Leo Coates is a four-stripe Blue Belt and started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu back in 2021, and comes from a Rugby background. Leo previously trained Judo as a child and that was his only introduction to martial arts. Due to injury Leo moved from his 20 years in Rugby to Jiu Jitsu, and wishes he started competing at White Belt.

Leo has a whole career based in the coffee industry and decided in 2025 to combine his love of Jiu Jitsu with his coffee experience, and now through sales gives back to the BJJ community supporting young people starting out and competing. Inviting families that haven't yet embarked on their Jiu Jitsu journey and serving Clinch Coffee to the adults whilst the kids, and even the parents train is something any BJJ club could try, especially to continue to build the positive community.

Topics:

• Judo
• Rugby
• James Smith & Ffion Davies
• Relocation
• Quality Coffee
• Small Hold Farms
• Young Role Models
• Community Day
• Open Mats
• Donations for Kids Programmes
• The Future of Clinch Coffee
• Collaborations

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Leo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clinchcoffee

Impulse BJJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impulsebjj/

Sponsor of this episode is:

Clinch Coffee: https://www.instagram.com/clinchcoffee

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A UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou

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Graham on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbarl2/

Sponsor of this episode is:

Moda Jiu Jitsu: https://www.instagram.com/modajiujitsuacademy/

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Josh Mensah is a Brown Belt and founder of The Grapple League. Supported by an incredible team they host events with a similar format to Grappling Industries with Round Robins. Josh explains some of the terminology and rules for competitions, especially for those of us that don't fully understand what goes on.

Josh started his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey in 2014. and shares some of the challenging times in his life where he now feels like he owes Jiu Jitsu for his progress and success. Listen to this episode to watch and hear the infamous 'Uncle Josh' talk of his incredible experience.

Topics:

• The Grapple League
• Grappling Industries
• Round Robin
• Absolutes
• Bad Decisions
• Jiu Jitsu saves lives
• Interviews
• Hard work
• David Aguzzi
• Medals vs Mat time

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Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jitsiah/

Sponsor of this episode is:

The Grapple League: https://www.instagram.com/thegrappleleagueuk/

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A UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou

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ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy

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Rich Harding is a Purple Belt fighting out of Parity Martial Arts in Southampton, and is up on Coastal Combat Festival on Saturday 7th February in Dorchester Prison. Rich is a long-time martial artist, and a 20 year MMA coach. He is also a multi-title holding martial artist in K1, Thai Boxing and Unlicensed Boxing.

Rich is a left-handed striker, has an exciting style and talks of his successes and the benefits of being left-handed in martial arts. He has some great tips for all of us that feel like we know very little at Blue Belt, and shares a mindful approach to striking. We also talk about supporting the upcoming fighters in the UK, which is really important to so many of us in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, especially for ENYO, with the upcoming event on Saturday 4th April.

Topics:

• Coastal Combat Festival
• Japanese Jiu Jitsu
• Cage Warriors
• Thai Boxing
• Striking
• Ground game
• MMA
• Left-Handed fighting
• Training Camps
• UFC
• Coaching
• ENYO Grappling
• Cornering

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Rich on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richstogram/

Sponsor of this episode is:

Parity Martial Arts: https://www.instagram.com/paritymartialarts/

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A UK BJJ Podcast hosted by Lou Temlett @jiu.jitsu.lou

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Leigh Ibberson has recently been promoted to Purple Belt and his BJJ career is looking at a very exciting over the coming year. Leigh is the owner and founder of Shaftesbury Submission Grappling based in a small town in Dorset, UK. Leigh was inspired by the Joe Rogan Experience to start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu some years ago, and continues to listen to great podcasts, including the Jiu Jitsu Lou Podcast.

Facing the fear and doing it anyway is a life philosophy of Leigh's. This includes climbing Snowdon, in bare foot shoes with a 50kg backpack. Leigh speaks about his competition experience at White Belt and goes on to speak about the Super Fights he has coming up in 2026.

Topics:

• Purple Belt Promotion
• Shaftesbury Submission Grappling
• Helping others
• Joe Rogan Experience
• Big Challenges
• Fear vs Failure
• Competing at White Belt
• Competitive Spirit
• Ultra Athlete
• Friday Night Training
• Coastal Combat League
• ADCC Denmark
• GrappleFest Prelims

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Leigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leigh_ibberson/

Sponsor of this episode is:

Fortitude Official: https://www.instagram.com/official.fortitude.bjj/

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Emily Eyles joins the show for a second time after her first appearance in November 2023. She is now a Black Belt, recently promoted under Pedro Bessa. Emily has always been an avid traveler and competes all over the world. She talks about the cost of competing and inspires the rest of us to compete in Europe, especially if we're based near an airport.

Since becoming a Black Belt, Emily shares how much more Zen she is feeling, and also shares advice about being more specific and assertive in our own training strategies. Congratulations to Emily on her recent engaged to a fellow Jiu Jitsu athlete and Black Belt, William Timmis.

Topics:

• Black Belt Promotion
• Engagement congratulations
• Realistic expectations
• Yoga helps Jiu Jitsu
• Being reflective
• European competition
• Be specific
• Assertiveness

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Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emington/

Sponsor of this episode is:

Ben's Grapple Lens: https://www.instagram.com/bensgrapplelens/

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ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy

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Hayley Curtis is a newly promoted Brown Belt, with 25 years sports coaching experience, is based in the Isle of Man and is an accomplished coach at Summit Grappling Academy (SGA). She talks about all aspects of BJJ, including some fun antics!

Making the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu more accessible to everyone is the aim of many of us, especially Hayley and the rest of the team at SGA. Hayley brings her conceptual detail and awareness to supporting competitors with their own preparation for competitions. Her passion and experience from her early years in gymnastics brings something unique, not just to her own game but to everyone she coaches.

Topics:

• Brown Belt Promotion
• Sports Coaching
• Beginners Jiu Jitsu Classes
• Pole Dancing
• JECERIS Invitational
• Community
• ENYO
• Collaboration
• Competition Preparation
• Proprioception
• Creative direction
• Celebration

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Hayley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiujitsu_hayles/

Sponsor of this episode is:

Summit Grappling Academy: https://www.instagram.com/summitgrapplingacademy/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiujitsuloupodcast

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E111: Lou Temlett - Blue Belt

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Thank you so much for listening to the podcast over the last 12 months. This episode is a reflection on my jiu jitsu journey over the last year, what worked well and what didn't.

Mindlessly taking actions in life, particularly attending jiu jitsu sessions, and recording these jiu jitsu podcast episodes means that I have made significant progress.

I will be actively embracing my new found values of FIRE, PASSION and FREEDOM within my jiu jitsu game and also my business to continue to build a wholehearted community and much more progress.

Thank you all for your ongoing support, lets connect in 2026!

Topics:

• 2025 - What worked well
• Intention
• Values
• Notable Podcast Guests
• What didn't work well
• Being Decisive
• 2026 - Goals
• Running BJJ events

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Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou/

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