Podcasts by The Grumpy Surfer Podcast

Adam Norris - Offshore Photography from 2023-12-12T01:01

Adam Norris is a North Devon based photographer/videographer. Over the last few years he has grown in popularity and creating some amazing surf footage that is moody, moving and inspiring.

Sam Chidwick - Warrior Grips from 2023-11-20T00:01

Sam Chidwick is a Podiatrist, BJJ Purple Belt, Surfer and the owner of Warrior Grips, as sock designed to reduce the risk of ankle and foot injuries in a plethora of sports.

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Dr Wallace Nichols - The Blue Mind from 2023-11-06T01:00

Earlier this week, I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, the marine biologist who coined the term “Blue Mind.”

His groundbreaking research has...

Liz McConaghy - AKA Chinook Crew Chick from 2023-10-24T00:01

Liz McConaghy is from a small town in County Down Noethan Ireland, spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to depl...

Anthony Mullally - Perfomance Breathwork Practitioner from 2023-08-21T00:01

Anthony Mullally is a breathwork practitioner. A former Professional Rugby League player now retired, found breathwork as a performance enhancing and wellness tool he utilised during his career....

Dan Bassett - AKA Mr Bassett’s Grapplers Soap from 2023-08-07T00:01

Dan Bassett is a unique guy, a former Royal Navy serviceman, old school Mixed Martial Arts fighter, Close Protection Officer and Owner of Mr Bassets Grapplers Soap.

In the podcast Dan and...

Leigh Remedios from 2023-07-24T00:01

Leigh Remedios is a pioneer of grappling and MMA in the UK. He started training martial arts back in the early 1990's and fought his first MMA pro fight circa 1997. He is the epitome of a modern...

Nick Tiscoe - North Shore Jiujitsu&Surfer from 2023-07-10T00:01

Nick Tiscoe is a Brazilan Jiujitsu Black Belt under Maricio Gomes and Kevin Capel, he runs his own academy in Newquay, Cornwall North Shore Jiujitsu. Newquay is renowned for being the surfing me...

Member of the BJJ’s Dirty Dozen - John B Will from 2023-02-13T00:01

One of the most influential Martial Artists of the past two decades, John Will’s accomplishments within the industry are prolific. In the seventies and early eighties he trained extensively thro...

Beau Bromham - UK Surfing Performance Coach from 2023-01-30T00:01

Beau Bromham is talking to Adz this week. Beau is a North Devon, UK surfing performance coach that is working as part of the English Surf Team to develop young groms to smash it on the big stage...

The Mindful Surfer Podcast - Liam Morgan&Will Foster from 2023-01-16T00:01

Sidmouth UK Surfers Liam Morgan and Will Foster run a mindfulness podcast called The Mindful Surfer Podcast.

In the podcast Adz, Liam and Will approach the subjects of surfing mindfulness...

Tom Barlow from 2023-01-02T00:01

Tom Barlow is on the podcast with Adz this week.  They delve into subjects of BJJ Academy business, commentating, jiujitsu styles and a host of other random stuff.

Tom Barlow h...

Pete Maguire from 2022-10-03T00:01

Pete Maguire is a fascinating character, he has spent a lifetime surfing with some of surfings most iconic surfers, practicing Brazilian Jiujitsu with Rickson Gracie and becoming a black belt in...

OMBE Surf Coach - Luke Hardacre from 2022-09-20T00:01

Luke Hardacre is part of the OMBE Team, he works behind the scenes as a surf coach and is the host of the OMBE Podcast, In-Depth. 

Adz and Luke talk surf technique, line-ups, Adz rubbish ...

Craig Hanaumi from 2022-09-05T00:01

Craig Hanaumi is a Brazilian Jiujitsu brown belt under Rener and Ryron Gracie, a Bellevue Police Officer, and a life long skateboarder.

The work he does for his community may be a unique ...

Falklands Conflict - Marty Wilkin from 2022-07-11T01:00

Marty Wilkin is a former Royal Marine, he has seen action in Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands and Afghanistan. This is his story of the Falklands War.

In the spring of 1982, thousan...

Darren Yeoman - Fightworx Martial Arts Academy from 2022-06-27T01:00

Darren Yeoman is a Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belt and owner of Fightworx Martial Arts Academy in Torquay UK. Darren has nearly 24 years in martial arts experience.

In the podcast Adz and D...

Steve Gwenin - Surfers Life Club from 2022-06-13T01:00

Steve Gwenin was senior manager of a mid-sized business, he found his surf time compromised and grew frustrated by work, family commitments and by himself! Steve realised he was no lon...

Dan Thornton - Part 2 from 2022-05-30T00:02

Welcome back to Part 2 with Dan Thornton.

Adz and Dan talk more military stories, surfing and how Dan got into Brazilian Jiujitsu and Cyber Security.

Dans Cyber Security B...

Dan Thornton Part 1 from 2022-05-16T00:01

Dan Thornton is no ordinary human being, he has had an extraordinary life, growing up In South Africa and traveling the world surfing.  He is also a former Royal Marine Commando Officer, with op...

