Podcasts by Micks Martial Arts
Two people that do martial arts sit down and talk. Sometimes about martial arts, sometimes about something entirely different. Ever wondered why people wear pyjamas and fight each other? Mick
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Joe Long: UFC Gym UK from 2019-04-09T15:58:20
Sat amongst builders and the bare bones of a brand new gym in Nottingham, Mick catches up with Joe Long and looks back on a career that has taken him from fighting, to fight promotion and now launc...
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Adam Tags Taggart: JKD Phd from 2018-09-25T01:24:17
Adam Tags Taggart is a man on a mission, and he has just relocated to Illinois as he pursues a Phd studying the effects of martial arts on the brain. A personal fitness and martial arts instructor,...
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Marc Rodrigues-Bernet: How to become a Stunt performer: from 2018-09-11T03:00
Marc Rodrigues-Bernet is an upcoming actor, serving soldier, and martial artist. He is currently working towards making his way on to the British Equity Stunt Register which will give him an indust...
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Keith Priestly: Kyokushin Kyorkshireman from 2018-08-29T01:33:53
Our 80th episode features a man who pulls no punches, physically and verbally. Keith Priestly is somebody Mick grew up reading about - a fearsome Kyokushin Fighter, an old school hardcore trainer, ...
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Robbie Hirst: Breaking through pain from 2018-08-14T11:11:44
We're back after a little hiatus and what a way to jump back in! Recorded earlier this year at the Warriors Assemble awards, Mick sits down to talk with a young man who has overcome more than his f...
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Andy Margrett: What Would Andy Do? from 2018-04-03T05:00
Where it all began... This episodes guest is my first and only Sensei in Karate. The man who put me on the path and following his example has kept me on that path. There’s not enough time to go int...
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Shae XS: Bare Knuckle Boxer from 2018-03-20T07:00
This episodes guest is a man that many people think they know, but very few actually know. A guy who’s lived a life that has seen both ends of the spectrum in regard to what most people would consi...
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Steve Mosley: History&Tradition from 2018-03-06T21:59:13
I’d heard about this guys years before and he was more of an urban myth, one of the original guys to regularly visit LA and train at the world famous Inosanto academy, he then disappears for a numb...
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Replay: Scott Caldwell from 2018-02-20T17:48:45
Legends aren't all invincible and it's with regret that we announce Scott Caldwell has passed recently. In tribute, we thought it'd be fitting to replay the interview Mick had the pleasure of condu...
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David Hearst: Comic Books from 2018-02-13T06:30
This shows guest is one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met.. he can break bodies and fix them! Yep, it’s the crippling chiropractor himself Guro David Hearst. I first met David years ago at the lege...
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MMA #74 Sean Robert-Harvey: Developing Yourself (Part 2/2) from 2018-01-30T06:30
So, what happens when two of the most exuberant and adroit men on the planet meet up for a quick chat? An epic discourse that lasts that long it has to be split into 2 shows! I’m very lucky in the...
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MMA #73 Sean Robert-Harvey: Developing Yourself (Part 1/2) from 2018-01-16T06:00
So, what happens when two of the most exuberant and adroit men on the planet meet up for a quick chat? An epic discourse that lasts that long it has to be split into 2 shows! I’m very lucky in the...
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MMA Highlights from 2017 from 2018-01-02T06:00
Looking for highlights from Mick's Martial Arts in 2017? We've got them, would you like them scrambled or poached? Clips from: - Marcus Charles: http://micksmartialarts.libsyn.com/mma-54-marcus-c...
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MMA #72 Jackie Rayner: Intellect from 2017-12-19T06:30
This episodes guest brings more than a touch of the commonwealth with her, a Bermudan national who sounds like a Canadian and punches like she’s from St.Hitts.... oops, I mean St. Kitts! Apologies...
