The Grumpy Surfer Podcast

Kenny Baker returns to The Grumpy Surfer Podcast. Kenny and I talk about his time in Renzo Gracies Academy in New York, and how his relationship with Gunnar Nelson moulded him into the grappler he is today.

Flo Martial Arts is a Plymouth UK based MMA and Fitness facility that provides top level BJJ, Boxing, Karate, Judo, MMA, Yoga, Muay Thai and Kickboxing.  For more info see the link.

https://www.flo-martial-arts.co.uk

Mark Ormrod is a former Royal Marine Commando and the United Kingdoms first triple amputee from Helmand Province in Afghanistan.  Mark talks about how he has dealt with the horrific incident, and how he overcame that to become a truly inspirational and successful human being.

Mark has published a book called Man Down which is in the process of becoming a movie. He is also a motivational speaker and an ambassador for the Royal Marines Charity and REORG.  For more information on Mark please see the link below.

https://www.markormrod.com

Andrew Cotton is a professional big wave surfer. He is one of the world’s most respected big wave surfers basing himself in Nazare, Portugal and West Ireland for much of the big wave season. He also travels the globe surfing some of the biggest and heaviest waves on the planet such as Peahi in Hawaii, Mavericks in California and The Right in West Australia. Andy is humble and very forthcoming about his experiences in the water and out.

He is currently working on a film called Savage Waters check it out at:

www.whippedatsea.com

www.facebook.com/SavageWatersFilm

www.andrewcotton.co.uk

Stuart Poynter is a Senior Account Manager for Tiki International.  Tiki International is one of the oldest and longest running British Surfing Business still running today.  Stu and I talk surfboard design, traveling and how he became involved in the Surf industry.

https://www.tikisurf.co.uk

Gunnery Sergeant Beau Hancock is a serving United States Marine.  In this podcast he talks a little about his up bringing, what drew him to the USMC. The conversation leads to life during and after 9/11, also the Invasion of Iraq. We also talk about mental health which is a pertinent subject in todays society.

John Jackson is a serving Royal Marines Commando Rehabilitation Instructor and a Winter Olympics Bronze Medal winner.  John discusses his childhood and why he joined the Royal Marines and how he became one of the most successful 4 man bobsleigh drivers Great Britain has produced.

Kenny Baker is the co-owner of Flo Martial Arts in Plymouth UK.  Kenny talks about how he became introduced to martial arts as a young lad in Tavistock to how he developed into a high level jiujitsu practitioner through training with the likes of Gunnar Nelson and Braulio Estima to name but a few. If you live in the Plymouth area visit https://www.flo-martial-arts.co.uk/

John Thompson is a Royal Marines Commando.  He has served on Operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he shares a in-site into his life before the Royal Marines, what life is like on active service as well as a soldiers mentality during Operations. He also discusses his plans after the Royal Marines.