BJJ News — community

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 in Melbourne — got his black belt in just under five years. He won the Giles Trials for CJI 2, ankle-locked Geo Martinez at the tournament, and dropped his engineering degree to go full-time. Elite Sports The community response was predictable and perfect. "This makes me feel great about being a blue belt for 5+ years," wrote one commenter with 384 upvotes. "I was a...