Mick's Martial Arts

"One of the four biggest influences on my life and training." That's how Mick describes this weeks guest, Neil Simkin. Together they discuss his journey through the arts, from karate to BJJ, and the joys of competing at both. They also discuss the setting up of his own mat hire business, the GB youth elite BJJ squad, and the pain of losing a trusted sensei and friend in Steve Fan. #BJJ #JKD #Karate #BrazilianJiuJitsu #Grappling #RickYoung #BraulioEstima Over 40 years of martial arts experience, Neil first rose to fame as part of the England Karate Squad, which he would go onto captain. He became the first person to hold the British, English & European Title at the same time. He retired from competitive Karate in May 2000, I finally decided to retire from competing in karate as a Triple World Medallist. But that was just the end of one chapter as he then went on to train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, training under Rick Young and Braulio Estima, earning his black belt from the latter. He continues to compete all

Starting in Wing Chun, a back injury led Peter to changing direction on a journey which has led him to being a 2nd Dan Black Belt with the Dragon Society and able to convince even the cynics of the power of pressure points. #PressurePoints #DragonSociety #FightForAutism #Immortal365 Find out more about Peter at Immortal365.co.uk The interview was recorded on an iPhone 6 Plus with an Apogee Condenser Microphone. Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production, edited and produced by Ant McGinley using Adobe Creative Cloud. Mick's Martial Arts Theme tune is written and performed by Katalina Kicks featuring Kyro and appears with their kind permission. There is a new show every Friday and you can listen to all our previous shows at www.micksmartialarts.com

Basingstoke's Tony Bailey is a modern day rarity in martial arts. Not only can he break, he can also heal - holding a Master & Teachers Degree in Usui Reiki. He discusses the lost art of healing in martial arts , as well as ethics, philosophy and the similarities between flamenco, jazz and JKD. #Flamenco #Jiujitsu #Reiki #JKD #Basingstoke #MartialArts #MMA #Healing The interview was recorded on an iPhone 6 Plus with an Apogee Condenser Microphone. Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production, edited and produced by Ant McGinley while on Location in Room 204 of the Thon Hotel, Tromso, Norway using Adobe Creative Cloud. There is a new show every Friday and you can listen to all our previous shows at www.micksmartialarts.com

In the second part of our interview with Wayne Lakin, Mick asks him about teaching Judo to Rugby players, and the difficulties he faced in trying to introduce it into the school curriculum. They also discuss the benefits of competition and the factors that brought him from wannabe to a champion. And the importance of networking in martial arts and sport seems more relevant than ever as they discuss their teaching and inspirations. #LeicesterTigers #Judo #BJA #Olympics #Atlanta96 #Rugby #GeoffThompson Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production. Check out all our previous shows at www.micksmartialarts.com

Wayne has had a long career in Judo, representing Great Britain at both Junior and Senior level, and winning both the British and Commonwealth titles. In the first part of our conversation we discuss his early career, a never before heard story about Geoff Thompson and a blender, and the night he avoided death by just two inches. Next week we learn about his latest role - teaching Judo to the rugby stars of the future. #LeicesterTigers #Judo #BJA #Olympics #Atlanta96 #Rugby #GeoffThompson Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production. Check out all our previous shows at www.micksmartialarts.com

Defence Lab franchisee of the year twice running, Mikey tells Mick (don't let that confuse you) about how we need to go beyond youtube before we make decisions about other systems, and also how the eternal question of "Will it work?" is something that all depends on what you need in your life at that moment. Find out more about Mikey and Defence Lab at his Leicester school by clicking this link: http://defencelab.com/defence-lab/defence-lab-leicester-uk/# Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production, and is edited by Ant McGinley using Adobe Audition. This interview was recorded on an iPhone 6 using an Apogee microphone. Mick Tully is available for seminars, plastering and Bar Mitzvahs. There's a new show out every single Friday and you can listen to all our previous interviews on www.micksmartialarts.com

