Yet another bonus episode over the festive season! This time it's a quick ramble on the Anthony Joshua versus Jake Paul fight that took place on the 19th December. Enjoy!

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This festive compilation bonus episode includes:

"Alcohol and Festive Family Fights"

"The Gift of Ho No No No"

"Narcissism at Christmas?"

"Are You Dreaming of a Safe Christmas?"

"How Can the Christmas Message of 'Good Will' be Self-Protection?"

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On this special bonus episode I bring you the audio recordings of recent vlogs. These short pieces, which you might have missed usually appear on YouTube and LinkedIn. They're collected here for your convenience. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!

Subjects are:

"Self-Protection versus Policy", "Show Me Some Moves" and my trilogy on "Self-Protection Is Not Crap MMA and Running Away".

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Taking the quote "...determined to prove a villain" from Richard III, we explore the dangers of the self-fulfilling prophesy of physical aesthetics and crime. Our "Igor" from true is the "hobgoblin" Charles Peace, an especially notorious cat-burglar and murderer of the Victorian era. We learn lessons regarding allowing all sort of boundaries being breached.

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My extended, re-written and re-recorded deep dive into and critical analysis of ground-fighting, submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu comes to a close. On this episode I look at recent criticism made against the original UFC and the Gracie influence. This episode also discusses criticism levelled against the claim that most fights end up on the ground. Finally, we review grappling and ground-fighting's place(s) in martial arts and self-defence.

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Resources:

Music credits:

"Partial Remains" z3r0 - Partial Remains | Horror/Mystery - INSPIRED BY "JAWS" - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC

Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek"

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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Part 2 is a megalodon of an episode with over 80% new material. After an examination of some of the criticism thrown at Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling, including a conspiracy theory surrounding UFC 1, we dive back into the history of modern ground fighting.

General endnotes:

Resources:

Simon BJJ - Various articles from BJJ: A More Complex Story

DIDOS channel - Rufino Dos Santos - The Man Who Beat Carlos Gracie

BJJ Heroes - Robert Drysdale

Jiu Jitsu Legacy - The Darker Side of the Gracie Family

Choque - The Untold Story of Jiu Jitsu in Brazil by Roberto Pedreira

Stephen Kesting Channel - Opening the Closed Guard the History of BJJ with World Champion Robert Drysdale

The Gracie Way by Kid Peligro

Music for this episode's theme:

Dark Fantasy - Jaws Theme

⁠"Partial Remains" by z3r0⁠

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the motion picture "Jaws", I present a re-recording of "The Way of the Shark" with a new 8-minute introduction.

Part one of this classic podcast looks at the rise of ground grappling in the mid 1990s. Jean Jacques Machado once said "I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people don’t know how to swim." It had been a year since Brazilian Jiu Jitsu had shocked the martial arts community and attracted worldwide attempt when they used a "no-holds-barred" televised event to prove their art was superior to all others. For the best part of the 20th century and even before then, ground fighting had been an art despised by the greater world of martial artists. It had become a dirty little secret that had developed into a secret weapon. This is the story of its raise to mainstream acceptance.

General endnotes:

Music for this episode's theme:

"Partial Remains" by z3r0

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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This episode covers the second half George Foreman's boxing career. Foreman was once the most feared boxer of his generation, but time has moved on. He has evolved into a minister and runs a youth centre. George's contemporaries, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali, are all long into their respective retirements. However, with a huge family to support and the centre haemorrhaging cash, the big man considers the unthinkable. Facing a wall of disdain and criticism from the Boxing community - supported only by the man who took his title away, Ali, - George Foreman takes the difficult journey back to the prize ring. However, this is not some exhibition tour or a few fights to make a quick buck. Big George wants to become the heavyweight champion of the world again.

General endnotes:

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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This episode covers the first half George Foreman's boxing career. Foreman was once the most feared boxer of his generation. An angry man, he ploughed his way through the heavyweight division until he faced the legendary Muhammad Ali. Foreman's early career saw a large amount of foreshadowing, such how fear was used as a weapon but also how love could also win the day.

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Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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For the first time on the podcast a complete, unedited, uninterrupted, raw ramble on a subject. Inspired by the hard-hitting TV drama "Adolescence", I look at the episodes and issues surrounding the show that has got everyone talking through the lens of a self-protection teacher. How relevant is the story? Why has it divided people?

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Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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