This week we are joined by Matt Charles, a world class full contact fighter who genuinely believes in living the life of martial arts. His love and passion for Martial arts has transferred through to develop his own business, Casey Elite Martial Arts.
I was privileged enough to have joined Matt a few weeks ago, in his studio on a Saturday and to experience the welcoming atmosphere that came along with being there. As we recorded this, you can hear a little bit of background noise of some classes in the next room.
Listen past the background noise to hear about Matt’s introduction into Martial Arts, how a work accident left him partially paralysed, but it was his love and passion for martial arts that motivated his recovery.
We also hear about his 3 months in Thailand training for his 5th Dan grading.
Listen to part one of the chat here
In part two Matt lets us into the mentality behind his club environment, the lessons he’s learnt along the way. We also hear about his 12 hour fight in 2014 to raise money for a member of his community who was battling with MS. We get an insight into what he felt leading up to the event, what was happening during those last few hours and his recovery.
You can listen here
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