Blind Grappler Moves to America to Chase His Dream

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In this episode, we sit down with Archie Hare, a new athlete at Simple Man Martial Arts who has been training Jiu-Jitsu for just over two years. Completely blind, Archie has never let his circumstances define what he believes is possible, and his goal is simple: to become the best in the world. We talk about his journey into Jiu-Jitsu, the challenges and adaptations that come with training without sight, his approach to competition, and what drives him to pursue the highest level of the sport.

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Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introducing Archie
00:02:44 Visualizing Grappling
00:04:16 Training & Aspirations
00:09:05 Moving to the USA
00:11:24 New to Laundry
00:13:12 Living Alone
00:14:13 Using a Phone Blind
00:15:52 Episode Break
00:16:49 These Eyes Aren’t Lookin Back at You
00:18:29 What if Nicky Was Blind
00:20:29 Competition System
00:23:32 Wrestling
00:24:54 Seeing Light & Dark
00:26:11 They Didn’t Believe He Was Blind!
00:27:24 What’s the Stack?
00:31:08 Lifting Program
00:34:26 Swimming
00:36:43 Why Simple Man?
00:39:12 Long Term Goals
00:42:31 Last Competition
00:47:09 Next Competition
00:48:52 See Ya Next Time!