Will Stone, Black Belt, Member of UK Parliament, Former Bouncer, Veteran - Beyond the Belt #14

Will Stone is a black belt out of Swindon, United Kingdom. Will is a member of the UK parliament representing Swindon North, an Army veteran, former bouncer as well as the owner of 10th Planet Swindon. Episode Links: * Will Stone Instagram: https://instagram.com/@WillstoneMP * Will Stone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willstone1990/ * 10th Planet Swindon Website: https://www.10thplanetswindon.com/ * 10th Planet Swindon Instagram: https://instagram.com/@10thplanetjiujitsuswindon * Street Sports BJJ Santa Monica: https://instagram.com/@streetsportsbjj * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-stone-mp-b4910a265/ * X: https://x.com/WStone4SN Additional Notes: * Politics Joe Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLtLrjltHVk * Critical Role D&D Podcast: https://critrole.com/podcast/ * Harry Parker Law: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d55gzeqx8o * Beltchecker: https://www.beltchecker.com/ Contact: * Be a Guest: https://btb.fan/newguest Outline: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Black Belt Feeling 03:21 Complete Jiujitsu 07:58 Transitioning to 10th Planet 14:06 Competing in Jiujitsu 17:29 Teaching Jiujitsu 20:14 BJJ Gyms as Communities 26:17 Finding Passion in Public Service 31:00 What does a Member of Parliament do 35:15 MP Casework 40:52 Learning to Embrace the Grind 46:09 Dad is a Great Influence 48:35 The Importance of Support Systems 52:55 Learning Who You Are Through Martial Arts 55:02 Stories from Bouncing 59:49 Building Effective Bouncing Teams 01:02:57 The Therapeutic Nature of Hobbies 01:06:21 Getting Started with Dungeons & Dragons 01:09:10 Advice for Overcoming Challenges 01:11:05 God Complex in Coaches 01:14:31 IBJJF and JiuJitsu Politics 01:18:50 Belts as Validation 01:21:39 Breaking from Martial Arts Tradition 01:30:33 The Polaris Performance 01:38:15 Toxic Masculinity and Positive Male Role Models 01:44:11 Reaching Across the Aisle 01:48:36 Getting Into Politics 01:54:54 Outro Podcast Links: * Podcast Website: https://www.beyondthebeltpod.com/ * Spotify: https://btb.fan/spotify * Apple Podcasts: https://btb.fan/apple * RSS: https://btb.fan/rss Social: * Instagram: https://instagram.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Youtube: https://youtube.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Facebook: https://btb.fan/fb