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MMA #71 Brian Collier: Mental Health from 2017-12-05T06:30
Well, where do I start with this episodes guest? How about we start with the fact this gent is legitimately one of the toughest men I’ve ever encountered, a true student of the sweet science and so...
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MMA #70 Chris Harley: Shifted Skills from 2017-11-21T06:00
Sometimes it’s good to let a guest speak for themselves on the show, if they can get a word in edgeways, but for the first time ever I’m going to let the guest own words be the intro.. we don’t eve...
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MMA #69 John Bernard Will: Road Trip (Part 2) from 2017-11-07T06:00
This is the second part of an interview with JBW. Well, what can I say about this episodes guest? If I said he’s a legit legend in martial arts you could argue, “but mick, you interview legends a...
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MMA #68 John Bernard Will: Road Trip (Part 1) from 2017-10-24T05:00
Well, what can I say about this episodes guest? If I said he’s a legit legend in martial arts you could argue, “but mick, you interview legends all the time”. So if I said, this weeks guest is a mo...
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MMA #67 Diana Rathborne: Short but Sweet! from 2017-10-10T05:00
This episodes intro is like this shows guest.. short but sweet! It's a long overdue catch up and update with one of my original guests ever on Mick's martial arts.. and one of both my favourite te...
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Dan Holloway: Defence Lab from 2017-09-26T06:11
I first met this young man a few years ago whilst teaching a seminar and was immediately struck by how enthusiastic and driven he was. Over time our friendship led to me having the tables turned o...
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MMA #65 Andy Gibney: Evolution from 2017-09-13T13:52:50
This shows star is a bit of an enigma, he's an accomplished writer, raconteur, martial artist, motivational speaker, NLP expert and generally awesome individual.. but enough about me, let's talk ab...
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MMA #64 Jon Bouley: Law Enforcement from 2017-08-29T06:48
The star of this show is my dear friend, and along with past guest Ryan Reynolds(no, not that one!) one of my landlords when I'm in Minneapolis..Mr Jon Bouley! But that's not the reason he's the gu...
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MMA #63 Tony Pillage: Farewell Tour from 2017-08-15T07:24
The picture sums up just what a scoundrel this shows guest is... Tony Pillage is actually the only person to warrant a 2nd show in the history of the micks martial arts podcast. In this episode we ...
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MMA #62 Kevin Mills: Hard or Smart? from 2017-08-01T09:59:12
Now this guy's a real piece of work, a truly legit pioneer of not just kempo karate, but one of the really few legit 'old school' guys left! Kempo Kevin Mills. A direct lineage to Grandmaster Ed Pa...
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MMA #61 Gavin Mulholland: Traditionalist from 2017-07-18T07:00
One of the longest podcasts there's been in ages, all thanks to Gavin Mulholland. A traditional karate man who shunned UFC and can scare people away just with his eyes. Plus, if that wasn't enough,...
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MMA #60 Mo Teague: Believer from 2017-07-04T07:59
Mo is one of those guys who's been around forever! I mean that in the best possible ways course, I first became aware of Mo in the days of Martial Arts Illustrated magazine as a Jkd guy, guardian a...
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MMA #59 Tim Tokarz: Pumpkin King from 2017-06-20T06:00
I first met the Benjamin Button of martial that is Tim Tokarz in Duluth Minnesota in 2012, first thing that hit me was how a sickeningly handsome character could've kept his boyish looks in the fig...
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MMA #58 Peter Hetrick: Protector Of All from 2017-06-06T06:00
This shows guest was somebody I knew before I ever actually met him, now I know that doesn't really make sense to some, but if you've ever met someone who's as larger in life than most then you'll ...
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MMA #57 Scott Caldwell: Growing Up from 2017-05-23T08:18:09
After 36 years in training, Scott Caldwell sits down with Mick and talks all things I first became of this gentleman due to a story I thought was an urban legend, he'd been employed as a body guard...
