The ROL Radio - Hosted by Thomas Rozdzynski

Send us Fan Mail How do you define your self-worth? Do you base it on how much money you make, your social status, or on your wins and losses? After a great conversation with Bruno Bastos and how his self-worth changed over the years, Thomas and Gary discuss how they measure their own self-worth and how we see ourselves through the eyes of others. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we have a 5th-degree black belt who has been on the mats since the age of 10. Out of a small town in Texas, he currently leads one of the highest-ranked competition teams in the world. Today Bruno Bastos joins us to discuss how he started Jiu Jitsu by accident, how to deal with pressure, the importance of perspective, and a ton more. Here is The RŌL Radio with 5th...

Send us Fan Mail Do you suck at jiu-jitsu and is that necessarily a bad thing? After a great conversation with the host of The I Suck at Jiu Jitsu  Show, Thomas and Gary discuss why you should never lose the mindset of a student, why it is okay to suck at jiu-jitsu, and why thinking you have perfected something can hold you back. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over...

Send us Fan Mail We all know we suck at jiu-jitsu when we start and today’s guest wants us to keep that mindset throughout our jiu-jitsu journey.  Josh McKinney is on a quest to “suck less at jiu-jitsu” and he shares his philosophy on why thinking we are good can hold us back, how and why he became hooked on  jiu -jitsu, why he feels an academy owner should teach classes, and a ton more. Here is T...

Send us Fan Mail Why is it so hard to ask for help? Are you afraid to be wrong? Are you worried you will be embarrassed? After speaking with Maggie Grindatti who believes we should focus on what we are good at and ask for help with everything else, Thomas and Gary discuss why it is so hard to admit we need help and even harder to ask for it. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at che...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is one of the most decorated bjj competitors around. She is a multi-time world champion and won 3 consecutive world championships from 2017 through 2019. On this episode, the day after opening her new gym Champion Fit, Maggie Grindatti joins us to discuss what it takes to open your own business, why she opened a fitness gym instead of a jiu-jitsu academy, how she is...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a failure when you tap out in Jiu Jitsu? BJJ Dirty Dozen member David Meyer was a newly promoted Rigan Machado black belt who was struggling on the mats. He was so nervous about being bested by anyone since becoming a black belt that became all he could think about. That was until Rigan said, David, I give you permission to tap. After hearing those words David looked at th...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we have another Dirty Dozen member, David Meyer. David is not only one of the first non-Brazilians to receive a bjj black belt but he is the first American to medal in the IBJJF World Championships. David was already a black belt in a different style of jiu jitsu before he started training with the Machados. He soon realized that what Rigan Machado was doing on...

Send us Fan Mail How do you measure your Jiu Jitsu?  Do you measure it against the other people on the mats or do you measure it against who you used to be? After a great conversation with Gustavo Dantas, Thomas and Gary, discuss how you should focus on what you have done, the gain, rather than what you want to do, which puts us in the gap. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at chec...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we are lucky enough to have, for the second time, Professor Gustavo Dantes. Today Gustavo discusses his views on work-life balance, how to find what type of training is best for you, the difference between watching and studying jiu jitsu, focusing on the gain vs the gap, and his nonprofit Jiu Jitsu Tribe. Here is The RŌL Radio with 6th Degree Black belt, Owner and...

Send us Fan Mail Kyle Watson and the other cast members had to fight their way onto season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter.  On their first night together everyone was getting along and having a great time. The next day they picked teams and everything changed. John Danaher one of the coaches that season said something like it was all us, until there was a them. On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discus...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest went from a town so small that didn’t even have a stoplight, all the way to the UFC. On this episode, Kyle Watson shares his martial arts journey, one that started in college at bar room MMA fights, through to The Ultimate Fighter and the UFC, and now as a successful coach, instructor and academy owner. Here is The RŌL Radio with 3rd degree bjj black belt, Pan Americ...

