Gym Name: 1st Legion Fighter’s Gym / Gracie Barra Leicester

Location: Leicester, UK

Head Coach: Jamie McManus

Mat Fee: £12.50

Website: https://1stlegiongym.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1stlegiongym/

Review:

After touching down in Manchester and spending some time rock climbing at a festival and speaking at the same festival - I headed over to my brother-from-another-mother’s place in Leicster as part of my non-London “noodling” through the UK to tie over a few other jobs I had taken up over the coming months.

Post Podcast Bluuurb:

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