Fighter's Mind Podcast

Fighter's Mind Podcast #004 Ed Ingamells ~ Party Bear

Alan Whitton — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 13:33:00 +0000

This podcast was an absolute whirlwind and both highly entertaining and informative.

Topics discussed:

Origins
Questions from the internet
The Neurology years
Party Bear
On Striking
An obsessive nature
Favourite fighters & Dream Matchups
UK BJJ scene
The Jackson Sousa fight
Accolades
Timelines

Immersion is imperative for deep progression
Drilling for BJJ - *when* it is important to do it, when less so
Creating a framework for learning
Feedback loops & analysis for learning
Being responsible for your own learning style
Memory, learning & recall
Being disabled, 14 operations later
Best fights/worst fights
Building the optimal performance state
Utilising nervous energy
Manipulating your internal state
Self Belief

Fighter's Mind Podcast #003 Daniel Strauss ~ The Raspberry Ape

Alan Whitton — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:20:25 +0000

This was a Deep Dive into the psyche and personas of Daniel Strauss and by his most in depth interview to date.

Topics covered in this episode:

Are you really The Devil?

Controlling the Darkness

The Hammer as a metaphor

Transforming into the Raspberry Ape

14 year old boy fights 30 year old men. And wins.

Hardest fights

Questions from Children

Mental preparation

Creating an alter ego

Dealing with failure

How to learn from success

Pre Fight rituals

Differences between shows, competitions and fights

Personal Gods

Grappling as a tool for personal transformation

Altruistic goals

The Future for Daniel Strauss

Fighter's Mind Podcast #002 Chris & Lyndon Knowles

Alan Whitton — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:43:24 +0000

Sat down with Chris and Lyndon Knowles at the Knowlesy Academy. We talked about their origins of training, how they approach their current training, how they train for fights, and how they work with fighters to get the best out of them.

We talked about how they dealt with defeat, what they believe about themselves in order to win, and how powerful the mind can be before a fight - it can tip the scales either way.

The competition prizes this time round are next level. Up for grabs are 2 private lessons from these men, one with Chris, Head coach at the academy, and the other with Multiple World Champion Lyndon Knowles.

In order to win, listen carefully to the podcast to discover the answer to the competition questions, First to answer and contact me on Social Media wins. Only one winner per prize. Non Transferable.

Enjoy the podcast.

Alan Whitton

Fighter's Mind Podcast #001 Denniston 'Max' Sutherland

Alan Whitton — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:16:27 +0000

Fighter's Mind Developer Alan whitton speaks with UK MMA Pioneer Denniston 'Max' Sutherland