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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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 have dogged him his whole life.  After this period Jim was diagnosed with type-one Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression).   In this weeks show Jim reflects on that period and the steps he is taken since.This show is dedicated to Sifu Keith Allan RIP.If you are affected by the issues discussed in this show, do not suffer in silence, please contact mental health professionals / helplines etcSamaritans ukSamaritans usa See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 numerous industry / academic fitness qualifications.  Be Military Fit, or BMF, is a private company which runs outdoor group fitness classes in 140 public parks and outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom. The classes are led by former or serving members of the British Armed Forces with recognised fitness training qualifications.BMF was founded in 1999 as British Military Fitness and pioneered the concept of group classes for outdoor fitness in the United Kingdom.  In September 2018 it was purchased by NM Capital and Bear Grylls Ventures and re-branded as Be Military Fit.  It is the largest outdoor fitness company in Europe.For more intel hit https://www.bemilitaryfit.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 multiple opponents.https://www.facebook.com/lillebjorn.rugstadhttps://www.facebook.com/Kuntao.nu/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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, investigator, chief deputy, chief of police, and swat team commander.  He is a certified instructor in the fields of canine (K9) training, special weapons and tactics (SWAT), firearms, high risk entry, defensive tactics, and less lethal techniques.  He is a veteran of the U.S. Army infantry and has experience in overseas private military contracting (PMC) with the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Defense in the areas of tactical instruction, firearms, personal security details, force protection and patrol explosive/narcotic detector dog teams.  Art is a lifelong student of the martial arts, with a background in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Chinese boxing.  He has done security work in both the private and government sector.·       https://www.royalrangeusa.com/what-we-do ·       http

Primal Radio's world famous Boxing Pundit Andy Watts AKA "Doc Watson" provides his regular Boxing Update.  Topics discussed on this show:Lobov v MalignaggiAndy Ruiz beats Joshua - Joshua triggers immediate rematch clause. Smart or bad move?Wilder looks to rematch Ortiz in the FallFury v Wilder in first Quarter of 2020?Golvkin back with a 4th round KOWhat next for Canelo?Katie Taylor v Delfine PersonPrimal Gym's Shinard "Scraap" Showtime Bunch wins Second professional fight with second round KOApologies there is some static noise on this weeks show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John "Pit Master" Hackleman created THE PIT Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in 1985 in Woodland Hills, California.  John is known by most as the trainer of UFC Hall of Famer and former Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell, and his appearances on The Ultimate Fighter TV show.  Currently the Pit Master is known for training UFC fighters Glover Teixeira, Court McGee, and Ramsey Nijem.  As a native Hawaiian, John’s base system is Hawaiian Kempo and includes aspects of Boxing, Kickboxing, Jujitsu, submission grappling, and wrestling skills with a mind-set of "use what works, get rid of what doesn't."More links to content on The Pit / Pit Master:https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePitOnlineDojohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pit_(mixed_martial_arts)https://john-hackleman.mykajabi.com/blog/https://twitter.com/pit_master?lang=enhttps://academyselfdefense.com/programs/pitmma/https://www.facebook.com/ThePitMaster See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Primal Radio (the fight Podcast) interviews UFC prospect Sidney Outlaw (record 13-3-0) who is a Professional MMA Fighter out of Telford, Pennsylvania.  He is ranked #1st of 1449 Professional Mens Lightweights in the USA (and also ranked 4th at Welterweight).https://www.ufc.com/athlete/sidney-outlaw See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom McGrath meets with Hock Hochheim (also interviewed in Primal Radio show 12) in Antwerp, Belgium where he was hosted by Sven De Doncker delivering his Force Necessary courses to civilians and law enforcement.W. Hock Hochheim is a former military police patrolman and investigator, a former Texas patrol officer and detective, and former private investigator. During his career, spanning three decades he worked in “line operations” only, and he’s investigated more than 1,000 crimes and arrested nearly as many suspects. He has graduated from numerous, national Assault and Violent Death police schools and street survival courses. He also organized protection and security for famous authors, politicians, musicians, TV and movie stars. Over the last 40 years Hock has studied martial arts and hand, stick, knife and gun combatives, earning numerous black belts in multiple systems.  He now works as an Author (of self defence, western and biographical material) and travels the world delivering his "Force Necessary" co

