local park, we took the opportunity to catch up with some of our athletes following a gruelling cardio and technique session. These sessions are not for...