The MartialFocus Podcast

Tom Gray is an associate editor and writer for renowned boxing magazine The Ring.

During his career he has covered boxing around the World.

Tom joins the podcast to talk about his career as a writer and his all round passion for everything boxing and martial arts.

Lisa’s story is one of perseverance and determination to give her child Cole the healthiest and happiest life possible.

This is an episode that all parents will relate to.

After trying an exhaustive list of pharmaceutical drugs as well as actual brain surgery, Lisa was running out of options to try and find a solution for her son Cole’s life threatening epilepsy.

In the end she turned to medical marijuana and witnessed an almost miraculous turn around in her son’s health and well-being.

You can follow Cole’s journey on FB -

https://m.facebook.com/Colesfund/

Episode Thirteen!!!

@badmofo_jojo

Appearing on the podcast today! @ufc star Joanne Calderwood!

Jo Jo joins the podcast to discuss her upcoming fight with @jennimaiaufc , her delayed title fight with @bulletvalentina and her career so far.

A Scottish Martial Arts Hero; we are super excited to have Jo Jo take time out of her fight preparations to join us!

We are joined in Episode Twelve by Clinical Research Associate Shannon Ward.

Shannon is a martial arts enthusiast but during the day she works for a major research company trialing new treatments for Covid-19.

In the past she has also trialed treatments relating to HIV and Cancer.

A wide ranging episode that includes discussions on Covid-19, martial arts, mental health and more.

We hope you enjoy!

Yoga Instructor, Environmentalist and Animal Welfare Advocate Cynthia Naydani joins the podcast for episode eleven!

Cynthia shares her vast experience living and working in a number of countries; teaching diving and yoga.

She also discusses her plans for the future and her thoughts on recents events arising from the Black Lives Matter and Pride movements.

We hope you enjoy!

You can follow Cynthia on Instagram @cynthiajoanneyoga.

Episode Ten sees John Clark join the podcast to discuss all things martial arts and Star Wars!

John is both a martial artist and a martial arts writer. He was Scottish Correspondent for Martial Arts Illustrated and has also covered the UFC for one of the UK’s largest news outlets.

He is also a huge Sci-Fi fan and shares some of that enthusiasm during this episode also.

We are joined on this episode of the podcast by 9 X World Tae Kwon Do champion Stephen Gell!

Gail of Gail.Lively.Coaching joins the podcast to discuss her new life coaching business. She also offers insight into the different areas and methods she is able to offer clients including NLP, mindfulness and more...

Thai Boxing coach and general good guy, Stevie Nisbet joins the podcast to discuss Thai Boxing, Martial Arts, Covid-19 and Oscar winning Tom Hanks movies...

Scott Thomson joins the podcast to discuss his struggles with mental health and how martial arts has aided in his ongoing recovery and journey to a more positive place.

‼️ Please be aware that serious themes such as suicide are discussed in this episode ‼️