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Covering Your Opponent's Face as a Grip Break: Technique or Ethics Violation?

Covering Your Opponent's Face as a Grip Break: Technique or Ethics Violation?

Jun 12, 2026 · competition-results, ethics
The first time someone palmed your face on the mat, your reaction wasn't analytical. A hand on the face hits different from an arm drag — it feels personal in a way heel hooks don't, and heel hooks can end your season.
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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.

Jun 05, 2026 · bjj-vs-mma, community
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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BJJ 6th-Degree Black Belt Chokes Out Racist Aggressor at Steamer Lane Surf Break — Goes Viral in Two Communities

BJJ 6th-Degree Black Belt Chokes Out Racist Aggressor at Steamer Lane Surf Break — Goes Viral in Two Communities

Jun 04, 2026 · black-belt, community
He didn't throw a single punch. Sandro Santiago — 6th-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Santa Cruz gym founder — had a racist aggressor swing at him on the beach at Steamer Lane.
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A Sixth-Degree BJJ Black Belt Put an Aggressive Surfer in a Hold at Steamer Lane

A Sixth-Degree BJJ Black Belt Put an Aggressive Surfer in a Hold at Steamer Lane

Jun 03, 2026 · bjj-lifestyle, community
Something happened at Steamer Lane that caught the attention of the wider surf and martial arts world — a moment that seemed simple on the surface but revealed something deeper about what training actually means when the stakes stop being theoretical. Sandro Santiago, a sixth-degree black belt and f
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A Sixth-Degree BJJ Black Belt Controlled a Surf Bully at Steamer Lane Without Throwing a Single Punch

A Sixth-Degree BJJ Black Belt Controlled a Surf Bully at Steamer Lane Without Throwing a Single Punch

Jun 03, 2026 · bjj-works, community
A video dropped that would spend weeks circulating through both surfing and jiu-jitsu communities simultaneously — the kind of rare crossover that only happens when martial arts theory actually collides with reality in a way nobody can argue with. The clip didn't look like most self-defense footage.
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Fitness Influencer Tries Actual BJJ — Eight Years Of Body Combat Did Nothing Against A 14-Year-Old

Fitness Influencer Tries Actual BJJ — Eight Years Of Body Combat Did Nothing Against A 14-Year-Old

May 12, 2026 · body-combat, community
A 14-year-old kid put Riley Rehl to sleep in a regular jiu-jitsu class, and she had eight years of cardio kickboxing in the bank when it happened. That's the entire story.
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BJJ Black Belt Restrains Racist Surfer Without Throwing a Punch. Then Demanded an Apology.

BJJ Black Belt Restrains Racist Surfer Without Throwing a Punch. Then Demanded an Apology.

May 11, 2026 · bjj-in-real-life, black-belt
Watch the Sandro Santiago video and notice what isn't there. No moment where a trained martial artist decides a racist confrontation at Steamer Lane is the place to demonstrate how hard he can hit someone.
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Chris Bones Built His Brand on Rickson Gracie's Name. Rickson's Son Has Notes.

Chris Bones Built His Brand on Rickson Gracie's Name. Rickson's Son Has Notes.

May 10, 2026 · chris-bones, community
Chris Bones has spent years building one of the most aggressive online presences in BJJ on a very specific foundation. He calls himself a "3rd Degree Black Belt under Master Rickson Gracie and Professor Jason Roebig." That credential — Rickson Gracie's name literally attached to his rank — is load-b
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