BJJ News

10th Planet's Grey Belt Solution: 'Blue Is Where They Quit'

Jul 08, 2026 · 10th-planet, belt-progression

On July 2, 10th Planet Torrance did what most gyms won't: they looked at their own data and spoke the quiet part out loud. Blue belt is where students quit.

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Kron Gracie Dismantles Danaher's Coaching Mythology

Jul 07, 2026 · athlete-news, coaching-philosophy

On July 2-3, 2026, Kron Gracie did what the grappling community whispers in group chats but never says out loud: he publicly called out John Danaher as a bullshit artist who talks a good game but can't actually grapple. It was the Lex Fridman Podcast.

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Kron Gracie Called Danaher's Coaching 'Bullsh*t' — Gordon Ryan Responded: 'Kron Has 1 ADCC Title, 0 Champions Built'

Jul 07, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

Here's a thing that happens in grappling: every few years, someone with real results decided that the coaching establishment was lying to you. Kron Gracie, two-time ADCC medalist (2015, 2019), became that someone in early July 2026.

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Bryce Mitchell Said BJJ Professors Were Teaching 'Gayness' — Also Refused to Watch Musumeci

Jul 01, 2026 · bryce-mitchell, butt-scoot

UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell aired strong opinions about jiu-jitsu this week on his podcast, ArkanSanity, and in Reddit AMAs, continuing a line of criticism he'd repeated since February. Mitchell's take: some Brazilian jiu-jitsu professors were "teaching gayness." The specific target was butt sc

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UFC Champion Merab Dvalishvili: '99.9% of Wrestlers Sacrifice Everything and Get Nothing Back'

Jun 29, 2026 · combat-sports, competition-results

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili went on Dominick Cruz's podcast yesterday and articulated a problem that sits at the center of combat sports economics: wrestlers, particularly those who don't reach the elite level, sacrifice their entire lives to the sport and receive almost nothing in r

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B-Team Jiu-Jitsu Returns: Craig Jones Delivers Zero Details

Jun 26, 2026 · announcement, b-team-jiu-jitsu

Craig Jones just announced that B-Team Jiu-Jitsu is returning. You know what B-Team is.

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2026 Concludes: New Black Belt Champions Crowned at Season Finale

Jun 23, 2026 · adgs, black-belt

Well, another Abu Dhabi Grand Slam season has officially wrapped, and for those keeping score (or just barely keeping up), a new crop of black belt champions have been crowned. It's the annual ritual: the top-tier athletes show up, the bracket gets whittled down, and somewhere in the mix, a few fres

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Mica Galvao Broke Silence: Father Threatened Bullet in Head at Age 14, Pulled Gun on Pregnant Amit Elor

Jun 22, 2026 · abuse-allegations, athlete-news

Mica Galvao broke five years of silence about his father, Melqui Galvao, with a statement that reframed everything the jiu-jitsu community had understood about one of the sport's most dominant coaching figures. The statement wasn't a vague allusion to "difficult childhood" or "tough coaching methods

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