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Today’s guest is a black belt under one of the most respected professors in jiu-jitsu and is the owner and head coach of a successful academy.

Rob Hileman joins us to discuss what it really takes to run an academy, the slow burn of jiu-jitsu, how a student’s contribution back to jiu-jitsu sets it apart from other sports, and a ton more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with a successful musician, a Tom DeBlass black belt, and the owner and instructor at Leverage BJJ, Rob Hileman.

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Episode Highlights:
5:33 It’s About the School
12:33 Sacrifices
16:44 Handling the Ego Check
27:32 First Time on the Jiu-Jitsu Mats
34:26 Slow Burn
40:08 Giving Back to Jiu-Jitsu
44:04 You Can’t Do It Alone
47:13 Life Without Jiu-jitsu
50:54 Passion and Grind
59:23 Rodrigo Onishi’s Question

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Are you able to adapt to your surroundings and the challenges that come your way?

Rodrigo Onishi has lived all over the world and adapted to everything that comes with that.  On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discuss why adapting to your surroundings is so important, both on and off the mats.


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Today’s guest has trained and coached all over the globe and today is integrating jiu-jitsu into the school system and military in the United Arab Emirates.

Rodrigo Onishi joins us to discuss why the implementation of jiu-jitsu in schools, the military, and the presidential guard, is so important, the real impact jiu-jitsu has had on his students, how the people you surround yourself with affect your life, and a ton more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with Ryan Gracie black belt, Renzo Gracie team member, and member of the Presidential Guard Dubai, Rodrigo Onishi.


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Episode Highlights:
4:12 Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi
9:50 Making an Impact
14:34 Training in Secret
25:22 Surround Yourself with Good People
36:31 Jiu-Jitsu is the Same Everywhere
48:07 Changing Lives
59:22 Leo Vieira’s Question

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Why is it so hard to find balance in life, let alone jiu-jitsu?

After a great conversation with Leo Vieira, who spoke about the importance of a balanced life, Thomas and Gary discuss what they believe keeps us from finding balance and how to seek it out. 


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As both a member and co-founder of some of the biggest and most respected jiu-jitsu teams in the world, today’s guest is one of the most influential people in jiu-jitsu.

Today Leo Vieira joins us to discuss what makes a great team and community, the importance of balance, being present, and a ton more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with a multi-time world champion, co-founder of Brasa Club de Jiu-Jitsu and Checkmat, and coach to some of the biggest names in jiu-jitsu, Leo Vieira.


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Episode Highlights:
4:07 Present
7:34 Is Jiu-Jitsu Easier Now
13:00 Trash Talk vs Performance
20:13 Beat Up By a Girl
22:29 Jiu-Jitsu for a Living
34:46 3 Reasons Leo Wanted to Stop
42:40 Building Bonds on the Mats
49:24 Comprido: The Biggest Impression on Leo
55:23 What Sets a Successful Team Apart
1:07:31 Pati Fontes’s Question

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Have you ever been so determined to accomplish something that nothing could stand in your way?

Pati Fontes’s mother wouldn’t let her train jiu-jitsu when Pati was a teen because girls didn’t do things like that. However, Pati was so determined to train she did it in seceret. On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discuss how a person’s determination can set them apart from the pack.


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Today’s guest is a multi-time world champion and won the IBJJF Worlds three consecutive years in a row. Pati Fontes joins us to discuss how her determination to just train jiu-jitsu when she wasn’t allowed, eventually led to her championships, the struggles she had to overcome being one of only two women in her academy, and how she never let self-doubt get in the way of her goals.

Here is The RŌL Radio with the 2015 through 2017 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion and instructor at Checkmat in Signal Hill California, Pati Fontes.


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Episode Highlights:
4:38 Cats and Dogs
9:06 Finding Jiu Jitsu
16:45 Determined to Train
25:10 Promoted on the Podium
31:14 Is Jiu-Jitsu Hard
38:18 Is It Easier Today

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Richard Bresler says that his jiu-jitsu journey started because he was at the right place at the time.

On this Takeaway Thomas and Gary discuss how life can take unexpected twists and turns through coincidences, accidents, and the impact that can have on a person’s life and generations that follow.


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Today’s guest was literally at the very beginning of BJJ in the United States and has the distinction of being Rorion Gracie’s very first student in America.

Richard Bresler joins us to discuss the earliest days of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the US, his chance encounter with Rorion that changed his life, how jiu-jitsu has evolved over the past 40 years, how he overcame depression and drug use through jiu-jitsu, and a ton more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with Rorion Gracie’s first student in the USA, an instructor at 360 Martial Arts in Los Angeles California, and the author of the book Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life, Richard Bresler.

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Episode Highlights:
4:07 Right Place Right Time
10:15 Meeting Rorion
20:54 Looking for a Change
31:44 Whatever You Resist Persists
40:32 An Ambassador for Jiu Jitsu
53:37 Receiving the Black Belt
1:06:08 Gilberto Castro’s Question

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Would you consider someone who grew up with a dirt floor in their kitchen and no hot water in their house lucky? What if the same person became a success only to have his business burn to the ground, would you consider them lucky? Gilberto Castro has lived through that and considers himself the luckiest guy in the world.

On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discuss how with a positive outlook and a certain perspective, someone with seemingly bad luck can turn it all around and feel like the luckiest person in the world.

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