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 May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Today I chat with Poland's Amit Batra. Amit was a really top competitor in ITF Taekwon-Do in the mid to late 2000s, winning the European Championships in 2007 and a World silver medal in 2009. Since moving away from competition Amit has gone into the Strength and Conditioning side of performance, He has a PhD in Sport Physiology, he is a Sport Scientist and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He now works as the S&C Leader for the Polish MMA Association. He also works with a number of athletes and teams from a variety of other sports including Taekwon-Do and football. Today we talk about Amit's competitive career, the uses of tracking and how to manage training load, We talk about the role & how to effectively train plyometrics as well as how to effectively train conditioning especially in Taekwon-Do. I really enjoyed this one and took a lot away from it and hope you will too.
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Myles is a very well known name in the Irish MMA scene. He has fought in all the big promotions in Europe, such as, BAMMA, Cage Warriors and most recently Bellator. Myles is probably most known for grudge match with Peter Queally, a fight which he won and one we talk about in the show. he has also shared the cage well known names like UFC Veteran Norman Parke. Myles has trained in some of the gyms around the world like American Kickboxing Academy, known as the home of UFC champions like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier. I felt this was a really good chat with someone who is about the glitz and glamour but instead really enjoys martial arts and competition.
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Julio is one of the best fighters in ITF Taekwon-Do, having won many titles throughout his career so far. He is one of the most consistent fighters out there getting to the final in nearly every major tournament he has competed in. In Taekwon-Do Julio is a 3x World Champion and a 3x World Cup Champion. In Kickboxing, he is a 2x ISKA World Champion and WAKO Pan-American Champion.
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Sarah is another top fighter within ITF Taekwon-Do. She is a World Champion and a 3x European Champion. She was also part of the first senior female team to win World and European gold for Ireland in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Today I chat to Sarah about some of these achievements as well as her goals for the future.
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Isabelle is one of the top female competitors within ITF Taekwon-Do right now. She has been a World Champion and a 2x European Champion. She has represented both Sweden and Norway at major tournaments an today I speak to Isabelle about the highs as well as some of the inevitable struggles that come with high level competition. Really enjoyed this chat and hope you will too.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Aaron has experience and success in a number of combat sports including Kickboxing, K1 and Muay Thai. Some highlights being a WAKO World Champion and ISKA Irish Champion. Aaron has since transitioned to professional boxing and today I chat to Aaron about how he is going about that transition as well as his experiences is those other sports.
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Kevin is the owner and head coach of the highly successful Wolfpack Martial Arts, which is home to multiple WAKO World and European medalists. Kevin has worked with many great champions in the world of WAKO including his Natasha, and also guys like Michael Venom Page. In Scotland, Wolfpack has become somewhat of the place to go for guys looking to crossover from ITF Taekwon-Do and try their hand at some Kickboxing and in todays episode Kevin explains why he thinks that is.
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Tim had a very long and successful competing career in ITF Taekwon-Do, winning 2 World titles and 6 European titles, he also won a Kickboxing World title in the WKA organisation. Tim has since transitioned into full time coaching running a very successful club and is ITF Netherlands national team coach. Tim is also the organiser of a number of successful tournements, such as the Holland Cup and the Warrior Open. Today I chat to Tim about his own journey to now, his plans for the future and Taekwon-Do in the Netherlands as whole.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Louise is one Irelands most successful competitors in ITF Taekwon-Do, winning many medals through the years. Her most standout achivement, being Ireland's first senior female World Champion having won the -62kg sparring division at the World Championships, in Beinidorm, in 2013. Today I chat with Louise about her many successes and her goals for the future.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Elijah is one of the best Pound for Pound fighters in the world of WAKO Kickboxing, he is a 13x World Champion, an Irish Open Grand Champion and at the time, the first fighter to win 4 gold medals at a World Championships. Today I chat to Elijah about his incredible success and his goals for the future.