#139 John Will

Send us Fan MailToday’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.comhttps://www.instagram.com/therolradio/https://www.facebook.com/therolradio/https://www.bjj.com.au/pages/john-willhttps://www.instagram.com/johnwillbjj/?hl=enhttps://www.redcatacademy.com.au/Episode Highlights:4:26 Podcasting from the Future5:30 Pioneer by Accident11:22 John’s First BJJ Experience17:21 Training with the Creators26:17 Reconsider My Life32:48 Rules of Engagement34:08 Bringing BJJ to Australia37:02 Reluctance to Accept the New39:21 India and the Dead Art51:11 How Many Arts Have Come and Gone56:00 Setting the Record Straight1:00:35 Fuzzy Goals1:06:57 Getting Smashed1:12:13 Jay Zeballos’ QuestionSupport the show