# belt — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover belt. Page: Feed: --- ## [Real Brotherhood: My Untold History With RZA, GZA & ODB](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/real-brotherhood-my-untold-history) _2026-08-17 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Stoic Lessons from Wu-Tang Clan [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211498076/51ed09239e574b05e5f1cf329a502064.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 14 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-14-august) _2026-08-15 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ The final day of the week saw 65 appeal decisions issued, granting permission for 307 new residential units — the selected decisions below include a 300 home inquiry decision at Hayling Island, two hearing decisions on Gypsy and Traveller sites with different outcomes, a substantial employment park permission, and decisions on children’s homes, barn conversion and urban infill housing. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 13 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-13-august) _2026-08-14 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Across Thursday 13 August, 40 appeals were decided, with just two new residential units permissioned: one independent dwelling in South Kesteven and one Class Q dwelling in Tewkesbury — our pick today covers BESS fire safety evidence, traveller accommodation in Flood Zone 3a, construction logistics for a major urban scheme, rural diversification in the Green Belt, Class Q conversion, family… ## [He Flew Thousands of Miles Just to Learn From the Best](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/he-flew-thousands-of-miles-just-to) _2026-08-13 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Traveling BJJ Scholar Prof. Travis Lemiesz Shares The Gemstones of BJJ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211060780/e9675636620e78ab6d5f58971ba7eaf9.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 12 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-12-august) _2026-08-13 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ There were 49 appeal decisions yesterday, overturning refusals involving 101 new residential units — the decisions below cover issues such as housing supply and heritage balance, traveller accommodation need, Green Belt and grey belt, renewable energy in a National Landscape, short term lets, enforcement drafting and the scope of section 73 powers. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 11 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-11-august) _2026-08-12 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ 49 appeals were found by Appealbase yesterday, granting permission for at least 30 new residential units, including 4 flats, 8 Gypsy and Traveller pitches and 18 dwellings — the selected decisions below cover hearings on renewable energy and Gypsy and Traveller accommodation, an inquiry enforcement decision on deliberate concealment, and written decisions on grey belt, housing supply, town centre… ## [You're Not Weak, You're Human — A Stoic Path Back to the Table](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/youre-not-weak-youre-human-a-stoic) _2026-08-11 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ A Guided Meditation To Refine Our Dietary Discipline [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210808738/c6ec4fa39b86e228afaa2ed5ff82e274.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 8-10 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-8-10-august) _2026-08-11 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ 74 appeals were decided since Friday, allowing permission for 458 new residential units, counting dwellings, traveller pitches, HMOs, and care bedspaces — the most consequential decisions featured below turned on grey belt housing, the weight to affordable and specialist housing, major development in a National Landscape, traveller pitch need, rural worker justification, short term let enforcement… ## [The Voice in Your Head Is Lying to You](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-voice-in-your-head-is-lying-to) _2026-08-10 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Here's How to Shut It Up [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210556140/86a0ee7bb03682c111eb7e0993120f79.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 7 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-7-august) _2026-08-08 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Appealbase recorded 59 appeal decisions for Friday 7th, permissioning five new C3 dwellings, six HMO bedrooms and 11 tourist units, giving 22 new residential or visitor accommodation units in total — the selected decisions below include two inquiry decisions on lawful development and seafront policy, and other decisions on Grey Belt, Class Q fallback, Biodiversity Net Gain, dark skies, HMOs,… ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w7Il9JKzf1RF) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 6 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-6-august) _2026-08-07 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ There were 66 appeals decided in England yesterday, allowing up to 12 new residential units, comprising two dwellings in Cheshire East, one dwelling in Bristol, five apartments in Buckinghamshire and up to four dwellings in South Gloucestershire — the selected decisions below include three hearings on housing outside settlement limits, self-build and cu… ## [Education by Day, Ralph Gracie by Night — Meet Chicago's Toughest Dean](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/education-by-day-ralph-gracie-by) _2026-08-06 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Mountain View OG, Misho Ceko [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210098872/22b7ef5558d40e52263b2b25aea23cdd.