Episodes
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
Published 08/26/21
Published 08/26/21
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...
Published 08/01/21
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!!!
Published 06/30/21
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,...
Published 05/21/21
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.
Published 05/08/21
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...
Published 04/09/21
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...
Published 03/26/21
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...
Published 03/12/21
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...
Published 02/27/21
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...
Published 02/12/21
Damien is one of the most respected people in sport karate, not only for his role as a coach but as an organisation figure on the tournament scene in Ireland.Damien is part of the small organisational group who are the nucleus of the Irish Open and has...
Published 01/30/21
Robbie is known to almost every sport martial artist on the planet as one of the best competitors to ever enter into the sport. He has won countless world titles across multiple associations and is regarded as the best fighter to ever come out of...
Published 01/17/21
Avery Plowden is widely regarded as one of the best point fighters in the world today. His pedigree speaks for itself with multiple world championships and overall grands wins in some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world, including the US...
Published 01/10/21
Lee Charles was nicknamed 'The Punisher' for his hard approach to his fighting career. Initially a points fighter, Lee progressed into a very good light continuous fighter before moving on and into full contact.His achievements speak for themselves with...
Published 12/31/20
Kenn Forrest is renowned all over the world for his hard, physical approach to continuous fighting.He has countless national titles, 3 World titles and is an inductee into the Martial Arts Illustrated Hall of Fame.Listen to how Kenn started in martial...
Published 12/17/20
Alex is currently one of the top fighters in the world and is now establishing himself as a top coach as well. He is a leading figure at one of the largest associations in the country, the British Chinese Kickboxing Association (BCKA) and has some of...
Published 11/30/20
Bev is widely regarded as one of the best female fighters that sport karate has ever produced. With 10 World Titles, 11 Irish Open wins and 3 Irish Open Grand Championships in her trophy cabinet.Bev has been involved in sport martial arts for more than...
Published 11/01/20
Chris Aston has been the leading fighter for WAKO for the past 10 years. He has pretty much won every international tournament there is to win, not only in his own section, but in open weights as well.Chris is a 15 x WAKO GB champion, 2 x WAKO European...
Published 10/19/20
Lorraine Riley has been a pioneer in women's sport martial arts in the UK for the past 30 years, both in fighting and now as the senior coach of Senshi Academy. Her achievements see her as one of the most successful women to ever involve themselves in...
Published 10/03/20
Ian 'Hurricane' Hollett has been one of the best fighters in the world for the past 20 years. His trophy haul includes multiple world titles, an Irish Open title and is respected the world over. Listen to Ian talk about where he come from and how he...
Published 09/01/20
A quick guide into who we are and what we aim to achieve with The Sidekick Podcast.Please hit the subscribe button so you are notified when a new episode is released.Contact us:email: [email protected]:...
Published 09/01/20