BJJ News — judo

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

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

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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Jeremy Glick Tried to Stop a Hijacked Plane With His Hands. The US Judo Association Just Made Him a 10th-Degree Black Belt.

Jeremy Glick Tried to Stop a Hijacked Plane With His Hands. The US Judo Association Just Made Him a 10th-Degree Black Belt.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Jeremy Glick called his wife Lyz from a payphone in the back of United Flight 93. He told her the plane had been hijacked.
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Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes Is the UFC 329 Title Fight Nobody Talked About — Between Them, They Have More World Grappling Titles Than McGregor Has Fights Since 2021

Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes Is the UFC 329 Title Fight Nobody Talked About — Between Them, They Have More World Grappling Titles Than McGregor Has Fights Since 2021

The UFC 329 bantamweight title fight is July 11 in Las Vegas during International Fight Week. Kayla Harrison defends.
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Kayla Harrison Calls The IJF's Leg-Grab Ban 'Political' And Modern Judo 'Kind Of Boring' — 'How Are You Going To Ban An Original Throw?'

Kayla Harrison Calls The IJF's Leg-Grab Ban 'Political' And Modern Judo 'Kind Of Boring' — 'How Are You Going To Ban An Original Throw?'

Kayla Harrison has two Olympic gold medals in judo, a UFC bantamweight title around her waist, and a public diagnosis of her old sport that the International Judo Federation cannot really argue with: modern judo is, in her words, "kind of boring." The leg-grab ban they've defended for sixteen years?
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Netflix Is Selling Rousey vs Carano As A 'Legacy' Fight. Between Them, It's Been 29 Years Since A Real Win.

Netflix Is Selling Rousey vs Carano As A 'Legacy' Fight. Between Them, It's Been 29 Years Since A Real Win.

Netflix is selling the May 16 card at the Intuit Dome as a moment. The main event is Ronda Rousey against Gina Carano.
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Ronda Rousey Called The Reigning UFC Champion A 'Wet Towel.' The Wet Towel Has Two Olympic Golds In Rousey's Own Sport.

Ronda Rousey Called The Reigning UFC Champion A 'Wet Towel.' The Wet Towel Has Two Olympic Golds In Rousey's Own Sport.

Ronda Rousey showed up to a Netflix press conference in New York on April 15 and spent the afternoon explaining that Kayla Harrison, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion who has defended the belt Rousey used to own, has "the charisma of a wet towel" and "will always be in me and Gina's shadow." T
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BJJ Black Belt Enters Judo Tournament, Gets Penalized For Submitting Opponent With A Submission

BJJ Black Belt Enters Judo Tournament, Gets Penalized For Submitting Opponent With A Submission

Beatrice Jin is the seventh-ranked female lightweight black belt in the world. American Nationals champion. Worlds bronze medalist. She finished Patricia Pacheco with an ankle lock at the 2026 IBJJF Europeans. She also works as...
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Chuck Norris Was a Real BJJ Black Belt. A Senator Lied About Being One. And CJI 3 Booked Dillon Danis.

Chuck Norris Was a Real BJJ Black Belt. A Senator Lied About Being One. And CJI 3 Booked Dillon Danis.

Chuck Norris, the Internet's Most Memed Martial Artist, Was a Real BJJ Black Belt Chuck Norris died this week at 86. And the real story isn't the roundhouse kicks. Rigan Machado told TMZ that Norris...
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