White Knuckling: Recent Episodes
Wayne Knight
Great chats about mma, jiujitsu, kickboxing and day to day situations, laughs with the bros and team members and just a good ol yarn about anything really.
Here are a few stories I grew up on. Some explain the origin of the traditions we still practice today. For example... Easter.
The grind, that goal your chasing.. that extra work you're putting in.. all contributes to the Grind.
I'm back!! Man I got some stuff to talk about. Covid, jiu-jitsu, hard work and mobile phones.
The motivation the inspiration and the grit that guided my journey to compete in the cage.
So stop ramming your racism behind the safety of your phone down our throats. Lil bit of humor around Corona in nz and the Netherlands is referring to the whole country. Holland is just 1 part.
My view on what makes a cocky athlete, is it a surety they have or is it money motivation?. Do you get behind them? Or do you like seeing them fail?. Also I throw a couple of conspiracies in there for ya. (Apologies, I liked Conor at featherweight not flyweight)
I cover mental health awareness and possible strategies to combat our failing system. Positive Mindframes for sportsmen and some of my life experiences. Remember,, don't take yourself too seriously.
We talk competing, Hunting, how the gun law change has affected Kurt's hobby. We discuss Briefly how we got the affiliate with CGNZ. Moving from Rugby to Jiujitsu and his massive shift in training and diet.
We talk the grind of the group of savages we have. How we met. What martial arts is to us. Our goals and where we started from.
I bring up some of the memories I share with my old coach/teammate from TFMA (Timaru Freestyle Martial Arts. We learn how Gaza got started in martial arts and have a few laughs with our journey shared with coaches and chasing the dream, Not belt colours.
A brief intro to Where I'm from, where I grew up, how i got involved in mma and how the knight mma train started, In Timaru on Te Waipounamu The south island of New Zealand.