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DJ Varner StoryDance Alone
Track Listing for Dance Alone:
1. Thinking ‘Bout Us (Luv Foundation UK & Soul Skeekerz Mix) – Dannii Minogue & Autone 2. Fix Me (Ali Payami Remix) – Velvet 3. You’re Making Me High (Jet Boot Jack Remix) – Toni Braxton 4. Ever Fallen In Love (Club Mix) – 7th Heaven feat. Belle Erskine 5. Dance Alone (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) – Sia & Kylie 6. Stars (Amice Remix) – PNAU, Bebe Rexha, & Ozuna 7. Sweat (Extended Mix) – KREAM 8. yes, and? (Jonas Blue Extended Remix) 9. II Most Wanted (Liam Pfeifer Remix) – Beyonce & Miley Cyrus 10. Holler (Freemore Remix) – Spice Girls 11. Right In The Night (Nu Disco Mix) – Block & Crown 12. Where You Are (Extended M...2024-05-251h 30
Knattering with the Knights#27 - Knattering with the Knights - Ant HaynesThis week we are delighted to be joined by Ant Haynes, a two time CrossFit Games athlete, five-time CrossFit Regionals athlete, ex-international rugby player and passionate coach at Coastal Fitness here in Hong Kong. As a former pupil of West Island School (ESF), Ant has lived his life in Hong Kong and has been able to maximise his athletic journey while maintaining a successful career.
Ant has an infectious attitude for betterment - as a coach he demands his clients strive for improvement and he looks to do the same in his own athletic endeavours. Ant...2021-09-3045 min
Knattering with the Knights#26 Knattering with the Knights - Becky CheethamMiss Jones is joined by Becky Cheetham, who shares her story as a young carer. This selfless line of work can be challenging but also one of the most rewarding roles another human being can offer. Becky talks about her role as a young carer for her sister Hannah, who has Cerebral Palsy meaning her movement and speech are significantly impacted; spending most of her day in a wheelchair.
If you want to follow more of Becky and Hannah's adventures, then check out their work at "Cheethams With Dreams":
https://www.instagram.com/cheethamswithdreams/
2021-08-2754 min
Knattering with the Knights#25 - Knattering with the Knights - Summer of SportMr Erskine and Mr Reid have a catch up for the first episode of the new academic year. The focus is on the fantastic sport on offer during the summer, notably Euro 2020 and the Olympics in Tokyo.
We share our highlights and inspirations and hope our listeners were able to enjoy the concept of live sport once again!
It is good to be back!2021-08-1337 min
Knattering with the Knights#24 - Knattering with the Knights - Katie MonacoKatie Monaco is a Certified Nutritionist and has been helping clients heal their bodies through nutrition, supplements and herbs for 5 years. She discovered the power of holistic healing through nutrition years ago when she was trying to heal her own body. Modern medicine failed her when she was trying to get pregnant with her first child so she took matters into her own hands. With the help of two educated holistic nutritionists and a great Chiropractor, she was able to bring her body back to balance without the use of any medication. Today she lives in Charleston SC, with...2021-06-181h 19
Knattering with the Knights#23 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr Adam RolstonThis week we welcome the newest member of the PE department Mr Adam Rolston. Mr Rolston joined the team due to some enforced absences for both myself and Mr Reid (we are both okay!) and will be joining the school until the end of the year. Having only worked with Mr Rolston for a short period of time, it is clear he has some ‘podcast worthy’ stories to share and we are going to dive into some of these in more detail.
The one that will take up most of our focus is when Mr Rolston shot...2021-05-2836 min
Knattering with the Knights#22 Knattering with the Knights - Peter BradshawThis week we are joined by Manchester City scout, community coach and veterans manager Peter Bradshaw. He has worked with the current Premier League leaders for a number of years and has some incredible experiences that he is able to share with our listeners.