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 4-5 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-4-5-august) _2026-08-06 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Apologies for the lack of a Digest yesterday, as I was called away from the office urgently – but here’s a bumper edition covering 4 and 5 August, which together saw 133 decisions granting permission for 97 net new residential units. ## [The Roman Fake That Taught Real Men How to Grieve](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-roman-fake-that-taught-real-men) _2026-08-04 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Lessons on Death and Grief from a Crying Stoic (thats me!) [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209831554/08f4580e295c63b86926fdbbdbba0d8f.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 3 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-3-august) _2026-08-04 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ The first working day of August recorded 61 decisions, with allowed appeals producing seven net additional residential units: five self contained dwellings and two additional HMO bedrooms — the selected decisions below mainly concern Class MA and Class Q prior approval, the tilted balance, employment floorspace, listed building reuse, HMOs, rural self b… ## [The Astrophysicist Who Became One of the UK's Deadliest Grapplers](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-astrophysicist-who-became-one) _2026-08-03 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Prof. Ashley Williams on the journey from amateur grappling to ADCC [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209684126/03f9f502e192bc0f2477e310204c2ad6.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 31 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-31-july) _2026-08-01 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Appealbase recorded 56 decisions yesterday, allowing or varying permission for 35 new residential units in total — the selected decisions below cover housing land supply and the tilted balance, Green Belt and grey belt policy, self-build BNG exemptions, Class MA prior approval, heritage evidence for listed buildings, nutrient neutrality, and the draftin… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 30 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-30-july) _2026-07-31 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Appealbase found fifty-eight new appeal decisions yesterday, including three determined by hearing or inquiry — the principal decisions below address Traveller-pitch supply and enforcement, town centre retail impact, Green Belt redevelopment, housing quality, and the relationship between development proposals and established spatial and design policies. ## [The Stoic Case Against the Manosphere](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-stoic-case-against-the-manosphere) _2026-07-30 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Author William Mulligan the Authentic Stoic Agenda [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209129955/ebcc0342d0e7572a11c7772fb378ec51.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 29 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-29-july) _2026-07-30 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Fifty-four appeals were decided yesterday, allowing permission for five new dwellings in total: four flats in Liverpool and one dwelling through the partial conversion of a public house in Newham — the most consequential decisions included an inquiry finding that pre-commencement drainage conditions prevented a residential permission from being lawfully… ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4gerRL8OlY6X) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 28 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-28-july) _2026-07-29 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Fifty-six appeals were decided yesterday, permitting a total of 318 new dwellings, led by a 300-home outline scheme in Melksham recovered to the Secretary of State — the selected decisions below address housing land supply, heritage and open-space balance, traveller provision in th… ## [The Tate Brothers Saw the Crisis. They Never Had the Cure.](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-tate-brothers-saw-the-crisis) _2026-07-28 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Red Pill & Blue Pill Factions Fail Men Horribly [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208870258/bcadb16caa76f4042a5a4ce19f35c2af.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 25-27 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-25-27-july) _2026-07-28 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Across 52 decisions, allowed appeals permissioned 14 new dwellings, comprising six homes in Radlett, four flats in Hebburn and four single-dwelling schemes — the selected decisions below address the enforceability of self-build obligations, Green Belt and heritage effects, major brownfield redevelopment, conservation-area housing, and flood risk under C… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 24 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-24-july) _2026-07-25 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Sixty-nine appeals were decided on Friday, granting permission for up to 108 new residential units — the principals decisions below include a 90-home scheme allowed despite conflict with the development plan and neighbourhood plan, a large solar and battery storage proposal allowed following a hearing, and an enforcement notice quashed after an inquiry … ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 23 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-23-july) _2026-07-24 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Sixty-one appeal decision were recorded yesterday, overturning LPA refusals for 12 new dwellings: eight flats in Barnet, and one dwelling each through schemes in Horsham, Oadby and Wigston, Telford and Wrekin, and Mole Valley — the selected decisions below address upward residential intensification, Class Q limitations, habitat mitigation, rural-worker … ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 22 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-22-july) _2026-07-23 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ 43 appeals were decided by PINS yesterday, granting or confirming provision for 22 additional dwellings, including six dwellings through PiP at Chaldon