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ADCC 2026 Recap, Part 2 (opens the original)
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The ADCC World Championships just wrapped up for 2026. In Part 1 we looked at all the technical numbers ranging from win method frequency, submission frequency, point spreads, and broke it all down per division as well!Here, in Part 2, I want to talk about the narrative, the standouts, and the future.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0qgE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2
ADCC 2026 Recap, Part 1 (opens the original)
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I haven’t done an article about grappling in a while, and the ADCC World Championship is about as big as it gets. So, only happening once every two years, it always seems ripe for analysis of trends in the sport.<img alt="ADCC 2026 poster" class="sizing-normal
Quitting and Failing (opens the original)
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I quit. For the past 12 weeks I’ve been diligently plugging away at a 16-week half-marathon training program. In truth, the seeds of that were starting to get planted at least 20 weeks ago.This week I pulled the plug. I quit. Gave up. Surrendered… not because it was hard, not because of external acute circumstances, and certainly not because I was lazy or unfocused.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1502224562085-639556652f33?crop=entropy&cs=tiny
Discipline Misunderstood (opens the original)
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Two banners hang on the window in front of my desk. One is a grayscale picture of a Belgian Malinois with the Thucydides quote: “The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.”The other is the whimsical, purple and pink, yellow-eyed Cheshire Cat saying: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”The working dog is a symbol of profound loyalty and relentless effort. Then
Efficiency is Killing Excellence (opens the original)
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Specialization in any craft, skill, sport, or activity is almost inherently NOT worth it for most people. Paradoxically, this is precisely how most people collectively observe and thereby define excellence. The irony is that we’re simultaneously told to “get after it” and “manage our expectations”; to which I say, “bollocks.”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1688720303339-2b2cc623e9c9?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwx
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