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How China Built BJJ Into Its School System—And What That Means for Everyone Else

How China Built BJJ Into Its School System—And What That Means for Everyone Else

Jun 05, 2026 · china, community
The grappling world got a reminder of something uncomfortable: when a country with 1.4 billion people decides to systematize a sport, the rest of us should probably pay attention. Somewhere in Shanghai, a seven-year-old was getting graded on guard retention.
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When Basilio's Surgery Forced a 9-Day Scramble for Moura's Title Defense

When Basilio's Surgery Forced a 9-Day Scramble for Moura's Title Defense

Jun 04, 2026 · bianca-basilio, cassia-moura
The Women's Bantamweight Title fight at UFC BJJ 8 went through one final upheaval—and it said something uncomfortable about the state of women's elite grappling that nobody really wanted to admit out loud. That was the window Sabrina Gondim had between accepting a title shot and actually stepping in
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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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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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Ed O'Neill On Why Nobody Gets Black Belts: 'They Don't Keep Going to Class'

Ed O'Neill On Why Nobody Gets Black Belts: 'They Don't Keep Going to Class'

Jun 03, 2026 · belt-promotion, black-belt
Al Bundy has a black belt. Al Bundy sold shoes, watched Psycho Dad, and sat on a couch in a bathrobe for eleven seasons.
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Back in May, ADCC's Krakow Problem Got Worse: A Look at What the Organization Left Unsaid

Back in May, ADCC's Krakow Problem Got Worse: A Look at What the Organization Left Unsaid

Jun 03, 2026 · accountability, adcc
When this went down recently—specifically on May 9th, 2026—ADCC faced a choice. The organization could have made a statement.
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Islam Makhachev Says Ian Garry's Wrestling Camp Won't Help — 'Short-Term Training Doesn't Provide Meaningful Improvement'

Islam Makhachev Says Ian Garry's Wrestling Camp Won't Help — 'Short-Term Training Doesn't Provide Meaningful Improvement'

Jun 03, 2026 · competition-results, grappling
Ian Garry flew to Georgia. Not the state, the country — home of Nox, khinkali, and apparently the only wrestlers on Earth who can prepare an Irishman to take down a Dagestani champion.
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Gamebred Bareknuckle Produced Three RNCs On One Card — Remove The Gloves And Grapplers Just Choke Everyone

Gamebred Bareknuckle Produced Three RNCs On One Card — Remove The Gloves And Grapplers Just Choke Everyone

Jun 03, 2026 · anthony-smith, competition-results
When Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA ran its return show on Friday the 10th at Ovalo Feria Ganadera in Santo Domingo, something remarkable happened. All three were rear-naked chokes.
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