Will Stone, Black Belt, Member of UK Parliament, Former Bouncer, Veteran - Beyond the Belt #14

Will Stone is a black belt out of Swindon, United Kingdom. Will is a member of the UK parliament representing Swindon North, an Army veteran, former bouncer as well as the owner of 10th Planet Swindon.

Episode Links:

* Will Stone Instagram: https://instagram.com/@WillstoneMP

* Will Stone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willstone1990/

* 10th Planet Swindon Website: https://www.10thplanetswindon.com/

* 10th Planet Swindon Instagram: https://instagram.com/@10thplanetjiujitsuswindon

* Street Sports BJJ Santa Monica: https://instagram.com/@streetsportsbjj

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-stone-mp-b4910a265/

* X: https://x.com/WStone4SN

Additional Notes:

* Politics Joe Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLtLrjltHVk

* Critical Role D&D Podcast: https://critrole.com/podcast/

* Harry Parker Law: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d55gzeqx8o

* Beltchecker: https://www.beltchecker.com/

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* Be a Guest: https://btb.fan/newguest

Outline:

00:00 Intro

00:22 Black Belt Feeling

03:21 Complete Jiujitsu

07:58 Transitioning to 10th Planet

14:06 Competing in Jiujitsu

17:29 Teaching Jiujitsu

20:14 BJJ Gyms as Communities

26:17 Finding Passion in Public Service

31:00 What does a Member of Parliament do

35:15 MP Casework

40:52 Learning to Embrace the Grind

46:09 Dad is a Great Influence

48:35 The Importance of Support Systems

52:55 Learning Who You Are Through Martial Arts

55:02 Stories from Bouncing

59:49 Building Effective Bouncing Teams

01:02:57 The Therapeutic Nature of Hobbies

01:06:21 Getting Started with Dungeons & Dragons

01:09:10 Advice for Overcoming Challenges

01:11:05 God Complex in Coaches

01:14:31 IBJJF and JiuJitsu Politics

01:18:50 Belts as Validation

01:21:39 Breaking from Martial Arts Tradition

01:30:33 The Polaris Performance

01:38:15 Toxic Masculinity and Positive Male Role Models

01:44:11 Reaching Across the Aisle

01:48:36 Getting Into Politics

01:54:54 Outro

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