Adaptive Surfer - Zoe Smith from 2022-05-02T00:01

Zoe Smith is an English Adaptive Surfer on the English Surf team. Adz and Zoe talk about how Zoe became a below the knee amputee and how she over came her adversities to become a surfer.

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Caroline Walsh from 2022-03-28T00:01

Caroline Walsh is a former US Coast Guardsman/woman, she served with the CIA as a intelligence analyst and Officer, a life long surfer who has had her ups and downs in her life. Caroline has als...

Joanna Ziobronowicz from 2022-03-13T23:00

Joanna Ziobronowicz is a Rodger Gracie Black Belt.

In this conversation we talk about women empowerment, discrimination and highs and lows of changing career paths, as well as Jiujitsu an...

Luke Egan from 2022-02-28T00:00

Luke Egan is one of Australia’s greatest surfers who was on the Association of Surfing Professionals tour (Now WSL Championship Tour) for 22 years, winning 4 world tour events, finishing runner ...

Emile Ghessen - Conflict Documentary Maker from 2022-02-14T00:00

Emile Ghessen is British conflict documentary journalist and reporter. He joined the Royal Marine Commandos as a young man and saw action in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also worked as a recruit ins...

Eric Davies from 2022-01-31T00:00

Eric Davies is a man who has followed his dreams and passions. Started surfing in the late 1960s, traveling Europe and Africa in the early days of surfing, searching for perfect points and beach...

Stuart Cooper from 2022-01-17T00:00

Stuart Cooper is a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and a World renowned videographer who runs his own YouTube Channel Stuart Cooper Films.

He travelled the World living the Jiu Jitsu lifestyle for 1...

Surfers Not Street Children - Tom Hewitt MBE from 2022-01-03T00:00

Tom Hewitt MBE is the Founder and Director of Surfers Not Street Children..

Surfers Not Street Children is a world renowned organisation that empowers street children and children at risk...

OMBE Presenter - Anthony Laye from 2021-12-13T00:01

Anthony Laye is a UK native living his best life on the Gold Coast in Australia.  In this podcast Ant and Adz talk about how Ant has become a renowned Mentalist & Magician, Keynote Speaker and P...

Ben Rueth from 2021-11-29T00:01

Ben Rueth is a former sponsored surfer, Royal Marines Commando Veteran and owner of his own Jiujitsu Academy in North Devon, United Kingdom.

Adz and Ben talk about how surfing in Hawaii s...

Scott Rannochan from 2021-11-15T00:01

Scott Rannochan competed at the highest level of surfing, making it to the World Qualifying series in the late 90s early 00s, competing and training with the likes of Joel Parkinson.<...

OMBE Surf - Clayton Nienaber from 2021-10-31T23:00

(Edit error, Clayton is a South African native, not an Aussie as I stated in the intro !)

This weeks podcast is with surf coach, surfboard shaper, and former World ...

Crest Podcast&Pagan Boys Collaboration from 2021-10-18T08:23:14

Crest Podcast and Pagans Boys Crossover Edition :

TGSP has been huge fans of the Crest Podcast since it's debut moment, so I simply had to do a crossover episode. An...

Jordan Desborough from 2021-10-11T00:01

Jordan Desborough is a Royal Marine Commando, but before he achieved one of his life goals, he was a Professional MMA fighter.  He fought in the UKs biggest promotion, Cage Warriors and also fou...

Guam Trip from 2021-09-20T09:50:37

Coming to you from Guam, Micronesia and a US territory between the Philippines and Hawaii.  Adz talks about Guam, its surf breaks and locals.  A little about the WSL Finals (more in depth conver...

Rus McDonagh from 2021-09-06T00:01

Rus McDonagh is a vanlifer, Vloger, Coffee Company owner and a Podcast host.  Rus is a very unique guy, after serving in the Royal Marines, then being employed as a soldier of fortune on the Clo...

1 Limb Surfer, Martin Pollock from 2021-08-23T00:00

Martin Pollock is an Army Veteran and Ambassador of Operation Surf. Martin suffered the loss of 3 limbs after an IED strike in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Martin tells the story of how he fou...

Micah Nickens from 2021-08-09T00:00

Micah Nickens is the Marketing Director for Global surf brand Dakine.  He is a humble Hawaiian, a family man, and an amazing surfer.  Micah was one of the innovators or aerial surfing in the 90s...

Fables of Sand and War with Adz and John Thompson from 2021-07-26T00:01

We are back !  On this weeks podcast we have some jaw dropping stories from Afghanistan, Adz nearly cries and John tells a story involving him nearly shooting a group of Afghan National Army Sol...

First ever Podcast : John Thompson CGC from 2021-06-28T00:01

Tomo was the first podcast Adz ever did, full of Afghanistan and Iraq war stories, here are two war Vets taking about nearly a decade of fighting. 

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Lee Spencer Part 2 from 2020-12-14T00:01

Lee Spencer Part 2.

