The MartialFocus Podcast

Lee Sansum is an 8th Degree Black Belt, a Former Military Police Officer and a Private Security Specialist. Lee joins the podcast to discuss a wide range of subjects including his journey in martial arts and his time working as a bodyguard to Princess Diana.

Rob Kearney is the current pound for pound world’s strongest man. He is also the only openly gay professional strongman. You can follow Rob on Instagram at worlds_strongest_gay

Lee Charles is an actor, a stuntman and a world champion martial artist. He recently starred in the huge Sky Atlantic hit Gangs of London.

Tracey Belgacem is a former European, British and Scottish Tae Kwon Do Champion.

Martin Stepek is a renowned expert in mindfulness. He is the co-founder of Ten For Zen; a teacher, author and poet.

The Soul Assassin Kevin Ross is the former Bellator World Kickboxing Champion. He is also an artist and author. Kevin joins the podcast to discuss what it takes to turn your life around and reach your goals and dreams.

Tom Gray is an associate editor and writer for renowned boxing magazine The Ring. During his career he has covered boxing around the World. Tom joins the podcast to talk about his career as a writer and his all round passion for everything boxing and martial arts.

Lisa’s story is one of perseverance and determination to give her child Cole the healthiest and happiest life possible. This is an episode that all parents will relate to. After trying an exhaustive list of pharmaceutical drugs as well as actual brain surgery, Lisa was running out of options to try and find a solution for her son Cole’s life threatening epilepsy. In the end she turned to medical m...

Episode Thirteen!!! @badmofo_jojo Appearing on the podcast today! @ufc star Joanne Calderwood! Jo Jo joins the podcast to discuss her upcoming fight with @jennimaiaufc , her delayed title fight with @bulletvalentina and her career so far. A Scottish Martial Arts Hero; we are super excited to have Jo Jo take time out of her fight preparations to join us!

We are joined in Episode Twelve by Clinical Research Associate Shannon Ward. Shannon is a martial arts enthusiast but during the day she works for a major research company trialing new treatments for Covid-19. In the past she has also trialed treatments relating to HIV and Cancer. A wide ranging episode that includes discussions on Covid-19, martial arts, mental health and more. We hope you enjoy!

Yoga Instructor, Environmentalist and Animal Welfare Advocate Cynthia Naydani joins the podcast for episode eleven! Cynthia shares her vast experience living and working in a number of countries; teaching diving and yoga. She also discusses her plans for the future and her thoughts on recents events arising from the Black Lives Matter and Pride movements. We hope you enjoy! You can follow Cynthia...

Episode Ten sees John Clark join the podcast to discuss all things martial arts and Star Wars! John is both a martial artist and a martial arts writer. He was Scottish Correspondent for Martial Arts Illustrated and has also covered the UFC for one of the UK’s largest news outlets. He is also a huge Sci-Fi fan and shares some of that enthusiasm during this episode also.

We are joined on this episode of the podcast by 9 X World Tae Kwon Do champion Stephen Gell!

Gail of Gail. Lively. Coaching joins the podcast to discuss her new life coaching business. She also offers insight into the different areas and methods she is able to offer clients including NLP, mindfulness and more...

Thai Boxing coach and general good guy, Stevie Nisbet joins the podcast to discuss Thai Boxing, Martial Arts, Covid-19 and Oscar winning Tom Hanks movies...

Scott Thomson joins the podcast to discuss his struggles with mental health and how martial arts has aided in his ongoing recovery and journey to a more positive place. ‼️ Please be aware that serious themes such as suicide are discussed in this episode ‼️

Paul Burns joins the podcast to discuss his journey back to martial arts training after suffering a life threatening stroke in 2017.

Personal Trainer Kristeen Pollock joins Karim (over Zoom) for Episode Four! They discuss the current lockdown and how they see things going over the coming weeks! They also touch on how online training is going, meditation and more... You can follow Kristeen on Instagram @kpingfit

Some quick and basic advice for current times...

Our First Q & A

An Introduction...