On this episode of RŌL Radio our guest is instructor and Academy Manager at Bushido Jiu Jitsu Academy in Manchester CT, Rich McKeegan.
In 2012 a local tragedy changed Rich’s outlook on life. He made the decision that giving back and making a difference was his true calling.
Starting small, Rich began making and selling gi patches with the proceeds going to the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown CT. Shortly thereafter Rich met the father of Dylan, an autistic boy who was one of the shooting victims. This is when Rich decided he wanted to do even more.
Rich started the charity Black Belts for Butterflies with proceeds going to Dylan’s Wings of Change. After eleven charity Jiu Jitsu seminars, Rich has helped raise over $100,000 dollars for Dylan’s Wings of Change and various other charities across the country.
Rich has accomplished so much, both on and off the mats, and he shares these accomplishments and so much more here with us.
Here is RŌL Radio with the inspirational Rich McKeegan.
Episode #22 Highlights
3:15 Making future leaders
10:03 Rich gets his start
15:43 Thomas’s first partner
32:30 The day that changed everything
39:50 A meeting that changed everything
49:04 New Chapters
53:30 The 2 inch stage
101:18 Five Questions
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