Martial Arts Journey

As I continued to search for answers in what one needs to do to become functional in martial arts I've met Marius Tubis - an experienced fighter/security person with a degree in sports science. We had a great 25 minute talk which includes exploring how traditional martial arts can limit a persons development and how MMA exposed a lot of myths that traditional martial arts were often based on.

After the Aikido vs MMA video I was contacted by many people and realized quite a few Aikido practitioners already went through a similar journey, just never made it as public. Two such great individuals were Nathanael Chawkin and Francisco de Los Cobos whom I've interview to learn more about their experience of walking the path of pressure testing their Aikido. The result - this amazing talk.

Welcome to the second episode of Martial Arts Journey Podcast. This was the second recorded talk after the "Aikido vs MMA" video exploring the dilemma of whether Aikido can work in the context of combat sports or particularly MMA. The talk is with Ray Butcher, head coach of Balance Ireland Dojo in Dublin. Ray is a first degree BJJ black belt, fourth degree Aikido black belt and also experienced in Karate, Judo and MMA.

Welcome to the first episode of Martial Arts Journey podcast! In this podcast I briefly share some details about the podcast and what to expect from it. Also I share the first talk I had soon after the Aikido vs MMA video where emotions and discoveries where fresh in finding out what it means to get disillusioned with traditional martial arts together with Roy Dean a Brazlian Jiu Jitsu and Aikido black belt.