Owen Livesey is a British Judo and BJJ Black Belt, Submission Grappler and Owner of Carlson Gracie Hull. He notably competed in Judo at an international level for Great Britain and England and won a Gold Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the Men's 81kg division.

Now, Owen in one of the biggest British names on the Professional Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling scene. This year he competed against former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event of Polaris 23. At Quintet 4 where he represented Team Polaris and fought against Nick Rodriguez (Nicky Rod). He then competed in an 8-man absolute grand prix tournament at Polaris 25 where he faced Fabricio Andrey.

Expect to get the everyday perspective on Owen's Judo background, his toughest opponents in grappling, his training split, his thoughts on Nicky Rod, training with John Danaher, Gordon Ryan and New Wave Jiu Jitsu, details about his online grappling academy and much more…

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00:00 Intro
04:22 Judo Background
15:49 Working in Rugby
19:53 Transition to Grappling
25:57 Toughest Opponents
34:25 Thoughts On Nicky Rod
36:23 Being Relevant & MMA
43:10 Training Split, Rehab & Nutrition
52:33 Training at New Wave in Roka
01:06:57 Online Academy & Future Plans
01:11:15 Shout Out to Sponsors

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