Coach Rodney sat down with Kim and Brent from Roll or Die — one of Australia's longest-running Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu podcasts — to talk about his journey from Caringbah to Rio de Janeiro and back, training under André Pederneiras at Nova Uniao, and what nearly 30 years on the mats has taught him about coaching.
The episode covers a fair bit of ground: the early days finding jiu-jitsu, the move to Brazil, competing at ADCC, and why he still believes the best coaching comes from people who've actually done the hard yards themselves.
Roll or Die has featured guests from across Australia's BJJ scene for over 300 episodes (at the time of this interview) — worth a listen even beyond this one if you're new to the sport.
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