The Sidekick Podcast

Our Guest in Episode 20 is Danny Harrison.

Danny is a true legend in our sport.
As well as being one of the best fighters the UK has ever produced, he is also putting back into the sport with events such as Combat 32 and Television programmes like Fighting Talk and Martial Arts Mavericks.

Danny fought on some of the best teams in the world and travelled all over the globe fighting for Team Hayashi and Team Swat.

We are very proud to have on the Podcast, Danny Harrison

In Episode 19 we speak with Craig Harrington.

Craig is a World Champion that started later than most on his martial arts journey, yet his dedication and determination saw him rise to the top in a relatively short space of time.

We speak with Craig about World Championships, changing fighting styles and the pressures of fighting at an elite level.

As well as fighting all over the world, Craig, and his wife Rachel, run Absolute Martial Arts and are passing on their knowledge to their next generation of fighters.

We are very proud to have on the podcast, Craig Harrington

Craig O'Shaughnessy is a multiple world champion and has competed at the highest level for more than 15 years now.

Craig has competed all over the world  and has a number of WAKO world cups to add to his world titles.

We speak with Craig on all things point fighting, how he trains leading up to tournaments and how he has shed around 35 kilograms to get himself in the best shape of his life.

We are very pleased to bring you, Craig O'Shaughnessy!!!

Kevin Baldwin is known all over the globe for his coaching skills in the kickboxing world..
As a well respected member in the kickboxing community, Kevin has taken his skills to the next level by travelling all over the world to further his knowledge in our sport.
His students at Wolfpack Martial Arts are persistent winners and have a reputation as being some of the toughest fighters on the circuit.
We are very pleased to announce our next guest in Episode 17 will be the Crazy Wolf himself, Kevin Baldwin.

In Episode 16 we speak with Andy Gray. 

Andy is a multi national and world champion and has applied his skills all over the world.
As well as his achievements in martial arts he has raised vast amounts of money for charity with his crazy challenges.
Now, Andy has his own podcast called Hobby of a Lifestyle. Here he speaks with some of the most inspirational people in the world as they tell their story and explain their success.

We are very pleased to have on the podcast, Andy Gray.

Jamie Goulding is one of the best martial arts instructors in the country today but a lot don't know of the success he had as a fighter.

Jamie was a massive part of the freestyle karate scene in the 90s and 2000s. As part of Joe Tierney's squad, he won countless amounts of national titles and topped them off with his world titles.

Jamie is now the chief instructor at Goulding's Martial Arts and creating champions of his own. 

We are delighted to have on the podcast, Jamie Goulding.

Marcus Lewis has been in and around the world of martial arts his whole life. From a young age he was opened up to this by his father, the infamous Alfie Lewis.

Marcus is now a young man and has won countless amounts of world titles across a number of associations and his achievements in sport karate are amongst the best that there has ever been.

Marcus is now the next rising star of the MMA world. He has picked up two amateur belts and has recently signed his first professional contract with Cage Warriors

It is a pleasure to bring to you, Marcus Lewis

Mark is known by almost everyone on the circuit and has been competing, both domestically and internationally, since the 80's.

With multiple world titles across several associations, Mark is one of the most decorated fighters to emerge from the UK and now his work with the WKA is taking mat sports to the next level.

We are very pleased to have on the podcast, Mark Watton

Morgan Plowden is a massive star in female points fighting across the world.

Her achievements see her as one of the most successful women to ever involve themselves in Sport Karate and it was a privilege to speak with her and hear her martial arts journey from its conception, up to the modern day.

Morgan speaks about who she watched growing up, who she admires and what its like to achieve the titles that she has.

We are very excited to bring to you, Miss Morgan Plowden. 

In Episode 11 we speak with the legend, Jadi Tention. Jadi needs no introduction. He is known to almost every Sport Karate fighter across the world and is regarded by many as the best fighter ever in our sport.

Jadi has won everything there is to win within the sport and now his fighters are following in his footsteps. His influence in the sport is unrivalled and with multiple blackbelts, he is a true mixed martial artist.

This episode felt like an inspiration when recording it and listening back after editing felt like I'd been in a talk with a motivational speaker.

We are very lucky to have on the Pod, Jadi Tention