This episode covers the second half George Foreman's boxing career. Foreman was once the most feared boxer of his generation, but time has moved on. He has evolved into a minister and runs a youth centre. George's contemporaries, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali, are all long into their respective retirements. However, with a huge family to support and the centre haemorrhaging cash, the big man considers the unthinkable. Facing a wall of disdain and criticism from the Boxing community - ...
Jun 13, 2025•55 min
This episode covers the first half George Foreman's boxing career. Foreman was once the most feared boxer of his generation. An angry man, he ploughed his way through the heavyweight division until he faced the legendary Muhammad Ali. Foreman's early career saw a large amount of foreshadowing, such how fear was used as a weapon but also how love could also win the day. General endnotes: Support the show Support me on Patreon Clubb Chimera Website Clubb Chimera Martial Arts Facebook Group...
May 22, 2025•41 min
For the first time on the podcast a complete, unedited, uninterrupted, raw ramble on a subject. Inspired by the hard-hitting TV drama "Adolescence", I look at the episodes and issues surrounding the show that has got everyone talking through the lens of a self-protection teacher. How relevant is the story? Why has it divided people? Endnotes for this episode: Watch "Adolescence" on Netflix "Animal Instincts" Children's Self-Protection online courses Buy "When Parents Aren't Around" Audiobook "Cl...
Apr 01, 2025•45 min
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Feb 23, 2025•3 min
On this episode Jamie welcomes back Mary Stevens, his co-creator on the Animal Instincts Child Self-Protection Teaching Programme, where they discuss the upcoming self-defence training day. After a year of producing the online personal security teaching courses, it is time for their first in-person course addressing the physical side to their self-protection programme. Animal Instincts Online Courses Mary Stevens' Athena School of Karate Support the show Support the show 'Buy me a Coffee" Suppor...
Feb 21, 2025•40 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Les Bubka of "Anxious Black Belt" fame joins us on episode one of season eight of the show. Les's remarkable background in martial arts (and life in general) has produced an approach that is both pioneering and traditional. Delving into mental health, he uses Karate to provide an enriching and empowering experience for different individuals and is working closely with experts in the field of psychology and counselling. Meanwhile, with experience as a Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestler, he is ens...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Send us a text On this special Christmas and end of year/season episode of the show, we welcome back polymath mixed martial artist and sports therapist Rosi Sexton. Recorded during the summer of 2024 it provides a useful record of how confirmation bias work and critical thinking is lacking in martial arts and greater society. Following our in depth discussion, I talk about the continuing issues regarding manufactured outrage, including the supposed "War on Christmas", as well as reflections on s...
Dec 13, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 22
Send us a text Audio from the vlog, recorded when I was out promoting my latest seminar. Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV Support the show Support the show Support me on Patreon Buy "When Parents Aren't Around" Audiobook Clubb Chimera Website Clubb Chimera Martial Arts Facebook Group Clubb Chimera Facebook Page Clubb Chimera Twitter Clubb Chimera YouTube Clubb Chimera Instagram Jamie Clubb Books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
Nov 08, 2024•9 min
Send us a text The new online martial arts cross training course from Vagabond Warriors. Get ready to go back to the future (a forward thinking past) with "Rogue". Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV Support the show Support the show Support me on Patreon Buy "When Parents Aren't Around" Audiobook Clubb Chimera Website Clubb Chimera Martial Arts Facebook Group Clubb Chimera Facebook Page Clubb Chimera Twitter Clubb Chimera YouTube Clubb Chimera Instagram Jami...
