Art of Surrender

Brad is joined by Professor James Woodfield-Jones from Sustainable Jiu Jitsu. James is a returning guest of AOS and in this episode of the podcast we talk about longevity through the lense of jiu jitsu. With COVID-19 in action and all gyms closed at the moment, its especially important to take stock of what matters most. Heal your niggling injuries and as we look forward to returning to the mat, d...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Josh Culibao ahead of his fight this weekend on UFC Fight Night - Font vs Garbrandt. I hope you all enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can follow us at: @artofsurrenderpodcast @joshculibao

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Fred Hampson, my 90 year old Pop.  We had a chat about his sporting careers in boxing, cricket and AFL. As well as many different life related conversations, including his 66 years of marriage to my Nan, purchasing their first home, many different aspects of his working career and so much more. This is a personal one for me, I hold Pop so closely...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Aaron Morelli, the co-host of the MMA Focused episodes. We discussed the results of UFC 259, this weekends fight card at UFC 260 and some general news. Keep an eye out for the AOS rashguard and fight shorts pre-sales coming out this week.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow us on Instagram: AOS - @artofsurrenderpodcast Brad - @b_hampson Aaron - @aaron_mo...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Aaron Morelli, the co-host of the MMA Focused episodes. We discussed the results of the main event in UFC 258 a few weeks ago. We also discussed UFC 259 this upcoming weekend and the three title fights headlining the card: Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson Lastly, we spoke about some recent...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Maxwell Hearn and Adam Selby to discuss the Eternal MMA 56 fights that occurred on the weekend. Then we had a more casual conversation towards the end of the podcast where we spoke about Broome BJJ and the new gym opening up there, as well as the wet t-shirts comps on offer in Broome, shark attacks and what Max is getting up to on the mats this year....

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Aaron Morelli to discuss UFC 258 - Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns. We also spoke about the lightweight picture and did some potential match making in the division as well as a conversation about some of the recent news and performances. PS. In the next few weeks I will be taking pre-orders for the very first batch of AOS merch.  We will be running...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with Jamil from Sustainable Jiu Jitsu. Jamil has been on the podcast three times now. This episode, as well as EP#001 and EP#017 . Feel free to check them out too. Jamil is known for his friendly and social vibe, as well as his open mats across Perth and his Instagram page, which is very supportive of the Perth BJJ scene as well as where he hosts his 'Coffee &...

On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Aaron Morelli, to discuss the main and co-main fights of UFC 257 which takes place this weekend. That is, Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler. We also had a chat about the Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar matchup as well as the landscape of the 155 division and Khabib's future. I hope you enjoy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Support...

On this episode I sat down with Beth (Bam Bam) and her coach and the owner of Essence BJJ, Jake O'Driscoll.  Jake featured on episode #026 which you can find at this link. We had a chat about Beth's martial arts journey, her experience with coaching both kids and adults, as well as running the kids program.  Both Beth and Jake are competing in superfights on the M16 Open 4 on 30th Januar...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Daz Mokaraka from Grappling Technics. We had a chat about Daz's martial arts journey, breathwork, meditation, mental health and much more. I hope you enjoy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Thank you all for tuning into the podcast and showing your support. I appreciate it a lot. 2021 will be good to us all. Brad If you are interes...

On this episode I sat down with Aaron Morelli to go over the UFC 256 Figueiredo vs Moreno results and chat some related MMA. We also went over our predictions from the week before and a little bit about this weekends card Thompson vs Neale and much more. Get around it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow us on Instagram: @aaron_morelli7 @b_hampson @artofsurrenderpodcast ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feel free to support the pod...

