The first ever CJI tournament is in the books! My take: Pros: The innovations that separated them from every other Jiu-jitsu event - The Alley, multiple rounds, 10 point must, open scoring - all seemed to work great for the athletes, the viewers, and the sport! Obviously, the money for the athletes was the biggest game changer of all, with two new millionaire athletes in the sport. Lots of money raised for charities. Cons: The judges criteria seemed a little ambiguous in tightly contested matches. The worst example, IMO, was the -80 finals. I really felt they got round 4 completely backwards, and that would have changed who won the million. The Gabi vs Craig match was a total side show. That being said, I don't know how else it could have played out, but the circus aspect was a little cringe/embarrassing. Just my opinion. The animus with ADCC was taken too far. I get that they were trying to make a point, but ADCC is by far the most important tournament that our sport has. Watching the tone of the trolls online, they've made it a zero sum equivalence between CJI and ADCC. That's going to destroy ADCC in the long run. Something that took nearly 30 years to build, and is not easy to replace. Best case scenario: CJI sticks around and becomes the highest paying event in the sport. ADCC sticks around and grows their brand as well as their fighter pay. Everyone chills the F out with the negativity towards either, and we all win! What are your thoughts? ⬇️⬇️

When looking at what seminars you plan to attend what makes it worth the price in everyone’s opinion? I recently went to a 2 day one and the amount of information given it was worth the price but I’m curious on how others decide to go or not

I saw my buddy Kent Peters opening up his DMs to technique requests from followers. So I figured I'd do the same thing over here! If there's a technique you're curious about, drop it below. I don't know every technique there is, but I've got a decent roll-a-dex to work from. Hopefully I can help and shoot a technique video of it for you!

Where's your home gym located? Shout them out! This is mine - Central Alberta Jiu-jitsu in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada 🤙🤙 Drop by if you're ever in the area!

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