Fighting Solves Everything Roman Aguila

In this episode, I got to sit down with Ray Cruz and Joe Bumanlag to get a glimpse into the history of North Jersey Muay Thai.

3x World Muay Thai champion Ognjen Topic gives us his insight on building the mental fortitude of an elite level athlete.

Show notes:


[00:00] Growing up with Taekwondo and training/fighting without his parents' consent
[2:52] Coach Ray talks about Ognjen's ultimatum to his family 
[4:33] "It becomes easy work" 
[5:03] Social media and the business behind the scenes 
[8:34] Was there ever a point that you questioned whether or not you should be fighting? 
[9:37] If it didn't pan out, what would've happened? 
[12:06] "When I turn pro, this is gonna be so easy" 
[17:24] "I don't want people thinking I'm some kind of machine" 
[19:50] Maximizing every session possible 
[22:47] Closing thoughts