Podcast hosted by Taekwon-Do World and European champion Jamie Williams discussing all things combat sports, fitness and nutrition with friends and guests.
Episodes
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Mason is currently the Cage Warriors lightweight champion, which along with being 9-0 has him right on the cusp of being signed to the UFC. Mason has a background in a number of martial arts such as kickboxing, boxing, BJJ and judo which give him a well rounded base and make it no surprise he has got off to such an excellent start to his career. I really enjoyed chatting to Mason he's a sound guy, we spoke about a number of things like his career to now, weight cutting and some general MMA stuff as well.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Natasha is one of the top female fighters in WAKO points and light-contact right now. She has been a World Champion, a European Champion, an Irish Open Champion and a WAKO Pro World Champion. Natasha also owns and runs the very successful Wolfpack Martial Arts club with her husband Kevin who has been on the show before. Today I chat to Natasha about her martial arts journey, Balancing being a mum with a fighting career and running a business and more.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Craig is one of the top Muay Thai fighters in Ireland. He has a professional record of 22 wins with 17 KOs and 4 defeats. He has fought on many big shows like Yokkao and MTGP. Craig actually fought on the first Yokkao card in Ireland last year, where he fought Thai legend Singdam for the WBC Diamond Belt. Unfortunately, Craig lost a close decision but that just shows the level he is at, pushing a legend like Singdam, a guy with nearly 350 fights, to the wire. Today I chat to Craig abou his career so far, his goal of making it to ONE Championship and more.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Ian is a top MMA prospect fighting out of Team KF in Swords. He had a good amateur career going 6-1 with all his wins coming by stoppage. Ian made his pro debut in February 2019 when a he took a short notice fight against another Irish prospect James Sheehan. Since getting the win in a war of fight Ian has moved to 3-0 and is well on his way to achieving his ultimate goal of making it the UFC. Today I chat to Ian about his martial arts background, his career to this point, balancing work and training and more.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Tony is one the best kickboxers Ireland has ever produced, particularly in light-contact. He is a multiple times WAKO World and European Champion, both as a junior and as a senior. Tony was also part of the GB Taekwon-Do Team for a number of years before returning to kickboxing and being as successful as before. It all sounds wonderful but through all the success Tony has had his ups and downs, which he talks about in the show. Really enjoyed chatting to Tony and hearing his story so hope you will too.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
David is legend within ITF Taekwon-Do. He is a 4x World Champion across two weight divisions. 4 World titles is also the most of any male in the sport. David also won 2 Pan-American titles. In 2011 he was inducted into the WT Hall of Fame and in 2015 was inducted into the ITF Hall of Fame. Today I chat to David about his experiences and journey through martial arts and more.
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Shannon's background in combat sports began in WAKO Kickboxing when she started training in her dad's kickboxing club at a very young age. After many years of training and success, she tried her hand at Olympic style Taekwon-Do, getting selected as a member of Team GB. After her short stint there she has now transitioned to Boxing, where she has had a lot of success in a short space of time. She is an Alliance Champion, a Women's Boxing Cup Champion and a London Championships silver medalist. Today I chat to Shannon about her journey through a number of sports, balancing a full time job with training as well as her plans and goals for the future.
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Izzy has won all the major events in ITF Taekwon-Do. She has been a World Champion, a European Champion, a World Cup Champion and a European Cup Champion across her time as a junior and now senior. After a very successful 2018 Izzy suffered an injury that kept her out of all of 2019, but she has fully recovered and is raring to go once Covid-19 has blown over. Today I chat to Izzy about her competitve career so far, her injury and how it effected her both physically and mentally as well as how she balances life and training.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Sam is a professional MMA fighter, fighting out of SBG Ireland. Sam had a good amateur career going 10-3 and competed in a number of IMAAF events. Since turning pro in May 2018, Sam has signed with the Bellator promotion. He has had an up and down time so far going 2-2 but when you are fighting for one of the biggest promotions in the world it;s never going to be easy and I'm sure Sam is going to put together a good winning streak soon. Today I chat to Sam about his martial arts journey so far, balancing other commitments like work and college with training and more.
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Hong is the first return guest to the show, he was on a little over a year ago on episode 4, so if you haven't already make sure to check it out. The reason I asked Hong on again is because a lot has happened in the last year since he was on. After he was on the podcast, Hong won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Germany. Hong was going to retire after that and it seemed like a good way to finish. However, after a little persuasion Hong decided to come back for one more Euros so to round off his 20 year career with 10 Worlds and 10 Euros. But the story didn't end there as Hong actually went and won the Euros last year in Bosnia and got the dream fairy tale ending of retiring as European Champion. So today, Hong tells the story of the ups and downs of the last year, how he's dealing with retirement from competition and his goal for the future.