In this show Mick chats with Movie Director Steve Reynolds and his dog about how he went from trying to work a camera in a friends garage to making martial arts DVDs and then achieving his dream of making Hollywood movies, and his part in ressurrecting Danny Dyer's career. But will there be a part for Mick in his next blockbuster? #WWE #12Rounds3 #Lockdown #DeanAmbrose #Lionsgate #GeoffThompson #Hollywood #Vendetta #DannyDyer #ShaneBlack #LethalWeapon #LastBoyScout #LongKissGoodnight #KissKissBangBang #MMA #UFC #JKD Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production, edited and produced by Ant McGinley. There is a new show every Friday and you can listen to all our previous shows at www.micksmartialarts.com Plus look out for the video version coming early 2016!

The 2nd part of our specially extended interview with Erik Paulson covers BJJ, shoot wrestling, conspiracy theories, and how he went straight to black after 16 years as a Blue Belt. And watch out for the video version of Mick's Martial Arts coming very soon! #Muchado #BJJ #Atlantis #ThirdEye #CSW #JKD #MMA #UFC #MartialArts This show was recorded using an Apogee Mic on an iPhone 6 while Erik was in the UK in December 2015. It was produced and edited by Ant McGinley using Adobe Audition in room 240 of the Park Resorts Hotel, Skegness, UK. Happy New Year! Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones Production.

Merry Christmas Everyone! No rest for us as we bring you the first of a special two part show recorded earlier this month when Erik Paulson came to teach several seminars in the UK. Mick drove him from Coventry to Bournemouth and took the opportunity to ask him questions about his life and career. In this first part, questions like: Is Jason Statham as good a fighter as he looks on film? What's it like to be in Baywatch? And why don't we have headbutts in UFC? All this plus how he went straight from Blue to Black in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, even if it did take him 16 years. #UFC #Baywatch #JasonStatham #MMA #CSW #ErikPaulson #JCVD #TheQuest #Stuntman #JKD #Karate #Gymnastics #Japan #BJJ #Grappling #BareKnuckleFighting #MMA #RickFaye #DanInosanto Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones Production. Christmas music courtesy of Dan O'Day.

At first glance the only thing that seperates Chris and Mick is a beard and a hearing aid - they even share a similar sense of humour. In this episode they discuss the art of tracking, time spent with the late Larry Hartsell and coming to terms with an illness that has forced him to rethink every motion. Oh and make sure you listen all the way through as they divulge the worlds greatests self defence technique. This show is dedicated to Patrick Malone, with love from his MKG family. #WingChun #MMA #MKG #JKD #LarryHartsell #RickFaye #DanInosanto #MickTully #Tracking #Time #TemporalBeing Visit www.micksmartialarts.com today to catch up on every single episode. Music in today's show is written and performed by Katalina Kicks - find out more at www.katalinakicks.com Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production.

The JKD tribe gathering in November 2015 brought together the 5 full instructors under Guru Dan in the UK to London. After a busy day training Mick sat down to catch up with Aberdeen Martial Arts head instructors Leigh and Peter Richardson to talk about everything from cars to extreme gradings, and they also share memories of the late Pat Davies. This episode of Mick's Martial Arts was recorded using a Tascam DR-100 and edited on Adobe Audition in Shoreditch on 24th November 2015. Check out all our interviews on www.micksmartialarts.com and look out for the new video version coming in 2016! Mick's Martial Arts Theme Tune is written and performed by Katalina Kicks and appears with their kind permission.

In this show, Mick speaks to the Peter Pan of martial arts, the ever youthful Joe Madrid. With a name like that he should be the hit man in a Tarantino movie or a gigolo..in fact, he's a lot more interesting than that. Find out about the only guy in martial arts whose not had his photo taken with Mick... Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones Production. This episode was recorded on location in Minnesota on an iPhone 6 using an Apogee microphone, and produced by Ant McGinley in Southampton, UK. Mick's Martial Arts Theme Tune is written and performed by Katalina Kicks.

