This week’s guest is no stranger to fear. Starting jiu jitsu in 2001 and receiving his blue belt in 2003, he then took a LONG hiatus and returned around 2011. After a short while on the mats, he stopped again, only restarting in 2021. By this time, his weight had ballooned in excess of 170kg. With no expectations of himself, Rinaldo kept training and became a multiple time masters gi and no gi World Champion. As Rinaldo says, jiu jitsu is the cheapest form of therapy around. So get on the mat and train!

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Back for his third appearance on RoD, head coach of Dominance Thomastown shares what went on behind the scenes to prepare his athletes for success at the recent Fusion FC. Lincoln gives insight into the difference between preparing for a superfight compared with open tournaments and how jiu jitsu makes everyone better. One of the greatest masters athletes in Australia today, Lincoln gives us wisdom on how he always aims to live life to the fullest.

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Eva Clarke is a first degree black belt who is the co-head coach of Frontline BJJ in Sale, Victoria. She is an absolute powerhouse of an individual, who has broken 17 Guinness world records, spent 13 years in the military and has three children to boot. In this episode she shares many stories of her time in Abu Dhabi, setting up and running a jiu jitsu academy and much of her amazing fitness protocols. Take a listen to this episode to hear more from one of the most resilient and passionate people you will ever meet!

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Matthew Karakoulakis is a black belt from Arruda BJJ in Adelaide. He has previously trained at Extreme, Dominance and Absolute. In this episode, Matt shares some amazing nuggets of wisdom around how he applies principles from his career as a lawyer, into life and BJJ. Originally heading towards a corporate legal career, Matt diverted to instead working for the community. Tune in to hear his three principles of BJJ and how he believes in always learning, no matter what the belt. One of the most insightful episodes ever!

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Vicente is a first degree black belt at Dominance MMA and coach at Spectrum Jiu Jitsu, who moved to Australia via Brazil in December 2022 and has rapidly learnt English along the way. Vicente shares with us tales of growing up in Brazil, the differences between Brazil and Australia and how his life has changed for the better through the beautiful art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Check this one out for an authentic Portuguese accent!

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Rob Williams is a guest like no other. Starting his fighting career at the age of four and a half, Rob has been fighting for most of his life. In this episode he shares many epic tales of the very early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in New Zealand and Australia. Raised in the school of hard knocks, Rob is never one to back down from a challenge and he shares many stories of his time on the mats and off them, including when he broke his neck and was unable to walk for about four years. We will need to get him back for a follow up episode, as Rob has much more epic tales to tell!

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Vicente is back for his second appearance on the show (check out episode #93) and he shares once again his story of his move from Brazil to Australia, where he is now head coach of Southside MMA, one of the biggest and best jiu jitsu academies in Queensland and Australia. VC shares some of his physical and mental competition preparation tips, what it was like to be teammates with Lucas Lepri and his best match ever, against an icon who is sadly no longer with us. VC is an epic story teller and you don’t want to miss this episode!

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Laura Dorgan is a wearer of many hats. She is a 10th Planet black belt, co-owner of 10th Planet South Melbourne and a nutritionist to boot. In this episode Laura shares insights in her 17 years jiu jitsu journey, what it’s like running a business with your husband (and being coached by him), how she leads self-defence sessions for women with no martial arts experience and also discusses how she creates nutrition plans for MMA fighters and others. It’s always insightful to hear from a female black belt and Laura is no exception

10th Planet Jiu Jitsu South Melbourne will host its next No-Gi submission only grappling tournament on Sunday the 23rd February 2025: https://www.10thplanetsouthmelbourne.com.au/competition

And please contact Laura via https://elitenutritionsolutions.com.au/ for all your nutritional programming!

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This week’s guest Ricky Krstic is the head coach and owner of GCJ in Perth. He discusses the decision to move from being a tiler, to studying psychology as a mature aged student, to starting up his own academy in November 2023. Ricky shares his journey and insights of what it’s like to make the move to BJJ academy owner. Ricky’s enthusiasm for life is infectious and you will really enjoy this episode!

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Jonathan is a young man with a wise head on his shoulders. Arriving in Melbourne, Australia in early 2023, the day after receiving his black belt in Brazil, Jonathan has made Australia his home and learnt English along the way. At 22 years of age, it’s hard to believe that Jonathan has achieved so much and has such a great sense of maturity. The future looks bright for this young man. Don’t miss this episode!

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