Craig Jones Kills Promotion, Launches Resort Camp
Craig Jones had a problem: running a jiu-jitsu promotion is hard. You need consistent athlete availability.
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BJJ News — jiu jitsu
Gym Issues ADCC Conduct Policy: Please Try to Be Good
There's a moment in every gym's trajectory when the owner realizes: we have to put this in writing. This week, one gym did exactly that.
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ADCC 2026: Simple Man's Historic No-Show
When Simple Man Martial Arts rebranded in July 2025 under Nicky Ryan and Damien Anderson, the message was clear: this is a serious team now. Nicky Ryan doesn't do casual projects.
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Real-World Grappling: Brown Belt at Tesco Supermarket
Every jiu-jitsu gym has the conversation. It happens during water breaks, after rolling, on the drive home.
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The Purple Belt's ADCC Paradox: Analysis Without Stakes
Every Monday at 7 p.m., before the hard rolls start, there's a purple belt at your gym who's just finished his second detailed breakdown of why ADCC 2028 will be "radically different" from 2026. He has fourteen specific points.
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Purple Belt ADCC Planning: The Gym's Most Predictable Cycle
Every grappling gym has one. A purple belt catches you between rolls and leans against the cage: 'Bro, I'm thinking ADCC 2028.
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Banned Pile Driver Causes Cervical Spine Injury
On August 22, 2026, Willian Hiroyuki Masuda, a 37-year-old jiu-jitsu instructor known in the community as 'Kabuto,' suffered a catastrophic cervical spine injury during a no-gi competition at the MoringĂŁo gymnasium in Londrina, Brazil. The injury wasn't caused by a technical slip or an escalation th
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$972 ADCC Mat-Side Tickets Are Wrecking Marriages
Blue belt, maybe purple. Makes decent money—$60K, $80K, whatever.
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