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People who are thinking about training or have been training for fewer than 4 months should look at the BJJ FAQ wiki and use the search function. If that doesn't answer your question, please post in the weekly White Belt Wednesday megathread.
Please save your new stripe and belt promotion posts for the weekly Promotion Party megathread on Sundays. Exceptions are new Black Belt posts which include training stories.
Please use the weekly Strength and Conditioning megathread to ask your related questions. It is posted up every Monday.
Please put your tournament-related posts in the Tournament Tuesday megathread. This includes questions about rulesets, requests for tips, and related items.
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Please see r/jiujitsumemes and r/rollsomememes for all of your BJJ meme needs!
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