Tom O'Hagan is the founder of Grapple Machine. He holds a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt, Japanese Ju Jitsu Black Belt and has competed in MMA and Submission Grappling for over a decade. During that time he created a system to help really optimise his athleticism for grappling. Since then he has specialised in working with grapplers from amateur to professional level helping them become bigger, stronger, faster and more powerful athletes. His mission is to cut through the bullshit and deliver tried and tested systems specifically tailored for grappling athletes to reach their true potential.

https://www.instagram.com/tomapexfs/
https://www.instagram.com/grapplemachine/
https://grapplemachine.com/
https://www.impactgymbristol.com/

Matt Cooper has over a decade of coaching experience. He is a MNU Qualified Nutritionist, one of only a handful in the whole of the UK. He is also a Precision Nutrition Qualified Coach. He has worked with hundreds of clients ranging from professional athletes to stay at home mums.

https://www.instagram.com/mattapexnutrition/
https://www.facebook.com/ApexFS/
https://www.apexfitnesssystems.com/
https://www.impactgymbristol.com/

Damian Cunningham is a lyricist and the frontman of a Bristol based rock band Black Wendy. The topic of mental health amongst musicians has always fascinated us both. How artists deal with rejection, lack of inspiration, financial burdens, and so much more...will be the main narrative of our conversation.

Dr. Turner Osler, a career academic trauma surgeon at the University of Vermont Medical Center, observed that while our chair-centric society requires sitting for hours every day, such enforced periods of prolonged, static, and unnatural posture not only damages our day-to-day health, but actually shortens our lifespans. Turner decided we should all be sitting better.

www.qor360.com

With decades of experience as a physician and researcher, and a leading team of furniture designers and body work experts, Turner set out to make his vision of a more healthy sitting experience a reality. The result was QOR360. Inspired by traditions of Yoga, Aikido, Feldenkrais, and bodywork, the QOR360 uses proprietary technology to provide a sitting surface that rocks in every direction allowing your spine to adopt its natural, perfect posture while sitting.

This series is part of my video podcast and I aim to release these Fight Talks periodically where myself and a couple of other martial arts crazy 'aficionados' will analyse/comment/break down/predict the most exciting fights of the last/next few months. Despite Covid-19 putting massive brakes on almost all martial arts competitions, UFC has been able to put on some amazing events. 16th Jan UFC Fight Night and UFC 257 definitely had some gems. Tune in to my YouTube channel to watch and listen to myself, Chuck Creese and Daniel James breaking down and analysing some of the most exciting fights of the last few weeks.

Rad and Lise are two amazing capoeiristas from Art of Movement Bristol.
https://www.artofmovementbristol.com
During the podcast we talked about CAPOEIRA and its amazing and profound origin story and about all the reasons this seemingly obscure but fascinating martial arts discipline is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Rad is a passionate martial arts instructor and personal trainer. He has been training Capoeira for 18 years, is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (13 years of practice) and certified Level 3 Personal Trainer.

https://www.instagram.com/radfitnesspt

Lise teaches Capoeira classes and looks after the admin side of the club with online & offline promotion, marketing, social media, organising workshops and social events.She also teaches Afro-Caribbean classes called “Carnival Fitness”.

Mike Newman is an adaptive athete and overall extraordinary human being. His journey of physical and mental recovery from a horrific accident is truly uplifting!!! This extraordinary story will make you believe in power of positivity and how relentless optimism can change everything. Having him on my podcast was a huge privilege.
https://www.instagram.com/michaelnewman9292/
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Paul Baxter is a Krav Maga and self-defense specialist, my good friend and overall amazing human being. During the podcast we talked about his long and competitive career in martial arts (karate, judo, kickboxing, BJJ etc.), our 80s and 90s martial arts idols (JCVD, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris etc.) and how to be mentally prepared for potentially dangerous situation (Krav Maga strategies) and more.

I had so much fun with Chuck Creese and Dan Cranney when we sat down for the #1 Fight Talk 🥊🎙🥃 so much to discuss as well, UFC 254 and the rest of exciting events from the last few months and some fight predictions for the near future. There was alcohol, laughter and banter but also some serious analyses of fights and fighters. This series is part of my video podcast and I aim to release these Fight Talks periodically where myself and a couple of other martial arts crazy 'aficionados' will analyse/comment/break down/predict the most exciting fights of the last/next few months.