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MMA #56 Fabio Morescalchi: Teacher&Reluctant Celebrity from 2017-05-09T06:00
I first met Professor Fabio at the Minnesota Kali group and it was actually there where I first decided I would train in Bjj seriously. I met Fabio through the one and only Mike Duffy and immediate...
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MMA #55 Chad Breske: Nerds, Geeks and Martial Artists from 2017-04-25T12:11:25
Where do I start in describing this shows guest? Well, he's one of those guys that makes you realise you are indeed getting older as when I first met him he was literally just out of university and...
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MMA #54 Marcus Charles: Guru, Sifu, Coach... from 2017-04-11T11:09:40
I first became aware of Marcus Charles through Facebook, although we'd never met we had so much in common, a love of Martial arts, JKD,CSW and Kali in particular, Boxing and Boxer dogs! Marcus is a...
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MMA Replay: Richard Bustillo from 2017-03-31T11:49:17
A huge loss to not only martial arts but the entire world has occurred, we have lost the brilliant Richard Bustillo. In tribute please listen to Mick's eulogy and a replay of the interview Mick did...
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MMA #53 Josh Prior:"Don't train on them, train with them!" from 2017-03-28T11:12:40
Mick is back on the mic, and with an awesome guest joining him; no it's not Vin Diesel or the ghost of Barry White, it's Wisconsins own Josh Prior! Josh and his wife Ruth are co-owners of MKG Inter...
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MMA #52 - T Kent Nelson: Understanding your Journey from 2017-01-16T12:16:16
This weeks guest is literally the youngest looking bearded martial artist I've ever met... and an absolutely outstanding one at that. One of the first guys I had met that realised the power of YouT...
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MMA #51 Anthony Cicchese: Opening Dialogue from 2017-01-06T17:57:41
And we are back!..... it's been a whirl of media work, writing, training and the damn day job, but have we got a show for you. First up is a guy who's experienced the kind of things first hand mos...
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MMA#50 Atticus Todd: Hitting Hollywood from 2016-10-28T14:44:47
As we've hit our 50th show, we thought we'd add a bit of Hollywood glamour and some serious thespian gravitas to the occasion. This weeks guest is a classically trained actor, world class martial a...
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MMA#49 Marc Halleck: Hammertime from 2016-10-21T01:57:30
When does DIY become a martial art? When you train with Guru Marc Halleck. Mick first met first met Marc in Wisconsin at the now legendary Lake Owen summer camp initially started by future guest Gu...
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MMA#48 Jason Lewis: Whattaman! from 2016-10-14T14:30:38
This weeks guest actually should come with a government health warning.. After myself, he's easily one of the best looking guys in martial arts, 6ft 3" tall, 260lbs and with dulcet tones that make ...
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MMA#47 Paul Smith: Mr Scotland from 2016-10-06T13:01:49
Another Wing Chun master chats to Mick this week as Paul Smith sits down and recants his journey through Martial Arts and to Medicine Hat and back, sharing the lessons he's learned in life - includ...
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MMA#46 Shaun Rawcliffe: The selfish journey from 2016-09-16T15:22:36
Todays guest is a published author, who went from studying architecture to training the armed forces, before working round the world in close protection. Shaun Rawcliffe is one of only a handful of...
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MMA#45 Steve Wright: a new kind of normal from 2016-08-13T17:19:31
Recorded live in the Tullymobile as Mick gave him a lift home, Steve Wright talks frankly to Mick about loss, strength and faith. They also discuss his work in criminology and his journey to becomi...
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MMA#44 Dean Williams: Punching Sherlock from 2016-07-29T11:41:57
Recorded live on the set of his new movie, today's guest is Master Dean Williams. Dean is one of those guys who when you sit down and listen to what he's achieved its pretty mind boggling. I don't ...
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MMA#43 Professor Braulio Estima: From Brazil to Birmingham from 2016-07-01T12:51:49
One of the pioneers of BJJ in the UK and also a great personal friend, this weeks guest is the one and only Carcara himself, Professor Braulio Estima. Starting out in Brazil with dreams of being a ...
