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This week we bring you Roy Dean. Roy is a great example of a martial artist he is a 3rd degree black belt in BJJ, and he also has several other black belts. Roy has recently completed his book Becoming the Black Belt: One Man’s Path in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

We talk about:

His start in BJJ

First experiences with no-gi

How he has used his skills in audio and video to promote BJJ

He shares the story of getting his blue belt that is in his book

Why he did not use stripes at his school other than white belt

How he developed a smooth style of BJJ

How the training environment has changed in BJJ

Learning BJJ online vs on the mat

His travel plans and becoming a student again

Advice for running a school

First tournament advice

The good and bad of competing

Advice for the new black belt

More info about his book Becoming The Black Belt

Links:

Quote of the week: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started” Mark Twain

Article of the week: “Getting Stuck In The Middle With BJJ“

Gary’s book he is working on “Email Scams and Slams, how to do a digital armbar”

Catch us next week for otherer episode of The BjjBrick Podcast