and a ten-home scheme at Bridgnorth — the selected decisions below address the application of Grey Belt policy, the weight afforded to housin… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 21 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-21-july) _2026-07-22 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Across 53 appeals decided yesterday, four new dwellings in principle or outline were allowed: two in Cressage, one in Lapworth and one in Sheffield — the selected decisions below address the application of the grey belt provisions, permission in principle, housing land supply shortfalls, Habitats Regulations mitigation, specialist residential accommodat… ## [He Fought Dan Severn in Brazil and Trained the First British UFC Champion — Meet Professor Mario Sukata](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/he-fought-dan-severn-in-brazil-and) _2026-07-21 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | A Carlson Gracie Black Belt Shares The Wisdom in His Journey [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207962514/dae5d492106cf7c87cf4bf81f07afb28.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 20 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-20-july) _2026-07-21 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ On the day the UK got a new Prime Minister, planning inspectors allowed only two new dwellings across 43 appeal decisions — the selected decisions below feature planning issues such as habitats constraints on PiP, Green Belt and sustainable location tests, listed building significance, HMO concentration policy, and the scope for amended appeal schemes. ## [I Knew Andrew and Tristan Tate's Father](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/i-knew-andrew-and-tristan-tates-father) _2026-07-20 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ A Stoic Autopsy On Tate Brothers Downfall [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207800848/b8ba3c0faf5be722562d36909eeb534f.mp3) ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EYzgqUAfAjeD) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 17 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-17-july) _2026-07-18 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Forty-eight appeals were decided yesterday permitting 93 new dwellings in total, comprising an 80-home outline scheme in Solihull, permission in principle for seven homes in Cheshire East, and smaller housing and permitted-development schemes — the selected decisions below address grey-belt policy and the Green Belt “Golden Rules”, traveller-site need a… ## [Stoic Discipline and the Black Belt Mindset](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/stoic-discipline-and-the-black-belt) _2026-07-15 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Why Most People Quit Before They Finish, with Prof. Josh Peters [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207185924/e7b0bc7d2aef91d7c147316e48668eae.mp3) ## [Kevin Gallagher, Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Owner of Gracie Trinity BJJ](https://jiujitsudummies.podbean.com/e/kevin-gallagher-jiu-jitsu-black-belt-owner-of-gracie-trinity-bjj/) _2026-07-15 · Jiu Jitsu Dummies_ Welcome to the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing and AcademySafe.org Episode 193 of the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast features Black Belt Kevin Gallagher, the charismatic owner of Gracie Trinity Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Trinity, Florida, and one of the most entertaining voices in the modern Jiu-Jitsu conversation. In this episode, we dive into all things Jiu-Jitsu,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cqh9mafpekdbeegf/JJD-Ep193-Audio_1_6u6gc.mp3) ## [Balancing the Scales Between Stoic Discipline and GLP-1s:A Conversation with a Leeds Obesity Scientist](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/balancing-the-scales-between-stoic) _2026-07-13 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Prof. Graham Finlayson of Leeds University Shares His Insights [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206910200/adfbed794a24dfe2d91deef152ca11e2.mp3) ## [Why Conor McGregor's UFC 329 Loss Is Good for the Sport](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/why-conor-mcgregors-ufc-329-loss) _2026-07-12 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ A Stoic Reflection on Conors Karmic Collapse [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206660086/60a9c79fca158fc4fd33a5176fdc521f.mp3) ## [King Charles, Roger Gracie & Raising Strong BJJ Kids: A Conversation with Sanjay Jalporte](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/king-charles-roger-gracie-and-raising) _2026-07-11 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | The King of England Got His White Belt [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206536784/33e86e1e13cd7fb63eeeb78ab808c56b.mp3) ## [The White House Fight Nobody's Talking About Right](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-white-house-fight-nobodys-talking) _2026-07-08 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ The Best Conversation on UFC 250, Herb Dean and the Future of MMA [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206067090/207b74ebdb9dd83dbfd839a770bd6c7d.mp3) ## [The Beautiful Art of Losing Time](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-beautiful-art-of-losing-time) _2026-07-07 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Watch now | Stoic Perspectives on Not Wasting Time- But Losing It [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205942380/003092137bf8620cd66232ad9ade09fb.mp3) ## [The Man Who Rewrote BJJ History: Deep Conversations With Author Robert Drysdale](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/the-man-who-rewrote-bjj-history-deep) _2026-07-06 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ 5 Things You Don't Know about BJJ + He Thinks Bruce Lee Couldn't Fight?!? