Luke Leyland: Fear, Failure and Making History Through Combat Sport

In this episode of Brave Everyday, I’m joined by Luke Leyland, documentary maker, combat sports enthusiast and real-life example of courage in action.Luke shares the story behind his documentary on Dambe, a Nigerian combat sport, and what it felt like to become the first white European/Westerner to take part. We talk about fear, failure, confidence, respect, culture, online criticism, and why taking the next step matters more than having the whole journey figured out.This conversation is full of honesty, humour and powerful reminders that being brave does not mean being fearless. Sometimes it means being scared and doing it anyway.We also talk about Luke’s background in wrestling, his medieval combat documentary, future projects, becoming a dad, and why learning from failure can be more powerful than winning.You can follow Luke on instagram hereWatch the fantatsic Dambe documentary - Dan Bature Kudawa - here And his medieval Forged In Stone documentary here