Becoming the Black Belt

One Man's Journey in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

De: Roy Dean

Narrado por: Roy Dean

Roy Dean retraces the trials and tribulations he faced in learning the sophisticated art of Brazilian jiujitsu from early competition experiences in Southern California to running a world class academy and sharing that journey online. The lessons he learned are the lessons he shares with you.

A must-listen for martial arts professionals and serious students of the path.

©2016 Roy Dean (P)2019 Roy Dean

Great content!

It’s like a follow-along story and every chapter makes you experience the journey. Roy Dean has incorporated the samurai’s soul into this book. Highly recommend

Love the book

Great book truly awesome also enjoyed the fact it was read by the author who lived his journey

Nice insight into the man’s journey

Written well, narrated well. Having been familiar with the stuart cooper event that blew up at the time online, roy’s placement and of the women in his journey makes him out to be a bit strange imo. I’m here for his martial arts journey, not his description of Scandinavian women. Overall would recommend

Outstanding reflections on the process!

As a Martial Artist with several Black Belts (including BJJ) and a gym owner, I loved this book. I’ve always been impressed with Roy Dean’s material and outlook on the art. I enjoyed hearing his story and loved that it was read by him. It was meaningful and fun. Thank you!

Autobiography of a black belt.

This is an entertaining account of Roy Dean’s journey through BJJ. He share his successes, failures and the things he’s learned through BJJ. Being a BJJ student I enjoyed this book.

Exact, precise and effective!

Great book I highly recommend it complements all his other work on the Gentle Art!

BEAUTIFUL! A life story

this book is wonderfully written and its telling comes from a master of many decades. it is deeply enlightening and filled with many life lessons- lessons learned not just about jiu jitsu but of the human mind, spirit, adversity and life itself. the cycle is complete and just beginning again. :)

very good

it was amazing I loved ever part even though it was a little slow at points

Great read!

I admire Roy Dean, I first found him on YouTube and I really liked his approach toward training. I’ve purchased his apps “The White Belt Bible” which is a must read for beginner BJJ practitioners. I enjoyed how organic this book was and how it help you to see Roy for more then a great BJJ teacher. This book gave you an opportunity to be exposed to Roy Dean the man. The end of the book was kind of sad because Roy was faced with making decisions resulting from just being burned out.

Great book!

The book is intelligently written, informative and entertaining! I recommend it! Thank you for reading.