Jamie Clubb's Podcast

Anthony Joshua versus Jake Paul: After Fight Thoughts (bonus episode)

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:22:00 -0000

Yet another bonus episode over the festive season! This time it's a quick ramble on the Anthony Joshua versus Jake Paul fight that took place on the 19th December. Enjoy!

Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV⁠⁠⁠

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The Christmas Vlogs 2025 (bonus episode)

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:37:00 -0000

This festive compilation bonus episode includes:

"Alcohol and Festive Family Fights"

"The Gift of Ho No No No"

"Narcissism at Christmas?"

"Are You Dreaming of a Safe Christmas?"

"How Can the Christmas Message of 'Good Will' be Self-Protection?"

Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3HjGhpV⁠⁠

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The Vlogs (Bonus Episode)

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:23:00 -0000

On this special bonus episode I bring you the audio recordings of recent vlogs. These short pieces, which you might have missed usually appear on YouTube and LinkedIn. They're collected here for your convenience. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!

Subjects are:

"Self-Protection versus Policy", "Show Me Some Moves" and my trilogy on "Self-Protection Is Not Crap MMA and Running Away".

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The Ballad of Igor - Chapter III - An Ugly Interlude (Halloween Episode)

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:07:00 -0000

Taking the quote "...determined to prove a villain" from Richard III, we explore the dangers of the self-fulfilling prophesy of physical aesthetics and crime. Our "Igor" from true is the "hobgoblin" Charles Peace, an especially notorious cat-burglar and murderer of the Victorian era. We learn lessons regarding allowing all sort of boundaries being breached.

Titans" by Cold Cinema
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The Way of the Shark Redux Part 3

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:30:00 -0000

My extended, re-written and re-recorded deep dive into and critical analysis of ground-fighting, submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu comes to a close. On this episode I look at recent criticism made against the original UFC and the Gracie influence. This episode also discusses criticism levelled against the claim that most fights end up on the ground. Finally, we review grappling and ground-fighting's place(s) in martial arts and self-defence.

General endnotes:

Resources:

Music credits:

"Partial Remains" z3r0 - Partial Remains | Horror/Mystery - INSPIRED BY "JAWS" - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC

Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" / vivekhsihba Music used : "Shark Attack" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" • [No Copyright Music] Shark Attack | Horror... Follow on Facebook: / vivekekhsihba Follow on Instagram: / vivek.abhishek.music

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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Way of the Shark Part 2 Redux

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:28:00 -0000

Part 2 is a megalodon of an episode with over 80% new material. After an examination of some of the criticism thrown at Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling, including a conspiracy theory surrounding UFC 1, we dive back into the history of modern ground fighting.

General endnotes:

Resources:

Simon BJJ - Various articles from BJJ: A More Complex Story

DIDOS channel - Rufino Dos Santos - The Man Who Beat Carlos Gracie

BJJ Heroes - Robert Drysdale

Jiu Jitsu Legacy - The Darker Side of the Gracie Family

Choque - The Untold Story of Jiu Jitsu in Brazil by Roberto Pedreira

Stephen Kesting Channel - Opening the Closed Guard the History of BJJ with World Champion Robert Drysdale

The Gracie Way by Kid Peligro

Music for this episode's theme:

Dark Fantasy - Jaws Theme

⁠"Partial Remains" by z3r0⁠

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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The Way of the Shark (part one) Redux

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:24:00 -0000

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the motion picture "Jaws", I present a re-recording of "The Way of the Shark" with a new 8-minute introduction.

Part one of this classic podcast looks at the rise of ground grappling in the mid 1990s. Jean Jacques Machado once said "I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people don’t know how to swim." It had been a year since Brazilian Jiu Jitsu had shocked the martial arts community and attracted worldwide attempt when they used a "no-holds-barred" televised event to prove their art was superior to all others. For the best part of the 20th century and even before then, ground fighting had been an art despised by the greater world of martial artists. It had become a dirty little secret that had developed into a secret weapon. This is the story of its raise to mainstream acceptance.

General endnotes:

Music for this episode's theme:

"Partial Remains" by z3r0

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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Big George: One for the Ages Part II

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:12:00 -0000

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 - supported only by the man who took his title away, Ali, - George Foreman takes the difficult journey back to the prize ring. However, this is not some exhibition tour or a few fights to make a quick buck. Big George wants to become the heavyweight champion of the world again.

