# 9: Sonny Brown and The Book of Five Rings

In this episode, we chat with Sonny Brown, a former MMA fighter, and BJJ black belt.

Sonny was victorious in 3 MMA title bouts becoming a 3 time Australian Mixed Martial Arts Champion in the lightweight division beating standouts Dan Hooker and Damien Brown. He is the only person to secure an MMA victory via Gogoplata choke in Australia. He is successful in No-Gi Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions winning roughly 18 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze medals in state and national competitions. These days Sonny teaches kids as a PE teacher and hosts and runs the world-famous Sonny Brown Breakdown podcast and YouTube channel. Be sure to check it out at https://www.sonnybrown.net for links to the podcast and the breakdown videos. 

Sonny has also written an excellent article on the Book of Five Rings that you can access here 

https://www.sonnybrown.net/notes-book-of-five-rings-miyamoto-musashi/ 

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