Mr. Roy Harris

For those of you who don’t know Mr. Roy Harris or have had the pleasure of meeting him, I suggest you put it on your to do list. Who is Roy Harris you might ask if you aren’t familiar already? Around the world, he is well-known as an amazing instructor, mainly in the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but also in Jeet Kune Do and Kalis Ilustrisimo. Many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners around the world have learned from Roy Harris in one way or another whether it be his BJJ Instructionals or the many resources he publishes on his website: royharris.com.

I first met Roy in October of 2005, when I was searching for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor in San Diego. There were quite a few BJJ schools in San Diego, but one of the main things that caught my eye when I visited Roy’s website was the amount of valuable info that was available and a particular section “In Christ.” To me, I figured that was a double bonus and so I went to Miramar and signed up for classes. It didn’t take me long to find out how great an instructor Roy was. I have never took any martial arts classes before BJJ, but in comparison to any teacher or professor or I have had in school or college, no one was as detail-oriented, interesting or insightful as Roy was.

As time went by, I got to know Roy a bit more, and learned a lot more about him from his instructors and students. The consensus from every person who knows him is that he is not only a great instructor, but a very wise mentor and friend to all who know him.