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Reddit Temperature: Black Belt in Under 5 Years, BJJ Polycule, Teaching Frustrations, Gym Red Flags

Apr 02, 2026 · bjj, black belt

Reddit's r/bjj put in more work this week than most gyms do in a month. **The Prodigy** Belal Etiabari — born in Afghanistan, raised in New Zealand, now training under Lachlan Giles at Absolute MMA...

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Kyle Boehm Says 'Temporary Break' — Gym Owner Says '100% Banned'

Apr 01, 2026 · 10th planet, accountability

Kyle Boehm, a 10th Planet black belt and 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials heavyweight winner, was banned from 10th Planet San Diego after a student reported harassment. That's according to gym owner Geo Martinez, who...

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Danis Signs Tsarukyan Fight After Covington Loss

Mar 30, 2026 · adcc, bjj

Danis Gets Mauled by Covington, Immediately Signs Up for More Dillon Danis got tech-falled 14-4 by Colby Covington at RAF 7 on Saturday night. The wrestling mismatch was exactly as lopsided as everyone predicted. Credit...

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Pans Results, Craig Jones Drops ADCC, Covington Mauls Danis

Mar 29, 2026 · adcc, bjj

Pans Is Done. AOJ Took Everything. The 2026 IBJJF Pan Championship wrapped up in Kissimmee today, and if you didn't train at Art of Jiu-Jitsu, you were basically competing for second place. AOJ collected six...

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Chuck Norris Was a Real BJJ Black Belt. A Senator Lied About Being One. And CJI 3 Booked Dillon Danis.

Mar 22, 2026 · bjj, chucknorris

Chuck Norris, the Internet's Most Memed Martial Artist, Was a Real BJJ Black Belt Chuck Norris died this week at 86. And the real story isn't the roundhouse kicks. Rigan Machado told TMZ that Norris...

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ADCC Gave Women A Raise And Somehow Made The Pay Gap Worse

Mar 21, 2026 · ADCC, bjj

ADCC announced increased prize money for the 2026 World Championship in Krakow, and congratulations are in order. Men's division champions will now receive $20,000, doubled from the previous $10,000. Women's champions will receive $10,000, up...

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IBJJF Pans Starts Tuesday And Your Instagram Feed Is About To Become Unbearable

Mar 21, 2026 · bjj, competition

The 2026 Pan Championship kicks off Tuesday in Kissimmee, and if you've survived a competition season before, you already know what's coming. Not the matches — those will be great. The content. The content is...

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UFC BJJ Says 'No Butt-Scooting' While Their Champion Is Literally Mikey Musumeci

Mar 20, 2026 · bjj, BJJ competition

Claudia Gadelha went on record this week saying UFC BJJ doesn't want to see butt-scooting. "You can't be dragging your butt around inside the bowl," she said. "We don't want to see butt scooting. We...

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