In this show Mick travels to the USA to catch up with long time friend and training partner Ty Campos. In a break from training they sit down and talk through Ty's journey through life and the arts, and quote a few movies along the way...

Lucci invited Mick to teach at one of his charity martial arts events supporting children with cancer, and they sat down to chat afterwards. They discuss his journey through the arts and some his darker moments, and how his skills and experiences are helping guide the next generation in the next direction. They also ask if martial arts can help children with attention problems, the worlds best and worst knife defence and the rise of the McDojo. #GeoffThompson #Bouncer #Doorman #Karate #Boxing #JuJitsu #CombatJuJitsu #Nottingham #Cancer #Charity #McDojo #Italia #ADHD Hear every episode for free at www.micksmartialarts.com Mick's Martial Arts theme tune "Rocket Fuel" is written and performed by Katalina Kicks and appears with their kind permission. Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production.

Ryan Reynolds (not that one) takes on Mick as a house guest ahead of a training camp in Minnesota, and over a few drinks (you can hear the ice) they discuss the best advice they've ever had, coping with failure, and a first hand account of the pain that is the Thai Test. #RyanReynolds #MKG #JKD #MuayThai #Karate #Escrima #Kali #MickTully #MMA #UFC

We didn't expect to hear what Russell revealed in this interview, but then it was only fairly recently that he discovered the truth about his grandparents and an incredible story about a tank full of vodka, concentration camps and Hitlers' body. Add to that all Russell's experiences including 15 years on the doors of Manchester, and his ability to detach himself from the emotion of combat. Throw in some humility and honesty, and a large helping of swearing and you've got one of our most entertaining shows so far. #WW2 #Hitler #ConcentrationCamps #Bouncer #Karate #TrevorRoberts They caught up at the Warriors Assemble awards ceremony in the UK in October 2015, hence the little bit of background noise in this episode. Mick's Martial Arts is a Paint Your Headphones production, and is produced by Ant McGinley for Abrupt Audio. Hear all our interviews at www.micksmartialarts.com

Kurt has returned to his hometown of Detroit, Michigan to open a martial arts gym with the aim not to just teach people how to defend themself, but to give them a platform on which to build other aspects of their life. Mick talks to him about the reasons behind the move, and how martial arts has changed his life.

Anthony Pillage is the founder and Chief Instructor at Way of the Spiritual Warrior in Coventry. And he has Cancer. He's one of the leading authorities on pressure points. And swears a lot. And a few weeks before Mick sat down with him, he'd had a stroke. He tells Mick about how he prepares for Glastonbury, the thing he had missing when he climbed a volcano and almost manages to sell Mick his passion for pressure points. His warriors assemble event takes place at the National Sports Centre Lilleshall, starting at 3pm on 24th Oct 2015 Find out more about Tony at www.anthonypillage.co.uk Theme music "Rocket Fuel" appears courtesy of www.KatalinaKicks.com Please beware that there's a fair bit of swearing in this episode. Who knows, you might even learn a new word...

We heard about Daniel from many people, but when we first saw him move we couldn't believe our eyes. He does in real life what most of us can only do while playing video games. And 31 years into his martial arts journey he still feels he has much to learn, and that he is no better than anyone else. He discusses how culture shapes not only language and buildings but fighting styles, and how love is important for a true warrior. For more notes on this episode visit www..micksmartialarts.com Find out more about Daniel on his website www.xtma.org #JKD #FrenchBoxing #DanInosanto #Instructor #Kali

Jason Boh runs his martial arts school in Portsmouth, UK and also has a pretty cool day job with the Fire Service. An instructor in several arts, he chats with Mick about his influences and inspirations, and the qualities it takes to teach. Find out more about Jason and his school SMA here: www.jasonboh.com #Karate #RoyalNavy #JKD #BJJ #Panatukan #DirtyBoxing #Trapping #SelfDefence #Portsmouth #MuayThai #Boxing #ThaiBoxing #Fitness #FireService