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Jun 2025
17m 19s

Cutting Weight In BJJ: Right Or Wrong?

JT & Joey
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On today's QNA episode, we get a call from one of our longtime members of the community Ben with the infamous batman voice. He shares his struggles with his recent health scare and how he plans to go about it. We also get a question about a controversial topic: cutting weight. Is it necessary? Or is it a tradition that needs to die. Find out all in this ep.
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