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JIU JITSU LOU

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Welcome to the Jiu Jitsu Lou Podcast.


Hosted by Lou Temlett, this is a podcast about the people behind Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.


From world champions, black belts and gym owners to white belts, community builders, coaches, entrepreneurs and everyday grapplers, these are honest conversations about the journeys, challenges and experiences that shape life on and off the mats.


The Jiu Jitsu Lou Podcast explores the stories that don't always get told: resilience, confidence, mental health, motherhood, identity, business, belonging, personal growth and the communities that make Brazilian Jiu Jitsu so much more than a sport.


With over 130 episodes and guests from across the UK and around the world, Lou shines a light on the people, projects and ideas helping to grow the grappling community.


Whether you're preparing for your first class, chasing your next belt, running an academy, or simply fascinated by the human side of Jiu Jitsu, you'll find stories, insights and inspiration here.

Real people. Real stories. Real Jiu Jitsu.


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  • E153: Sam Gibson - Black Belt

    E153: Sam Gibson - Black Belt
    Oct 31 2026
    Sam Gibson joins the JIU JITSU LOU Podcast with more than 20 years on the mats, a lifetime surrounded by martial arts and a career now built around coaching and training Jiu Jitsu.Sam started at 12 when his dad decided he was spending too much time playing video games and took him to Jiu Jitsu. He didn't particularly enjoy getting beaten up by everyone at first, but he kept going. Today, Sam is a third degree Black Belt, teaches at ARMA Jiu Jitsu in London and runs Surrey Martial Arts Club alongside his dad and childhood friend Dave.We talk about the family connection running throughout Sam's Jiu Jitsu journey, from his dad and brother to a wider family filled with martial artists, and how something he initially did at weekends eventually became his full-time life.At the heart of Sam's approach is curiosity. He loves understanding techniques, transitions and systems, testing ideas and finding the holes in his own knowledge. After spending much of his career training in the Gi, being caught with a No Gi technique he didn't understand sparked another period of learning and helped lead him towards the No Gi game he now loves.We explore why being caught or beaten doesn't have to be a failure. Whether it's a tough training round or competition, Sam wants to understand what happened, learn the system and make sure he's better prepared next time. For him, competition is another lesson - an opportunity to test yourself and expose the areas that need work.Sam also shares his own competition journey, including British titles, travelling internationally when far fewer UK athletes were doing so, medalling at the 2016 Europeans and returning to competition after a long period affected by a serious back injury.That injury leads us into an important conversation about longevity and identity. At one point Sam's back became so painful he couldn't walk, but being forced away from training also taught him something significant: Jiu Jitsu is a huge part of his life, but it isn't who he is.We talk about strength and conditioning, returning from injury, avoiding burnout and having a fulfilling life away from the mats.And ultimately, after more than two decades, Sam is still hungry to learn. He wants to keep competing while his body allows it, continue testing himself against high-level grapplers and then put even more energy into developing the next generation.Stay curious, keep learning and remember that Jiu Jitsu can be an important part of your life without having to define your entire identity.Topics:• 20+ years of Jiu Jitsu• ARMA Jiu Jitsu• Surrey Martial Arts Club• Family and martial arts• Third degree Black Belt• Gi and No Gi• Curiosity and learning• Coaching• Competition• 2016 Europeans• Training with high-level grapplers• Injury and recovery• Strength and conditioning• Jiu Jitsu and identity• Longevity• Community• Developing the next generationFOLLOW SAMSam on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/samgibsonbjj/COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTARMA Jiu Jitsuhttps://www.instagram.com/armabjj/OFFICIAL PODCAST PARTNERSoulTaker Fightwear:https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/WELLNESS & RECOVERY PARTNERTHRIVE Hyperbaric:https://thrivehyperbaric.com/jiu-jitsu?utm_source=jiujitsulouSupporting my recovery and return to the mats, with wellness and recovery technology for athletes and opportunities for Jiu Jitsu academies.FOLLOW JIU JITSU LOUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.louTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louJIU JITSU LOU is a UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett.PRODUCTIONProduced by Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsourcehttps://www.audiooutsource.co.uk/MUSICMaleki Ram - Just A Little BoyLicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 min
  • E152: Henry Halford - Blue Belt

