#180 Eddie Kone

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest has the distinction of being Royler Gracie’s first European black belt and is now a fourth-degree black belt under the Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation. Eddie Kone joins us to discuss why old school is the best school, his appreciation for today’s professional jiu-jitsu athletes, who the gatekeepers of jiu-jitsu are, and why after becoming a 4th-degree black belt and 26 years of experience, he still believes he hasn’t learned enough. Here is The RŌL Radio with owner and Instructor of EK BJJ Eddie Kone Academy of Jiu Jitsu, coach of numerous Bellator and UFC fighters, podcaster, and more, Eddie Kone. 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://ekbjj.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ekbjj/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/ekbjjpodcast/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/simplejiujitsu1/?hl=en https://linktr.ee/ekbjj?fbclid=IwAR3x3wt7Szx6qSw0OT-hjf99OV_wUdtEujyvdVirR9H57BIjohiz04G8Ky4 Episode Highlights: 3:25 Happy Holidays 7:12 Old School Best School 11:57 New School and Sport 22:38 Training Expectations 26:29 Jiu-Jitsu Gatekeepers 37:12 The Social Media Generation 45:08 Eddie Finds Gracie Jiu-Jitsu 55:28 Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should 1:05:27 How Blessed Are We 1:13:53 Rob Hileman’s Question Support the show