Jiu Jitsu - Life - Leadership — broadcasting since 2020
Hosted by black belt Thomas Rozdzynski of RŌL Academy — real conversations about the setbacks, the mindset shifts, and the lessons that surface once the cameras stop rolling.
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A third-degree black belt known as Bones and a coach at The BJJ Project, the online jiu-jitsu instruction platform.
Listen → #111 · Aug 2022A conversation with one of Rorion Gracie's sons on carrying the family's self-defense philosophy forward.
Listen → #42 · Mar 2021One of Rickson Gracie's first American black belts and creator of the Hidden Jiu-Jitsu instructional site.
Listen → #159 · Aug 2023Chris Burns returns for a second conversation, one of the most downloaded in show history.
Listen → #312 · Sep 2026The legendary master on self-defense, breathing, and the principles of "invisible Jiu Jitsu."
Listen → #125 · Nov 2022Gold medalist at the 2018 and 2019 IBJJF Masters Worlds as a black belt, and a fitness and jiu-jitsu coach.
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Founder and head instructor of RŌL Academy. Thomas built the show to spotlight the people behind the sport — the training, the setbacks, and the transformation that happens once the cameras and medals are put away.
Thomas's longtime producer, shaping every episode from research and guest booking through the final edit — the work that happens before and after the mic is on.
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