Get On The Pony (GOTP) Podcast Mark Spencer

As Martial Arts Gym owners we are getting lots of questions about lockdown and the current status of the gym so we thought it would be a good idea to go through some of the most common questions on the podcast.  The questions vary from when will you be opening up and what changes do you think might need to happen, to when can someone training look to compete and can we buy a hoodie!  

Quote of the Podcast:    "Buzz cuts are not just for convicts!"

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This week we talk to BJJ Purple belt, MMA fighter and coach Joanne Doyle.  We talk to Jo about her Martial Arts Journey.  From starting out doing grappling comps and interclubs through to winning Gold, Silver and Bronze at International Championships and winning the Cage Warriors Academy Bantam Weight Belt.  We also talk to her about coaching the sport and what it was like to put together and be the Head Coach for the female England MMA Team.  

Quote of the Podcast:  "They are my responsibility and if anyone dies its my fault" when complaining to  customer services due to a cancelled flight when taking the female MMA England squad to the World Championships in Bahrain.  

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This week, we have "Big Sexy" James Doyle on the podcast for the second time.    Yep it just got hot in here.  We start from where we left off last time on episode 5.  Where does the name Big Sexy come from.  We also talk about his knee rehab, what makes the best fight camp, opponents missing weight and why you should never travel with James Doyle.  And lets not forget the first UFC since lockdown began.  

Quote of the Podcast:  "Have a Solero and shut the f*** up"  

Join us every Saturday at 2.30pm on Instagram live.  Just follow @thefightcoachuk.  Also available on Spotify and Itunes.

This week, we have "Big Sexy" James Doyle on the podcast.  James is a Pro MMA fighter, Kickboxing Black Belt, BJJ Purple Belt, Coach at SBG Bradford and Aire Valley Martial Arts, as well as a coach for the England MMA Team.  We talk to James about his Martial Arts journey, what it was like to train in MMA before it was a well known sport and what its like to coach it now.  There was so much to cover and an hour just wasn't long enough so part 2 with James will be coming very soon.

Quote of the Podcast:  "What am I doing?"  James describing what he was thinking just before he was about to go out and coach his wife Jo Doyle for her first MMA fight.

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This week, we have "The General" Steve Murgatroyd on the podcast.  Murgy is a BJJ Brown Belt and Coach at SBG Bradford.  We talk about what got him in to the sport and what it was like in the "olden days" before MMA had a name.  We did have a few tech problems so we will be doing part two very soon.

Quote of the podcast:  Spen "How did we meet?"  Murgy "Don't you know?"

This week, we have "The Bingley Gentleman" Andy Whitelam on the podcast.  Andy is a BJJ Purple Belt and Coach at SBG Bradford.  We talk to him about how he dealt with having to be away from BJJ for over 2 years and what he did in that time to stay focused and make improvements to his game.  Andy talks about the benefits of visualisation and the importance of mental training.  We also discuss UFC and Brazilian street fighting.