BJJ News

Kron Gracie Publicly Says His Father Rickson's MMA Advice 'Isn't Working' — And Has Never Worked

May 20, 2026 · athlete-news, coaching

Rickson Gracie's MMA advice never worked. That's not an outsider's take.

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

May 16, 2026 · constraint-led, ecological-bjj

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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Derek Moneyberg Got a BJJ Black Belt in 3.5 Years. Now He's Suing Sean Strickland for Saying It Out Loud.

May 15, 2026 · anti-slapp, athlete-news

Derek Moneyberg is suing Sean Strickland. For a hotel hallway comment, and the implication that a financial influencer with zero competition record might not be a legitimate BJJ black belt.

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77-Year-Old Earns Gracie Black Belt After 12 Years — Somehow The Fastest Promotion Story Of The Week

May 15, 2026 · belt-debates, black-belt

Paul Laniosz got his black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu on Saturday, February 7. A month later, on March 18, he turned 77.

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Matt Serra Says The Best Gyms Don't Push Beginners Into Sparring — An Entire Industry Just Stopped Nodding

May 13, 2026 · beginner-bjj, bjj-academy

Matt Serra has opinions on what a beginner should look for in a BJJ gym. The 5th-degree black belt, first American to ever earn a Renzo Gracie black belt, UFC Hall of Famer, and one half of the Long Island accent that built modern East Coast jiu-jitsu sat down and explained, in detail, that the best

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Regional Academy Updates Website To Reflect Status As 'Official Training Home' Of Two-Time UFC Champion — He Attended A Seminar In April 2019

May 11, 2026 · bjj-business, credential-inflation

The website went up sometime last week. Under "About Our Academy" — maybe in the banner, floating over a photo of a crowded mat — there are now four words that weren't there before: Official Training Home.

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BJJ World: 'Sport Has All The Stars But None Of The Story' — Promotions Failing at Narrative

May 07, 2026 · competition-results, flograppling

Grappling has never had more talent. It's also never been this hard to explain to your non-training friends why they should care.

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Jay Rod Is Definitely Not Training at Simple Man, Says Gym Where Jay Rod Is Training

May 05, 2026 · accountability, b-team

Jay Rodriguez — the ADCC silver medalist banned from B-Team in May 2025https://bjjdoc.com/2025/05/07/jay-rodriguez-j-rod-makes-a-statement-after-b-team-confirms-he-was-banned/ for predatory behavior toward female teammates — is training at Simple Man Martial Arts. The gym says he's not.

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