SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2025 FROM YOUR GYM
STARTS: ANY TIME YOU CHOOSE ON THE DAY
It is that time of year again and Tap Cancer Out is once again calling for all grapplers to participate in the Global Grappling Day. A day where, everyone participating, is expected to roll for one hour as a way to help raise money for those who are dealing with cancer.
Personally, I first learned about Tap Cancer Out (TCO) in 2019 when a family member was diagnosed (and later passed away due to complications). At the time, I was on the other side of the planet and didn’t really know what I could do other than send supportive messages and make as many regular phone calls I could until I was able to travel back home and see them. So I bought some jiu jitsu equipment from the TCO site which helps them run more charity tournaments and events in local areas, like those in my home state in the USA. TCO are a great organization and over the years I’ve quietly been a supportive and a fan of theirs.
Which is why I wanted to bring to your attention the Tap Cancer Out Global Grappling Day fundraiser myself and the rest of the crew here on Fight Island are going to be participating in.
What is Global Grappling Day?
Global Grappling Day is an annual event organized by Tap Cancer Out, a jiu-jitsu based 501(c)(3) nonprofit raising awareness and funds for cancer fighting organizations on behalf of the grappling community. It is, in essence, a day of giving and awareness where any grappler participating is meant to roll for one hour in honor and support of those who are facing cancer.
It is a fundraising event where anyone, anywhere in the world can participate to help raise money for a slew of beneficiaries partnered with TCO. All it takes is some time to raise the donations, and to roll for an hour. Pretty easy to do and it ultimately can help those who may need support.
Global Grappling Day Beneficiaries
The list of beneficiaries that TCO have partnered with has steadily grown over time and this year you can see it’s a solid collection of some reputable organizations. As expected, this has also led to a steady growth in funding that TCO has helped raised for them over time and it’s gotten to the point where we are talking in the millions of dollars being raised and committed.
Which, honestly, is really fucking cool and kind of a much needed breath of encouragement and positivity I think we could all do with at the moment. I say that because let’s be honest, 2025 has been a kind of a downer of a year across the board.
While all the charities are primarily focused around those in the United States, donations are accepted from overseas but may incur some additional costs for processing. It’s not a big issue, but something I think is worth pointing out for any of our non-US readers who may want to donate.
Team Punchsport Pagoda
As part of this event, myself and the rest of the gang at Punchsport Pagoda podcast over on
as well as our many friends and family members, have put together a team page.Our goal is a modest $1,000 USD to raise collectively to benefit Tap Cancer Out and their partners this year. You can find our donation pages below, and we would be incredibly grateful if you donated even a few dollars to help us raise money for this event.
My donation page:
https://wecan.tapcancerout.org/grapplerswin
Punchsport Pagoda’s page:
https://wecan.tapcancerout.org/psp
Additionally, this year I will be attempting to record the full one hour session I’ll be doing and uploading that to also help raise awareness. I am also aiming to have a joint conversation with some of the other folks from our crew about the event, what it means to us, and how we can keep supporting important causes like this and other charities in the grappling community.
So if you could help us meet our fundraising goal, that’d be awesome and (again) greatly appreciated.
Thanks, and much love.
Eric