Thomas Rodzynski is a second-degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and a black belt in judo.In 2015 he opened ROL Jiu-Jitsu academy in Orland Park, Illinois.  He did this while maintaining a job, getting married and having two children.Thomas left corporate life in 2017 and has built ROL into one of the fastest-growing Jiu-Jitsu academies in the Chicagoland…

Welcome episode 113. I’m your host, Gustavo Dantas and today we have Larry Glines. Larry is a black belt under Robert Drysdale; he owns and operates The Fountain of Youth (FOYA) BJJ Academy located in St. Augustine, Florida. Larry talked about his transition from being a successful burned-out businessman with his plumbing business to a…

Welcome to episode 112 I’m your host Gustavo Dantas and today we have the third-degree black belt and IBJJF Adult World No-Gi Champion James Puoplolo. He is the owner and head instructor at SKBJJ in Oregon. It was a great conversation, James talked about his early days competing, teaching and training with his jiu-jitsu mentor…