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Category: BJJ Traditions

Talk about Sandbagging: Olympic Gold Medalist in Wrestling Helen Maroulis Registers for Nogi World Championships as a Blue Belt

John DavisNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024

The accomplished wrestler Helen Maroulis has turned heads within the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community by announcing her intention to compete in the upcoming IBJJF No-Gi World Championships. What makes this announcement…

10th Planet Black Belt Promotes Adults to Grey Belt in BJJ

John DavisNovember 25, 2024

When news broke about Marvin Castelle promoting adults from white to grey belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the reaction was a mix of disbelief, humor, and pointed critique. This unorthodox decision…

Jean Jacques Machado black belt says that playing music during training goes against BJJ tradition

John DavisNovember 5, 2024December 12, 2024

pictured Leor Sagi and random girl playing music before competing in BJJ – this has nothing to do with Zolthan Bathory. Bathory was in a different version of featured image…

Relson Gracie blasts modern BJJ, claims Leglocks are major part of the issue

John DavisOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024

Jiu-jitsu legend Relson Gracie believes the current state of BJJ competition has strayed too far from its roots in self-defense and become overly focused on sport-specific techniques that don’t translate…

Relson Gracie: Jiu-Jitsu originated in India 10,000 years ago from Buddhist monks

John DavisOctober 30, 2024November 26, 2024

In a recent interview, Jiu-Jitsu legend Relson Gracie made the surprising claim that the martial art originated not in Japan or Brazil, but in ancient India over 10,000 years ago.…

Awkward? Rickson Gracie delivers BJJ belt promotion timeline to a BJJ Black belt that got promoted in half the time

John DavisOctober 25, 2024October 25, 2024

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world was treated to an unintentionally awkward moment this week when legend Rickson Gracie revealed detailed guidelines for belt promotions in a podcast appearance – right as…

White belt got a stripe promotion after performing a ‘kata’ in front of a coral belts

John DavisOctober 24, 2024October 24, 2024

A white belt recently claimed to have received a third stripe after demonstrating a kata in front of a coral belt, stirring up quite the conversation within the community. Many…

Keenan Cornelius: Is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Truly Brazilian?

Claudio MartinOctober 24, 2024October 24, 2024

In a recent podcast that has stirred up controversy within the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community, renowned American grappler Keenan Cornelius made a bold statement challenging the widely held belief that Brazilians…

UFC veteran Alistair Overeem has been a BJJ blue belt for 7 years

Claudio MartinOctober 20, 2024

In a surprising revelation for the combat sports world, former UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem has maintained his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  blue belt status for an unexpected seven years. The Dutch-British…

Keenan Cornelius: ‘No One Cares About IBJJF Gi Worlds Anymore’

Claudio MartinOctober 19, 2024October 19, 2024

In an episode of the Matburn Podcast, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout Keenan Cornelius made waves with his candid remarks about the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation and its flagship event, the Gi…

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