
Episode 32 – Gary Hoptroff
Guro Gary Hoptroff is one of the pillars of JKD in the UK and one of Mick’s oldest friends. They talk honesty in MA, motorcycle injuries and just how he got to teach Captain America how to fight Hydra.
Guro Gary Hoptroff is one of the pillars of JKD in the UK and one of Mick’s oldest friends. They talk honesty in MA, motorcycle injuries and just how he got to teach Captain America how to fight Hydra.
We discuss how some systems actually create a self fulfilling prophecy in regard to getting into trouble, NLP, strangling and simplifying everything… so an average day for men who fight in pyjamas!
Mick first met Sifu Anthony Rushton when they were barely in their ’20s… and at the first ever public seminar taught by Someone who went on to change the face of martial arts in the ’90s…
He’s a BJJ black belt, NLP master practitioner, School owner, competitor & new father, they discuss reframing your thoughts on setting/achieving goals, the hidden benefits of jiu jitsu and loads more…
Nearly 30 years since Al Peasland’s big sister first beat up Mick, in this extended show they discuss those formative years in MA, the instructors that inspired & Al’s involvement in Animal Days.