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.

MMA Fighter Martin Nguyen has experienced an exciting and tumultuous career, having won and lost big fights with One Fighting Championships including a time when he held dual titles in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions after two awesome KO victories. In this interview we discuss these wins,  his losses, journey in martial arts, his background, training and more.

Master Coaches Lolo Heimuli & Larry Papadopoulos talk on building an MMA fighter. These two men have devoted their lives to fighting and coaching and have a lot to share. Larry was a pioneer in Australian MMA, and also fought Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu and grappling, while Lolo also fought Boxing and Muay Thai and is well know for developing world champion fighters such as Ray Sefo, and has links to CKB. They both coached extensively and have transformed from fighters to full time coaches. In this interview the theme was building a fighter from scratch and we discuss attributes of a champion, building a foundation, specialists, building a style, S&C, etc. Please check out these legends. 

Nugget McNaught started training at the age of 16 in martial arts and later discovered Muay Thai, developing a passion that led him to where he is today as a former pioneer of Thai boxing in Australia, and now world renowned trainer.   Nugget is an opinionated man, with a great deal of knowledge to share having trained and coached extensively in Thailand and other international destinations. In this interview we discuss his beginnings and early days of Australian Thai Boxing, traveling to Thailand and fighting back in the day, fighting Thais, Australian legends of fight sports, learnings from overseas, his great former fighters of the next generation, Lolo Heimuli, how to choose a good trainer, what it takes to be a champion, strength and conditioning etc. Please have a listen to this legend.

"Smokin" Shane Young  is an MMA Fighter from Napier, New Zealand who is currently contracted to the UFC. Shane is of Scottish and Maori descent, and spreads a positive message about connecting with heritage. Shane represents his culture on the UFC stage with the Maori flag, Te reo language, and displays of ceremonial Maori challenge. Currently training out of city kickboxing (CKB) well known for its members including Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell, Kai Kara-France and a host of other great fighters and coaches, he is in the right place to reach his goal of becoming UFC champ while also using the platform to share Maori culture and positive messages to young people. In this interview we discuss some facets of Maori Culture including language and connection to the land, his upbringing and hometown, re-connecting with his heritage, training at CKB and more. Enjoy listening to the man.  

Dave Wood is an integrated health specialist that focusses on stress management, the ability to remain calm under pressure and peak performance training. He has been working with a range of athletes, notably a group of City Kickboxing (CKB) athletes including UFC fighters Israel Adesanya, Brad Riddell, Blood diamond & Shane Young, and has been helping them to improve performance particularly through his focus on awareness and control of breathing. Pillars of his work include movement, breath work, recovery and mental resilience.  In this interview we discuss his work as  a paramedic, working with MMA athletes, and several facets around breathing for optimal performance for your general person, and as an elite fighter. Please have a  listen.

Ricky Biechun is one of Australia's rising MMA stars. Training out of Resilience Training Centre In Victoria Australia MMA he is Eternal MMAs Heavyweight champion and is eyeing an international career with the UFC in the  future. Ricky has been training and working to develop his all round skills as an MMA fighter for around 10 years. In this interview we discuss his start in training after him and a friend were assaulted and robbed, his gym and fellow athletes such as Jimmy Crute, reasons for fighting, strengths, training schedule, other training details, psychological prep etc. Please support this young man and also have a listen.

Navajo Stirling is a successful New Zealand professional kickboxer who won two championships in the NZ promotion King in the ring in both the Supercruiser and Heavyweight divisions. Now he is focused on fulfilling his dreams of being a successful MMA fighter. Training in City Kickboxing (CKB) under the tutelage of great coaches such as Doug Viney and Eugene Bareman, and alongside the likes of Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell and Kai Kara France amongst others, he is in good company to achieve his goals. In this interview we discuss his current training, background and coming up, learning grappling, combat competition, inspiration and reasons to fight, supplementary work, S&C, breathing, diet, rest and recovery etc. Check out this lad and support him along the path!