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Steve Hollister is a 6th Dan Shotokan Karate Black Belt and has been practicing Karate for over 40 years. He has extensive high level international competition experience, winning WKA World and European Championships in 2011 and 2013 to name a few.

Steve also has many years of coaching experience in Karate and was Voted the Plymouth Herald’s ‘Coach of the Year in 2011. In 2023, he is the head striking coach here at Flo Martial In Plymouth.

Following a tragic loss to his family in 2010, he found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is now a Brown belt under Kenny Baker. Despite having a hip replacement in early 2023, he was back rolling just 7 weeks after this huge operation and still remains to be a pain in the ass for most people on the mats.

Expect to get the everyday perspective on what Karate is, what Karate competition is like, fake martial arts, finding the right gym, how to manage PTSD with martial arts and much more...

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00:00 Intro
04:32 Starting Karate in the 70’s
06:51 What is Karate
11:29 Becoming a Child Black Belt
15:13 Grading and Belt Comparisons
19:08 Karate Competition
28:21 Starting BJJ as a 6th Dan Karateka
37:32 Evolution of Martial Arts
45:26 Advice for Starting Martial Arts
57:21 Dangers of Fake Martial Arts
01:06:29 Living Up To Your Belt
01:11:35 Hip Replacement & Injuries
01:16:47 Martial Arts and PTSD
01:26:23 Eva’s Little Stars
01:29:39 Managing Anxiety with CBD & TRT
01:40:19 Never Too Old To Start Training 

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