Send us Fan Mail Can you achieve the Mushin Mind, or mind without mind? Mushin is a mindset free of thought or emotion allowing you to connect with everything around you. After speaking with Nick "The Tooth" Gullo, Thomas and Gary discuss why being free of thought and emotion can be incredibly important on the mats. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over 1000...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we are joined by Nick Gullo. NIck literally wrote the book on the UFC and shares his experiences on having unrestricted access to the the biggest fight promotion in the world. He also discusses his reluctance to train bjj, what it is like to train with the world class Mendes brothers, the Mushin mind or mind without mind and how that relates to his jiu jitsu and li...

Send us Fan Mail John Will has trained with many of the most respected and famous martial artists in the world, seemingly by accident. But were these encounters coincidences or did John unwittingly set these encounters up b decisions he made earlier in his life? On this Takeaway Thomas and Gary discuss whether or not coincidences exist or if everything that happens, even things that appear to be r...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is one of the most influential martial artists of his generation. He has trained with martial arts legends Judo Gene LeBell, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, and the Machado Bros.  John Will is a member of the dirty dozen and is in fact the man who coined the phrase for the first 12 non-Brazilians to earn their BJJ black belts. On this episode John shares incredible stories...

Send us Fan Mail Jay Zeballos from Jean Jacques Machado BJJ will both mentally and physically purge things from time to time. This helps him find balance in his life. On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discuss how to find your balance when acquiring new information on the mats. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over 1000 videos for your Jiu Jitsu journey. http://www.the...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest has been training in martial arts since the age of six. He says you name it, I have probably taken part in it. Jay Zeballos joins us to discuss what he believes is a true martial artist, his instruction style, what separates Jiu Jitsu from traditional martial arts, and his relationship with Jean Jacques Machado. Here is The RŌL Radio with instructor at Jean Jacques B...

Send us Fan Mail What makes a true martial artist? Is it just having a skill set or is there something more? After speaking with one of the very first non-Brazilian BJJ black belts Ken Gabrielson, Thomas and Gary discuss what makes someone a true martial artist. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over 1000 videos for your Jiu Jitsu journey. http://www.therolradio.com ht...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The RŌL Radio, we are lucky enough to have with us another member of The Dirty Dozen and one of the very first Americans to receive their BJJ Black Belt, Ken Gabrielson. Today Ken discusses his feelings about being one of the dirty dozen, training in Rorion Gracie’s garage with an 18-year-old Royce Gracie, watching the evolution of Jiu Jitsu over the past 40 yea...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a mentor or possibly been one yourself?' After speaking with Sloan Clymer about his father, Thomas and Gary discuss what mentorship means and who were mentors in their lives. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over 1000 videos for your Jiu Jitsu journey. http://www.therolradio.com https://www.instagram.com/therolradio/ https://www...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the RŌL Radio, Sloan Clymer shares incredible stories of watching his father fight in their barn, learning to fight in that barn,  the wonderful and inspirational relationship he has with his father, his plans for the future, and his love of coffee. Here is The RŌL Radio with Leigon American Jiu Jitsu Instructor, Jiu Jitsu X collaborator, and Fight 2 Win Heavywe...

Send us Fan Mail Professor Roy Harris received some wonderful advice from one of his early martial arts instructors. Roy was told that whenever he went into something new, he should empty his cup. This means forgetting what you know and having an open mind to take in new information without any preconceived notions. When trying something new or being presented with a different view, can you empty...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest has trained in 27 martial arts over the span of four decades. He has trained under legends like Dan Inasanto, Rorion Gracie, Joe Moreira, Rickson Gracie, and the Machado brothers. He has also brought structure and a promotion system to BJJ that has produced incredible black belts including Roy Dean. On this episode Roy Harris joins us to discuss his martial arts jour...

Send us Fan Mail Do you believe in the Law of the Jungle where only the strong survive? Have you heard of The Law of the Farm, where everyone needs the help and tools they need to make sure everyone survives? Amal Easton who owns over half a dozen successful academies believes the key to success is the Law of the Farm.  On this Takeaway, Thomas and Gary discuss these views and how they apply on an...