#139 John Will

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 of traveling the globe to train in various martial arts including some that have become dead arts. Here is The RŌL Radio with the first Australian BJJ black belt, author, world traveler, and instructor for various military and law enforcement agencies including the Australian Delta Force, and at Quantico Virginia, John Will. 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.facebook.com/therolradio/ https://www.bjj.com.au/pages/john-will https://www.instagram.com/johnwillbjj/?hl=en https://www.redcatacademy.com.au/ Episode Highlights: 4:26 Podcasting from the Future 5:30 Pioneer by Accident 11:22 John’s First BJJ Experience 17:21 Training with the Creators 26:17 Reconsider My Life 32:48 Rules of Engagement 34:08 Bringing BJJ to Australia 37:02 Reluctance to Accept the New 39:21 India and the Dead Art 51:11 How Many Arts Have Come and Gone 56:00 Setting the Record Straight 1:00:35 Fuzzy Goals 1:06:57 Getting Smashed 1:12:13 Jay Zeballos’ Question Support the show