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BJJ's safety reckoning
From a 13-year-old hospitalised in a Brazilian gauntlet to a fugitive black belt photographed at an open mat — the year the sport stopped pretending the bad actors were the problem of "that other gym."
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- ▸ BJJPROBLEMS Apr 11, 2026, 05:17 AM ET
13-Year-Old Hospitalized After Gauntlet Hazing at BJJ Academy in Brazil
The municipal youth jiu-jitsu program in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil promised discipline, confidence, and healthy routines. The kind of thing you'd put on a government brochure next to a photo of smiling kids in white gis.
- ▸ BJJPROBLEMS Apr 7, 2026, 08:13 PM ET
Second Arrest Warrant Issued for Izaak Michell as Australian Media Tracks Him Down Living in a Van