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 … [Read more...]
Roy Dean
Podcast EP13: Roy Dean on BJJ, Aikido, Judo, Wrestling, and the Martial Artist’s Path
You can listen to, read, or download this interview in several different ways... To listen to this conversation you could press play on the embedded audio player below, but then you might miss out on future episodes, wouldn’t you? Click Play Below to Listen to My Conversation with Roy Dean... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_4TCOMETDA So the best thing to do is to subscribe to The … [Read more...]
The Art of the Tap
Stephan's note: The following tip is courtesy of Roy Dean, who is a black belt in BJJ under Roy Harris, as well as a third degree black belt in Seibukan Jujutsu. Today he shares with us a refreshingly different perspective from the ‘thug-jitsu’ that has become the norm at many schools. … [Read more...]