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Rear Naked Choke Manslaughter: Perth Case

Rear Naked Choke Manslaughter: Perth Case

Jul 26, 2026 · bjj-liability, community
On the morning of July 13, 2026, Christian Jack Joseph appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on a manslaughter charge after a street altercation in Fremantle that left a 63-year-old man dead. Joseph, a 26-year-old junior doctor at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and a BJJ blue belt, had allegedly held a
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Why BJJ Gyms Cap Membership at 125 Members

Why BJJ Gyms Cap Membership at 125 Members

Jul 24, 2026 · bjj-business, community
There's a number that haunts BJJ gym owners: 125 members. Around 125 to 150 active members, a gym owner hits an invisible wall.
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Craig Jones Demands ADCC Accountability on Roster

Craig Jones Demands ADCC Accountability on Roster

Jul 07, 2026 · accountability, adcc
On July 2, Craig Jones spent hours on Instagram doing what ADCC apparently can't: naming specific people and citing specific reasons why they shouldn't compete at Worlds. Hays County sex offense warrants.
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BJJ Black Belt Dies During Training in Tijuana — Training Partner Detained

BJJ Black Belt Dies During Training in Tijuana — Training Partner Detained

Jun 23, 2026 · chokes, community
Francisco Martínez Hernández, a 59-year-old black belt, showed up to evening class at Villegas MMA in the El Dorado neighborhood of Tijuana on April 19 like he had done countless times before. He rolled with a training partner named Joshua Isaac Suarez Briseño, 27.
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Beatrice Jin on 'Being Too Nice' in BJJ — The Sport's Most Passive Aggression Debate Gets a Name

Beatrice Jin on 'Being Too Nice' in BJJ — The Sport's Most Passive Aggression Debate Gets a Name

Jun 19, 2026 · beatrice-jin, community
The practitioner who gives back side control a beat early so their partner can "reset." Who apologizes when they almost catch a submission. Who pulls guard reflexively — not because of their game plan, but because shooting a takedown feels impolite somehow.
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A Surf Bully Told a BJJ World Champion to 'Go Back to Your Country.' He Ended Up on the Sand.

A Surf Bully Told a BJJ World Champion to 'Go Back to Your Country.' He Ended Up on the Sand.

Jun 19, 2026 · bjj-works, community
Something happened at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz that perfectly captured what happens when someone makes a catastrophically bad read on who they're picking a fight with in the ocean at sunrise. Nobody at Steamer Lane ran the check.
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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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Fake Cauliflower Ear Surgery Is Trending in Russia — Men Are Paying $80 Per Ear to Look Like Grapplers Without Touching a Mat

Fake Cauliflower Ear Surgery Is Trending in Russia — Men Are Paying $80 Per Ear to Look Like Grapplers Without Touching a Mat

Jun 17, 2026 · cauliflower-ear, community
Cauliflower ear has a waitlist now. Clinics across the country are booking out four weeks in advance for a procedure where technicians fracture your ear cartilage on purpose.
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