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MMA#42 Ralph Jones: Sabretooth from 2016-06-24T12:51:25
Recorded in Speyer in Germany last month, Guro Ralph Jones is this weeks guest. One of only 5 full instructors under Guru Dan Inosanto in the UK, Ralph was a pioneer of British Martial Arts - trave...
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MMA#41 Steve Turbitt: The Real Daredevil from 2016-06-10T11:45:01
Today's guest has won medals representing England in football, is a judo Olympian, current BJJ British open champion, endurance athlete, kickboxer and canoeist. An impressive list, even more so whe...
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MMA#40 Frank Ruppert: The History Of Movement from 2016-06-03T11:22:01
This weeks guest is not unlike his country of origin. Charming and at the same time strategically placed, his interview is the same. Not the biggest but easily one of the most interesting interview...
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MMA#39 Leigh Simms: Re-writing Self Defence from 2016-05-27T17:55:48
Today's guest is a young man that I'm proud to call a friend and a student, a published author and one of the new generation of pragmatic karateka. Sensei Leigh Simms is a fellow comic book nerd an...
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MMA#38 Adrian Portway: Cyborg Ninja from 2016-05-13T15:00:01
Adrian Portway is this weeks guest, and we cover his Ninjitsu roots, heavy rock days, and bionic implants. He's the epitomy of a long time listener first time caller, having been a champion of the ...
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MMA#37 Andy Nugent: The Unsung Master from 2016-05-06T13:52:05
This weeks guest is literally one of the true 'unsung' heroes of martial arts, a world stick fighting champion, a legit BJJ black belt under Mestre Ricardo De La Riva and Professor David 'Malandro'...
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MMA#36 Trevor Roberts: The Bolton Iron Man from 2016-04-29T06:00
This week I'm truly humbled to share with you the conversation I recently had with the legend that is Professor Trevor Roberts. That term - legend, gets bandied around a lot, but in the case of The...
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MMA#35 John Johnstone: Adaptative Karateka from 2016-04-22T17:22:40
On today's show we have a true living legend, one of the first Karateka I ever met, and who still inspires me today as much as the first time I saw him. Still to this day incredibly powerful and qu...
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MMA#34 JP DeLaire: On The Road with Michael Bolton from 2016-04-15T16:44:10
This weeks episode has it all: a bespoke theme tune written by the guest; an international flavour; glamour; rock n roll and a mind blowing concept of working less and getting more! Imagine settlin...
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MMA#33 Bradley Hill: Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from 2016-04-08T13:45:49
This weeks guest is one of the most exciting new athletes in the UK BJJ scene, well he seems 'new' but that's actually not true. Mick has known this young man for over half of his young life(Bradle...
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MMA#32 Gary Hoptroff: Bend but don't break from 2016-04-01T16:06:35
Guro Gary Hoptroff is one of the pillars of Jeet kune Do in the UK, and actually one of Mick's oldest friends from that world. When they got together they waxed lyrically over such subjects as hone...
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MMA#31 Carl Cooper: Toxic Fighting Systems from 2016-03-25T14:56:51
I managed to catch Toxic fighting systems Carl Cooper in Peterborough where we were both teaching for the children with cancer organisation, we talk about a chance meeting in a pub with JKD's John ...
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MMA#30 Anthony Rushton: 30 Years in Martial Arts from 2016-03-18T15:00:01
Mick first met Sifu Anthony Rushton when they were fresh faced young men barely in their '20s...and at the 1st ever public seminar taught by Someone who went on to change the face of martial arts i...
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MMA#29 Paul Cole: Re-framing Your Thoughts from 2016-03-11T15:00:01
Paul Cole is one of those larger than life characters, and like Mick is compactly packaged! He's a BJJ black belt, NLP master practitioner, School owner, competitor and new father. On this show the...
