Ep. 146: Sport Governance, feat. Whitney Bragagnolo
BJJ Mental Models
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Jujitsu Is a Tribal Fiefdom With Warlords Competing for Territories
i b j j f is trying to own the promotion system and they're trying to monotize it. And that level control is a powerful tool for them. Robert deagle is in ip j j f jail at the moment because, due toa technicality, he is not recognized as a black belt. But they also will no longer recognize him as a brown belt, so he is unable to compete under the i b j g f tournament structure until sometime in 20 22. Which is ridiculous. You're taking an athlete in their prime years, an elet grappler, and you're telling them, tha du to paper work, they can't compete.
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