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BJJ Apparel Brand BRAUS Changed Its Charity Website Language Days After a Critic Refused Their NDA

BJJ Apparel Brand BRAUS Changed Its Charity Website Language Days After a Critic Refused Their NDA

Jun 19, 2026 · accountability, bjj-apparel
When Benjamin Marks of Partizan Media looked into BRAUS Foundation's finances, he uncovered a troubling gap between the brand's charitable marketing and what its official filings actually show. The brand's response — complete with NDAs, website rewrites, and a final statement that essentially amount
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Black Belt Walks Out Of Florida Academy After Leadership Says Preventing Harassment Is 'The Women's Job'

Black Belt Walks Out Of Florida Academy After Leadership Says Preventing Harassment Is 'The Women's Job'

Jun 19, 2026 · academy-culture, bruno-machado
When Louis Eduardo made his exit from Orlando Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu public, he didn't just hand in a quiet resignation. Instead, the black belt posted screenshots that revealed exactly why he was leaving—and the reasoning from OBJJ leadership was genuinely worse than anything the headline could captur
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A Surf Bully Told a BJJ World Champion to 'Go Back to Your Country.' He Ended Up on the Sand.

A Surf Bully Told a BJJ World Champion to 'Go Back to Your Country.' He Ended Up on the Sand.

Jun 19, 2026 · bjj-works, community
Something happened at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz that perfectly captured what happens when someone makes a catastrophically bad read on who they're picking a fight with in the ocean at sunrise. Nobody at Steamer Lane ran the check.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Amit Elor Broke Her Silence On Her Father-In-Law Melqui Galvao — 'Teach Your Sons To Respect Women'

Olympic Gold Medalist Amit Elor Broke Her Silence On Her Father-In-Law Melqui Galvao — 'Teach Your Sons To Respect Women'

Jun 19, 2026 · amit-elor, athlete-news
When Melqui Galvao was arrested in Manaus on charges involving minors, three statements landed inside a 24-hour window. The charge sheet covered statutory rape of a victim under 14, sexual harassment, threats, and unauthorized access to electronic devices.
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How Diogo Reis Left BJJ College, Announced His Departure in 4 Days, and Competed 13 Days Later at a Higher Weight Class

How Diogo Reis Left BJJ College, Announced His Departure in 4 Days, and Competed 13 Days Later at a Higher Weight Class

Jun 19, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world watched one of its brightest young competitors navigate an impossible situation with a clarity that's rare in professional sports. Diogo Reis, a two-time ADCC champion and current ONE Championship flyweight world champion, found himself connected to one of the most seri
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Black Belt Walks Away From Orlando Academy After Leadership Dismissed Multiple Women's Misconduct Reports — Coach Says Admin's Response Was 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him'

Black Belt Walks Away From Orlando Academy After Leadership Dismissed Multiple Women's Misconduct Reports — Coach Says Admin's Response Was 'It's The Women's Job To Stop Him'

Jun 18, 2026 · accountability, black-belt
A story broke that landed exactly where it needed to land: squarely in the category of institutional failure so complete that it almost reads like satire. Black belt Louis Eduardo walked away from Orlando Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and the reason he gave was a sentence so stark the headline almost writes
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Ryan Hall's 'Sport BJJ Is Self-Referential' Take Is Credible—But He's Diagnosing the Wrong Disease

Ryan Hall's 'Sport BJJ Is Self-Referential' Take Is Credible—But He's Diagnosing the Wrong Disease

Jun 17, 2026 · competition, matt-serra
Ryan Hall did the thing that makes every sport jiu-jitsu defender flinch: he said out loud what MMA athletes have been thinking for a decade. On Matt Serra's podcast, the UFC veteran and BJJ black belt explained that MMA is 'better' than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu because it encompasses a broader scope of
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Tom DeBlass Tells Men To Stop Sliding Into Women's DMs After BJJ Class — 'You Don't Do This For The New White Belt Guy'

Tom DeBlass Tells Men To Stop Sliding Into Women's DMs After BJJ Class — 'You Don't Do This For The New White Belt Guy'

Jun 17, 2026 · accountability, gym-culture
Tom DeBlass just made every BJJ guy with that DM in his sent folder very nervous. The Ocean County BJJ owner and 1.4-million-follower black belt posted a Saturday message that boils down to one question every man on the mats already knows the answer to: do you do this for the new white belt guy?
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