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This week’s guest joins the podcast to discuss the beginings of BJJ in his homeland of Estonia, the evolution of training in BJJ, the characteristics of a good coach, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with a pioneer in Estonian BJJ, Jorgen Matsi.

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Episode Highlights:
7:10 Estonian BJJ
11:15 How Seminars Have Changed
16:25 The Skillset of Training
33:12 How to Learn vs What to Learn
46:44 The Impracticality of Traditional Martial Arts
53:32 Characteristics of a Good Coach
57:05 Are We Crazy
1:06:15 What Makes Jiu-Jitsu Unique
1:12:36 Dorothy Dao’s Question

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Today’s guest joins the show to discuss her journey of self-discovery through jiu-jitsu, the distinction between training hard and rolling hard, the importance of community and mentorship, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with an IBJJF NOGI Pan American Champion and an ADCC Thailand Open Champion, Dorothy Dao.

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Episode Highlights:
3:18 Living Without Regret
13:50 Life Takes a 180
29:28 Training Dynamics Big, Little, Men, Women
37:56 Rolling Hard vs Training Hard
48:16 The Academies That Stand Out from the Others
1:03:26 Natan Levy’s Question

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Today’s guest joins the show to discuss his journey from a kid in Israel, who loved martial arts to a pro MMA fighter, the impact training in Japan had on his life, the importance of mentorship, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with Ultimate Self-Defense Championship season 2 competitor, and current UFC lightweight fighter, Natan Levy.

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Episode Highlights:
3:41 Falling in Love with Martial Arts
6:58 No Escape from Discipline
20:31 Training Smarter
28:30 Finding Balance
35:29 No Plan B Mom
37:38 Adventures in Japan
53:24 Lessons from Another Culture
1:01.02 Transitioning to MMA
1:10.54 Natan’s Drive
1:15.08 Ben Van Doren’s Question

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Today’s guest is joins the show to discuss the importance of finding work-life balance in addition to running a BJJ academy full-time, setting clear expectations for students, the importance of building a positive culture and community, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with Lucas Lepri black belt, the Substack creator of Life in Jiu-Jitsu, and head instructor at Deep Blue Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ben Van Doren.

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Episode Highlights:
3:24 Balancing Acts
10:06 Defining Your Vision
13:53 Ben’s Slow Begining
20:16 Being Confident on Your Feet
25:20 Priorities
29:05 Culture, Community, Curriculum, and Consistancy
40:02 Learning to Instruct
47:46 Communication in the Digital Enviornmennt
54:37 Carving Out Time for Jiu-Jitsu
1:08:25 Micah Brakefield’s Question

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Today’s guest joins the show to discuss the life that jiu-jitsu has provided him, the importance of enjoying the now, learning to keep calm in the eye of a storm, how an injury changed the direction of his life, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with 1st degree gi black belt under Don Whitefield and first dergree 10th planet black belt under Nabil Salameh, and owner and instructor of 10th Planet Etobicoke, Micah Brakefield.

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Episode Highlights:
4:22 The Life Jiu-Jitsu Has Provided
9:21 Life Lessons from Forrest Gump
11:25 Grappling in the Family
20:52 Early Tournament Lessons
26:13 Being Calm In the Eye of a Storm
38:00 The Wrestlers Advantage
41:08 The Mental Tap 
45:50 Converting from Wrestling to BJJ
50:08 Accept Your Situation
59:34 Just One of the Guys
1:02:33 Steve Kwan’s Question

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Today’s guest is one of the leading BJJ podcasters. He has taken concepts related to his years of working in the corparate world and applied them to Jiu-Jitsu.

Steve Kwan joins the podcast to discuss how to reframe your mindset from a negative to a positve, the pitfalls hobbyists face having access to training with pros, why he believes technique is one of the least important things while learning jiu-jitsu, and how impactful the community of jiu-jitsu can be for students and instructors.

Here is The RŌL Radio with Emily Kwok black belt and host of the BJJ Mental Models podcast, Steve Kwan.


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Episode Highlights:
5:30 The Butterfly Effect
6:23 Turning Negatives Into Positives
14:49 Intelligent Performance
16:56 Redefining the Hobbyist
31:39 Jiu-Jitsu Maturity
41:43 The Jiu-Jitsu Community
56:01 Consistency
1:10:26 Adele Fornarino’s Question

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Today’s guest joins us to discuss the impact her success has had on others, her rollercoaster ride as a brown belt, her recent win at ADCC, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with black belt under David Hart at Team Dominance MMA, and IBJJF World Gi and NOGI champion, and 2 x ADCC champion, Adele Fornarino.

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Episode Highlights:
2:52 Becoming ADCC Champ
11:05 Discovering Jiu-Jitsu?
19:24 Determined to Make a Career Out Of BJJ
23:51 Asserting Dominance Over the Guys
28:57 Brown Belt Rollercoaster
33:58 Sacrifice and Support
42:35 Fundamentals and Basic Concepts
46:20 Making an Impact
1:02:47 Wanting World Domination

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Today’s guest join us to discuss how online education has revolutionized learning, how cultural influences impact fighting styles, and his hourglass theory of jiu-jitsu.

Here is The RŌL Radio with the operator of Grapplearts.com, host of The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast, and the author of The Roadmap for BJJ, Stephan Kesting.

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Episode Highlights:
3:10 Dissemination of Information
14:04 Revolutionizing How to Teach
17:01 Giving Mom an Ultimatum
21:00 Techniques, Training, and Tools, Make a Difference
29:15 Training for Rule Sets
36:06 Culture Changes Fighting
46:06 The Hourglass Concept
53:32 Evolution of Instruction
1:01:53 Celeste Cronin’s Question

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Today’s guest joins us to discuss the mental and physical balance in jiu-jitsu, focusing on making time for one’s self, the responsibility of a jiu-jitsu instructor, the importance of taking competition seriously while still having fun, and more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with a Masters Nogi World Champion, and instructor at Carlson Gracie Team Murrieta, Celeste Cronin.

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Episode Highlights:
3:14 Finding Balance
9:30 The Muscle We Can’t See
15:17 An Instructors Responsibility
22:17 Go Have Fun
25:30 Why Jiu-Jitsu?
32:23 Does Technique Conquer All?
38:38 A Strategic Approach
46:53 Receiving a Black Belt
1:00:01 Gile Uni’s Question

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Gile Uni has trained all over the world and has lived in different countries. One thing he has found is that people are people and jiu-jitsu is jiu-jitsu no matter where you are.

On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discuss how, through jiu-jitsu, we can find that we have more in common with people than we think.

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