Judo Historian Says Gordon Ryan’s Behavior Would Not Be Tolerated In Judo
Oct 16, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Judo historian Chadi argues that Gordon Ryan’s public conduct would not survive inside judo’s institutional culture. Speaking on a podcast, he said the sport weighs an athlete’s...
John Hearn, The World’s Oldest Judo Teacher, Passes Away At 103
Oct 16, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
John “Jack” Hearn, known to generations of students in Cramlington simply as Mr. Hearn and nicknamed Judo Jack, has died at 103. His judo began by accident. Appendix surgery ended his...
BJJ Coach Juan Miguel Figueroa-Ball Jailed For Eight Years After SA On Free Trial Student
Oct 15, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Juan Miguel Figueroa-Ball, a 44-year-old instructor at Ceres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, was sentenced to eight years in prison at Reading Crown Court on October 8 for sexually assaulting a woman who had...
Keith Krikorian Calls Dating Bans In BJJ Gyms “Cult-Like”
Oct 15, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Keith Krikorian says Jiu-Jitsu gyms that forbid students from dating each other are behaving like cults. He expanded on a social media take, arguing that coaches should encourage healthy...
Demetrious Johnson Says He Would Ban Heel Hooks In MMA: “Can Ruin Someone’s Career”
Oct 14, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Demetrious Johnson wants oblique kicks banned from MMA, and he says heel hooks should go with them. The MMA legend made his case in a sit-down with Ariel Helwani, comparing the two techniques as...
Judo Champion Kayla Harrison Reveals She Has Five Herniated Discs: “Couldn’t Lift My Arm”
Oct 14, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
UFC champion Kayla Harrison has detailed the neck surgery that threatened her preparation for her November 14 fight with Amanda Nunes. On a recent podcast, she said she learned she had five herniated...
Brian Glick Explains How He Trains Every Day In His 50s Despite Injuries
Oct 13, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Longtime John Danaher student Brian Glick trains every day in his 50s, on a body carrying nearly 25 years of wear. In a recent interview he described a mix of lingering injuries and age-related...
Judo GOAT Teddy Riner Explains Why He Turned Down UFC
Oct 13, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Judo heavyweight Teddy Riner has spoken about a rumored multi-million dollar UFC offer to compete in the cage. Riner, whose career is so dominant that he is regularly mentioned among France’s...
Windows Signs Kade & Tye Ruotolo In What May Be One Of BJJ’s Biggest Sponsorship Deals Ever
Oct 12, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Microsoft’s Windows brand has announced a sponsorship with Kade and Tye Ruotolo, a partnership that is likely among the largest the sport of Jiu-Jitsu has seen. Windows unveiled the news in an...
Owen Livesey Says The Training Room Is Afraid Of John Danaher: “He’s Got A Temper”
Oct 12, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
UK judo champion and grappling coach Owen Livesey has given a rare inside account of John Danaher’s New Wave room in Texas, where he trained for two weeks a couple of years ago. Speaking on the...
Judo Gold Medalist Owen Livesey Rejects The ‘Don’t Drill’ Movement: “I Don’t Agree With It”
Oct 11, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Commonwealth Games judo gold medalist Owen Livesey has no patience for the idea that grapplers should stop drilling. Livesey trained judo full-time for eight years before moving into Jiu-Jitsu and...
Arman Tsarukyan Set To Face Neiman Gracie At RAF Abu Dhabi
Oct 11, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Real American Freestyle (RAF) announced that UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan will meet Neiman Gracie Stambowsky on November 14 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi! Tsarukyan arrives...
Draculino: “The Technical Level Of BJJ Nowadays Compared To My Time Is Infinitely Better Now”
Oct 10, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Draculino has watched Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grow from its grassroots days in Barra da Tijuca into a technical, global sport. On The Resilient Show, he compared the old school with the modern game and...
FloGrappling GM Ben Kovacs Says UFC BJJ Is Losing Money: “Doesn’t Math Out”
Oct 10, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
FloGrappling general manager Ben Kovacs says the economics of professional grappling rarely add up, and that UFC BJJ is a prime example. He laid out the case on The Ageless Warrior Lab with host Dave...
Joe Rogan Renews Deal With Spotify With A $250 Million Contract
Oct 09, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Spotify has secured a new multiyear agreement with Joe Rogan, keeping licensing rights and advertising sales for The Joe Rogan Experience. People familiar with the matter say the terms resemble the...
UFC Veteran & BJJ Black Belt Tim Kennedy Reportedly Wounded In Ambush In Congo
Oct 09, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Former UFC fighter and U.S. Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy has reportedly been wounded in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A former New Zealand SAS member who was with him did not...
Draculino Warns BJJ Instructors Against Posing As Life Coaches: “They Think They’re Gurus Or Something”
Oct 09, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Draculino, who has spent more than 40 years on the mats, has a message for the modern Jiu-Jitsu world: instructors should not cast themselves as gurus or life coaches. The coral belt grew up...
Victor Hugo Announces Possible Retirement From ADCC: “Everything’s Moving Fast”
Oct 09, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Victor Hugo finished ADCC 2026 by submitting his way through the +220 lb (+99 kg) division, then announced his retirement from ADCC competition before the absolute bracket began. Hugo said a...
LL Cool J Discovers The Brutal Reality Of Starting Jiu-Jitsu: “Your Whole World Shatters”
Oct 07, 2026BJJEE
Hip-hop icon and actor LL Cool J has joined the growing list of celebrities discovering just how humbling Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can be. During a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, LL Cool J...
Rider Zuchi Stripped Of IBJJF World Title & Banned For Three Years
Oct 07, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Rider Zuchi has lost the first world title of his career. The IBJJF has suspended the heavyweight for three years and wiped out his 2026 World Championship gold after an in-competition drug test came...
Two Former Students Accuse BJJ Black Belt Bruno Formiga Of SA
Oct 07, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Police in Rio de Janeiro are investigating sexual assault allegations from two former female students against Bruno Leonardo Reis de Souza, 42, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt known as Bruno...
Daniel Schuardt Reveals His Wife Made Him Choose Kingsway Over Craig Jones’ B Team
Oct 06, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Daniel Schuardt picked Kingsway over B Team largely because his wife told him to. The Australian, an ADCC 2026 bronze medalist and the man behind the viral “Mussolini lock”, explained in...
Jose Aldo & Marlon Vera Go to A Draw In Quito Grappling Match
Oct 06, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera could not separate themselves in their submission-only grappling match at Hype on Sunday night in Quito, Ecuador. And, well, the 10-minute contest ended in a draw with no...
Andre Galvao Takes Silver In Return To IBJJF Competition: “I Wanted To Feel The Pressure Again”
Oct 06, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Andre Galvao is back on the IBJJF podium! The ATOS owner won silver in the super heavyweight division at the 2026 IBJJF Pan-American No-Gi Championship, after stepping away from the tournament...
