Merry Christmas to you all, this week Adz and Chris delve into a few subject of jiujitsu and grappling. They talk about BJJ belt jealousy, training music, training consistency, YouTube vs Paid Content and there favourite grapplers.

Enjoy Baby, HO HO HO.

James Malone is a Former Royal Marine Commando and served 4 years in the Corps.

James served on Operation Herrick 9 where half of his section were either killed or injured during the tour.

Since leaving James had a varying number of jobs but went back to his calling of film making. He currently is in the final stages of his newest film Once We Were Warriors.

This is the films premise:

“10 years after the end of operations in Afghanistan, a team of veterans turned filmmakers set out to discover what veteran aftercare truly looks like after conflict. They unearth stories of redemption, redefinition and resilience not only from the people they meet but within themselves.”

Adz and James chat about life in the Royal Marines and different firefight stories, life as a civilian, and dealing with memories that will last a lifetime.

Enjoy this was a interesting chat with a great guy !

This week Adz and Steve delve into a cool conversation on why surfers lie about their surfing ability, transitioning from beginner to a competent surfer, why we surf and the benefits.

Adz also describes an experience with a shark attaxk in New Zealand and much much more.

Enjoy

Grappling with Chris & Adz focuses on the world of grappling.

In this new segment podcast Chris & Adz chat about :

Gradings ( the thing your not supposed to talk about in BJJ),

Getting new people to train in your gym

New students rolling vs coloured belts rolling

Training at 100% vs training at 50%

This was a fun podcast to do, so please enjoy, leave a review and comment on our socials, feedback makes us better.

We are back, and I have a Co-Host for the surfing episodes in the form of Steve Hayes.

Steve has surfed all over the world from Indonesia to Hawaii. The combination of our stories and life experiences will be a platform for some great stories.

In this episode we talk about why the podcast has had time off, wipeouts and some war stories.

Enjoy.

James Stott is a former Royal Marines Commando. Best know for reaching the finals of Britains Got Talent in 2020 for being a fantastic and entertaining magician.

James and Adz delve into how James became interested in magic, became a Royal Marines Commando in the golden age of war fighting for a generation, and how these paths have led him down a more spiritual path with meditation, breath-work and the outdoors being his passion to help others.

Please leave some feedback if you enjoy the conversation on our social platforms or with James.

TRIGGER WARNINGS

Micheal Weetman is the head of a Charitable organisation called Roll to Recovery. RtoR was created to help people deal with alcohol, substance miss use and mental health through the art of Submission grappling.

Micheal is also a Army Veteran, Adz and Mike talk in depth of some ways to deal with addiction, mental health whilst pursuing the art of jiujitsu and grappling.

They also chat about the joys of life after the military and what keeps them sane !

Enjoy

Pat Langdon Dark is a Professional Surfer. Originating from Porthcawl in Wales, Pat rips, currently on the Great Britain Surf team, Pat speaks to Adz from a surf camp in Portugal.

Adz and Pat talk about Kelly Slaters retirement, surf coaching, WQS, Olympics and a plethora of other subjects.

Enjoy.