Despite the club dominating the English Premier League this season, Peter is able to give us some of his time to talk through his various roles at the club, which include:
City Inspires Coach for Manchester City in the Community Foundation – delivering the Premier League Inspires programme to teenagers across the Greater Ma...2021-04-231h 06
Knattering with the Knights#21 - Knattering with the Knights - Sebastian BatesThis week we are joined by Sebastian Bates, the Founder and Head Instructor of The Warrior Academy. Sebastian has over 20 years experience in 6 disciplines of Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, Kickboxing and Kung Fu. He has competed nationally and internationally from amateur to professional level in Europe and in Asia in several Martial Arts. Sebastian has become the British champion in 2 styles of Tae Kwon Do competition, among other national titles. He has achieved a 2nd Dan in Tae Kwon Do.
After training in Asia for over 1.5 years, Sebastian...2021-03-2647 min
Knattering with the Knights#20 - Knattering with the Knights - Rebecca JonesThis week Miss Jones is joined by her sister Rebecca Jones who talks through her journey to becoming a gym owner in Cheshire, UK.
Rebecca's original career path took her towards social work, but as she got older she decided to alter that direction and she has never looked back since - she is now impacting people's health and fitness in a positive manner.
She talks through following your passion (even if that changes as you grow older!) and also gives some insight for those who wish to pursue some form of entrepreneurial adventure.2021-03-1938 min
Knattering with the Knights#19 - Knattering with the Knights - Robbie McRobbieThis week guest host Mr Challenor is joined by the CEO of Hong Kong Rugby, Robbie McRobbie.
Having joined the Union in 2003 as the Community Rugby Manager, Robbie assumed the role of CEO in May 2017.
Prior to the Union, he spent 11 years in the Hong Kong Police Force, where he served in a number of roles including Police Tactical Unit Instructor, Assistant Manager of the Police Officers' Club and presenter of the "Police Report" TV show.
He has a MA (Oxon) and completed a PGC in Sports & Recreation Management at HKU Space...2021-03-1229 min
Knattering with the Knights#18 - Knattering with the Knights - Marina RangerMarina Ranger, affectionately known as 'Danger Ranger' is an endurance athlete and coach from London, UK. She has taken part in a number of endurance events and self organised adventures since starting running at aged 22. She has since branched into a variety of challenges and races including; mountain ultras, ice marathons, desert ultras, triathlons, Ironmans and Swim Run races.
In this episode she is interviewed by Miss Ellis (her childhood friend) as we give her a platform to share her challenges and experiences to encourage others to follow suit. This is an epic story and we hope...2021-03-0527 min
Knattering with the Knights#17 - Knattering with the Knights - Chris SmithChris Smith is the Senior International Academy Manager for Celtic Football Club. Chris has an extensive background in coaching football at a high level and worked for the Scottish Football Association for over a decade. He has been involved in coaching at University Level (Heriot Watt & Scottish Universities), Scotland Men’s National Futsal Team, Scotland Women’s National Teams (U16 & U17) & Scotland Women’s National Team Scout and has some of the highest football coaching qualifications available; UEFA A License & UEFA Elite Youth A Licence.
He has regularly worked with a number of hig...2021-02-2658 min
Knattering with the Knights#16 - Knattering with the Knights - Scott CarmichaelThis week we are joined by Scott Carmichael who is a professional golf caddy on the European Tour since May 2017. Scott was a high quality golfer himself, going to Johnson and Wales University which is in Miami, USA on a golf scholarship. After completing his scholarship he returned to the UK to work in London, before turning his hand to caddying in March 2017.
In this episode we discuss this alternative job within professional sport and how COVID-19 has significantly impacted sport (and golf in particular). Scott is open with his own experiences and targets that he has...2021-02-1937 min
Knattering with the Knights#15 - Knattering with the Knights - Colin LyallWe have an absolute treat for you this week.
On this episode we talk to Colin Lyall, who back in 2007, completed 250km of running across the Sahara Desert. He has also raised half a million pounds for a UK based charity called Small Steps, completing 5 running events in 5 years with his friends from the construction industry, who call themselves the Sandblasters.
