AN OPEN LETTER TO THE JIU-JITSU COMMUNITY Hello Jiu-Jitsu friends, We are a collective of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, gym owners, and coaches who love this sport and know firsthand the life-changing benefits it can offer. 🧵 1/7 - ThreadSky

jiujitsuforall.bsky.social • 2 days ago

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE JIU-JITSU COMMUNITY

Hello Jiu-Jitsu friends,

We are a collective of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, gym owners, and coaches who love this sport and know firsthand the life-changing benefits it can offer.
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jiujitsuforall.bsky.social•2 days ago

The combat sport community has always been home to an array of colorful and controversial fighters. Recently, however, far-right rhetoric has become normalized in some parts of the Jiu-Jitsu community.
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jiujitsuforall.bsky.social•2 days ago

Many in this sport will surely disagree with our assessment, and they have the right to do so. For the rest of us, we need to be honest about what we are seeing, true to our principles, and speak out as a united front.
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jiujitsuforall.bsky.social•2 days ago

As a community of like-minded individuals, we believe in leveraging our resources to empower, protect, and make space for those who may be isolated or disempowered in the current environment.
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jiujitsuforall.bsky.social•2 days ago

If you share this vision, please let us know and consider joining our community. We support our friends in need and we believe in standing firm against extremism in all its forms. We are also soliciting ideas on how best to support the Jiu-Jitsu community.
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jiujitsuforall.bsky.social•2 days ago

What would you like to see your gym or favorite Jiu-Jitsu brands do right now? Please share your ideas on events, sponsorships, fundraisers, alliances, and any other idea that help ensure that Jiu-Jitsu remains accessible to all.
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kbejdough.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hi , wish politics stay out of the Jiu Jitsu gyms, just want racism, xenophobic, bigotry to end. We’re all human beings In the end doesn’t matter are skin color, nationality, ethnicity, religion. Just left a Jiu Jitsu gym In New Jersey cause there are Pro-Trump.

jiujitsuforall.bsky.social•2 days ago

Connect with us:
https://www.instagram.com/jiujitsuforallhq
https://www.threads.net/@jiujitsuforallhq
https://jiujitsuforall.bsky.social/
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sweetscisavart.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you for this. Time to take martial arts back.

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