BJJ News–Tagged "coaching"

Firas Zahabi Plans TRT at 50—GSP's Coach Speaks Out

Sep 13, 2026 · coaching, combat-sports

Firas Zahabi, the 46-year-old head coach at TriStar Gym and architect of Georges St-Pierre's dynasty, did something that most elite combat sports figures won't do in public: he told the truth. During a recent gym Q&A, Zahabi revealed that he plans to start testosterone replacement therapy once he tu

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Constraint-Led Coaching: All Theory, No Submissions

Sep 13, 2026 · bjj, coaching

There's a special breed of jiu-jitsu coach who has invested so deeply in the theoretical framework of their teaching methodology that they've accidentally forgotten how to teach jiu-jitsu. Not forgot the techniques—forgot the part where students actually submit people.

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Craig Jones vs Gordon Ryan: Pre-ADCC Camp Rivalry

Sep 02, 2026 · adcc-2026, coaching

Actually, it's worse than that. Jones didn't cancel—he's accelerating a September camp in Mexico because Gordon Ryan's running a closed-door session in Budapest three days before ADCC.

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Craig Jones Investigates Melqui Galvao Allegations

Aug 19, 2026 · accountability, allegations

Craig Jones isn't a documentarian. He's not a journalist.

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Matt Serra and Mikey Musumeci Said Ecological BJJ Is Just Reinventing the Wheel — 'Don't Make Jiu-Jitsu Only for the Intellectuals'

Aug 07, 2026 · coaching, ecological-jiu-jitsu

On an episode of the Overdogs BJJ podcast, Matt Serra and Mikey Musumeci put a name to something every gym has argued about in the locker room after class: the tension between time-tested drilling and newer, "ecological" approaches to jiu-jitsu instruction. For those not deep in the coaching literat

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Danaher Explains Why BJJ's Standup Stays Broken

Jul 25, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj

John Danaher dropped a diagnosis recently that every practitioner who's ever watched their coach spend five minutes on arm drags before pivoting to "the real part" (ground fighting) has felt in their bones: BJJ's standup game isn't broken because we haven't figured it out yet. It's broken by design.

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Josh Hinger Backs Accusations Against André Galvão

Jun 22, 2026 · accountability, atos

Josh Hinger, a black belt coach who built his reputation inside the Atos system, publicly supported the sexual harassment and assault allegations made by Alexa Herse and Andressa Simas against André Galvão on May 24. Hinger didn't equivocate.

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Melqui Galvao Allegedly Used Prison Phone to Threaten Former Students Into Changing Testimony

Jun 11, 2026 · coaching, gym-culture

When your defense strategy involves prison payphones and veiled threats, you might be Melqui Galvao. The embattled coach, currently awaiting trial on multiple charges, has allegedly been working the phones from his cell to pressure former students into altering their testimony.

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