Frank and Adz talk about how Frank lost his right leg below the knee, and how this motivated him to become involved with forces charities, that c...

Lee Spencer Part 1 from 2020-12-07T00:01

Lee "Frank" Spencer is a Royal Marines Commando veteran who has served in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, he is also one of a handful of people to row the Atlantic Ocean as a ...

Kate Jackson from 2020-11-30T00:01

Kate Jackson is a BELLATOR Women’s Flyweight with a record of 11-5-1. Kate is originally from the SW of England, through hard work, determination and a never say die attitude, has bec...

Jed Stone from 2020-11-23T00:01

Jed Stone is a former Cornish, English and European Surfing Champion. Jed Started surfing in 1972 and has lived a life of travel and competition.  Jed tells stories of surfing competitions with ...

Chris Sherrington from 2020-11-16T00:01

Chris Sherrington is an Olympian and Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist in Heavyweight Judo. Adz and Chris talk Judo, BJJ, Iraq and electric cars.

See Chris Sherringto...

Peter Conroy from 2020-11-13T01:00

Peter Conroy is an Irish Big Wave Surfer, he is also a Firefighter Paramedic in Dublin, Ireland.

Pete recently surfed and ran the water safety during the massive swe...

Luke Cederman from 2020-11-09T01:00

Luke Cederman is New Zealand's goofy footed ripper from Raglan Bay.  Luke is also the host of podcast and YouTube videos The Raglan Surf Report.

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Matt Wildgoose 2 from 2020-10-05T01:00

Goose returns to The Grumpy Surfer Podcast.  We talk about Afghanistan, Norway the Jungle. Also what life holds for him now after nearly 32 years of service..

Martin "50 CAL" Stapleton from 2020-09-28T01:00

Martin Stapleton is an English mixed martial artist and SBG Coach. A professional competitor since 2007, Stapes has competed for Bellator, Cagewarriors, BAMMA and was a contestant on the UFCs Th...

Jamie Crowder from 2020-09-21T01:00

Jamie is a former Royal Marines Commando reservist, he is also a striking and MMA coach at the prestigious Renzo Gracie Academy in New York.  Jamie gives an insite into the MMA world but also gi...

John Thompson CGC 2 from 2020-09-14T01:00

John Thompson returns to The Grumpy Surfer Podcast.  On this episode we have a deep discussion about PTSD, mental health and depression, along other pressing issues that surround society's curre...

Matt Wildgoose from 2020-09-07T01:00

Matt Wildgoose has spent the last 32 years of his life serving in the Royal Marines Commandos,  Goose talks about the early 90s in the Royal Marines. We also talk about Iraq and Afghanistan, and...

Jon Wayne Freeman from 2020-08-31T01:00

Jon Wayne Freeman is a guy who has set a new boundary within the surf genre called "Surf Comedy".  To me this is what surfing and riding waves is about, FUN and not taking life so seriously, mak...

Tom Carroll from 2020-08-24T01:00

Tom Carroll is an Australian former professional surfer from Sydney. During Toms professional surfing career he accumulated 2 World Junior Titles, The Triple Crown of Surfing, 3 Pipeline Masters...

Kenny Baker 2 from 2020-08-21T19:11:30

Kenny Baker returns to The Grumpy Surfer Podcast. Kenny and I talk about his time in Renzo Gracies Academy in New York, and how his relationship with Gunnar Nelson moulded him into the grappler ...

Mark Ormrod from 2020-08-17T01:00

Mark Ormrod is a former Royal Marine Commando and the United Kingdoms first triple amputee from Helmand Province in Afghanistan.  Mark talks about how he has dealt with the horrific incident, an...

Andy Cotton from 2020-08-10T01:00

Andrew Cotton is a professional big wave surfer. He is one of the world’s most respected big wave surfers basing himself in Nazare, Portugal and West Ireland for much of the big wave season. He ...

Stuart Poynter from 2020-08-03T02:00

Stuart Poynter is a Senior Account Manager for Tiki International.  Tiki International is one of the oldest and longest running British Surfing Business still running today.  Stu and I talk surf...

Gunny Beau Hancock from 2020-07-27T01:10

Gunnery Sergeant Beau Hancock is a serving United States Marine.  In this podcast he talks a little about his up bringing, what drew him to the USMC. The conversation leads to life during and af...

John Jackson from 2020-07-20T00:01

John Jackson is a serving Royal Marines Commando Rehabilitation Instructor and a Winter Olympics Bronze Medal winner.  John discusses his childhood and why he joined the Royal Marines and how he...

Kenny Baker from 2020-07-13T01:00

Kenny Baker is the co-owner of Flo Martial Arts in Plymouth UK.  Kenny talks about how he became introduced to martial arts as a young lad in Tavistock to how he developed into a high level jiuj...

John Thompson CGC Part 1 from 2020-07-07T23:37:03

John Thompson is a Royal Marines Commando.  He has served on Operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he shares a in-site into his life before the Royal Marines, what life is like on active se...