Ashley Gard - Pt 1 (From Fat Guy To Lethal Weapon)

Reaching for the Middle

Share and Subscribe to the Reaching For The Middle Podcast, then listen to Ashley (Ash) Gard discuss how his childhood in a small New Zealand town, with parents who volunteered in victim services and a brother, who's a highly regarded bodyguard (third party protection), led Ash to a career in the military, achieve expert status in the Israeli fighting system Krav Maga, and provide third party protection to high profile clients like the Rolling Stones, Axl Rose, Paris Hilton, Harry Styles, and the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. (Note: Host James Donison mentioned Ash was third party protection for AC/DC. Correction: He did not, but hung out with Angus Young while looking after Axl Rose of Guns n' Roses)

Ash Gard also discusses how he deals with career stress, why the birth of his daughter changed the way he thinks about personal protection, running a business with his wife and two kids in tow, and the motto he subscribes to, that just happens to come from one of the 80's best action movies.

Other topics include:

- What is Krav Maga

- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

- Private school bullying

- Why architecture is boring

- Ash Gard's upcoming book and online course

This episode will be in two parts. Part 2 will be released the end of December 2021.

How to contact Ashley Gard (Gold Coast Australia based, online and travel available)

InDefence Personal Safety Specialists: https://indefence.com.au/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-gard-68045a21/

Part 1 references and links

The A-Team tv show theme song - Pete Carpenter and Mike Post

The Castle movie scene (1997) "Straight to the pool room!"

Australian Waterfront Dispute 1998 (Maritime Union of Australia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03k5feo1iCo

Survivor tv show - Council Theme

Road House movie (1989) - bar lecture scene

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