Earlier this year, grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu combat sport events were made illegal in Montreal, Canada. The sudden ban surprised everyone in the BJJ community earlier this year. There was no valid reason behind banning this sport. It is a form of Grappling which doesn't have strikes and ressembles freestyle wrestling and Judo. It is actually the fastest growing combat sport/martial art in the world.
The head instructor of famed Tristar gym, and instructor of Georges St Pierre, Firas Zahabi has explained what happened and offered a way to work around the ban.
He explained that 2 rival Grappling organisations were telling the police on each other and caused the ban which affected the whole local grappling/BJJ community.
Firas’s plan to counter the ban consisted of the following:
The creation of a new grappling league – Pure Victory Championship which will be online only. He found a loophole:
Posting videos of grappling isn’t illegal and to further decentralise the system, winners are paid in Bitcoin! yes, Firas is a big Crypto guy and big believer in Blockchain technology.
“Want to compete or support please contact purevictorychampionship@gmail.com” Firas Zahabi writes in the comment section of the announcement.
Firas explains the concept:
This was the first event held 2 days ago.
2 men enter and dual to the finish. No judges no Time limit. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with 100$ in bitcoin on the line!
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