Editorials

Long form stories and opinion pieces

Health & Fitness

📝 Jiujitsu Actually Should Be Therapeutic

Jan 13, 2026

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15 min read

📝 Jiujitsu Actually Should Be Therapeutic

And If It's Not That Might Be Your Fault

William

Editorials

Jul 29, 2025

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15 min read

📝 Money Buys Belts, Not Respect

The Sad Story Of Derek Moneyberg

William

Editorials

Jul 8, 2025

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16 min read

📝 The UFC Plans Sportswashing Spectacle

Why The UFC's Success Could Be Their Undoing

William

Books & Writing

📝 The Best Gym In The Jiujitsu Capital Of America

Jun 24, 2025

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14 min read

📝 The Best Gym In The Jiujitsu Capital Of America

An Inquiry Into The Value Of Work

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Jun 17, 2025

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20 min read

The UFC's Greatest Guard

Good Guards Have Layers

William

Editorials

Apr 1, 2025

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14 min read

Teach Skills, Not Techniques

Reflections On Making A Jiujitsu Curriculum After Reading "Skill Acquisition for Judo"

William

Editorials

Feb 3, 2025

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17 min read

Free Speech Against The UFC

What The UFC Actually Doesn't Want People To Say

William

Editorials

Dec 31, 2024

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19 min read

How Grappling Will Change In 2025

Monopolies, Martial Arts Nerddom, And The Past Playing With The Future

William

PFL

Oct 15, 2024

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14 min read

Content Killed The Combat Sports Star

Why The PFL Isn’t Selling The Biggest Story In Mixed Martial Arts

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

How Austin Became The Capital Of No Gi BJJ

Oct 8, 2024

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18 min read

How Austin Became The Capital Of No Gi BJJ

On the past and future of the Lone Star State

William

ADCC

Aug 20, 2024

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19 min read

📝 Who Won Grappling's Biggest Weekend?

And What Does The Sport Get Now?

William

ADCC

📝 Submission Grappling’s Fight For Professionalism

Aug 13, 2024

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19 min read

📝 Submission Grappling’s Fight For Professionalism

What Will The Craig Jones Invitational Leave In Its Wake?

William

Editorials

Aug 9, 2024

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13 min read

The Biggest Fight In MMA History

Can The UFC Survive An Antitrust Trial?

William

Editorials

📝 Why So Many Rich People Want To Get Punched In The Face

Jul 16, 2024

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15 min read

📝 Why So Many Rich People Want To Get Punched In The Face

What Jake Paul's Journey Through Celebrity Boxing Teaches Us About Combat Sports

William

Editorials

Jul 9, 2024

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9 min read

Talk Like A (Good) Coach

Why More Words Are Less Helpful

William

Editorials

📝 Innovation & Adoption At The Craig Jones Invitational

Jun 21, 2024

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12 min read

📝 Innovation & Adoption At The Craig Jones Invitational

Why Jason Nolf’s Signing Is A Big Deal

William

ADCC

Prestige, Purses, And The Need To Be Taken Seriously

May 28, 2024

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11 min read

Prestige, Purses, And The Need To Be Taken Seriously

Influence In Combat Sports

William

Editorials

May 21, 2024

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12 min read

The Baddest Man In History

The Unique Circumstances That Make Oleksandr Usyk One Of A Kind

William, +1

MMA

Apr 26, 2024

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10 min read

Why Martial Arts Are High Art

And Why All Art Has Inherent Value

William

Editorials

Apr 15, 2024

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9 min read

Blessed Mother Fucker

How Max Holloway Became A Legend At UFC 300

William

Health & Fitness

Is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Enough To Improve Your Cardio?

Apr 2, 2024

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16 min read

Is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Enough To Improve Your Cardio?

A Data Driven Look At Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Cardio

William

Editorials

Why You Need To Read The Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Mar 19, 2024

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9 min read

Why You Need To Read The Tao of Jeet Kune Do

What Bruce Lee Can Teach You About How To Do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

One Framework To Understand Every Submission In BJJ

Mar 15, 2024

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8 min read

One Framework To Understand Every Submission In BJJ

Three Simple Checks To Understand Submissions Broadly

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Building Agency In An Increasingly Artificial World

Feb 9, 2024

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15 min read

Building Agency In An Increasingly Artificial World

Mat time as soulcraft.

William

Editorials

Jan 12, 2024

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15 min read

Why You Shouldn’t Compete

You don't have to compete, but the people that do need to know when to quit

William

Editorials

📝 Jiujitsu Actually Should Be Therapeutic

📝 Money Buys Belts, Not Respect

📝 The UFC Plans Sportswashing Spectacle

📝 The Best Gym In The Jiujitsu Capital Of America

The UFC's Greatest Guard

Teach Skills, Not Techniques

Free Speech Against The UFC

How Grappling Will Change In 2025

Content Killed The Combat Sports Star

How Austin Became The Capital Of No Gi BJJ

📝 Who Won Grappling's Biggest Weekend?

📝 Submission Grappling’s Fight For Professionalism

The Biggest Fight In MMA History

📝 Why So Many Rich People Want To Get Punched In The Face

Talk Like A (Good) Coach

📝 Innovation & Adoption At The Craig Jones Invitational

Prestige, Purses, And The Need To Be Taken Seriously

The Baddest Man In History

Why Martial Arts Are High Art

Blessed Mother Fucker

Is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Enough To Improve Your Cardio?

Why You Need To Read The Tao of Jeet Kune Do

One Framework To Understand Every Submission In BJJ

Building Agency In An Increasingly Artificial World

Why You Shouldn’t Compete

Open Note Grappling

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