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Greg Souders: “Developing Elite Children in BJJ Is Abuse”

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August 10, 2026

Greg Souders, a leading voice in the constraint-led approach to coaching in BJJ, made a blunt statement about pushing kids toward elite-level performance. Here is what he had to say in a recent podcast appearance: To me, developing elite children is abuse. He backed the claim with research and years of coaching experience: This seems […]

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