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BJJ History

How Hate Found a Home in Jiu-Jitsu & MMA

This interview is an excerpt from Dark Martial Arts History, an 8-part audio documentary chronicling the history and rise of extremism in martial arts like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. com), but this piece is relevant to current events, so we're publishing it here for free.

By Fighting Matters · Feb 5, 2026

Podcast

Teddy Roosevelt Was a Jiu-Jitsu Badass

In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan of BJJ Mental Models and Jeff Shaw of Bellingham BJJ uncover the forgotten history of Jiu-Jitsu in America, and how none other than President Theodore Roosevelt played a pivotal role in its rise.

By Fighting Matters · Jul 7, 2025

How Hate Found a Home in Jiu-Jitsu & MMA

Teddy Roosevelt Was a Jiu-Jitsu Badass

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