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Australian BJJ Tournament Raises Over $500 For Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Awareness
In just under two weeks, 47-year-old Marine veteran and BJJ purple belt Damian “Obi” Todd will attempt to set a world...
Cauliflower Collective: A Marine’s Fight For Foster Kids Through Grappling
Sergio Esquivel has served his country for twenty years, runs a non-profit which helps forgotten or abused children, ...
Inaugural Third Coast Grappling Championship Raises $1,000 For We Defy Foundation
The first ever Third Coast Grappling Championship had a strong showing, with an exciting main event between Keenan Co...
NOLA Black Belt Diagnosed With Lymphoma Needs Our Help
New Orleans black belt Hai Tran was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the week after Thanksgiving, and now he nee...
BJJ Gym Owner Donates $500 Worth Of First Responders’ Memberships To Suicide Prevention Roll-A-Thon
A few weeks ago, we shared the story of Damian “Obi” Todd: a 47-year-old Marine veteran and (new) purple belt who wil...
47-Year-Old Marine Veteran To Roll 24 Hours Straight For Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention
If you’ve ever wanted to know what the Guinness World Record is for the longest consecutive rolling session, well, Da...
On The Mats For Mental Health: One Woman’s Mission To Help Others Heal Through Jiu-Jitsu
According to Mental Health America, roughly 18 percent of adults in America grapple with some form of mental illness....
This BJJ Gym Shaved Their Coach’s Head And Raised $2,000 For Charity
Shaving your head in support of someone battling cancer is a well-known and powerful display of solidarity. While som...
Pedro Sauer And Over A Dozen Black Belts Coming Together For “Mega Seminar” Supporting Victims Of Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida panhandle on October 10, 2018. It’s the first ever Category 4 hurrican...
Black Belt, Coach, and Military Veteran Kenny Bond Passes Away
Professor Kenny Bond, instructor a Street Sports Simi Valley, has passed away. He departs after a long battle with GB...
The BJJ Community Is Teaming Up To Help Two Bullied Syrian Refugee Students Come To Gracie University
Earlier this week, video surfaced of a teenaged boy in the UK being aggressively bullied by his peers. It was reveale...
This Non-Profit Academy Is Spreading The Benefits Of Martial Arts To Oakland Residents
The benefits of jiu-jitsu, boxing, and other martial arts are plentiful, but many people miss out on them because the...