Solid Sports by Solid People

Lumber Punk Sam Hay talk us through his journey from going to Europe and travel around in a van to starting a new sport business & empire in Australia: axe throwing. In his episode Sam also shows us how important is jiujitsu and communication in life. Sam Hay:https://www.instagram.com/samlumberpunk/Lumber Punks:https://www.lumberpunks.com/https://www.instagram.com/lumberpunks_axethrowing/https://www.facebook.com/lumberpunksaxethrowing/https://youtube.com/channel/UCbtcGRK9hA_1TRaFGiVdwywPE...

Tom Fogarty in a chat about his relationship with sports from Ice Hockey in early age in middle of Queensland to his Jiu Jitsu journey as competitor and kids instructor. He also goes through his other passion: Arts - from a school stage leader to the dream of becoming a comedian and how he came up with the podcast idea.Thomas Fogarty:https://www.instagram.com/thomasfogarty/The Fogcast:Itunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-fogcast/id1539615315Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show...

Luizinho is a Capoeira Master and Xango Capoeira Group leader, boxing coach at Gold Cost Elite Boxing and Fight Club Miami, a percussionist, promoter, performer and salesperson. He talk us through his relationship with sports in such young age in Bahia, being born in a capoeira family having a father Capoeira Master. How he got involved with boxing and how he end up moving and becoming a Australia as one of the Capoeira pioneers on the Gold Coast and building up the renowned group Xango...

Elena talks us through her early relationship with Judo from her home country Ukraine, living and competing in Poland and moving to Australia, becoming an Australian champion in judo. Her stories shows the importance of resilience, setting goals, being patient and achieving what you want. Elena also talks about her next goals including the Olympic dream that is very close to become reality.Elena Usenko:https://www.judoqueensland.org.au/news/olenausenko-bio-whyjudo-whendidstart-etc/ https://in...

Jake Malby talks us through how sports saved his life from a dark place and the importance of raising awareness about mental health. After his brother intervention, Jake was introduced to running after a struggle with depression and started setting challenges, such as 31 marathons in 31 days, to raise awareness of mental health.Jake Malby:https://www.mycause.com.au/page/244316/project-moving-forwardhttps://www.instagram.com/forest.goat/https://livin.orgPaulo Barroso:https://solidsportsbr.com/...

Paulo Polimeno, 3rd degree Black Belt in BJJ is The head instructor of Flow Mixed Martial Arts. He goes through on how to live the jiu jitsu lifestyle and how he made a living out of being a professional athlete, instructor and entrepreneur and how he choose to migrate from Sao Paulo to Australia.Paulo Polimeno:https://www.instagram.com/phpolimeno/https://www.flowmartialarts.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/flowma_/mailto:[email protected] Barroso:https://solidsportsbr.com/http...

Stephen Cornelius talks about his career as a high performance athlete, turning into a swim coach, battling Cancer, establishing masters and open water swimming on the Gold Coast.Stephen Cornelius:https://www.instagram.com/goldcoastopenwaterswimmingclub/https://www.facebook.com/GCOWSPaulo Barroso:https://solidsportsbr.com/https://www.instagram.com/paulosbarroso1/https://www.instagram.com/solidsportsbr/produced by gameboysoül:http://www.gameboysoul.com

Alan is a brown belt which gave up on his career as a lawyer in Brazil to live in a van and fully experience a BJJ and Surf lifestyle in Australia. On this episode, Alan talks about what made him make that choice. Alan Brandão:https://www.instagram.com/alansurfjitsu/Mobile: 0414 264 403Paulo Barroso:https://solidsportsbr.com/https://www.instagram.com/paulosbarroso1/https://www.instagram.com/solidsportsbr/produced by gameboysoül:http://www.gameboysoul.com

Alex Pereira, sports management master from Bond University, sat down with us to talk about his life and career with sports. From early stages in his life as a Soccer Player, Talents Manager and Entrepreneur to moving to Australia and establishing Beach tennis on the Gold Coast.Alex Pereira:https://instagram.com/alexandre_araujo_pereirahttps://www.beachtennisgoldcoast.com/https://www.instagram.com/beachtennis_goldcoaste-mail: [email protected]: ‭+61 450 802 539‬Paulo Barroso...

Daniel Lima, 4th degree Black Belt and Fight Club Jiu-jitsu co-founder talks us through his life journey and how he thrived in Mixed Martial Arts & Jiujitsu.He describes the challenge of moving to three different countries as an immigrant to then establishing a name and a business (FIGHT CLUB JIUJITSU)Daniel Lima:https://www.instagram.com/fightclubmiami_hq/https://fightclubjiujitsu.comhttps://www.instagram.com/blackbeltfarming/Paulo Barroso:https://solidsportsbr.com/https://www.instagram....