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# 🚨 B-Team Bans Jay Rod: Our Reaction
- URL: https://fightingmatters.com/b-team-bans-jay-rod-our-reaction/
- Published: 2025-05-07T09:03:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T05:17:58.000Z
- Description: In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan, Jesse Walker, and Shelby York react to the breaking news that B-Team Jiu-Jitsu has officially banned Jay Rod. The team discusses the statements made by both B-Team and Jay Rod and the implications for gym culture.
- Author: Fighting Matters
- Tags: Podcast, Video, Accountability, Pro Grappling

In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan, Jesse Walker, and Shelby York react to the breaking news that B-Team Jiu-Jitsu has officially banned Jay Rod. The team discusses the statements made by both B-Team and Jay Rod and the implications for gym culture.  
  
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👥 Featuring:  
  
Steve Kwan ‪@bjjmentalmodels‬  
Jesse Walker ‪@roughhandsbjj‬  
Shelby York @roughhandsog  
  
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🧠 Topics We Cover:  
  
• What B-Team’s statement actually said  
• How Jay Rod responded and what it reveals  
• Why Craig Jones’s reaction surprised us  
• The importance of protecting victims  
• What other gyms should learn from this  
• The broader problem of abuse in Jiu-Jitsu