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

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

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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Matt Serra Lists His Red Flags For A Bad BJJ Gym — Starts With How Fast They Throw White Belts Into Live Rolling

Matt Serra Lists His Red Flags For A Bad BJJ Gym — Starts With How Fast They Throw White Belts Into Live Rolling

Matt Serra has run Serra BJJ Academy on Long Island for over twenty years, holds a UFC Hall of Fame jacket, and owns the most beloved knockout of a welterweight champion in the sport's history. So when he sits down on the JRE MMA Show and starts listing the things that make a BJJ gym worth your mone
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