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BJJ's Amateur Competition Scene Is Quietly Collapsing — and Too Many Promotions Finally Hit a Wall

BJJ's Amateur Competition Scene Is Quietly Collapsing — and Too Many Promotions Finally Hit a Wall

Jun 06, 2026 · adcc, amateur
You drive four hours. Your bracket started with twelve registered competitors.
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When BJJ Had Its Closest Olympic Shot Yet — And Immediately Fractured Into Three Competing Camps

When BJJ Had Its Closest Olympic Shot Yet — And Immediately Fractured Into Three Competing Camps

Jun 05, 2026 · adcc, community
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu community witnessed something genuinely remarkable: the sport's most realistic Olympic pathway in its history, followed almost immediately by complete organizational chaos. The sequence of events that unfolded over just a few weeks — and the three incompatible ruleset framewo
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ADCC Removed Its Invite List. Then Got Caught Not Removing Anything Else.

ADCC Removed Its Invite List. Then Got Caught Not Removing Anything Else.

Jun 05, 2026 · accountability, adcc
When ADCC removed its invite list in May 2026, it exposed the job that matters: credibility. The technique speaks for itself.
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Tom DeBlass Told Men Not To DM Women At The Gym — The Real Issue Is Whether 'No Thanks' Gets Respected

Tom DeBlass Told Men Not To DM Women At The Gym — The Real Issue Is Whether 'No Thanks' Gets Respected

Jun 05, 2026 · community, gym-culture
Tom DeBlass has been in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for over three decades. He runs one of the most respected gyms on the East Coast.
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Mikey Musumeci Is Abandoning His Leg Locks to Train Like a Dagestani — Before the Title Defense He Already Has

Mikey Musumeci Is Abandoning His Leg Locks to Train Like a Dagestani — Before the Title Defense He Already Has

Jun 05, 2026 · dagestani-wrestling, kevin-dantzler
Mikey Musumeci won the UFC BJJ bantamweight title by footlocking Shay Montague in round two. He'd prefer you forgot that.
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Security Camera Footage Shows BJJ Black Belt Assaulting His Wife — Released on R$1,621 Bail the Same Day

Security Camera Footage Shows BJJ Black Belt Assaulting His Wife — Released on R$1,621 Bail the Same Day

Jun 05, 2026 · accountability, brazil-legal-system
Last week, a BJJ black belt in Brazil's northeastern region assaulted his wife, captured on security camera. He was released on R$1,621 bail within hours—approximately $324 USD.
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Academy Responds to Member Concerns About Training Environment by Hiring Organizational Development Consultant Who Described BJJ As 'A Grappling Form of Karate'

Academy Responds to Member Concerns About Training Environment by Hiring Organizational Development Consultant Who Described BJJ As 'A Grappling Form of Karate'

Jun 05, 2026 · accountability, atos
Somewhere out there, a BJJ gym owner is writing a check to an organizational development consultant who has never set foot on a mat. The consultant has a master's degree, a LinkedIn with 4,000 connections, and a very thorough intake questionnaire.
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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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