BJJ News — gordon-ryan

Your Professor Called It Tuesday: The Ecological BJJ Rebrand and Who Actually Invented It

Your Professor Called It Tuesday: The Ecological BJJ Rebrand and Who Actually Invented It

In January 2025, someone asked Gui Mendes about ecological training in jiu-jitsu. He's a three-time World Champion who built Art of Jiu Jitsu into one of the best competition academies in the country.
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Gordon Ryan Doesn't Respect the Superfight He Vacated — Now Questioning Duarte's Right to Hold It

Gordon Ryan Doesn't Respect the Superfight He Vacated — Now Questioning Duarte's Right to Hold It

Gordon Ryan vacated the ADCC Superfight title in February 2026. He's spent the time since explaining why Kaynan Duarte doesn't deserve it.
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ADCC's Answer to 63% Empty Seats Is a 2019 Rematch — Gordon Ryan Already Calling It a Consolation Prize

ADCC's Answer to 63% Empty Seats Is a 2019 Rematch — Gordon Ryan Already Calling It a Consolation Prize

Sixty-three percent of the seats in Tauron Arena are currently empty. That's the actual math.
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GrappleDB Counted Every BJJ Instructional Ever Made. The Numbers Are Brutal.

GrappleDB Counted Every BJJ Instructional Ever Made. The Numbers Are Brutal.

GrappleDB just did something nobody in the instructional market wanted: they counted. The database — 3,393 titles, 1,228 instructors, 5,800 hours of footage — tells a story that starts as a gold rush and ends as a clearance rack.
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