General endnotes:

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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Big George: One for the Ages Part I

Thu, 22 May 2025 13:04:00 -0000

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:

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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One Cut - a ramble on "Adolescence"

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:00:00 -0000

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:

General endnotes:

Music for the show:

"Titans" by Cold Cinema

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Jamie Clubb's Podcast

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:42:00 -0000

Jamie Clubb's Podcast, the official podcast of Clubb Chimera Martial Arts. Take a look at the world through the lens of self-protection and martial arts.

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Meerkat & Rabbit: Physical Skills Training Day - A Discussion with Mary Stevens

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:45:00 -0000

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.

Jamie Clubb's Podcast

Anthony Joshua versus Jake Paul: After Fight Thoughts (bonus episode)

The Christmas Vlogs 2025 (bonus episode)

The Vlogs (Bonus Episode)

The Ballad of Igor - Chapter III - An Ugly Interlude (Halloween Episode)

The Way of the Shark Redux Part 3

Way of the Shark Part 2 Redux

The Way of the Shark (part one) Redux

Big George: One for the Ages Part II

Big George: One for the Ages Part I

One Cut - a ramble on "Adolescence"

Jamie Clubb's Podcast

Meerkat & Rabbit: Physical Skills Training Day - A Discussion with Mary Stevens

Les's Less Anxious Black Belts - A Discussion with Les Bubka

Currency of Outrage - Discussion with Rosi Sexton (Christmas Episode)

Pub Landlord would not support self-protection

Vagabond Warriors Rogue

The Ballad of Igor Chapter II (Halloween Episode)

The Clip Show Episode (well, sort of)

Amazonia - A Discussion with Clare Bennett and Jessica Jones

Chasing Chickens

Separation - A Discussion with Mo Teague

Combudo - A Discussion with Lee Hasdell

Noisy Interlude

"Is Bruce Lee still relevant?" - A Discussion with Andy Gibney

Everything is Martial Arts Redux!

Three Tribes

The Way of the Vulture Part IV

Three Teachers & Animal Instincts

"It's time to get indignant" - A Discussion with Tiffany Richards

Rebuilding - A Discussion with Rosi Sexton

The Way of the Vulture Part III

Animal Instincts - Observe, Adapt, Protect, Lead - A Discussion with Mary Stevens

Identity - A Discussion with Mo Teague

The Way of the Vulture Part II

Talking Pooh - A Discussion with Andy Gibney

2024: Year of the Chimera (New Year Episode)

Enter the Dragon, Exit 2023 (Christmas Episode)

Fearmas & the Belt of Contention (Christmas Episode)

The Ballad of Igor Chapter I (Halloween Episode)

Release the Wrist - A Discussion with Dr Tammy Yard-McCracken

Bruce Lee: Human (bonus episode)

The Way of the Vulture Part I

A Long Time Ago... Martial Movie Massacre

Star Wars: The Greatest Martial Movie in the Galaxy? (bonus episode)

Revok is the Way

"Nothing More Traditional Than Winning" - A Discussion with Tommy Joe Moore

Cor Chat (Bonus Episode)

The Wisdom of Bears (& Dogs)

Be Part of the Change!

Martial Anarchy - Iain Abernethy Discussion

The Way of the Rabbit Redux (Chinese New Year Episode)

Cakewalker Part V: Just Another Fight? (Christmas Episode)

Cakewalker Part IV: Sometimes the Shadows Win (Christmas Episode)

Cakewalker Part III: Just a Left Hook (Christmas Episode)

Cakewalker Part II: Rise of the Cincinnati Cobra

The Last Night of the Ghouls Redux! (Halloween Bonus Episode)

Martial Movie Massacre Monster Mash (Halloween Episode)

Cakewalker Part I - Grotesque Dancer in the Garden

Topics for the Podcast - We need your vote!

Everything is Martial Arts

Martial Arts & Your Life: The Story of Us - Lawrence A. Kane Interview Part II

Martial Arts & Your Life: The Story of Us - Lawrence A. Kane Interview Part I

Convince a Little Man

The Martial Art of Communication - Joe Saunders Interview

Their Bloody Valentine

And Yet We All Will Move

Presilience & the Martial Art of Life (New Year Episode)

Coal for Jersey Joe (Part 3) (Christmas Episode)

Coal for Jersey Joe (Part 2) (Christmas Episode)

Guard Webinar on 27th December

Coal for Jersey Joe (Part 1) (Christmas Episode)

Martial Movie Massacre: The Final Chapter

Martial Movie Massacre X (part two)

Martial Movie Massacre X (part one)

Season of the Witch Chapter Three (Halloween Episode)

Season of the Witch Chapter Two (Halloween Episode)

Season of the Witch Chapter One (Halloween Episode)

Special Message about Martial Movie Massacre X

Son of Martial Movie Massacre