Nov 04, 2024•7 min•Season 7Ep. 21
Send us a text A year later and we look at Igor's wicked great-uncle..."Miguel Johnson - Good Day To Die" is under a Creative Commons (BY 3.0) license:https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/ / @migueljohnson "TeknoAXE - Halloween Chaser" is under a Creative Commons (BY 4.0) license: • 'Halloween Chaser' by TeknoAXE 🇺🇸 | N... "Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" is under a Creative Commons (BY 3.0) license:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / desperatemeasurez "Tim Beek - Ghost" is under a Fr...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 20
Send us a text On this episode I take a nostalgic swipe at the show by attempting to frame a series of audio clips connected to CCMA. These include entire lessons from the five existing Animal Instincts online courses, a chapter from the "When Parents Aren't Around" audio book and archive material from the vlogs. There's also some recommended watching and updates on CCMA services. Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV Support the show Support the show Support m...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 7Ep. 19
Send us a text On this episode Amazonia Krav Maga's two founders discuss various angles on self-protection teaching and learning, from taking a principle-centred approach where students have the opportunity to gain ownership over their techniques to the Chinese Water Torture method used by predators in relationships to the cycle of abuse to women supporting women. It's a discussion long in the making and it's finally here!Amazonia Krav MagaRebuilding Lives UKPatreon Page Music for the Outro: "Ti...
Oct 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 18
Send us a text We explore the dangers of false premises that lead us down faulty trails. They are part of the human condition and can be damaging to martial arts past, present and future. Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV Support the show Support the show Support me on Patreon Buy "When Parents Aren't Around" Audiobook Clubb Chimera Website Clubb Chimera Martial Arts Facebook Group Clubb Chimera Facebook Page Clubb Chimera Twitter Clubb Chimera YouTube Club...
Sep 10, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 17
Send us a text Mo Teague returns to the podcast! There are few martial arts and self-protection teachers who have influenced my work as much as Mo. He is a teacher with a tremendous CV in both real-world application (military, professional and civilian) and martial arts training. His life has long been one of discovery, exploration and reality checks. On this episode we discuss the importance of fully appreciating the life we seek to protect. Tactical Research and Development Group Mo Teague on ...
Aug 17, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 16
Send us a text Lee Hasdell is often known as "The Godfather of UK MMA" and for good reason. He discovered the burgeoning new limited rules fighting scene in Japan before the first UFC shook the martial arts world to its foundations. Already a successful nak muay and kickboxer who had fought internationally under some of the biggest pioneers of the sport and earning several titles at the time, he switched to MMA and began promoting the first incarnations of this new sport in the 1990s. He quickly...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 15
Send us a text This bonus episode presents a couple of pieces of exciting news as well as recommendations. It's a call back to a time when I would blog at length about relevant miscellany. Let me know if you would like to hear more of these little round-up interludes. Animal Instincts Children's Self-Protection Teaching Programme Johns Hopkins - Does going back to school mean going back to bullying? Contact Les Bubka Memories of our circus at Clacton 1982 A Long Time Ago... Martial Movie Massacr...
Jun 13, 2024•29 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Send us a text Unified Fighting Systems founder, AG Martial Arts Centre owner, therapist and author, Andy Gibney returns to the show asking the question: "Is Bruce Lee still relevant?" Bruce Lee is an undeniable icon - at least for the Baby Boomer and Generation X age groups. However, what is his position and influence today? How important is a discussion about him in the martial arts world or even in his own legacy of Jeet Kune Do? Being a master instructor under original Bruce Lee student, Ric...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Send us a text The new updated version of episode 7 from season 5, where the podcast defined its purpose. New information and corrections are all part of this new edition. Check out the video versions on YouTube that includes new textual information. Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV Support the show Support the show Support me on Patreon Buy "When Parents Aren't Around" Audiobook Clubb Chimera Website Clubb Chimera Martial Arts Facebook Group Clubb Chimera...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Send us a text Originally published as a vlog in 2021, this episode lays down my philosophical outlook on combative disciplines. I essentially see them to be three tribes that overlap far more than some would like to admit. On this show we look at the valid and invalid criticisms thrown against them from rival camps and outside. Finally, we take a look at the problem with "stylism". Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV Support the show Support the show Support...
May 15, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Send us a text Chapter V - Vulture NestsThis chapter explores the type of vulture uses their homes to prey upon the desperate. Focusing largely on baby farming and especially on the entire career of Amelia Dyer, we seek to explore what allows such criminality to prosper. Please support the show for the price of a coffee Whitechapel - Victorian Dark/Horror --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Music used : "Broken Piano " composed and produced by "Vivek A...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Send us a text On this special bonus episode I celebrate the general launch of the Animal Instincts Children's Self-Protection Teaching Programme. Mary Stevens and I have been creating this programme over the past five years, pouring in all our experience and knowledge to make the most comprehensive and workable teaching plan for children. It all begins with these online courses, two of which you can buy right now and at a special discounted price from 25th - 27th April so get a hurry on! On thi...