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MMA#28 Al Peasland: The Fight Club Formula from 2016-03-04T14:27:30
It's nearly 30 years since Al Peasland's big sister first beat up Mick, and that was just the start of their friendship and training together. In this bumper length show they discuss those formativ...
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MMA#27 Chris Hearn: The Rubber Bandido from 2016-02-26T02:43
Bass Guitarist, Buddhist and BJJ Black Belt Chris Hearn joins Mick to discuss movies, geek chic, rare trainers and alternative music. Added to that the stories of how he was almost tempted away by ...
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MMA#26 Neil Simkin: BJJ, sweat and tears from 2016-02-19T20:20:30
"One of the four biggest influences on my life and training." That's how Mick describes this weeks guest, Neil Simkin. Together they discuss his journey through the arts, from karate to BJJ, and th...
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MMA#25 Peter Holmes: Hitting Hard and Pressure Points from 2016-02-12T15:46:05
Starting in Wing Chun, a back injury led Peter to changing direction on a journey which has led him to being a 2nd Dan Black Belt with the Dragon Society and able to convince even the cynics of the...
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MMA#24 Tony Bailey: Healing, Milkshakes and Plato from 2016-02-05T16:11:26
Basingstoke's Tony Bailey is a modern day rarity in martial arts. Not only can he break, he can also heal - holding a Master & Teachers Degree in Usui Reiki. He discusses the lost art of healing in...
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MMA#23 Wayne Lakin: Judo Champion Part 2 from 2016-01-29T15:53:07
In the second part of our interview with Wayne Lakin, Mick asks him about teaching Judo to Rugby players, and the difficulties he faced in trying to introduce it into the school curriculum. They al...
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MMA#22 Wayne Lakin: Judo Champion Part 1 from 2016-01-22T17:19:04
Wayne has had a long career in Judo, representing Great Britain at both Junior and Senior level, and winning both the British and Commonwealth titles. In the first part of our conversation we discu...
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MMA#21 Mikey Wright: Defence Lab from 2016-01-15T04:07:51
Defence Lab franchisee of the year twice running, Mikey tells Mick (don't let that confuse you) about how we need to go beyond youtube before we make decisions about other systems, and also how the...
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MMA#20 Steve Reynolds: Hollywood Lockdown from 2016-01-08T15:44:24
In this show Mick chats with Movie Director Steve Reynolds and his dog about how he went from trying to work a camera in a friends garage to making martial arts DVDs and then achieving his dream of...
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MMA#19 Erik Paulson Road Trip Part 2 from 2015-12-31T19:02:05
The 2nd part of our specially extended interview with Erik Paulson covers BJJ, shoot wrestling, conspiracy theories, and how he went straight to black after 16 years as a Blue Belt. And watch out f...
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MMA#18 Erik Paulson: Road Trip Part 1 from 2015-12-25T00:43:03
Merry Christmas Everyone! No rest for us as we bring you the first of a special two part show recorded earlier this month when Erik Paulson came to teach several seminars in the UK. Mick drove him ...
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MMA#17 Chris Harley: Existing in Time differently from 2015-12-18T17:09:46
At first glance the only thing that seperates Chris and Mick is a beard and a hearing aid - they even share a similar sense of humour. In this episode they discuss the art of tracking, time spent w...
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MMA#16 Leigh&Peter Richardson: Brothers in Arts from 2015-12-11T02:50:41
The JKD tribe gathering in November 2015 brought together the 5 full instructors under Guru Dan in the UK to London. After a busy day training Mick sat down to catch up with Aberdeen Martial Arts h...
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MMA#15 Joe Madrid: The Secret to Eternal Youth from 2015-12-04T04:17:16
In this show, Mick speaks to the Peter Pan of martial arts, the ever youthful Joe Madrid. With a name like that he should be the hit man in a Tarantino movie or a gigolo..in fact, he's a lot more i...
