A couple of weeks off, but we are back and this time chatting with Andy Crittenden who is not only a fantastic martial artist in his own right, he's also trained under the likes of Bill `Superfoot` Wallace, and Royce Gracie. We chat about his history in martial arts, how he has built a series of successful schools and what it takes to make your martial arts successful.  We're super excited to be partnering up with Harry Flexman from `Fight Dad` to offer you guys a discount on his Filipino double stick online course. Just use the code "martialview15" to receive a 15% discount at the link ..read more

Kevin has a career in the martial arts spanning over 40 years. Focusing on combatives and self defence, Kevin has dedicated his life to studying ju-jitsu, achieving the rank of 7th Degree Black Belt. He has also competed in Mixed Martial Arts to test his skills further.  A highly respected martial artist and self defence instructor, Kevin has now ventured into writing both fiction and non-fiction books.   You can find out more at www.kevinohagan.com   We're super excited to be partnering up with Harry Flexman from `Fight Dad` to offer you guys a discount on his Filipino double s ..read more

What does it take to pull yourself out of addiction, turn you life around and join the Army? Let Paul Boggie tell you all about as someone who has gone from heroin addict, to member of the Scots Guards. Inspiring stuff.  We're super excited to be partnering up with Harry Flexman from `Fight Dad` to offer you guys a discount on his Filipino double stick online course. Just use the code "martialview15" to receive a 15% discount at the link below.  https://tinyurl.com/efsbb7n8 ..read more

Part two of our interview with the fantastic Geoff Thompson. BAFTA winner, author, spiritual teacher and the man who literally wrote the book on self defence after years of experience on the doors of Coventry. As always, I hope you enjoy!  We're super excited to be partnering up with Harry Flexman from `Fight Dad` to offer you guys a discount on his Filipino double stick online course. Just use the code "martialview15" to receive a 15% discount at the link below.  https://tinyurl.com/efsbb7n8 ..read more

For those involved in the self defence and martial arts industry, Geoff Thompson shouldn't be a name that needs an introduction. A pioneer of self defence training in the 80s and 90s, Geoff has literally written the book on personal safety and self defence. A BAFTA winner, author, spiritual teacher and martial artist, Geoff tell his story ..read more

A great episode today with the one and only Master Wong, as well as our friend Jon Xue Zhang. We chat about martial arts, anti-bullying and the future plans they are both working on! I hope you enjoy ..read more

Our 50th episode and what better way to celebrate than having our old friend back on - Russ Jarmesty, the brutal bouncer himself. We chat about his new project, planned for March 2022 and trust me, it's going to be amazing!  ..read more

From competitive swimmer to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt competitor and coach! I chat to the awesome Sam Kaye head coach of Lakes BJJ on how he got started in BJJ and adapted to become a fantastic competitor and black belt.    As always thanks for listening and supporting our community!   Main site - http://www.themartialview.com​ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/themartialview​ Martial Masters Volume 1 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1911559060​ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themartialview ..read more

A champion kickboxer, Gordon runs his own fantastic full time facility and has now dedicated his time to helping other martial artists build their businesses! We discuss how Gordon went from having nothing, to building a successful academy, mindset, and what instructors can do to prepare for the return of classes ..read more

Stef Tompsin works security at the 02 arena and so turned to martial arts to learn some skills to help him do his job! He fell in love with the arts and has trained for a number of years in different styles now. We discuss anti-grappling, staying fit and translating the martial arts to the real world ..read more