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Andre Galvao Faced Second Accuser in Sexual Harassment Case After Purple Belt Andressa Simas Went Public

Andre Galvao Faced Second Accuser in Sexual Harassment Case After Purple Belt Andressa Simas Went Public

Jun 22, 2026 · accountability, andre-galvao
Andressa Simas, a purple belt and former Atos Jiu-Jitsu athlete, went public on May 23, 2026 with allegations of sexual harassment against André Galvão. According to her statement, she had filed a police report three months earlier—meaning the BJJ community had been operating largely in the dark whi
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Black Belt Resigns From Orlando BJJ After Admin Allegedly Told Him 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him' Following Multiple Harassment Reports Against An Instructor

Black Belt Resigns From Orlando BJJ After Admin Allegedly Told Him 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him' Following Multiple Harassment Reports Against An Instructor

Jun 20, 2026 · accountability, bruno-machado
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu faced another institutional reckoning—this time in Orlando. On April 24, black belt Louis Eduardo resigned his teaching position at Orlando Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and two days later he went public with exactly why.
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Andrew Wiltse Arrested After Mental Health Crisis

Andrew Wiltse Arrested After Mental Health Crisis

Jun 19, 2026 · absolute-mma, accountability
Andrew Wiltse, the co-founder and face of Absolute MMA, was arrested in June following a mental health crisis. The news landed in the community with an uncomfortable thud.
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Georgio Poullas Arrested for Felony Battery

Georgio Poullas Arrested for Felony Battery

Jun 19, 2026 · accountability, arrest
Georgio Poullas got arrested again. This time, the charge is felony battery.
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BJJ Apparel Brand BRAUS Changed Its Charity Website Language Days After a Critic Refused Their NDA

BJJ Apparel Brand BRAUS Changed Its Charity Website Language Days After a Critic Refused Their NDA

Jun 19, 2026 · accountability, bjj-apparel
When Benjamin Marks of Partizan Media looked into BRAUS Foundation's finances, he uncovered a troubling gap between the brand's charitable marketing and what its official filings actually show. The brand's response — complete with NDAs, website rewrites, and a final statement that essentially amount
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Black Belt Walks Away From Orlando Academy After Leadership Dismissed Multiple Women's Misconduct Reports — Coach Says Admin's Response Was 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him'

Black Belt Walks Away From Orlando Academy After Leadership Dismissed Multiple Women's Misconduct Reports — Coach Says Admin's Response Was 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him'

Jun 18, 2026 · accountability, black-belt
A story broke that landed exactly where it needed to land: squarely in the category of institutional failure so complete that it almost reads like satire. Black belt Louis Eduardo walked away from Orlando Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and the reason he gave was a sentence so stark the headline almost writes
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Tom DeBlass Tells Men To Stop Sliding Into Women's DMs After BJJ Class — 'You Don't Do This For The New White Belt Guy'

Tom DeBlass Tells Men To Stop Sliding Into Women's DMs After BJJ Class — 'You Don't Do This For The New White Belt Guy'

Jun 17, 2026 · accountability, gym-culture
Tom DeBlass just made every BJJ guy with that DM in his sent folder very nervous. The Ocean County BJJ owner and 1.4-million-follower black belt posted a Saturday message that boils down to one question every man on the mats already knows the answer to: do you do this for the new white belt guy?
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BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says It Started When She Was 12 — And Her Sister Was Next

BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says It Started When She Was 12 — And Her Sister Was Next

Jun 17, 2026 · abuse, accountability
She said he told her she would have a great future. Brenda Larissa was 12.
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