JIU JITSU Lou

Molly Lindsay is a Blue Belt, made her debut on ENYO 7 and joined Team South for ENYO 8 in April 2025. Molly has looked up to Vanessa English as a role model in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, together with Hayley Carter, Maddison Murphy, Gabby Kuliga and Zoe Lundy. Molly has been in the sport of MMA for over 10 years and more recently BJJ she shares her deeper soul experience of martial arts, and as women we can find a very different version of ourselves in this sport. Molly advocates for women and mothers in the grappling world and has recently built the Female Fighters Collective. Having a safe space to train. and being brave enough to sit with the discomfort of life or on the mats is the magic. Topics:ENYO 8Team SouthKindnessMMAFight responseFun & JoyFemale Fighters CollectiveMotherhoodMeaning & MagicRelative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)Menstrual Cycles GO FOLLOWMolly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly_lindsay/ Official Partners of the podcastSoulTaker Fightwear: https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouClips on TikTok and InstagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Ste Henshall is a Black Belt, Founder of Ikigai Submission Grappling and Henshall Brazilian jiu Jitsu. Ste started his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu career accidentally when he thought he was walking into a Thai Boxing Gym. Today he still enjoys teaching and coaching in martial arts and supports to aim for us all to find something we enjoy doing. It was only when Ste was promoted to Purple Belt that he felt like he had achieved a level of knowledge in Jiu Jitsu, however his favourite colour is black, primarily because he is now a Black Belt! Ste shares some wise words and positive attitude towards how we progress through BJJ. Looking for new approaches to the sport is something Ste is interested in developing in his game. With Ikigai 11 upcoming on 1st August 2026 Ste shares where it all started and why. His intent is always to do something different but he has set the standard for increasing prize pots on grass roots BJJ events. Topics:Starting BJJEntrepreneurshipPurple Belt promotionEfficient Jiu JitsuIkigai Submission Grappling GO FOLLOWSteven on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenhenshall/Henshall Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henshall_brazilian_jiu_jitsuIkigai Submission Grappling on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikigai_submission_grappling/ Official Partners of the podcastSoulTaker Fightwear: https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouClips on TikTok and InstagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Sean Brewer is the Owner and Coach of Resilience Jiu Jitsu in Liverpool, a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and lives and trains with a stoma bag. Sean talks about the way he approaches coaching and making Jiu Jitsu as accessible as possible for people in his area. Sean's story involves being told he may never train BJJ again after surgery due to Crohn's Disease. He really does demonstrate such positivity and resilience whilst maintaining values that are a true inspiration in life, and in the Jiu Jitsu community. Sean is a dedicated coach with an intent to continue learning, as well as bringing his own research and growth to the sport and creating Resilience Jiu Jitsu to be the biggest No Gi BJJ school in Liverpool. Topics:Good peopleCommunityTeaching StylesWhite Belt mindsetCoachingCrohn's Disease Stoma bagAdversityThe Third SpaceCoaching StylesDiffusing situations GO FOLLOWSean on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sean.brew23/Resilience jiu Jitsu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resilience.jiujitsu/ Official Partners of the podcastSoulTaker Fightwear: https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouClips on TikTok and InstagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Torrie O'neil-Strong is a Brown Belt, Founder of The Mighty Dames which is now almost a decade in existence. The Mighty Dames started as a Facebook group to be cheerleaders for supporting self-esteem and body confidence for women in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Torrie speaks of her BJJ journey and how she began to feel more comfortable in herself, travelling around the US and winning competitions. Torrie knows that she can do good things, and trusts that her version of good is absolutely good enough. As The Mighty Dames approaches the ten year anniversary in 2027, this year Torrie is hosting an Invitational hosted at Gracie Apollo Beach in Florida on June 20. Anyone wishing to support and help with cash prizes of merchandise, please do get in touch with Torrie. Topics:The Might DamesSpeaking upActive competitorThe Mighty Dames InvitationalMental HealthBipolar Type 2Prioritising selfHave funDon't take yourself to seriously GO FOLLOWTorrie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torrieoneil/The Mighty Dames on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themightydames/ Official Partners of the podcastSoulTaker Fightwear: https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouClips on TikTok and InstagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Josh Aghdam is a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and started his love for the sport with a dream to be a professional wrestler. It turns out that his Dad was a high level freestyle wrestler. Unpicking the wrestling game to develop became a priority for Josh, however being able to sweep people from the upper body rather than from the legs became part of his advantage in BJJ. Josh and his business partner Simon Price have been running a Jiu Jitsu school since 2017 having started and run successful businesses. Being a Personal Trainer on the side of full time role gave Josh and in into running his own businesses and appreciating the networking and growth. Josh has observed that business owners in Jiu Jitsu community really do have great values and a hard working attitude. Topics:Freestyle WrestlingKids ProgrammeAmateur FightsPersian backgroundEntrepreneur Building a BJJ ClubPersonal TrainingCollaborationBusiness OwnersSales Hero UKPositive Values GO FOLLOWJosh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshaghdam/Sales Hero on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salesherouk/ Official Partners of the podcastSoulTaker Fightwear: https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouClips on TikTok and InstagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Amy Derwanz is a Brown Belt and was obsessed with Spong Bob, Sandy the Squirrel and Kara-te back when she was 4 years old, which started her martial arts dream. Amy now runs a Jiu Jitsu gym in Yorkshire that has respect for men and women in the area. Amy has created a women's only camp that is affordable for women who are new or experienced in Jiu Jitsu, and is supported by a team around her to keep making the space grow. As part of the camps Amy teaches a relaxed Yoga session that is accessible for any shape or size. Amy talks of the strategy and team dynamic of Team North from the recent ENYO 8 and her preparation for the upcoming Gorilla Invitational. Topics:Spong BobKarateKick BoxingRhonda RouseyGeorges St PierreRoller's Jiu JitsuQueen Roller's CampENYO 8 SquadsYoga TeacherGorilla InvitationalClinch Coffee GO FOLLOWAmy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyderwanz/ Queen Roller's Camp: https://www.instagram.com/queenrollersjiujitsu/ Official Partners of the podcastSoulTaker Fightwear: https://www.instagram.com/soultakerfightwear/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouClips on TikTok and InstagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jiu.jitsu.louInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou A UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio OutsourceMUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.