    E152: Henry Halford - Blue Belt
    Oct 24 2026
    Henry Halford joins the JIU JITSU LOU Podcast to talk competition, community, leg locks, travelling through Jiu Jitsu and why he wants to help more young people find their place on the mats.After starting with Muay Thai and moving into MMA, Henry discovered that getting punched in his “pretty boy face” wasn't for him and fell in love with grappling instead.Now training at 13th Dimension BJJ in Greater Manchester, Henry has become an active competitor. We talk about his experience at POME RAW, where he submitted five of his six opponents before reaching the semi-finals, leading to an opportunity with POME.But competition for Henry isn't simply about winning.Ten members of 13th Dimension recently travelled together to compete at Grappling Industries Berlin, collectively achieving 36 wins. Henry took gold, but what really comes through is his appreciation of the experience around competition - travelling with teammates, testing his Jiu Jitsu and creating memories with friends.We talk about reframing competition nerves as gratitude. Henry recognises that being healthy enough to train and compete isn't something any of us can take for granted. Instead of worrying about what might go wrong, he approaches competition as problem solving and an opportunity to test what he's been learning.That sense of gratitude extends to the community he's found through Jiu Jitsu. Henry talks openly about loneliness amongst younger people and the lack of places where adults naturally meet, socialise and build new friendships. For him, Jiu Jitsu has filled that space - many of his closest friends have come from the mats, and he's now introduced his brother to training too.We also get technical, exploring Henry's No Gi game, bolos, ankle locks and leg lock safety. Despite considering himself very much a No Gi grappler, Henry recently entered his first Gi competition and ankle locked his way to gold.Looking ahead, Henry wants to continue competing, build his own profile and ultimately use Jiu Jitsu to bring people together. Whether that's through coaching, an academy or an online community, he wants to give other people some of what Jiu Jitsu has given him.And ultimately, this episode is a reminder to enjoy the opportunity we have right now. Train, compete, travel, learn, make friends and appreciate what our bodies allow us to do.We won't always have the same opportunities - so while they're here, make the most of them.Topics:• 13th Dimension BJJ• Starting Jiu Jitsu• Muay Thai and MMA• POME RAW• Competition• Grappling Industries Berlin• Competing abroad• Gratitude• Competition nerves• Problem solving• Young people and loneliness• Friendship and community• No Gi• Leg locks• Ankle locks• Bolos• Leg lock safety• Competing in the Gi• Building a personal brand• Giving back• Bringing people togetherFOLLOW HENRYHenry on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/henry_hford/COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT13th Dimension BJJhttps://www.instagram.com/13th_dimension_bjj/OFFICIAL PODCAST PARTNERSoulTaker Fightwear:https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/FOLLOW JIU JITSU LOUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.louTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louJIU JITSU LOU is a UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett.PRODUCTIONProduced by Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsourcehttps://www.audiooutsource.co.uk/MUSICMaleki Ram - Just A Little BoyLicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    44 min
  • E151: Dan Uyemura - White Belt

    E151: Dan Uyemura - White Belt
    Oct 17 2026
    Dan Uyemura joins the JIU JITSU LOU Podcast as the Founder and CEO of PushPress - and a White Belt training at 10th Planet Las Vegas.Dan has spent around 13 years building PushPress, but his journey began as an internet engineer working with startups, including MySpace. After being laid off, discovering CrossFit and opening his own gym, he quickly realised the software available to gym owners wasn't designed around the reality of running a gym.Coaches want to coach. Instead, gym owners find themselves handling payments, administration, customer service, marketing and everything else required to keep a business running. Dan saw an opportunity to use technology to make that easier, and PushPress was born.We talk about building businesses, creating space for talented people to develop their own ideas and the importance of iteration. Dan shares how PushPress's familiar Gi or No Gi content developed organically through someone on his team who simply kept practising, learning and getting better - something we understand very well from the mats.But despite being around Jiu Jitsu for decades and putting his own children into the sport, Dan didn't start training himself until around a year and a half ago. His reason? He couldn't get past the idea of rolling around with sweaty men.Once he finally stepped onto the mats, that fear disappeared almost immediately.As a White Belt, Dan brings a particularly valuable perspective to our conversation about growing Jiu Jitsu. We explore the beginner experience, creating connection and belonging, and why academies need to take care of their White Belts rather than expecting them to survive long enough to become part of the community.We also talk about play. Dan describes learning to switch off the need to remember every movement and allowing himself to explore instead - sometimes discovering that his body knows more than he thinks it does.And we explore the opportunity for academies to better support women. From creating safe training environments to understanding underserved communities, Dan believes making Jiu Jitsu genuinely accessible to more women isn't only good for the people walking through the doors - it makes sense for the future of our gyms too.Ultimately, Dan wishes somebody had encouraged him onto the mats 16 years earlier. His message to gym owners and the wider community is simple: take care of your White Belts, encourage the parents already sitting beside the mats to have a go, and help the friend who wants to start but is scared to take that first step.You never know whose Jiu Jitsu journey you might be starting.Topics:• PushPress• Building a business• Gym ownership• Technology• Iteration and consistency• Starting Jiu Jitsu• 10th Planet Las Vegas• White Belt• Beginner experience• Play and exploration• Community and belonging• White Belt retention• Women in Jiu Jitsu• Safe training environments• Growing academies• Parents in Jiu Jitsu• Getting more people onto the matsFOLLOW DANDan on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/danielsan/PushPress on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/pushpressCOMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTPushPress - Martial arts school softwarehttps://www.pushpress.com/bjjOFFICIAL PODCAST PARTNERSoulTaker Fightwear:https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/FOLLOW JIU JITSU LOUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.louTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louJIU JITSU LOU is a UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett.PRODUCTIONProduced by Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsourcehttps://www.audiooutsource.co.uk/MUSICMaleki Ram - Just A Little BoyLicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    42 min
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