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MMA#14 Ty Campos: Bodyguarding, Bible studies and Butt kicking from 2015-11-27T14:11:45
In this show Mick travels to the USA to catch up with long time friend and training partner Ty Campos. In a break from training they sit down and talk through Ty's journey through life and the arts...
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MMA#13 Lucci Del-Gaudio: The Peaceful Warrior from 2015-11-20T15:50:17
Lucci invited Mick to teach at one of his charity martial arts events supporting children with cancer, and they sat down to chat afterwards. They discuss his journey through the arts and some his d...
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MMA#12 Ryan Reynolds: Hands up and don't try anything fancy... from 2015-11-13T13:42:53
Ryan Reynolds (not that one) takes on Mick as a house guest ahead of a training camp in Minnesota, and over a few drinks (you can hear the ice) they discuss the best advice they've ever had, coping...
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MMA#11 Russell Jarmesty: How not to be a dick from 2015-11-06T17:40:22
We didn't expect to hear what Russell revealed in this interview, but then it was only fairly recently that he discovered the truth about his grandparents and an incredible story about a tank full ...
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MMA#10 Kurt Cornwell: Motown Kombat from 2015-10-30T13:48:40
Kurt has returned to his hometown of Detroit, Michigan to open a martial arts gym with the aim not to just teach people how to defend themself, but to give them a platform on which to build other a...
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MMA#09 Tony Pillage: Marmite, Pressure Points and The C Word from 2015-10-22T23:49:46
Anthony Pillage is the founder and Chief Instructor at Way of the Spiritual Warrior in Coventry. And he has Cancer. He's one of the leading authorities on pressure points. And swears a lot. And a f...
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MMA#08 Daniel Lonero: Language, Learning and Love from 2015-10-16T01:59:26
We heard about Daniel from many people, but when we first saw him move we couldn't believe our eyes. He does in real life what most of us can only do while playing video games. And 31 years into hi...
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MMA#07 Jason Boh: Fighting Fire from 2015-10-09T12:17:12
Jason Boh runs his martial arts school in Portsmouth, UK and also has a pretty cool day job with the Fire Service. An instructor in several arts, he chats with Mick about his influences and inspira...
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Richard Bustillo: J is for Jazz from 2015-10-02T17:40:18
The living legend talks to Mick about scientific streetfighting, training on concrete with Bruce Lee in the dark, motorbikes and forming a jazz band with some JKD masters. Plus how you can do Jeet ...
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Liam Richards: Excel In Life from 2015-09-25T14:31:29
Liam Richards lives the dream of many martial artists - living and working with his passion. He set up his first Excel academy while at university and has just opened his second in Sheffield. Liams...
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Brendan Westwood: Fight Camp from 2015-09-18T11:01:45
Mick talks with Brendan Westwood at the UK MKG Camp about putting together such a big event, as well as when the right time is to turn your students into teachers, and the small matter of facing a ...
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Diana Rathborne: From Store Detective to Sensei from 2015-09-11T14:55:45
Diana and Mick recall tales of shopping and shooting, and discuss her journey all the way from store detective to training some of the worlds elite, and being famed for her training skills. Mick al...
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Rick Faye: MKG for a better world from 2015-09-04T06:01:50
This week Mick speaks to someone he used to just read about in magazines and is now his main teacher - Rick Faye, the owner and head instructor of the Minnesota Kali Group. They caught up after a w...
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Phil Norman: Rise of The Ghost Fighter from 2015-08-27T09:32:18
In this first show Mick speaks to Phil Norman, who made his name as a fighter, TV gameshow winner, and now as the brains behind a new style of elusive combat: The Ghost. We learn how it developed f...
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Meet Mick Tully from 2015-08-10T16:44:31
In this show, Mick doesn't just interview his guests - he spars with them! If you've wondered why some people roll around on the floor in pyjamas and make funny noises? Mick Tully has been doing ma...
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