#11 - Jamie Horseman - Living Two Lives: From Heroin Addict At 14 to BJJ Black Belt

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Jamie Horseman has lived two lives; Now he is a 45 Year Old Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and Head Coach at Centaur BJJ based at MoreCore Gym in Saltash, UK; and Re-Org Charity Affiliate Gym, Pantheon in Plymouth, UK. Jamie is prolific competitor, having won the IBJJF Europeans at Masters on a number of occasions on his way to achieving his Black Belt. As a Black he still continues to compete whenever possible.
Long before BJJ, as a teenager, Jamie got involved with the wrong crowd which led him down a dark path of hard drugs, addiction, crime, violence, prison and tragedy.
Expect to get the everyday perspective on how Jamie got involved with drugs, the crimes he committed to sustained his habit, his time in prison, how he tragedy lost his parents, how he got clean, his BJJ journey and much more,
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Centaur BJJ - https://www.centaurbjj.co.uk/
Jamie's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jamie.horsma...
00:00 Intro
02:03 Blind Loyalty
03:42 BJJ Competing & Obsession
12:37 Black Belts Competing
16:00 Coaching & Competing Mindset
20:32 Keeping Your School Honest
23:58 Heroin Addict at 14
27:28 Teenage Drugs and Crime
35:48 Petty Crime and Convictions
45:13 Life As A Junkie
53:42 Time in Prison
59:23 Getting Clean
01:04:27 My Dad Got Murdered
01:12:40 Relapse During Covid Lockdown
01:19:31 Giving Back To The Community
01:24:51 Thanks and Biggest Regret

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