Apr 25, 2024•19 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Send us a text Tiffany Richards is one of the most well-travelled and entrepreneurial martial arts teachers alive today. She exemplifies her philosophy of taking a holistic and balanced approach to life, as can be seen through The Peaceful Warrior Marital Arts and Healing Centre she co-founded with her late business partner and life partner, Richard Poage. Tiffany also founded one the USA's largest health and wellness firms and is the brainchild behind Peaceful Warrior Women and Safe Adventures....
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Send us a text Dr Rosi Sexton is a Mixed Martial Arts polymath. A grade 8 level pianist and grade 7 level cellist who performed at the Royal Albert Hall when she was just 17, she achieved a first at Trinity College Cambridge, a MsC and PhD at Manchester in Mathematics and Computer Science, but left it all behind to pursue a career in Octagon. Already possessing black belts in Taekwondo and traditional Jujutsu, she took up Mixed Martial Arts and became first British woman to fight in the Ultimate...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Send us a text Chapter IV - Escaping the Vultures We pick up on our series dedicated to self-protection as it relates to opportunistic predators. After a brief look at the unfair reputation real vultures receive, we return to the serial killers mentioned in the first chapter. The episode touches upon some real-life examples of Gavin De Becker's survival signals, the double tap, an asymmetrical assault changing to symmetrical with the de-escalation fallout, tactical escape and a broader view of l...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Send us a text Mary Stevens, founder of Athena School of Karate, joins me for a short discussion on our new collaboration project "Animal Instincts". On this episode we discuss the origin of this unique children's self-protection teaching programme, how to teach effective behaviours, its badge system and the problems children face. Animal Instincts Self-Protection Teaching Programme Website Animal Instincts Facebook Page Athena School of Karate Website Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold Cinem...
Feb 27, 2024•29 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Send us a text Mo Teague is a teacher with a tremendous CV in both real-world application (military, professional and civilian) and martial arts training. His life has long been one of discovery, exploration and reality checks. It has also involved a lot of conflict. Much has been said and discussed about his external conflicts. However, on this episode we touch upon internal divisions through the concept of identity. Mo discusses how identities imposed upon us directly affect our choices and ho...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Send us a text Chapter III - Crime Opportunity TheoryAs we pick back up on our "The Way of the Vulture" series focusing on opportunistic crimes and criminals, and the self-protection lessons we can take from them, we look at Opportunity Theory. This was an approach to criminology that the its adherents believed had more direct benefits than previous ideas. In this third chapter (second episode) we will look at how much of this idea holds up and what are its limitations. Support this show Previou...
Jan 29, 2024•26 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Send us a text Unified Fighting Systems founder, AG Martial Arts Centre owner, therapist and author, Andy Gibney joins the show for a look back at a childhood favourite. Taking the "Everything is Martial Arts" concept in an interesting direction, we look at the gentle world of A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and discuss its influence and connections to martial arts. Far from living up to the moniker "a bear with very little brain", Pooh might be a childhood gateway to critical thinking. Whereas owl...
Jan 16, 2024•49 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Send us a text Chimera in name and nature, as CCMA look towards his 20th anniversary as a brand and teaching concept we cover a range of very different topics. This includes discussing my experiences at the first Martial Arts Festival last year, the Tyson Fury/Francis Ngannou bout, answer a question on whether or not Krav Maga is the most plagiarised training concept and another question on workplace assault before wrapping up with exciting upcoming news for CCMA in 2024. Music for the Outro: "T...
Dec 31, 2023•36 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Send us a text The second part of our Christmas episode looks back on some highlights of 2023 and answers some more questions for the CCMA Facebook group. Topics include: Martial art movie inspiration, 40th anniversary of Enter the Dragon, conspiracy theory as a negative religion, how to defeat defaulting into consensual violence under pressure, wombats versus meerkats and choosing a base martial art.Cinema, Life and Everything Hannah's BookshelfStiff Right HandInto the DojoEveryday Martial Arti...
Dec 21, 2023•43 min•Season 6Ep. 15
