Monetizing Jiu-Jitsu for Athletes

[annaz]

As somebody who trains, competes, and helps run a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym, one of the biggest problems I have noticed is that the sport is expensive and there is little to no reward for an athlete’s hard work and time investment. I have spoken to other athletes about this and many of them can’t even cover basic living costs with the sport alone even with sponsorships, selling private lessons, and selling instructional content. There are other sports where athletes generate revenue just by playing on a team due to the high amount of attention the sport is given with media coverage etc. I’m trying to rack my brain on how to get Jiu-Jitsu to that level and make it a better experience for athletes who work extremely hard on top of doing things people who don’t train do. A couple of problems come to mind. 1: Jiu Jitsu really isn’t that interesting to watch (coming from somebody who does Jiu Jitsu). There has to be a tournament rule set that make the fights more interesting and so that even people who don’t participate in the sport will want to watch. 2: The exposure is limited (maybe because of problem 1?) to UFC fight pass and Flo grappling therefore it’s really on the individual athlete to market themselves (which is time consuming and without education or experience will fail). 3: The companies that typically do sponsor Jiu Jitsu athletes are Jiu Jitsu related companies meaning that it’s just one big sport incest money pool. Please feel free to add other issues that you notice and why you personally think it’s hard for athletes to earn an income with Jiu Jitsu. My current idea: starting a management system for athletes where I find sponsorships and manage exposure for each individual athlete to generate income, grow the sport, and give companies more exposure. What do you think?

 

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[Methodd]

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