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The Buggy Choke Is The Move Everyone Loves To Hate, And They Are All Wrong About It
The buggy choke is the submission that splits every gym in two. Half the room calls it a disrespectful white belt gimmick, the other half is busy tapping people with it from the bottom of side control. Kade Ruotolo finished it on the biggest stages in grappling, the IBJJF still has not banned it, and TikTok cannot stop showing it to you. Here is my honest take on why both camps have it wrong, and the one warning nobody attaches to it.
Grappling Finally Found The Money. The Women Are Still Waiting To See Their Share Of It
ADCC doubled the men's prize money for 2026 and left the women's purses exactly where they were, so a male champion now earns twice what a female champion does for winning the same world title. Craig Jones offered to cover the gap out of his own pocket, the women's absolute quietly disappeared, and Mayssa Bastos punched her ticket to Kraków anyway. Here is my honest take on the pay gap nobody in grappling wants to talk about.
CJI 2.5 And The $10 Million Bomb Craig Jones Just Dropped On Pro Grappling
Craig Jones announced CJI 2.5 with a $10,000,000 prize pool last week and the BJJ internet has not shut up since. What the number actually buys, who it pressures, and why I think it is both the best and the most reckless thing to happen to the sport in a decade.
UFC BJJ Is Quietly Becoming the Most Important Grappling Promotion. Here's My Take.
Six events in, UFC BJJ has gone from curiosity to the most consistent paycheck in pro grappling. What the format actually is, why the Opens divisions are the smart story, and whether this finally fixes the sport's money problem. Field opinions throughout.
The State of BJJ in 2026: What's Actually Trending on the Mats
Sub-only is eating the pro scene, body lock passing is the new answer to leg locks, and gym fees have crossed into Equinox territory. A field report on where Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu actually is in May 2026, with opinions.
Best of r/BJJ: Top Reddit BJJ Threads and Stories
A roundup of the best discussions from r/BJJ on Reddit: nutrition for full-time grapplers, Gordon Ryan hypotheticals, rolling with white belts and the human side of training.
BJJ Fanatics Review: Are the Videos Worth It?
Honest review of BJJ Fanatics: pricing, instructor lineup, what's actually worth buying, plus a free YouTube roadmap to take you from white belt to blue belt.
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