Everyone Has a Hot Take about BJJ… So We Gave Them all a Microphone

This is the FIRST EVER episode of Hot Takes Wanted—and we didn’t hold back.

I(@thejoshmckinney) grabbed as many people as possible and let them unload their most unfiltered jiu-jitsu opinions. No scripts. No safety nets. Just raw takes from the mats.

Guard pulling?

Gi vs No-Gi?

Wrestling elitism?

American Jiu-Jitsu?

Barefoot tournament savages??

Yeah… it all came up.

Some people think you can’t complain about guard pulling if you can’t pass a guard.

Others say you shouldn’t guard pull if you can’t wrestle.

Some swear No-Gi isn’t even Jiu-Jitsu—it’s just submission wrestling.

Others say if you don’t train in the gi, you’re missing the point entirely.

Then things got weird (in the best way).

We got takes on:

-Boxers vs Jiu-Jitsu in real fights

-Why belt promotions are broken (or perfect)

-Why American Jiu-Jitsu is its own thing

-Why your toes should get stomped on if you walk barefoot at tournaments

-And even why the infamous “r*pe choke” should be renamed

Some takes are smart.

Some are spicy.

Some will absolutely make you mad.

And that’s the point.

👇 Jump in the comments:

Which take was the WORST?

Which one was 100% correct?

And what hot take should we put on blast in the next episode?

This is jiu-jitsu culture—unfiltered.

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