Primal Radio is proud to interview Master Wong 'Wing Chun Master' who talks about his troubled youth, the KT3 system, his martial arts journey and what the future holds for him.  Master Wong is one of the worlds most recognised Martial Artists with 2.4m subscribers on his youtube channel (and a great deal more viewers).  His authentic, aggressive, yet humorous style are renowned in martial arts circles; Jim and Tom attempt to get to know the man behind the videos!Links to more Master Wong content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2NH07Y5tx_PQvqaQGzxKxQhttps://masterwongsystem.comhttps://www.masterwong.tv/home27124386https://twitter.com/masterwongtv?lang=en See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Larry "The Natural Ekundayo is a Nigerian / London based professional BoxerEkundayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 13 June 1982. He started boxing for self defense at the age of 12. In 1998, he won the Nigerian Amateur Bantamweight Championship and participated in the 1999 All African Games in South Africa. He made a career switch from bantamweight to welterweight and won the Nigerian Amateur Welterweight Championship in year 2000. He participated in the year 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK and finished as a quarter finalist.  In 2006 and 2007, he won the championship title of the London Regional Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) championship. As an amateur, he won 110 of 125 fights he was engaged in. Larry’s career as a professional boxer started in November 2012 when he defeated three boxers in one night to become the Light Middleweight Prizefighter champion in London. He was the first boxer in the competition to be given a  knockout bonus.  On 30 October 2016, he defended his African Boxing Union’s

Primal Radio's world-famous Boxing Expert Doc Watson (Andy Watts) gives his take on the latest boxing news and issues including:1. Boxers reliability 2. Gum Shields3. Canelo v Jacobs 4. Joshua v Ruiz5. Fury v Schwarz6. Wilder v Breazeale7. Crawford v Khan8. Scraap Bunch turning Professional with a 35 second KO9. And his recommended master class in boxing fight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Primal Radio is proud to interview Justo Diéguez whose Keysi Fighting Method has featured in numerous blockbuster movies.  Famed for it's iconic 'Pensador' defensive stance and combative application Keysi is now practiced all over the world.  In this weeks show Justo talks candidly about growing up in Spain, why he created his own system and his work with actors such as Liam Neeson, Daniel Craig, Tom Cruise and Christian Bale.For more intel on Justo/Keysi visit www.keysiworld.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Little is a writer and bodybuilding advocate.  He has written in field of martial arts notably writing the most extensive list of books on Bruce Lee ever.  John owns Nautilus North Strength & Fitness Centre and has written several excellent books on bodybuilding and physical conditioning. www.nautilusnorthsfc.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Little is a writer and bodybuilding advocate.  He has written in field of martial arts notably writing the most extensive list of books on Bruce Lee ever.  John owns Nautilus North Strength & Fitness Centre and has written several excellent books on bodybuilding and physical conditioning. www.nautilusnorthsfc.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim and Tom run through the New York Times "The 36 questions that lead to Love".  The questions are broken up into three sets, with each set intended to be more probing than the previous one.The idea of the questions is that mutual vulnerability fosters closeness. To quote the study’s authors, “One key pattern associated with the development of a close relationship among peers is sustained, escalating, reciprocal, personal self-disclosure.” Allowing oneself to be vulnerable with another person can be exceedingly difficult, so this exercise forces the issue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Much about nothing…  A show that won't live long in the memory!  Jim & Tom discuss:Soccer (football) Our training regimes Knowing your why Jim's 'fall from grace' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim McCann & Tom McGrath interview Rick Tucci, renowned and honoured martial artist and speaker, is known throughout the world as a teacher’s teacher. Rick has had an incredible journey through the world of martial arts and self-mastery.  His first step began in 1974 Seattle with Bruce Lee’s friend and protégé Taky Kimura, and through the years trained personally and privately with martial art greats such as Dan Inosanto, Ajarn Chai Sirisute, Herman Suwanda, Edgar Sulite, Paul De Thouars and many others. Rick also graduated top of his class at Executive Security International in 1985. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Primal Radio’s resident boxing expert, the World Famous Doctor Watson (Andy Watts) previews upcoming fights from the world of boxing. Featured fights include:• AJ v Miller• Wilder v Fury• Degale v Eubank Jnr• Joe Joyce v Bermane Stiverne• Errol Spence v Mikey Garcia• Terrence Crawford v Amir Khan• Canelo vs Daniel Jacobs• Naoya Inoue v Emmanuel Rodriguez This show was recorded in February 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Primal Radio Jim & Tom interview Dr. Jaime Hope, MD - on her book "Habit That".Healthy living nowadays seems to require spending one hour a day exercising, one-hour doing yoga, tons of time shopping for and prepping healthy meals, meditation time, journaling, quality time with family and friends…oh and getting plenty of sleep, doing well at our jobs, and finding downtime. It doesn’t take a math whiz to see that the hours dedicated toward each adds up to more than 24 hours in a day! It can seem overwhelming and a lot of people start with great intentions and then eventually just give up and revert back to their old unhealthy habits.In Habit That!, Dr. Hope teaches you how to fight against waning motivation and overcome the inevitable roadblocks on the road to healthy living. You’ll discover how simple, sustainable habits can reinforce the four pillars of health—eat, sleep, burn, and release—and support you in your daily life.https://drhopehealth.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Habit-That-Health-Just