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205652063/96336d40bf507f9e572e658e90ff05c2.mp3) ## [Prof. Benji Silva: How Discipline, Sacrifice, and Jiu-Jitsu Forge a Champion's Character](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/prof-benji-silva-how-discipline-sacrifice) _2026-07-04 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ “Endure and renounce.” — Epictetus [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205013384/37d0ea984b7e03d7330491a405e05c9e.mp3) ## [From the Cage to the Courtroom: Why MMA & BJJ Need Philosophy More Than Ever](https://adisabanjoko.substack.com/p/from-the-cage-to-the-courtroom-why) _2026-06-29 · Adisa Banjoko · Bishop Chronicles Podcast w/ Adisa Banjoko_ Listen now | Do You Know Why Your Favorite Fighter/Coach is in Jail Right Now? I do!! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204183465/6c8704604abfade711fd0a39e4d3b70d.mp3) ## [Police Officer and Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt John Thompson](https://jiujitsudummies.podbean.com/e/police-officer-and-jiu-jitsu-black-belt-john-thompson/) _2026-06-24 · Jiu Jitsu Dummies_ Welcome to the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing and AcademySafe.org On this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, we welcome back returning guest Officer John Thompson for a real conversation about Jiu-Jitsu for law enforcement and how grappling impacts the street. John shares updates on the academy he coaches at, Brazil-021 in Chicago, what’s new in the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s6ig56aufcvp3kz2/JJD-Ep192-Audio.mp3) ## [Enfield Inspector Approves Two New Town Green Belt Sites but deletes other smaller Green Belt Releases](https://andrewlainton.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/enfield-inspector-approves-two-new-town-green-belt-sites-but-deletes-other-smaller-green-belt-releases/) _2026-06-17 · andrew lainton · Decisions, Decisions, Decisions_ Enfield Dispatch ## [Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Chris Mierzwiak, Partnership Manager at Wodify](https://jiujitsudummies.podbean.com/e/jiu-jitsu-black-belt-chris-mierzwiak-partnership-manager-at-wodify/) _2026-06-16 · Jiu Jitsu Dummies_ Welcome to the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing and AcademySafe.org In Episode 191 of the @JiuJitsuDummies podcast, we sit down with Black Belt Chris Mierzwiak from @MeruBJJ and @WODIFY to dive deep into the business and lifestyle of Jiu-Jitsu. From the journey of starting an academy to building a sustainable and thriving student base, this episode is packed… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vdv4d8bvarwhce3n/JJD-Ep191-Audio.mp3) ## [My Entry for the Beautiful Data Centres Contest](https://andrewlainton.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/my-entry-for-the-beautiful-data-centres-contest/) _2026-06-11 · andrew lainton · Decisions, Decisions, Decisions_ AJ Government to launch data centre design contest ## [Pennycook blocks Torbay Local Plan Submission for only meeting 45% of Housing Need](https://andrewlainton.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/pennycook-blocks-torbay-local-plan-submission-for-only-meeting-45-of-housing-need/) _2026-06-11 · andrew lainton · Decisions, Decisions, Decisions_ Intervention Letter In November, the Council published a draft local plan for Regulation 18 consultation with a housing requirement that met just 42% of the area’s Local Housing Need (LHN), leaving a shortfall of 10,980 homes over the plan period. There appears to be limited up-to-date evidence available to justify the Council’s approach. I am Continue reading Pennycook blocks Torbay Local Plan… ## [Reform Leadr of Calderdale Threatens to Take Allocated Former Green Belt Sites out of Local Plan](https://andrewlainton.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/reform-leadr-of-calderdale-threatens-to-take-allocated-former-green-belt-sites-out-of-local-plan/) _2026-06-10 · andrew lainton · Decisions, Decisions, Decisions_ Yorkshire Live Sections of Calderdale s housing strategy for development through the coming decade may be reversed, the council s leader has suggested. Calderdale Council Leader, Councillor Dan Sutherland, indicates that the figures have shifted and his administration intends to modify the authority s Local Plan, which designates land where new residential and commercial developments could be… ## [Did Oxford make an Elementary Error in Not putting its Local Plan to Full Council?](https://andrewlainton.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/did-oxford-make-an-elementary-error-in-not-putting-its-local-plan-to-full-council/) _2026-06-04 · andrew lainton · Decisions, Decisions, Decisions_ Local Government Lawyer I thought it was well known that under Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 decisions on local plans were reserved to full council. Reg 8 of the SEA regs simply states that you cant submit until the SEA consultation is concluded in line with the regs. Im wondering of the Continue reading Did Oxford make an Elementary Error in Not… ## [Can Enfield Block a New Town?](https://andrewlainton.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/can-enfield-block-a-new-town/) _2026-05-29 · andrew lainton · Decisions, Decisions, Decisions_ Guardian Enfield council in north London has withdrawn from the government’s new towns programme, in a significant blow to Labour’s flagship housebuilding scheme. The move by the new minority Conservative-led administration could present one of the first tests of Rachel Reeves’s planning changes, designed to curb the use of judicial reviews against new infrastructure. The project to build Continue… ## [Javier "Showtime" Vazquez, 5th Degree Black Belt, Former Professional MMA Fighter](https://jiujitsudummies.podbean.com/e/javier-showtime-vazquez-5th-degree-black-belt-former-professional-mma-fighter/) _2026-05-28 · Jiu Jitsu Dummies_ Welcome to the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing and AcademySafe.org In episode 190 of the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, we sit down with Javier “Showtime” Vazquez, 5th degree black belt, former professional MMA fighter, and author of The Master Plan: From Chaos to Clarity in Jiu-Jitsu, available on Amazon. Javier shares his journey from the MMA cage to building a… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aidfe9xwwrtnj7eu/JJD-Ep190-Audio.mp3)