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Manny Ray Gonzales Defund Racist Jiu Jitsu
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Manny Ray Gonzales Enrages Sacramento BJJ Community with Racist Remarks.

Manny Ray Gonzales has become quite the case study of what racism in jiu-jitsu looks like. The situation started after losing a 12-year-old competitor, who felt that it was time to move on to a new gym with new challenges. This is a painful part of the natural lifecycle of an athlete and a coach, and Manny did not adjust well.

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Mestre Imbo Bison Tample Jiujitsu
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Mario Stefan Talks About Jiu-Jitsu Traditional in Angola

Mario Stefan is a black belt in Angolan jiu-jitsu tradicional, a special form of the Arte Suave that takes its name due to the use of “traditional” standing attacks and the incorporation of weapons. Otherwise, it’s far from what any of us would consider traditional in the normal sense.

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Terere Kids Project: From the Favela to Oxford

In 2018, Gabriele Paone could often be spotted rolling through the favela with Alexandre “Buda” Ribeiro and the rest of the crew from Terere Kids Project. TKP is a small project, but thanks to its namesake, 5x World Champion Fernando Terere, it has a huge international presence. If you search social projects and/or jiu-jitsu, you’re likely to stumble onto the small project located at the base of the Cantagalo favela in Ipanema.

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Projects & Parole Reform: Alexandre Ribeiro Lays the BluePrint

In Rio’s peripheral communities, social projects have shown an increasing impact on reducing recidivism rates by providing alternative options to people who need it the most.Terere Kids Project instructor Alexandre Ribeiro, known as Buda, is a perfect example of how social projects can provide successful transition programs for convicted felons.

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Andris Brunovskis at Highstyle Jiu-Jitsu Club

Due to the pandemic and politics, Highstyle jiu jitsu went underground. In March they decided to adopt a private club model with a cap of 8 “homies” that they allow into the gym for training sessions two times per day in their 420-friendly club located in Washington, D.C.

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