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Keith Krikorian Says Treating Lower Belts Worse Is Wrong: “My Rank Doesn’t Matter”

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October 21, 2026

ADCC star Keith Krikorian says Jiu-Jitsu gyms undercut the values martial arts claim to hold when higher ranks look down on lower ones. He made the case on the Jits and Giggles podcast, comparing it to wider society: I just think in general it’s silly that we live in a kind of a world where […]

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