On this episode of the podcast I spoke to Jordan Sullivan, The Fight Dietician.  We spoke about Jordy's interests in Nutrition for performance and weight loss, as well as his reasons for starting TFD and the journey so far. We had a chat about nutrition, weight cutting, weight classes in MMA and much more.  Jordy shared some of his stories and career highlights working with some of the b...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Aaron Morelli for another MMA Focused chat. This style of podcast will cover each of the PPV cards and all other episodes will be AOS as you know it.  The layout of the episode is as follows: 1. Reviewing our tips from UFC 255 and summarising the card ~ 0:00 2. Break down of the UFC 256 main card, including keys to victory and our predictions ~ 18:15...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with Chris White at The Grin Reapers studio. Whitey is a man of many talents, he is a brown belt under Adam Metcalf of AMMA, the filmmaker and producer of the well known Tension bodyboarding films, a recent participant in Ninja Warrior Australia and a co-host of The Grin Reapers podcast, alongside his co-host Brian 'Buddha' Shields. I had a great time chatting abo...

This series is different to the usual AOS episodes you have come to expect. This series is focused on all things MMA/UFC. We will breakdown fight cards, do predictions and talk everything and anything fight related. The usual AOS episodes will continue as normal and these episodes will appear up from time to time too.  I'm undecided on a name for this series of episodes! Please hit me up with...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with Brenton & Tyneille from Northside Jiu Jitsu in Ellenbrook. Brenton & Tyneille each spoke about their individual experiences with martial arts, as well as the path taken to end up opening their own academy. We spoke about the challenges of owning an academy, including the balance of being a friend, coach, mentor and business owner. It was a great exper...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with Professor James Woodfield-Jones for a third time! James is the head coach and owner of Sustainable Jiu Jitsu. We had a chat about self defence and the importance of teaching both grappling for fun and for self defence.  James has recently released Vol 1 of a weapons defence course based on sharp objects - knives and screw drivers etc. It is available for...

On this episode of the podcast I sat down with Kat Stewart and Leigh Burger from Grappling Technics in Osborne Park, WA. Kat is a blue belt under Leigh and Leigh is a 2nd degree black belt and the owner/head coach of GT. This is also Leigh's second appearance on AOS, so it was a pleasure to get back down to GT for another class and some more rolls with his crew! We had a chat about Kat's journey,...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with Jake O'Driscoll, the head coach of Essence BJJ in Belmont, WA. We spoke about his martial arts journey, his path to black belt and what is was like opening an academy and trying to build something from the ground up.  We spoke about nutrition and what it has been like for Jake working with Jordan Sullivan, the Fight Dietician. As well as his experience workin...

On this episode I sat down with Burak Sarman. Burak is a black belt under Murat Karadenizli and Professor Pedro Sauer. Burak is an active competitor and the owner of Sarman BJJ and just so happens to be one of the best grapplers in the country. We had a conversation about all things jiu jitsu, including Burak's journey both on the mats and off. I hope you all enjoy. Burak IG - https://www.instagra...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with Jack Della fresh off his first round KO victory over Aldin Bates at Eternal MMA 53 on October 10th. We spoke about the fight card, the devastating KO victory and a little bit about what's next, including some distractions over Perth's best burgers. Sorry for the short chat, we got carried away having a roll in the gi before the podcast and I had to finish up...

On this episode I sat down with Adam Selby from Broome BJJ. Adam flew up to Perth for a couple of weeks to compete in the AFBJJ WA State Gi titles, where he managed to walk away with the gold medal in his weight division. Adam is a brown belt and has been training jiu jitsu for around 10 years.  Originally from NZ, where he began training, Adam ended up moving to Broome for what was supposed...

I sat down with Jack Della ahead of his main event slot against Aldin Bates in Perth on Eternal MMA #53 on October 10th.  Jack is a professional MMA fighter out of Scrappy MMA & Fitness, he holds a pro record of 8-2 and has defended the Eternal MMA Welterweight belt 3 times.  We spoke about his upcoming matchup, his martial arts journey to this point so far and all things that go int...

On this episode of AOS I sat down with one of my training partners and friends from Kaizen Lab Jiu Jits, Maxwell Hearn. Fresh off the AFBJJ WA State Gi Titles, where Max walked away with some biscuits, we sat down to have a chat about the day. We also answered some listeners questions which included some talks about wrassling, as well as neck tattoos and some tips for white belts and our thoughts...