
Renowned BJJ blackbelt Roy Dean came onto The Strenuous Life Podcast to talk about his research into how BJJ got started in North America, martial arts culture in Japan, the power of Judo in self defense situations, the importance of role models in shaping one’s conception of masculinity and more.
In addition to the video above you can also check out Episode 436 of The Strenuous Life Podcast with Roy Dean on any podcast platform inluding those below…
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
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- And everywhere else you get your podcasts!
If you get a chance, please give this show a rating in Spotify or Apple Podcasts. That really helps!
Also, you can order Roy’s new book “Groundswell” here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bjjpioneers/groundswell-the-rise-of-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-in-america
Cheer,
Stephan Kesting
P.S. Check out my positional approach to mastering the Kimura and tapping out more training partners and competition opponents.

