Beckley, WV (WOAY) “Arte Suave” is Portuguese for “the gentle art” of Brazilian jiu-jitsu—and the name of army veteran and black belt Chris McKinney’s Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Beckley. “Arte Suave Jiu-Jitsu Academy is like a family… We actually enjoy a challenging, tough environment. We enjoy breaking ourselves out of the comfort zone. We live by the moniker ‘same species, different animal’… So far we’ve been extremely blessed just to be consistentl…
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