The Primal Radio Podcast celebrates it's 100th show by interviewing Sifu Brent Lance who is a North Carolina based Physics / Chemistry University Professor who has studied martial arts since the age of nine. In this show he discusses:The famou

S2 Ep99: #99 Shawn King on JKD, BJJ & Policing

Aug 30th, 2020 1h 4m

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Shawn King a Police Officer based in California. Shawn holds a BJJ Blackbelt & is a Full Instructor in the famous JKD Wednesday Night Group of Redlands California. Tom is joined by Jeremy Lynch in the absen

S2 Ep98: #98 Christian Kluge on JKD, Wing Chun & BJJ

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 2m

Based in Germany (Rothenburg ob der Tauber) Christian Kluge is a friend of the Primal Radio Podcast and a qualified and talented Jeet Kune Do & Wing Tsun Instructor (as well as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). Christian covers topics suc

S2 Ep97: #97 Shane Long on Pubs, Bouncing, MMA, JiuJistu & Judo

Jul 14th, 2020 51m 21s

Primal Radio interviews Shane Long. Today Shane owns several pubs and co-founded a successful brewery, but our focus takes us back to his days on the door in Stockwell and his small but notorious martial arts gym. Johnny Mac (from Show 4) st

S2 Ep96: #96 Coronavirus with Sifu Jeremy Lynch and Dr Asif Naseem

Apr 7th, 2020 1h 21m

Tom is joined by Sifu Jeremy Lynch and Dr Asif Naseem to discuss the Coronavirus Outbreak; how it is affecting our lives, what we can do to prevent it spreading and some interesting theories on how it all started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com

S2 Ep95: #95 Nelli Davies - Dream Awake

Mar 24th, 2020 1h 9m

The Primal Radio Podcast is proud to interview Darnell 'Nelli' Davis; a writer and wellness coach whose forthcoming autobiography 'Dream Awake' details his triumph after the death of his mother at the hands of his father and his healing process

S2 Ep94: #94 Boxing Update - Wilder vs Fury 2 (the one without Doc Watson)

Feb 25th, 2020 27m 34s

Our resident 'world famous' boxing expert Doctor Watson was too drunk to join the show so Jim & Tom filled in to review Wilder vs Fury 2 and what comes next for the Gypsy King! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 Ep93: #93 Burton Richardson on JKD Unlimited and Battlefield Kali

Feb 18th, 2020 1h

The "Primal Radio" Podcast interviews Burton Richardson! Burton Richardson started training martial arts in 1979 and he has never stopped. He was lucky to take his first lessons at the original Kali Academy, home of martial arts greats Sifu Ri

S2 Ep92: #92 Andrew Staton on Bruce Lee & Jeet Kune Do

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 5m

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Andrew Staton, an expert on Bruce Lee and his Martial Art & Philosophy (Jeet Kune Do) he is a Jun Fan Journal Columnist (Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine).Andrew Staton has been involved with the Bruce Lee p

S2 Ep91: #91 Doc Watson's Boxing Update (Dec 19)

Jan 7th, 2020 37m 14s

Recorded in Dec 2019, our World Famous Boxing Expert Doc Watson reviews Wilder vs Ortiz 2 & Joshua vs Ruiz 2 with a look ahead to 2020's potential big Heavy Weight Fights. Jim updates us on Primal Gym's star boxer Scraap Showtime Bunch whilst

S2 Ep90: #90 Things we hate about Martial Arts

Dec 28th, 2019 54m 55s

Jim & Tom discuss the stuff we don't like about Martial Arts (caveat of course we do actually love martial arts)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 Ep89: #89 Doc Watson's Boxing Update (December 2019)

Dec 4th, 2019 44m 23s

The Primal Radio Podcast is joined live from Singapore by resident 'world famous' boxing pundit Andy Watts AKA Dr Watson (PhD Havard School of Boxing, BA Hons Yale School of Hard Knox) for his regular Boxing Update show. On the show the good D

S2 Ep88: #88 Mike Blackgrave's Transformation

Nov 19th, 2019 39m 56s

Mike Blackgrave appears on the Primal Radio podcast for a third time to discuss his recent mental, physical and spiritual transformation.Michael Blackgrave, founder of SEAMOK, began his first steps in martial arts learning WWII combatives at a

