All Episodes

Learning to Fight - Brandon Thomas PhD - Episode 20

Learning to Fight - Episode 19

Learning to Fight - Forrest Griffin - Episode 18 - Round 2

Learning to Fight - Forrest Griffin - Episode 17

Learning to Fight - Episode 16

Learning to Fight - Dr Steve Smith - Episode 15

Learning to Fight - Rory Singer - Episode 14

Learning to Fight - Matt Thornton - Episode 13

Learning to Fight - Marco Perazzo - Episode 12

Learning to Fight - Episode 11

Learning to Fight - The Emergence Boys - Episode 10

Learning to Fight - Episode 9

Learning to Fight - Episode 8

Learning to Fight - Episode 7

Learning to Fight - Episode 6

Learning to Fight - Episode 5

Learning to Fight - Episode 4

Learning to Fight - Episode 3

Learning to Fight - Episode 2

'Yappin about Scrappin' - Primal MMA Podcast relaunch

#53 - Philosophy, physics and phighting! - Andy from the School of Grappling FINALLY joins me to chat.

#52 - Getting Emotional! - Dr Laura Cuijper's talks about the emotional aspects of training and performance.

#51 - Beyond Eco! - Sony Sahota on bridging Ecological Psychology with an Active Inference Framework.

#51 - It's complex, keep it simple! - Coach Rob Cole on playing the ecological long game.

#50 - Exploring Eco Psych and perception - Gray Thomas of U-Con on ecological Psychology and it's implications for practice and development.

#49 - Pitching and Punching - Pittsburg Pirate Coach John Baker on an eco approach to Baseball, BJJ & MMA skill development.

#48 - Hot Off The Press - The Boys from Emergence talk about their recently published Ecological Approach to MMA Journal Article.

#47 - "ACTION ~ perception" Coach James de Lacey on building action capacities for combat sports.

#47 - All Choking Aside - Dr Andy Bass talks about self-talk, attention and focus and how these can interfere with us all on game day.

#46 - The gimmicks of the Gram - Coach Jon Mackey returns to discuss agility ladders and other questionable training tools.

#45 - Game on! - Kit Dale and Greg Souders on ditching the drills to become better quicker!

#44 - A student's perspective - Standard's Noah Shaffner talks about learning to grapple at the black temple.

#43 - Managing Expectations - Rory Singer on playing the long game in developing Mixed Martial Artists.

#42 - Demystifying Strickland's win over Adesanya - Shawn Myszka joins me to discuss last week's UFC title fight.

#41 - Grappling with memory and perception - Ed Ingamells on

#40 - On the shoulders of the "Aliveness" Giant! - SBG's Adam Singer on alive training environments.

#39 - 'Second Guessing the Traditional Approach' - Coach Josh Root on doubling down on the Ecological Approach.

#38 - 'It takes two to Tango' - Professor Alan Dunton on 'information rich' training practice to develop metastability.

#37 - 'Light for Learning' - Coach Jon Mackey on Kickboxing Training and Sparring Culture.

#36 - Developing wizards from Oz - Ricky Pachon on taking his Gracie comp team ecological.

#35 - The Black Temple's Greg Souders - Coach Souders interview with Brian Willis.

#34 - On the other side of the mic - My interview with Brian Willis talking about Primal's approach to practice design for striking and MMA.

#33B - Battling the Biases! Josh Peacock on resistance to change in combat sports training.

#33A - Fighting the fallacies! Josh Peacock on resistance to change in combat sports training (PART 1 of 2).

#32 - Embodied and Embedded! Danny Hatcher talks about Ecological Dynamics and how we learn skills.

#31 - Another Drill Ditcher! Kaboom's Kabir Bath talks to me about going full ecological!

#30 - The Reddit Technique Debate! Greg Souder's clarifies some misconceptions.

#29 - Shifting the Red line! @Doctor_Kickass on increasing physical capacities.

#28 - If Fred learned to fight! Professors Blau and Wagman discuss their new book, 'Introduction to Ecological Psychology'.

#27 - Play the whole game every day! Greg Souders is back to talk about practice design.

#26 - Pugilist turned Professor! Dr Andy Lane, chats about developing psychological skills for combat, in and out of the ring.

#25 - Thoughts on Coaching! Dr Tom Parry talks about his recent twitter thread on effective coaching.

#24 - Raising the Standard! Greg Souders on an ecological approach to elite level jiu-jitsu.

#23 - 'Show up, have fun, figure shit out' UFC Coach Greg Nelson on developing fighters from scratch to the big shows.

#22 - Let Those Skills Emerge! Shawn Myszka & Tyler Yearby look at MMA through an ecological lens.

#21 - Less Teaching, More learning! - Black Belts Leigh Remedios and Martin McLaughlin talk shop about practice design and development.

#20B - Turn ons & Turn offs! Todd Fossey talks about managing arousal levels in training and competition.

#20A - Turn ons & Turn offs! Todd Fossey talks about managing arousal levels in training and competition.

#19B - Not all reps are created equal! Cal Jones on how 'Representative Learning Design' can help supercharge practice.

#19A - Not all reps are created equal! Cal Jones on how 'Representative Learning Design' can help supercharge practice.

#18 - Less is more! Will Massey PhD talks about cultivating an independent learning environment.

#17B - Context is King! PART 2. Dr. Alan Dunton, on moving along the continuum of representativeness.

#17A - Context is King! Dr. Alan Dunton, on moving along the continuum of representativeness.

#16 - Viva La Revolution! Dr. Rob Gray on how we learn to move skillfully.

#15 - Disagree to agree! Finding common ground with Coach Leigh Remedios

Just a Quickie! #2. Time: Our second most valuable training asset.

Just a Quickie! Primal's Ecological Approach.

#14 - A Flipped Classroom Approach! With Coach Bruce Hoyer, BJJ blackbelt.

#13 - Show and Tell! Dr Nicola Hodges and the science of demonstrations.

#12 - Training in reality (today and beyond)!! A chat with Professor James Stafford

#11B - Learn Skills, Not Drills!! Professor Ed Coughlan, aka; "Dr. Skill Acq"

#11 A - "Learn Skills, Not Drills!!" Professor Ed Coughlan, aka; "Dr. Skill Acq"

#10 - "Catch them being Good!" Coach John Kessel on creating effective training environments.

#9.C - Down the Coaching Rabbit hole with Coach Sam Gaier. (UNEDITED AND UNCENSORED!)

#9.B - Down the Coaching Rabbit hole with Coach Sam Gaier. (UNEDITED AND UNCENSORED!)

#9 - Down the Coaching Rabbit hole with Coach Sam Gaier. (UNEDITED AND UNCENSORED!)

#8 - Learning is adaptation! Unpacking Ecological Dynamics with Stu Armstrong.

#7. Getting specific! Discussing practice design with Dr. Israel Halperin

#6. Block Vs Random Practice! A conversation with Train Ugly founder and Learning OG Trevor Ragan.

#5. What to say and when to say it! Exploring Feedback with Andy Driska PhD.

#4. Learning to fight by fighting; A conversation with MMA Shredded's Jeff Chan

#3. Motivation and Engagement! A talk with Sports Psych PhD Will Massey.

#2. Pad work; Pros and cons! A talk with TKD Coach Academy's Richie Forde.

#1. Can we do it better? A talk with UK Boxer, Coach and Educator Adam Haniver.