THE PROBLEM MOST GRAPPLERS DON’T SEE.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an incredible system for grappling & self defense, but it has no built-in way to prepare the body for years of hard training. For a while, you can push through soreness, wrap joints, and avoid certain positions. Eventually, the body stops cooperating.

Hard Roll Jiu Jitsu exists to address that missing layer - the part of training that determines how your body handles pressure, adapts to stress, and recovers so you can keep showing up.

WHO BUILT THIS

And Why...

My name is Rome Za.

I’m a first-degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt with over twenty years on the mats.

Like most people who fall in love with Jiu Jitsu, I was taught that training more Jiu Jitsu was the answer to all of life’s problems.

Eventually, reality caught up with me.

After earning my purple belt, I suffered a serious neck injury.

Doctors told me that I needed surgery and to quit Jiu Jitsu.

QUIT JIU JITSU?

I Couldn't Accept That...

So instead of quitting, I decided I was going to figure it out myself, and down the rabbit hole I dove.

I combed through scientific studies from all around the world, read books, took courses, and went to seminars.

I traveled the world learning from doctors, martial arts masters, movement teachers, and professors.

I studied how fighters, wrestlers, and martial artists across different cultures and different eras prepared their bodies and healed from injuries.

I learned how they breathed, how they moved, how they recovered, how they ate, and how they trained for adaptability.

BACK ON THE MATS

& Passing The Art On

After a short time on my journey, I not only got back on the mats, but I also took 2nd place at the Pan Ams and eventually earned my 1st-degree black belt.

Even more importantly I have been able to pressure test this method on over 5,000 students so far.

The Warrior Arts I teach in my courses and online dojo are complementary to your training on the mats, not a replacement.

It’s the missing layer that supports how you roll and how long you can keep going.

I created Hard Roll Jiu Jitsu for those of us who want to be everyone’s favorite hard roll and still be training long enough to pass this art on to our grandkids.

HARD ROLL.

What We're Really About

Hard Roll Jiu Jitsu isn’t about training harder. It’s about training the layers that make everything else work. When those layers are developed, strength feels natural instead of forced, pressure becomes sustainable, and recovery stops being a guessing game.

This work isn’t flashy. It’s effective. And it’s built for people who plan to keep training long after the excitement of getting your last belt wears off.