That was only the beginning of his story. In 2013, Colin suffered a stroke which resulted in him having aphasia. For those who aren’t aware aphasia is a condition that takes away your ability to...2021-02-051h 11
Knattering with the Knights#14 - Knattering with the Knights - Andy YoungThis week we sit down with Andy Young, one of the top (if not the top!) track and field coach in Great Britain. Andy was awarded the Scottish Athletics Performance Coach of the Year in 2016, 2018 & 2020 and coaches Laura Muir & Gemma Reekie, two of Great Britain’s most promising athletes. His athletes have placed in the finals of the Olympic Games, World Championships and have a multitude of medals at the European Athletics Championships. He is joined by Mr Martin Pate who talks through his journey as a coach and shares some interesting stories about Mo Farah and on...2021-01-2934 min
Knattering with the Knights#13 - Knattering with the Knights - Knights at the RoundtableAs we step into the top 10% of brand new podcasts with our lucky 13th episode, we bring you a special episode that features all of our PE staff! We have a "Knights at the Roundtable" discussion before moving into a quiz - there are plenty of entertaining moments in this episode and a good chance to get to know some our the PE staff who help our youngsters on a daily basis.
If you are a regular listener, we thank you for your continued support. We have big plans for the podcast in the coming months and...2021-01-2226 min
Knattering with the Knights#12 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr TretheweyThis week we sit down with our Business & Economics teacher Mr Matthew Trethewey who joined the school at the beginning of the academic year. As well as teaching our senior pupils the wonders of the business and economical world, Mr Trethewey is a keen athlete, mainly with a preference towards hard core endurance events.
He boasts an impressive racing CV, taking part in numerous long distance running events including some of Hong Kong's toughest trail races (up to distances of 100 kilometres!). We talk about his experience in different events, dabbling in some high altitude mountaineering and...2021-01-1329 min
Knattering with the Knights#11 - Knattering with the Knights - Jacob RowanThis week we are joined by the General Manager of Kowloon Rugby Club, Jacob Rowan. Jacob was a professional Rugby Union player for the best part of a decade, being part of one of the biggest teams in Europe - Gloucester Rugby.
Jacob talks through his journey from a youngster, where he originally was more motivated by football rather than rugby, all the way to his current role here in Hong Kong.
He is drawn into various topics around sport and maintaining a balance of academics and high level sport (Jacob managed to get a...2021-01-0524 min
Knattering with the Knights#10 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr DayThis week, Mr Pate sits down with Mr Day as they talk about his sporting journey and how it has brought him into his current role outside of school as the manager of Hong Kong Football Club side 'Club Albion'.
From his various hurdles as a player, to suffering from some serious and potentially career ending injuries, Mr Day shares some surprising sporting stories that a lot of our listeners will have been unaware of - we hope this episode entertains and inspires you!
If you want to track the progress of Mr Day's...2020-11-3019 min
Knattering with the Knights#9 - Knattering with the Knights - Nathan GevaoThis week we sit down with Nathan Gevao (our first ever external guest!). Nathan is a former student of Mr Erskine and Miss Jones where he was a pivotal member of the PE department from Year 7-11 at the British School of Kuwait. Now 20 years old, Nathan is a powerlifter in the UK within the 83kg weight category. He is taking the UK by storm with his Powerlifting numbers where he recently posted some unofficial Junior UK and European records.
Powerlifting is a sport where athletes attempt to lift the heaviest weight possible in three movements: deadlift...2020-11-1659 min
Knattering with the Knights#8 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr ErskineThis week we sit down with our usual host Mr Erskine as we talk about some of his work in Ethiopia. His project involves raising money and awareness for young people in the town of Bishoftu (just outside Addis Ababa) to help get them involved in football. The story, which has seen him visit the town 3 times in the past 7 years, has evolved since the project started in 2013 and he has managed to raise 15,000GBP (150,000HKD) to help various youngsters get involved in football.
