BJJ News

The Competition Scene Is Pricing Out The People Who Made It: $150 Entry Fees, Shrinking Brackets, And The Hobbyist Exodus Nobody Is Naming

Jun 17, 2026 · community, competition

Your bracket has three people. Three years ago it had eight.

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BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says It Started When She Was 12 — And Her Sister Was Next

Jun 17, 2026 · abuse, accountability

She said he told her she would have a great future. Brenda Larissa was 12.

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Carlos Gracie Jr. Got The Red Belt This Week — Whom IBJJF Once Demoted

Jun 16, 2026 · carlos-gracie-jr, competition-results

On Saturday, April 25, IBJJF founder Carlos Gracie Jr. received his ninth-degree red belt at the Gracie Barra 40th anniversary summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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Active Police Investigator Melqui Galvao Allegedly Used His Badge To Block Misconduct Complaints For Years. A 13-Minute Voice Memo Did Not Care.

Jun 16, 2026 · athlete-news, bjj-safety

Melqui Galvao wasn't coaching as a private citizen. He was an active civil police investigator in the state of Amazonas.

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Brianna Ste-Marie Sits for 3-Hour Competition Advice Interview — Top Pointers Land

Jun 15, 2026 · adcc, bjj-mental-models

Most pro BJJ podcast appearances run 38 minutes, three of which are actually about jiu-jitsu. The rest is a predictable rotation: "how'd you start training," a camp recap, a Submeta plug, a sponsor read that the host doesn't believe in, and a polite sign-off where the interviewer insists you check o

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Karel Pravec: Keep the Olympics Away From Jiu-Jitsu — Rules Will Ruin It

Jun 13, 2026 · adcc, competition-results

The irony is so obvious it hurts: jiu-jitsu spent thirty years fighting for mainstream recognition—for seats at the table, for media coverage, for the legitimacy that comes with Olympic inclusion. Now that it might actually get there, practitioners are looking at what happened to judo and wondering

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