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BJJ's Abuse Crisis Is Now Being Analyzed in Academic Media — The Sport Marketed As Safer Than Striking Gets Its First Mainstream Institutional Autopsy

BJJ's Abuse Crisis Is Now Being Analyzed in Academic Media — The Sport Marketed As Safer Than Striking Gets Its First Mainstream Institutional Autopsy

Jun 03, 2026 · abuse, academic
The pitch was always the same. You want self-defense without turning your brain to pudding?
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IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

IBJJF And CBJJ Permanently Ban Melqui Galvão After His Arrest On Charges Involving Minors

Apr 28, 2026 · athlete-news, athlete-welfare
On Tuesday, the IBJJF and CBJJ issued a joint statement permanently banning Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Melquisedeque "Melqui" Galvão from both organizations and from every event they sanction. The statement called his alleged conduct "unacceptable" and a violation of "the most fundamental ethical pri
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Atos Insider Goes on Offense: '27 Cameras, No Investigation, No Charges'

Atos Insider Goes on Offense: '27 Cameras, No Investigation, No Charges'

Apr 11, 2026 · andre-galvao, atos
The Atos defense has entered a new phase. For about two months after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against Andre Galvao in early 2026 — prompting an exodus of elite athletes including Kaynan Duarte, Lucas Barbosa, Andy Murasaki, Josh Hinger, and Gustavo Batista — the public posture from
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Second Arrest Warrant Issued for Izaak Michell as Australian Media Tracks Him Down Living in a Van

Second Arrest Warrant Issued for Izaak Michell as Australian Media Tracks Him Down Living in a Van

Apr 07, 2026 · accountability, adcc
There are now two active arrest warrants for Izaak Michell in the state of Texas. The first, out of Hays County, charges sexual assault — a second-degree felony carrying two to twenty years. The second,...
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Checkmat Takes Two Years To Investigate Abuse Allegations, Two Days To Expel Coach Who Taught At Wrong Gym

Checkmat Takes Two Years To Investigate Abuse Allegations, Two Days To Expel Coach Who Taught At Wrong Gym

Apr 03, 2026 · accountability, checkmat
Jackson Douglas got his Checkmat black belt in 2020 under Lucas Leite. He competed at the highest level. And in March 2026, the organization expelled him over a weekend. The sequence: On a Friday, Douglas...
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