Father Suffers Stroke After Father-Daughter Jiu-Jitsu Class
What started as a Saturday morning of father-daughter bonding on the mats ended with a medical emergency that has left an Owatonna man facing a long road ahead. Michael Selle…
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Jiu-jitsu Student Criticized For Taking Out Frustrations Over Clavicular’s Content On Him In BJJ Training
On a recent episode of the FloGrappling Show, host Trey Robinson and guests Adele Fornarino and Jasmine Rocha were joined by Achilles Rocha, who revealed he trained with controversial content…
Russian Men Are Paying To Get Cauliflower Ears
In Russia, a new cosmetic trend is coming up as men line up to have their ear cartilage deliberately deformed to mimic the battered look of professional MMA athletes. Cauliflower…
Melqui Galvao Transferred To Sao Paulo
Jiu-jitsu instructor Melqui Galvao has been transferred to a civil police prison in the northern part of Sao Paulo following his arrest in Manaus last week. Galvao faces charges of…
BJJ Legend Franjinha Miller: BJJ Has No Chance Of Making It Into The Olympics Because It’s Controlled By Private Entities
BJJ legend Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller, founder of Paragon BJJ and a sixth-degree black belt, sat down with RŌL Radio host Thomas for a recent podcast episode. During the conversation, Miller…
UFC champ Mackenzie Dern Targeting Gillian Robertson For First Title Defense in June
Mackenzie Dern showed up to the red carpet premiere of Beast as UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion and while the event was centered around film the Brazilian American strawweight had plenty…
Jiu-jitsu And Judo Made Mandatory At Shanghai School, Placed On Par With Math And Science
At a handful of schools across Shanghai and Suzhou, students do not have the option to skip martial arts class. Jiu-Jitsu and Judo are part of the core curriculum, graded…
ADCC Winner Adele Fornarino Advocates For Equal Pay For Women At ADCC
ADCC champion Adele Fornarino did not hold back when discussing the state of women’s competition at ADCC during a recent appearance on The White Monster Podcast. Speaking about equal pay…
ADCC Winner Adele Fornarino Blames Entitlement And Ego Among Australians For The Difficulty She’s Having Selling Seminars
ADCC Absolute champion Adele Fornarino opened up on The White Monster Podcast about a frustration that might surprise fans: despite her historic success on the competition stage, she says Australia…
BJJ Black Belt Accused Of SA Over Boys Claims He Was ‘Seduced’ By Students
While Melqui Galvao case is receiving the brunt of publicity, Brazilian court systems are dealing with another high profile case of SA in the BJJ community. Alcenor Alves a former…