We’re back at it again, recording from Unity HQ. Shaun and I have a chitchat about the Unity in-house competition… and the squad beat each other up in the background Follow us on our social media / digital content pages - find us on Instagram @unity.jiujitsu / @poor.mans.danaher and on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@UnityJiuJitsu_Benfleet?si=8zXp06TIoiTlP2yf ..read more

Episode 22 eh! Where has the time gone?! In today’s episode I give my thoughts on cross training within martial arts, discuss some of my experiences at other academies, and my opinion on forming a “BJJ game” and what to focus on across each belt. Grab a coffee (or coffee infused Guinness - which is a thing!) and I hope you enjoy ..read more

In this episode, Shaun and I sit and have a catch up about how we think the Unity Jiu Jitsu in-house championship went, any stand out performances and matches, what we have learned and what we may do differently, as well as our favourite things about the day. We also get some interaction with the squad; and think about the future and Starflight (or whatever it is Shaun plays) In essence - we ramble on as usual! We hope you enjoy ..read more

In this episode I settle down for a chat with Shaun, fellow coach at our newly formed academy, Unity Jiu Jitsu in Essex. We catch up on how Unity has been going, how our ethos has been infused into the club, whether an ego is important in BJJ and at least one of us is quite drunk… see if you can work out who ? It’s the jubilee weekend so of course there was beer involved! We hope you enjoy the return of The Cauliflower Chronicles Podcast ..read more

My return to the world of podcasting after a 3 month or more gap! I ramble on about our club development, Unity Jiu Jitsu in Essex, I talk a bit about ego, a bit about coffee and a bit about my upcoming London Marathon for Havens Hospice. Grab a cuppa, and have a listen ..read more

In today’s episode I give my thoughts on some topics as provided from my latest Instagram poll around ‘how to develop a BJJ game’ and ‘training for longevity in martial arts’ As a slightly impromptu add on I also talk a little about weight cutting and my experience of them ..read more

Finally! My dulcet tones return to the sound waves of the podcast universe! It’s a quick ramble today, just to get back on the metaphorical horse, and update you all briefly on what’s been “going down ..read more

It’s been a while, but I’m back on the podcast horse, as it were! Today’s episode is a chance to catch up on how LSBJJ classes have been coming along, my recent trip to Canada, and what to expect for forthcoming episodes ..read more

Tim Grayson is a Leicester based poet, games designer, martial artist, and general ‘polymath’. We have a chat about the world of being a creative, some of his experience in producing performance pieces, as well as his current (and upcoming) book releases and how a piece came to be hung in an office in The Houses Of Parliament! Tim is also a skilled grappler and has worked with high level coaches in training, but also in pen to paper projects; his upcoming book will be a fantastic resource for all grapplers / martial artists - tune in to hear more detail, you won’t regret it ..read more

One of the early pioneers of MMA in the UK… a highly skilled grappler and coach, respected the world over… students ranging from UFC fighters, to scrawny students from university… head coach at Leicester Shootfighters, podcaster and above all else, a very good friend of mine. Nathan “Levo” Leverton will need no intro to most martial artists, but there’s a lot more to him than you may even realise! We chat about martial arts (of course); movies (the joys of VHS in particular); learning and teaching effectively (activities over drilling); and hairstyles too! This is a packed episode, and I can’t ..read more