Episodios
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Stewart is an English Professor and native Scot, working / living in Japan. We discuss what prompted his move to Japan, race, martial arts and his journey. We touch on the value of correct Education and the important role the learning of responsibility has in our children.
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David is a former Criminal Barrister with over 20 year’s experience and a 3rd Degree Black Belt, who now runs a successful martial arts academy in London. He has worked on such cases as the Victoria Climbie case which brought about major changes to child protection policies in the UK and the News International – “phone hacking” case which employees of the now defunct News of The World (after 168 years in business) were accused of engaging in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of stories. His pursuit and intensity for the martial arts has been on par with his pursuit to find the truth in a court of law.
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Winston Gordon represented Great Britain in 3 x Olympics and 4 European Championships. We discuss about his time at the Olympics, formidable opponents, upbringing in London whilst discovering Judo. We are joined by 2 surprise guest, renowned Coach Paul Ajala and Kerrith Brown Former Chairman of the British Judo Association and current President of IMMAF. The conversation then also moves onto the development of Judo in the UK, what can be done to get it up to the heights it once was.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of British Judoka and 2005 World Champion Craig Fallon, who sadly passed away at the age of 36 on 15 July 2019.
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Drew Sullivan is an Olympian who captained the Great British Basketball Squad in 2012. We discuss his journey to basketball, his time in America and his European experience. Drew is a father and a brown belt under Roger Gracie in the UK and continues his journey in sport. We touch upon the development of sport of basketball in the country and his influences and the importance of his coaches in his life.
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Tesa Ho was born in Hawaiian and is of Chinese parentage. She is currently working in LA as Quantitative Trader and Data Scientist. We discuss about Quarantine in LA, looking for places to train. How her Job and choices has determined how she has developed in Jiujitsu. She started in JiuJitsu in San Fransico at Ralph Gracies with Kurt Osiander and got promoted to blue belt, moved to Chicago, spent time in New York before moving to Hong Kong.
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John J Crawford is a Senior financial Executive in the banking industry who works and lives in Hong Kong. We discuss what we could expect out in Europe when life gets back to some normality, and what the financial world says we will go through. We talk about his Korean heritage, family and the importance of life goals, balance and what retirement means. We touch upon his experiences in Jiu jitsu both in the UK and in Hong Kong, but especially what both those cites mean to him.
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Andy Shepherd is a London based TV Presenter, Producer and Writer currently working with the WWE. Andy talks about his journey into the world of TV and how tenacious you have to be in order just to get your foot in the door. We touch upon passion for travel, self-development and mental resilience. His experience dealing with and learning from rejection within the industry.
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Tone Anderson is a marketer, Head of Shoyoroll Europe and what some would call visionary when it comes to Martial Arts and the mix of underground cultures. He talks about his upbringing, the culture and love for his blood home Guam, Hawaii, Fokai, Shoyoroll Europe, Quarantine and what the Jiujitsu community should be doing to overcome this time in our lives…
