#93 Marcus Johnson

Send us Fan Mail This week’s guest is a newly promoted black belt under Essential Jiu Jitsu’s legendary JT Torres, Marcus Johnson. Marcus sits down with us to discuss his 13-year journey from a high school wrestler with a 0 and 30 record to becoming the high-level Black Belt he is today. He details how his early struggles framed his mindset, how external factors affected his training, what it takes to become a high-level Jiu Jitsu practitioner, what is necessary to be a successful academy owner, and how he returned to Jiu Jitsu after long breaks from training. Here is The RŌL Radio with a young man who has trained with the best in the world, Tatami to Go founder, coach, and GM at Essential BJJ, and new BJJ Black Belt, Marcus Johnson. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over 600 videos for your Jiu Jitsu journey. http://www.therolradio.com https://www.instagram.com/therolradio/ https://www.facebook.com/therolradio/ https://www.instagram.com/mrj_cgq/ https://www.essentialbjj.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tatami_togo/?hl=en Episode Highlights: 3:32 More Exciting BJJ Fanatics News 5:19 16 Days a Black Belt 10:26 A New Chapter 11:54 Pressure 18:07 Comparisons 30:11 Taking the Best from the Best 38:38 Function of the Instructor 42:29 Getting Hooked after Being Beat Up by a Girl 51:53 Jiu Jitsu Flipped a Switch 55:46 What Jiu Jitsu Instructors Really Do 58:14 Shout Out to Ray! 1:01:10 A 3 Year Break 1:08:26 Just Get On the Mat 1:10:58 Guest Question Support the show