The Weaponised Autism Show

My thoughts on my last dance and a brief preview of what's to come on the show

a brief run down on some advice for anyone who knows a fighter in there fight camp, the week leading up to the fight and fight night. This is my perspective as a coach and a fighter. Please love any comments or feedback.

M16 Myles simpson joins the podcast he is the founder of M16 fighting and fitness and the Msixteen submission series. On top of that Myles was a state thai champion, the MMA down under light weight champion and the Eternal MMA featherweight champion. We discuss the current state of SA MMA, kids training whats right and when to start them and the SABJJ scene. We discuss what motivates us to continu...

Rory comes in with a great topic of martial arts and the benefits of training in your life outside training. From personal to career development. We talk about our mutual hobbies such as pro wrestling, south Park and video games. We discuss who we found inspiration from. At the end we have some fun with quizzes and blind rankings. Please if you enjoy give a 5 star rating and share with a friend. I...

Joined by Sammy D this episode he brings the back ground information into what it takes to be a successful photographer and videographer. We discuss his orginal content in doing food reviews. Tip he gives some great places to eat. We discuss eating in different countries and what some of our favourite places are for food. A real professional in content creation and a great guy all around. Please i...

My brief history about SA MMA. Moving into the fighters who are the pioneers, Champions, International fighters, Super Stars, Coaches who help continue to grow the sport and finally my thoughts on the future stars in SA MMA. Love to hear people's thoughts and if I missed anyone. If you enjoy the podcast please follow and share with friends. If you or someone you know would like to be a guest o...

Jesse is a BJJ black, Head of armour BJJ, runs AGL, has a clothing brand and also has a high school teaching degree. He wears many hats but bringing to this conversation is some awesome information that is happening in schools and universities in teaching methods and the potential to use it in martial arts. Discussing CLA and reaching the top tier levels of learning. While also supporting more tra...

this episode is just a quick one to answer the questions I am getting. Your fighting MMA again? Why. So a simple explanation as to why, where and when. Come see me fight at DFC 26 Legacy for my last dance. Hit me up for tickets for viewing options.

Cam is a friend, training partner and a great guy. In this episode he educates me on whats happening to his native people by the CCP and how we can be educated on the situation. We talk international travel and interesting experiences overseas. There is a little MMA and motivation talk as Cam had an extremely testing journey to finally making it to the cage. Place share, follow and comment. If you...

Zac is a striking coach with a back ground in Thai boxing. Hes also had an MMA fight and is a BJJ blue belt. He is a self proclaimed MMA nerd, avid AFL fan and loves his South Park. So its no surprise these are the topics he brings to the conversation. If you enjoy the podcast please follow, comment and share. If you would like to be part of the conversation please contact me.

IF you love sports not just combat sports like me then youll get a look into my mind in several different sports and who I put in the mount Rushmore of each sport. I only put in people I have lived to watch them play live or on TV. No highlights or old footage. So from rugby to AFL and many other sports I set my argument for the mount Rushmore. Please comment if you agree or disagree. With a few a...

George is a talented up and coming RnB and hip hop artist. We discuss his music, the artists he looks up to and how songs with deep meaning are the most significant in his artistry. He educates me on some current music industry beef's. He talks about how he found MMA and why he trains. Questions me on my opinions in coaching, the mental health benefits from MMA training and do all fighters mak...

Jack "the system " Balm jumps on the podcast to discuss his job and side job telling a few funny stories. Jack is a dedicated BJJ competitor and has his purple belt, he's also a coach and a mentor to a lot of new starters in the sport earning him a lot of love and respect in the community. We chat BJJ, cross training, boxing, pro wrestling and some of our favourite things about the s...

Rohullah is a MMA fighter and BJJ purple belt. On top of that he's an even better person, friend and family man. We discuss his life being born in Afghanistan and his move to Australia. Then how he found MMA and his advice for people to find something they are passionate about in life. He talks about the importance of family and friends with wise words. Please like, follow, share. If you would...

I have been asked many times, can I teach self defence? Do I know self defence? I am no self defence expert, I am a mixed martial artist and coach so I thought I would discuss my opinions on the 4 most likely scenarios you would need to defend yourself in. Full disclaimer I am not a self defence expert, lawyer or police officer. Everything mentioned in this episode is my opinion and should be only...

Louis Pasin AKA the junk yard dog is an MMA fighter holding the light weight amateur DFC belt. He's also a BJJ blue belt. On top of this he is an all round good person and team mate. He's a prime example to show the benefits from cross training in MMA. Louis brings to the podcast a variety of topics, firstly starting on the dangers of mindless social media scrolling and how the algorithm w...

In this episode we have Luke Vidler aka The Versace Tiger. A former amateur MMA champion and a BJJ Brown Belt. He also works in the world of art and design. He brings to the conversation the topic of his favourite sport, Rugby League. We discuss the sport, the greats and the great event that State of Origin is. We then discuss his career and his projects in his creative brain. We finish with some...

I want to put out some different bonus episode to help create different conversations with guests. This episode I talk about the video games I loved and still do. I touch on games on consoles I own. If you're a gamer I would love to hear your thoughts on my games and what games you love. Please comment with your opinions or jump on as a guest to discuss.

Jaclyn is my younger sister. She is also an Occupational Therapist so has a wealth of knowledge on autism and brings up a great conversation regarding Neurodivergent and Non Neurodivergent people; we speak about the current diagnosis, treatments and stigmas around it (a fitting topic for this podcast) Jaclyn is a massive Swifty, we discuss her and her music transformation from a young country sing...

after being asked these questions many times in person I thought I would put out opinion on a topic many have so many different opinions on. So I name my Mount Rushmore for every weight class in the UFC. This is very UFC specific. Please comment with what you agree or disagree with. Or better yet reach out come on the show and be part of the conversation.

Ben Lucas is an accountant, BJJ and MMA student who brings some interesting questions to the podcast.  He picks up on aliens from a previous episode and we discuss it further while talking about the possibility that we reach or even colonise on Mars in our life time. We move into a great question; if you could change one law in Australia what would it be and how would it work in a real life case?...

2 weeks out from a fight. We take a deep dive into tapering our training while maintaining our skills, fitness and strength. We look at how to cut weight as safely as you can( weight cuts are always a risk and this is a basic guideline) Then we finish how we should rehydrate and refuel our body between weight ins and the fight. Please note there is no perfect method and everything given is an exam...

Dhanish is a young up and coming fighter with a 4 and 0 record with a goal to transition to Mixed Martial Arts But in this episode he talks briefly about his reasons for training and how it has benefited his life We go on to talk about UFO's and question are we the only life forms on the universe, the after life or paranormal activities He asks what was the original goal in the formation of Tr...

In this episode I discuss a number of boxers of which I love to watch and have been heavily motivated to watch them and study them. They are not necessarily the best boxers I have ever seen, but with out these boxers I wouldn't be the martial arts enthusiast I am today. Hopefully I can also give you a chance to watch some fights and come on the podcast to discuss the fighters or the fights. Pl...

Janet is a passionate BJJ athlete and a person who always wants to be helpful and welcoming to new students in the gym. But Janet is also extremely intelligent; she brings great insights into her parents home land of Ghana. We discuss African culture, civil wars and exports from the countries. Janet ends with some tips of must try Ghana food. The next topic she brings up is a great open debate on...