We share the various obstacles that have come up for this charity...2020-11-0238 min
Knattering with the Knights#7 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr RobinsonThis week we are joined by one of our teachers of Secondary English & History Mr David Robinson. Originally from ‘the outdoor capital’ of the UK, Fort William, Mr Robinson boasts a very interesting sporting background, notably being the U14 Scottish Snowboarding Champion in the not too distant past. We discuss his other sporting endeavors and how he tries to offer the same opportunities to his own children here in Hong Kong. And we couldn’t have an English teacher on the Podcast without mentioning reading – we talk through some of his top picks for reading in relation to sport an...2020-10-0833 min
Knattering with the Knights#6 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr ScrivenerThis week we sit down with Mr Elliot Scrivener, Head of Balmoral House and one of our PE staff here at NAIS. We discuss some alternative forms of physical achievement and exertion in this episode – notably hiking to the highest summit in Africa and one of the highest mountains in the world – Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
We share our experiences have both summited this incredible mountain at different times and compare the different types of fitness needed to successfully navigate high altitude mountains.
Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cone...2020-09-2332 min
Knattering with the Knights#5 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr HoltThis week we are joined by Super Dad and Head of Year 5 Mr Stephen Holt. Mr Holt has worked at the school since it opened in 2014 – his wife teaches in the English department while his three children also attend the school.
When he is not in school, he is regularly pursuing high levels of physical activity. In this episode, we share some of his toughest experiences and races which include finishing two Ironman triathlon events, competing in a massive team running race in Siberia, and a handful of ultramarathons as well! We also get to the bo...2020-09-1632 min
Knattering with the Knights#4 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr McardleThis week we sit down with Year 6 teacher Mr Fiachra Mcardle. Originally from Dundalk, Ireland, Mr McArdle signed a professional football contract with Derby Country when they were in the English Premier League.
After dropping through the leagues and plying his trade in the semi-professional leagues around London, Mr McArdle now has the joy of playing for Hong Kong Football Club. All the time he was playing semi-professional football he has been a teacher as well.
This episode is a fantastic listen for our budding young athletes. Many young people say they want to go...2020-09-0924 min
Knattering with the Knights#3 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr Reid & Miss JonesThis week Miss Jones sits down with another one of our PE staff Mr Deri Reid as they discuss serious injuries and their impact on sporting performance and general lifestyle.
Both Miss Jones and Mr Reid have been subjected to major injuries and they discuss the implications of these on various aspects of their life. Miss Jones has had both of her knees operated on to deal with ACL and MCL ruptures, while Mr Reid recently returned from hip resurfacing surgery (the same surgery that nearly ended Andy Murray's tennis career). As a result, he now...2020-09-0225 min
Knattering with the Knights#2 - Knattering with the Knights - Miss WreghittIn our second episode, Miss Jones sits down with our newest member of the PE department, Miss Wreghitt. The discussion circles around Miss Wreghitt's time as a competitive CrossFit athlete and they also raise the topic of female body image in sport. Miss Wreghitt has competed at an international level in the sport of CrossFit and shares some of her experiences, as well as some of the stigma attached to being physically (and visibly!) strong as a female athlete. Not an episode to be missed! 2020-08-2618 min
Knattering with the Knights#1 - Knattering with the Knights - Mr PateIn our first episode, we speak to our Director of Sport, Mr. Martin Pate. He shares some of his stories as a young athlete (where he was a U17 British Champion in the High Jump) and also represented Great Britain in various international athletic meets. His all-time Personal Best (PB) of 2.01 metres in the High Jump is a pretty impressive feat that we hope to see in a PE lesson soon.
His story covers the highs and lows of being a young competitive athlete as well as ensuring he stayed on top of his school requirements. He...2020-08-1922 min
YES CHEFJose PizarroThe final episode of Yes Chef Season 3 is with the nicest man in the restaurant business, a regular on TV cooking shows, the Spanish legend, the man who nearly chose dentistry over food (we're so glad he didn't), chef Jose Pizarro. The Godfather of Spanish food has four restaurants to his name, with José Tapas Bar on Bermondsey Street; Pizarro, just a few yards from José Tapa; José Pizarro at Broadgate Circle; and his latest venture The Swan Inn Esher. Listen to Jose tell Ben and Jordan all about his life, coming to London and championing Spanish food.2019-12-1200 min