#163 John Frankl

Send us Fan MailToday’s guest is another true martial artist. With a background in several martial arts, it was his exposure to jiu-jitsu in 1989 that he knew he had found what he really wanted to do.It did take a few years before John Frankl started his formal training under Rickson Gracie and after moving from the West Coast to Boston John trained under Roberto Maia and received his black belt in 2002.Here is The RŌL Radio with the owner of John Frankl Jiu Jitsu, coach for Straight Blast Gym, professor of journalism and international studies at Yonsei University, and the man who first introduced BJJ to South Korea, John Franklwww.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.instagram.com/john_frankl/?hl=enhttps://www.jfbjj.com/Episode Highlights:5:49 Generation 1.511:39 Traditional Martial Arts19:14 I Have to Learn This36:31 Training at Rickson’s47:54 Biggest Blessing of Begining with Rickson50:30 Real Jiu-Jitsu1:01:39 Charles Harriott’s Question1:04:48 Scientific ApproachSupport the show