ROLL OR DIE

Feb 02 2025 259 ep. 35 mins 13

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BJJ Podcast hosted by Kim Potgieter and Brent Dry bringing on guests from across the globe who have interesting life stories or journeys. Very casual and light, and easy to digest at under 45 mins per episode.

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Roll or Die Episode #253 - Laura Dorgan

Feb 02 2025 49 mins

Laura Dorgan is a wearer of many hats. She is a 10th Planet black belt, co-owner of 10th Planet South Melbourne and a nutritionist to boot. In this episode Laura shares insights in her 17 years jiu jitsu journey, what it’s like running a business with your husband (and being coached by him), how she leads self-defence sessions for women with no martial arts experience and also di

Roll or Die Episode #252 - Ricky Krstic

Jan 26 2025 49 mins

This week’s guest Ricky Krstic is the head coach and owner of GCJ in Perth. He discusses the decision to move from being a tiler, to studying psychology as a mature aged student, to starting up his own academy in November 2023. Ricky shares his journey and insights of what it’s like to make the move to BJJ academy owner. Ricky’s enthusiasm for life is infectious and you will

Roll or Die Episode #251 - Jonathan Ramos

Jan 19 2025 40 mins

Jonathan is a young man with a wise head on his shoulders. Arriving in Melbourne, Australia in early 2023, the day after receiving his black belt in Brazil, Jonathan has made Australia his home and learnt English along the way. At 22 years of age, it’s hard to believe that Jonathan has achieved so much and has such a great sense of maturity. The future looks bright for this young

Roll or Die Episode #250 - Kim Potgieter

Jan 12 2025 54 mins

Can you believe that we have been doing this podcast for over five years and 250 episodes? This week we have a very special guest, who you think you know, but we get to know a whole lot more! Thank you to all our loyal listeners for helping us reach 250 episodes and we look forward to bringing you more Australian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu guests in the future! P.S. Did you know we can a

Roll or Die Episode #249 - John Smallios

Jan 05 2025 49 mins

John is a first degree black belt and the owner and head coach at Higher Jiu Jitsu in Sydney. He had dreamed of an MMA career and being a serious competitor, until a shoulder injury nearly derailed him and almost prevented him from continuing. Take a listen to learn how John used his misfortune to turn it into an opportunity and led to bigger and better things. In this episode, we

Roll or Die Episode #248 - Alys James

Dec 29 2024 41 mins

Alys is a Cia Paulista brown belt under Carlos Viera who has recently opened Supreme Art Jiu Jitsu in South Melbourne. Here she discusses the trials and tribulations of opening a new academy, being a female on the mats, training through pregnancy and postpartum and much more. A fantastic episode! P.S. Did you know we can also be found the links below, and anywhere else great podca

Roll or Die Episode #247 - Christopher Mazzali

Dec 22 2024 42 mins

Chris is a second degree black belt based in Albany, WA and an OG with roots deep in the BJJ scene. Immigrating to Australia by way of Canada, Chris tells us how he started off with freestyle wrestling and then fell in love with Jiu Jitsu, along with a wonderful woman in Perth and that brought him to our fair shores. Take a listen to this wonderful human being who opens up and shar

Roll or Die Episode #246 - Troy Skidmore

Dec 15 2024 43 mins

Back for his second appearance on the podcast (previously on episode #55), we chat with Troy about how things have been for him for the past 3.5 years. Troy is hoping to complete 100 competition matches at black belt and is approximately one third of the way through this. He discusses his competition mindset, how he prepares for competitions now differs to how he did so in the past

Roll or Die Episode #245 - Sam Jeffrey

Dec 08 2024 43 mins

The man now known as Black Belt Sammy joins us and tells us about growing up in Tasmania doing Judo, chasing dreams of being an Olympic and Commonwealth Games Sprinter and starting BJJ a little later in life. A great storyteller, join us to learn a little more about one of the nicest men you could meet. Sam shares much wisdom, especially around how to look after your body and stay

Roll or Die Episode #244 - Dave Kapa

Dec 01 2024 47 mins

Dave is the epitome of an opsimath, starting with BJJ in his late 30s as he wound down from his rugby playing days. A black belt at Southside, this Kiwi discusses how he found and fell in love with learning a new activity and being a “beginner” at something in his later years. As a corporate lawyer and an elder statesman, Dave loved being a novice and embraced learning the Gent