Earlier this week a former instructor has been convicted for abusing his female student. Sadly he wasn’t the only one – not by a long shot.
Marcel Gonçalves Arrested For Sexual Assault
MMA Instructor Accused Of Sex Crimes Involving Teenage Girl
Instructor Accused Of Sexual Assault and Child Abuse
Cases like these make the ones that might need jiu jitsu the most be reluctant to join. Indeed bjj culture is often burdened by toxic masculinity and inappropriately behaved men.
This of course prompted Gracie Breakdown to post two videos – first comically exposing what bjj does to interpersonal relationships :
And the subsequent one diving in deep on the subject:
