Uncensored Humanity

We have back with us today the True Art Jiu Jitsu boyos. We have my coach Shannon White and also Ben Sina with us today. Ben just got back from the 2021 IBJJF Master's World Championships in Las Vegas Nevada. This is the largest competition that anyone from our small gym has competed at. Ben decided to compete at Master's Worlds this year after watching a teammate compete at the IBJJF Pan American Championships a few months ago. There were 28 total brown belt super heavyweights in his division. There were definitely going to be some tough matches for him to get into the quarter finals and have a chance at getting on the podium.

Ben has been training Jiu Jitsu since 2006 and is currently a brown belt. Ben is the 2021 IBJJF Master's 1, brown belt, super heavyweight world champion. He placed second (2nd) at the 2018 Chicago IBJJF Open and is currently 1-0 in the Fight to Win series competition. You can find Ben on Instagram @4_stripes_away.

Shannon is the head instructor of BJJ at True Art Jiu Jitsu in Fairlawn Ohio. Shannon got his black belt in Jiu Jitsu in the fall of 2018 from his instructor Mark Vives of the New Breed Training Center in Chicago Illinois. Shannon started training Jiu Jitsu in 2009 at the age of 19. He has a pedigree of competition in Jiu Jitsu and has many accomplishments on the mat. His latest accomplishment was winning the 2014 IBJJF Chicago Summer Open as a purple belt.

Shannon has a real passion for teaching and believes that Jiu Jitsu is for everyone. He is the only instructor at his gym. So he is there at every class to teach his students.

You can find him online at TrueArtBJJ.com and you can find him on Facebook at True Art Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

His personal instagram is @TheSavageBJJ

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Welcome to a special segment of the Uncensored Humanity Podcast we like to call American Honesty. During these shows I will have two co-hosts; Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. On the American Honesty segment we like to discuss topics that society has deemed inappropriate. Our goal is to just get our opinions out in the open for a discussion. We believe that the ability to talk about these tough topics is seriously lacking in today's society, as people seem to get offended too easily.

On today's episode we talked about the Covid 19 vaccine mandates and passports. This is a very important topic in our society today. It will affect most peoples lives in one way or another. While this topic has been greatly politicized, we ask that everyone take the politics out of it and just do what is best for you and your family. There are no right or wrong answers on this one. It's just about doing what is best for yourself. We need to stop vilifying others if their choices don't line up with our own. Everyone has a right to their opinion, even if it's wrong.

American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.

Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.

Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on a off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.

Gerard is a first generation American. His parents are originally from Haiti. With parents who grew up in a different country Gerard has a very different perspective than most people who were born in the USA. Gerard is a project manager in the construction field, and has a degree in civil engineering. Education was very important to his family and he and his sister were highly encouraged to take it seriously and get their degrees.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Today we finally have back with us Jeff Wilson of Instruments of Freedom as well as our good friend Agent Tom. Unfortunately Ethan was unable to join us for this one so standing in for him is Dennis Heil of Instruments of Freedom. Jeff and Dennis got us caught up on what's been going on at Instruments of Freedom. Then we got off into the weeds as per usual with this group. We talked about everything from the 2020 lock downs, to education and even politics. There is definitely no shortage of opinion with any of this crew. We had a ton of fun during this podcast and time seemed to stand still while we yelled back and forth at each other. Hopefully you enjoy this heated debate.

Agent Tom is a federal agent. Although he is unable to talk about most of his work for the man, he is able to talk in generalities of some of the things he has done as an agent. Tom joined the Army right after high school. He was deployed over seas shortly after boot camp and spent most of his military career over seas. He spent a bunch of his military career in a job that was different from what he was supposed to be doing. But that allowed him to get some more experience than he would have otherwise. After his time in the military he ended up in Dallas Texas on the Police department. He spent 7 years on the force there. He was applying to different agencies to work for the federal government. He got a position here in Ohio and took that one and has been working for the man ever since.

Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.

Dennis is a former active duty Marine. Dennis is also a firearms instructor with Jeff and Ethan at Instruments of Freedom. He is typically at the shop and is known for talking your ear off if you let him. We always have great conversations and I immensely enjoy when we get the chance to chat for a while.

You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Today we have back with us one of our regular guests Jake Bible. He wanted to bring his brother Aaron Bible onto the show to talk about his life. Aaron just moved back to Ohio from Colorado recently to be near his family. Aaron was stationed in Colorado in the Army. He had an interesting career in the military that we got into a little bit. Then he started working in the marijuana business after it was made legal in Colorado. He definitely has an interesting story that I hope you all enjoy. In true Bible fashion he is good at talking and was a natural for his first ever podcast.

Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Today I have a special treat for you guys. We have with us today a new friend of mine Mr. Josh Judy. Josh was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the MLB. Josh and I met under interesting circumstances and have become fast friends. He agreed to come on the show and talk about his road to becoming a professional baseball pitcher. This is the first time I've had the chance to sit down with a professional athlete on the podcast and I was personally captivated by his story. This is going to be part 1 of a couple part series. Today we covered his road to making his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians. We will cover the rest of his career in future episodes. Enjoy.

Josh grew up in West Virginia in a small town. He played college baseball at Indiana Tech from 2004 to 2007. He was drafted into the MLB by the Cleveland Indians in 2007 during the 34th round of the draft. The Indians sent him to play in the Gulf Coast League (aka Rookie Ball) for a few years to develop his skills enough to play professional baseball. Josh made his professional debut on May 25th, 2011 against the Cincinnati Reds. Josh has played baseball all over the world including the United States and Mexico. Josh is now retired from the game of baseball after many years as a professional in the MLB.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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We have a special treat for you today. We have with us today Andrew Hoffman, Todd Gienger and Dane Lee. The last time Dane was on the podcast he mentioned that he would like to have an in depth conversation about religion, spirituality, the afterlife, faith, etc.. Lucky for him I knew that Andrew and Todd would be the perfect people to have this conversation. I've been looking forward to this one since Dane and I first started talking about it. These are the episodes I get incredibly excited for. We definitely had a great time and it was a fascinating conversation for me personally. I hope that you enjoy this one as I know I'll be listening to it a couple of times in the future.

I have known Todd for years and he is one of my closest friends. Any time I need to talk he is always there to listen and offer great advice. We have had many great talks over the years on a large range of topics. He is truly one of the most caring and compassionate people I've ever met.

Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on and off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.

Dane Lee is the owner of Elite Recovery Sports Massage and he is what I would call a recovery specialist. Dane is a certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM and a licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Ohio through Stark State College. Dane has a Bachelors of Science degree from Kent State University in Exercise Science with emphasis on exercise specialist. Dane has experience in massage and experience as a strength coach and as a gymnastic coach.

You can find Dane on Facebook at Elite Recovery Sports Massage, on Instagram @Elite_Recovery_LMT and online at https://www.eliterecoverymassage.com/. Or you can email him at [email protected].

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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We have back with us today Ethan Frontz of Instruments of Freedom. His partner Jeff Wilson was supposed to join us but unfortunately had some family issues come up last minute. But we will definitely schedule another one soon so Jeff can come back on the show. Instead of canceling the podcast Ethan was able to get one of his friends to come on the show with us last minute. Dennis Heil is our third guest today. Dennis is a non active duty Marine and a firearms instructor with Ethan at IOF. We got to hear about Dennis's time in the military and then we started talking about a topic that Ethan has been reading about. It was a fun conversation and I think we will certainly have Dennis back on the show in the future.

Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.

You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Our guests today are two of my Jiu Jitsu teammates Faith Lloyd and Maddie Miller. Faith and Maddie came to me with an idea for a podcast. With some encouragement, and some reluctance, they both agreed to be the people to come on the show and discuss this very tough topic. Today we talked about how training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can help people deal with trauma in their lives. Obviously this is just one activity that can help someone deal with trauma most people deal with on a normal basis; but we all believe that it's a great option.

Both Faith and Maddie have been training at True Art Jiu Jitsu for around a year. They have taken to Jiu Jitsu like fish to water and really seem to enjoy their time at the gym. With both of their past experiences I would imagine that training at the gym has been very difficult at times. I appreciate them both coming on the show and talking about this incredibly tough topic. I'm so proud of them both for their bravery and I am proud to be their teammate.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Our guest today is Ryan Carlson. Ryan has been the tech support for this podcast since before I even committed to do it. He has been a huge support in many different ways for the show. He helped me pick out my laptop, set up my equipment and even find where to upload and host the podcast itself.

On today's episode Ryan and I discussed the options to allow the listeners of the podcast to get more involved going forward. I don't want the discourse to be negative like it tends to get online. But we definitely needed a way to allow all of our listeners to have some sort of input for the show. We talked about the positives and negatives associated with the different types of social media's and other types of ways that listeners can engage with the podcasts they are listening to. We also talked about how to get more listeners from a social media presence. That's definitely something that I need to work on as I just don't do anything with social media at this time. Of course we couldn't have a podcast with Ryan without talking about alcohol. We definitely had some stuff to catch up on.

Now we officially have a way for the listeners to interact with us here on the show. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. You can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.

Ryan is very interested in all things technology. He seems to always be up to date on all the new things coming out. He's always listening to podcasts and watching videos to find out where technology is headed. He usually has to explain it to those of us who don't understand how all these things seem to work. I'm sure it gets old for him trying to get things through my thick skull. I tend to be very old school and not up on technology. He's always giving me hell for only using 2-5% of what my phone can actually do. He is the person I go to with any technology question.

Ryan also enjoys brewing his own beer. I don't think he gets to brew as much as he'd like because of his two small children. They seem to keep him pretty busy. But I'm sure we'll end up talking about beer in a future episode.

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Today we have back with us our friend Agent Tom. We got started talking about the Covid restrictions as they are being lifted here in Ohio. We then started talking about Tom's weight loss journey and seeing where he is at along that path. Of course we couldn't have a podcast with Agent Tom without talking about firearms training. During that part of the podcast I asked the dumb question about the recent obsession with the John Wick movies. There are a bunch of things that the movies get right about firearms, such as reloads. But I personally think that too much clout is given to the movies as real life tactics. Tom breaks that down for us.

Agent Tom is a federal agent. Although he is unable to talk about most of his work for the man, he is able to talk in generalities of some of the things he has done as an agent. Tom joined the Army right after high school. He was deployed over seas shortly after boot camp and spent most of his military career over seas. He spent a bunch of his military career in a job that was different from what he was supposed to be doing. But that allowed him to get some more experience than he would have otherwise. After his time in the military he ended up in Dallas Texas on the Police department. He spent 7 years on the force there. He was applying to different agencies to work for the federal government. He got a position here in Ohio and took that one and has been working for the man ever since.

If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at [email protected]. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.

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