A member of “The Dirty Dozen” and the first Australian BJJ Black Belt, Professor John Will shares his interesting life story and gives insight on the history of Grappling, the Australian BJJ scene and his approach to teaching police and military. Click “Read More” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:

His eclectic beginnings in Martial Arts

Forming Blitz Magazine in the mid 80’s

How running the magazine helped fund his international travels to train

His exposure to India’s ancient Grappling style “Vajra Mushti”

Grappling’s earliest historical records

Traveling to learn Martial Arts

The misinformation of the internet

The confusion of American politics from the eyes of an Aussie

His introduction to BJJ

Brazil in the 90’s

Befriending Rigan Machado, but not realizing at the time how big of a deal he was

His approach to teaching Police and Military

The Las Vegas Cop video – CLICK HERE TO WATCH

What makes a good instructor

Why you shouldn’t focus on “building a game” before Blue Belt

Categorizing your game in an organized manner

The “Rats’s Head and Ox’s Neck” concept

The evolution of Jiu-Jitsu

“Learning up” vs “Trickle Down Learning”

The Australian BJJ scene

Learning from mistakes / The importance of training smart

His advice to maximize your growth in Jiu-Jitsu

His Youtube Channel – CLICK HERE

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