Dan "Hangman" Hooker from CKB Gym in Auckland New Zealand represents the pinnacle of Combat Legends. He is a man that is willing to face all challengers at any weight and any time. Being a Dan Hooker fan is not an easy run, but many of us choose to be a fan, because we love that he shows that he is human, is down to earth, works hard, talks shit and fights like a man possessed. The interview doesn't do him justice, but I at least stayed off the common themes in most of his interviews. We discuss benefits of fighting, his rise to fame, highs and lows, Maori heritage, benefits of training, drive, psychology, facets of the MMA game, Combat Academy gym, and more.

MMA Fighter BJ "Quicksand" Bland fights out of the famous CKB Gym in Auckland New Zealand. He trains alongside lightweight MMA athletes such as Brad Riddell, Dan Hooker & Shane Young and enjoys the daily grind of fight camp. He is coming up to a big fight in the PFL Challenger series and hopes that this will lead to his place in the league where he can fight for a million dollar purse. In this interview we discuss his upcoming fight, beginnings, the CKB gym, difficulties of being a prize fighter and more. 

Australian Combat Sports Athlete Jacob "The Flamingo" Ng has followed in his father's path as a competitive Boxer and martial artist. Starting in BJJ at a young, age, followed by Muay Thai and Boxing, he is now focused on boxing and a potential switch to MMA after his boxing goals are accomplished. In this interview we discuss his start, different areas of training, his upcoming fight with Billy Dib and future goals.

Cam Rowston won the 2022 King in the Ring 8 man tournament, following those that did the same before him such as Israel Adesanya, Blood Diamond and Carlos Ulberg. Following on Cam has goals to compete in the UFC. With experience in both MMA and standup fighting, and a good record, this goal may be realised soon. Travelling from his hometown in Sydney Australia in order to train at CKB in Auckland New Zealand, Cam has transitioned to be part of the gym training with former and current combat champions. In this interview we discuss his KITR win, MMA career thus far, beginnings of his training, moving to CKB, CKB coaches and fighters, reasons for fighting and training, psychological prep and more. 
Cam Rowston, New Zealand MMA Fighter, MMA & Martial Arts Rising Star #11

Richard Walsh has dedicated his life to fighting and coaching Muay Thai. Training and competing in the early days of Muay Thai in Australia he learnt many lessons that he transfers to his students. Having travelled to Thailand in the early years of his career he learnt about Muay Thai and Thai culture in a different era before commercialisation. He has trained and held pads for many fighters such as Nathan "Carnage" Corbett, "John" Wayne Parr, Paul Briggs and Shannon "F16" Forester. During the interview we discuss his start in Muay Thai, Thailand, Lester Ellis' body punches, Carnage, Forester, respect, choosing a gym, professional training regime, and more. Please have a listen and enjoy.

Rocky Ogden, who trains with Nugget McNaught at NTG, is one of Australia's combats sports rising stars. In the true essence of Martial Arts he competes across different combat sports such as Muay Thai, Boxing and soon MMA, and he has amassed a fight record of 45 fights. Encouraged by his dad he started martial arts at a young age, and then ventured to Thailand in 16 to train and fight. In this interview we discuss his beginnings, training and living in Thailand, training with Nugget, his upcoming MMA fight, fighting with different organisations, training, recovery, S&C and more. 

Billy started boxing at a young age after being bullied, and set a vision to become world champion like his hero Prince Naseem Hamed. Through his vision and perseverance he realised that goal. His goals through his life shifted from winning belts and money to a renewed focus on supporting his family, and through his strong family ties and faith he is still fighting today after a long career in the tough sport of boxing. In this interview we discuss his upcoming fight with up and comer Jacob Ng, his previous world title wins, start in boxing, setting and achieving goals, Prince Naseem  and more.

Muay Thai Coaches Mark "Too Smooth" Pease (Strikeforce Gym in Burleigh Heads, Australia) & Darren "The Riddler" Reece (Riddler's Gym in Perth Australia) discuss building a Muay Thai Fighter. These two men are experts in their field having fought Muay Thai professionally before establishing gyms and coaching fighters from beginner level through to champions. In this interview we discuss attributes of a potentially good fighter, basics, beginner through intermediate training until being fight ready, specialization, S&C, recovery and more. Please have a listen to these legends.

Fari has travelled a long road in Martial Arts, and adheres to some of the old Martial Arts values such as hard work & loyalty. Fari has learnt and taught many different martial arts from Hapkido & Taekwondo, to boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA. He has selflessly devoted his life to the development of others in his school KMA in Liverpool Australia, where everyone is valued, whether a small child, an active fighter or a senior citizen. In this interview we discuss many things including MMA fighters and training, foundations and values of traditional martial arts, benefits of training,  methods of training, coaching fighters and more. 

Muay Thai & K1 fighter Josh Tonna has been described as "All guts and intestinal fortitude!". This is  mantra he trains, fights and lives by since he discovered Kickboxing and Muay Thai to better himself after a bullying incident. Now after 51 fights he is a well established fighter competing with some of the best fighters in the world, most notably in One Fighting Championships. In this interview we discuss his history, career, major fights, inspiration from Rogan & Goggins, his work with his current coach Kieren Walsh, S&C, recovery, psychological preparation etc. Please have a listen and support him.