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Podcast: Dirty White Belt Radio
Episode: Dennis Asche: Sep. 3, 2017
Description: If you're grateful for jiujitsu's global reach, you owe a bit of a debt to Dennis Asche. The founder of Connection Rio BJJ Hostel helped create a pipeline of Americans training in Rio Di Janeiro, learning and bringing their skills back home. Great Grappling instructor Jeremy Arel was one of the very first guests at the hostel, and when Dennis came to visit Great Grappling, Lourdes spoke with him about the original aim of Connection Rio, why the hostel is closed now and when it'll re-open, about training with Helio Gracie and Rorion Gracie, and about Carolina food. Here's Lourdes...