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Regional Grappling Federation Issues Formal Warning Against 'Unauthorized Open Mats' — Cites Threat of 'Instruction Outside Our Approved Curriculum'
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Regional Grappling Federation Issues Formal Warning Against 'Unauthorized Open Mats' — Cites Threat of 'Instruction Outside Our Approved Curriculum'

The Mid-Atlantic Grappling Alliance (MAGA) has issued a formal cease-and-desist-style warning to its member gyms, stating that any open mat session not supervised by a federation-certified instructor violates the organization's curriculum integrity policy. The directive, outlined in a 17-page memo, claims that unsupervised rolling leads to 'uncertified technique dissemination' and could result in gym membership suspension.