435 - Roy Dean and the Origins of BJJ in North America

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 masculinitym and more. 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: And check out "The Kimura Roadmap" here: Cheers, Stephan Kesting

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435 - Roy Dean and the Origins of BJJ in North America is an episode from The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting / Grapplearts Radio by Stephan Kesting.

This episode is 01:02:36 long.

This episode was published on Oct 21, 2025.

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