Archives : Sporty
Steve Valentino: How to Make a Wrestler
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- Steve Valentino
Steve takes us on a very personal journey, from incredible high’s to unbearable lows of his wrestling career: from childhood, to the present day. His is a lesson in passion,…
The First Female Fight Club
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- Anna Konda
Anna Konda is strongwoman, wrestler and kick-ass co-founder of Berlin’s Female Fight Club, a no-holds-barred society for women who want to scrap. In the four years since its inauguration, the…
Charlie Dark: We Run the Night
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- Charlie Dark (Run Dem Crew)
In this inspirational talk about his experiences taking swathes of young Londoners “from sofa to finish line”, Charlie describes how RDC became a dining table of sorts, where ideas could…
Chessboxing
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- Tim Woolgar – Chess Boxing
For those not in the know (though it’s kind of in the name), the basic premise is as follows: one round of chess and one round of boxing until checkmate…
The art of Parkour.
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- Ben Scheffler
In this nail-biting talk and demo, Ben Scheffler takes us through the philosophy of this fast growing urban phenomenon while his crew take on the 5M walls of Stattbad Swimming…
This is Rollerderby
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- Courtney Welch
In her personal and passionate talk Courtney shares her love for the sport that is ‘for the skaters, by the skaters’. With all its bumps, scrapes and stockings, it’s a…
Homeless World Cup
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- Mel Young
Mel walks us through the incredible history of his charity. His story is a simple one that inspires practical action and promoting change that all of us can be a…
An Olympic Journey
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- Ashling O’Connor
Ashling talk is a unique insight into the preparation for London 2012, a typically British Games. Though a little cynical she soon shows how every Olympic cloud has a gold,…