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G’day, I’m Crish. I’ve spent my life in high-stakes environments, form the army to the police force to the ring competing in martial arts. Now, I’m applying that veteran mindset to a new challenge: finding the ultimate teaching methods for martial arts.
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Checkmat'a Crisis - Leandro Vieira - Season 1 - Episode 4 (opens the original)
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Welcome to Grounded Ramblings Dark Side of the Mats - Season 1 Let's break the silence and tell the world, one story at a time.Grounded Ramblings is an investigative series examining misconduct, institutional failure, and power structures inside combat sports. Subscribe to follow the investigation. A civil lawsuit exposes a two-year delay in handling a crucial letter, leaving a decorated coach suspended pending judicial review.This breakdown examines the legal complaint involving Vieira, a marti
Andre Galvao & Atos Jiu Jitsu - Season 1 - Episode 3 (opens the original)
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Welcome to Grounded Ramblings Dark Side of the Mats - Season 1 Let's break the silence and tell the world, one story at atime. Grounded Ramblings is an investigative series examiningmisconduct, institutional failure, and power structures inside combat sports. Subscribe to follow the investigation. We examine the serious issue of jiu-jitsu safety and the allegations surrounding a gym once considered a gold standard. This video explores the dark side of the mat, specifically looking at how a facil
The Melqui Galvao Case Part 1 - Season 1 - Episode 2 (opens the original)
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Welcome to Grounded Ramblings Dark Side of the Mats - Season 1Let's break the silence and tell the world, one story at a time. In April 2026, Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach and civil police investigator Melqui Galvão was arrested on suspicion of offences against at least three students, the youngest allegedly 12 years old at the time.What followed exposed something far bigger than one man's arrest. A 16-minute audio recording. A burner phone used from inside a prison cell. Alleged witness intimidatio
BJJ Cults Exposed: The Gentle Art of Obedience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Season 1 - Episode 1 (opens the original)
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Welcome to Grounded Ramblings Dark Side of the Mats - Season 1 A lot of us came into martial arts looking for the good stuff: discipline, courage, humility, competence, truth under pressure. And many gyms really do offer that. They save people. They build people. They give structure to lives that need it. But family can become control when belonging is used to silence doubt. Respect can become obedience when rank is treated like moral authority. Tradition canbecome camouflage when no one is allo
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