S2 Ep87: #87 Master Wong on his new book "The Event"

Nov 12th, 2019 1h 2m

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Master Wong about his new book "The Event: Little Dragon" the first part of Master Wong's biography. Discover how the early life of Master Wong was dominated by bullying, by violence - and by death. How his v

S2 Ep86: #86 Sifu Singh on JKD

Oct 29th, 2019 1h 19m

The Primal Radio podcast interviews Sifu Harinder Singh Sabharwal. Sifu Singh is a descendant of an unbroken lineage of masters. He has spent many years studying with masters and eating the bitter pill, training and teaching so he can pass on

S2 Ep85: #85 Tommy Joe Moore on Bartitsu

Oct 14th, 2019 51m 54s

Tommy Joe Moore is one of the most articulate / knowledgeable up-and-coming martial arts stars in the UK. Tommy's specialism is Bartitsu (the victorian era's MMA); in this fascinating interview he covers everything from Kenjutsu to 52 Blocks.T

S2 Ep84: #84 Joe Demarco - Elite Athlete Performance Coach

Sep 30th, 2019 1h

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Joseph Demarco a Sports Performance Trainer for over 20 years. Joe is one of the top strength and conditioning specialists with top notch coaching and nutritional counselling and provides athletes with tools

S2 Ep83: #83 Tim Tackett on his new book Essential JKD

Sep 27th, 2019 1h 2m

Tim Tackett is a martial arts instructor and author from Redlands, California who runs a non-profit group dedicated to preserving Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do.The new book Essential Jeet Kune Do - This book will serve way to decide what will

S2 Ep82: #82 Keith Miller - Up for it Coaching & Fitness / Fitness for over 40's

Sep 11th, 2019 47m 17s

Keith Miller (a former co-host of Primal Radio) and owner / head coach at Up For It Coaching & Fitness joins us to discuss how he developed his own Fitness Programmes to recover from serious illness (Congestive Heart Failure, Sleep Apnea, Low T

S2 Ep81: #81 Mattias Persson - MATT Combatives

Aug 31st, 2019 40m 36s

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Mattias Persson founder of MATT Combatives. Living in the Malmö area of Sweden, he has trained martial arts for more than 35 years studying various styles including:Current: Pencak Silat various styles, amon

S2 Ep80: #80 Tom on the Army Reserves, his RA Senior Black Belt and Jim on Primal Gym's Boxing Success

Aug 15th, 2019 50m 15s

On this weeks episode:Tom discusses joining the Army ReservesTom covers getting his Senior Black (Red Belt) Instructor Belt in Rapid ArnisJim talks of the success of his Boxers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 Ep79: #79 Looking back on Jim's "Fall from the Grace of God"

Aug 7th, 2019 1h 7m

In March 2018 after some traumatic events our host Jim McCann was a recluse for a month, attempting to drink himself into an early grave. In our 20th episode he shared in candid detail with our listeners how suicidal thoughts and depression ha

S2 Ep78: #78 British Military Fitness (BMF) with Jeremy Bearder & Stuart Clark

Jul 27th, 2019 59m 8s

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Be Military Fit coaches Stuart Clark & Jeremy Bearder. Stuart is General Manager for East and South East London, whilst Jeremy (Jel) is Lead Instructor for the region with an 11 year tenure; both hold numero

S2 Ep77: #77 Björn Rugstad - "Viking" Silat

Jul 12th, 2019 45m 41s

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Lillebjörn Rugstad who is a Norwegian Silat Instructor based in Sweden. In addition to Kuntao and Buahpukul he trains pure knife fighting, with force on force exercises and sparring against singular and mult

S2 Ep76: #76 Art Cason of Royal Range Nashville Tennessee

Jul 5th, 2019 1h 8m

The Primal Radio Podcast interviews Art Cason currently the General Manager of one of the world’s best shooting ranges, Royal Range in Nashville, Tennessee. Art is a former law enforcement officer with experience as a patrol officer, investiga