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 Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Magomed is an ITF Taekwon-Do World Champion, having won -70kg sparring at the 2019 Worlds in Germany. He has also won many other medals across a number of disciplines. Outside of Taekwon-Do Magomed has some experience in Kickboxing and Wrestling. Today I chat to Magomed about his successes, his plans moving forward and martial arts in general.
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Katrina is one of Scotland's top Taekwon-Do competitors. She is an ITF World Champion and 4x European Champion. Today I chat to Katrina about her experiences, her training schedule, her plans moving forward and more.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Todays guest is Brendan "GMK" Kenny. Along with being the self proclaimed youngest Grand Master in history, Brendan is a 4 times Irish Open Champion and mutiple WAKO World and European medalist. Brendan has lots of experience in many combat sports including Kickboxing, boxing and taekwon-do. Today I talk to Brendan about his time in these sports and his plans moving forward.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Ryan is an extremely decorated fighter, having been ITF Taekwon-Do World Champion and 4x times European Champion. In Kickboxing he's been WAKO World Champion and multiple times Irish Open Champion. Since 2017 Ryan has competed in MMA, fighting out of Team KF in Swords. Today I chat to Ryan about his time in Taekwon-Do and his plans going forward in MMA.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Mark Trotter is a legend within the ITF community, having won 9 World titles, 4 World Cup titles, 8 Oceania titles, an Asia Grand Champion title and a Pan-American title. Today I talk to Mark about how he got into martial arts and the journey his competitive career has taken him on as well as what he hopes to achieve in the future.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Caradh is a multi sport athlete, competing at the highest level in both karate and kickboxing. Caradh has collected many World, European and Irish Open titles. She is currently hoping to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and today I chat to her about her journey to this point as well as her goals going forward.
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Richie Forde has many achievements in ITF Taekwon-Do, some highlights being a European Gold in 2010, European Cup gold in 2013 as well as being part of the team sparring team that took gold at the 2015 World Championships. Richie is also the head instructor at East Cork Taekwon-Do, where as a relatively new club they have experienced many milestones in recent months. Today I talk to Richie about his experiences as both a competitor and a coach as well as how he would like to see taekwon-do training develop into the future.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Hong has had an extensive career in competing in ITF Taekwon-Do amassing many titles. Some highlights being winning a European gold in 2012, a World silver in 2011, and being part of the male sparring team that won gold at the 2013, 2015, and 2017 World Championships. Hong is also the head coach at Newbridge Taekwon-Do where he passes on his knowledge to younger generations. Hong has also competed at World & European Kickboxing championships as part of Kickboxing Ireland. A highlight being a European silver medal in points fighting in 2016. Today I talk to Hong about his many experiences throughout his martial arts journey and where he sees his path going into the future.
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Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Jon Mackey has a wealth of knowledge of both kickboxing and taekwon-do gained through years of competing and coaching. Jon is the head coach at Red Star Kickboxing in Dublin where he has trained multiple World and European champions. Jon is also a kickboxing Ireland national coach. Outside of combat sports Jon is undertaking a Masters in Student Coaching Science in Sport in UCD and is also the High Performance Director for Canoeing Ireland. Today I sit down with Jon and discuss his experiences as a coach and competitor as well his thoughts on the current state of WAKO's journey to becoming an Olympic sport.
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Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Adrian Byrne is the head coach at Shannon Taekwon-Do Club and has been my coach for over 16 years. Adrian has worn many hats within the Irish taekwon-do community. From competitor to National Team Head Coach to ITA Board of Director to name a few. Adrian is also a Coach Education Officer within Sporting Ireland. Further Adrian was part of the team that put together a successful bid and then a very successful World Championships in Ireland in 2017. Today I talk to Adrian about his experiences as a competitor and national team coach along with some other bits and pieces along the way.