Coach Ebe Ghansah: Insights from his Ghana MMA and grappling training seminar

Combat Sports in Africa

In this episode of the Combat Sports in Africa podcast, we feature Ebe Ghansah, a lifelong martial artist, combat sports athlete, and coach with an interesting sports journey. Ebe is a Gracie Barra Coach for the Black Belt Braulio Estima Team and trained at the prestigious Gracie Barra Main Academy in Rio de Janeiro. He has competed in various combat sports, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo and amateur mixed martial arts. Ebe also represented Great Britain in Taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He also represented GB in nine World and European Taekwondo Championships.

We delve into Ebe's recent training seminar with Ghanaian MMA fighters and other combat sports athletes who competed at the African Games. He shares his impressions of their performance, providing valuable feedback and observations from his coach's perspective. Ebe discusses the strengths and areas for improvement he identified among the participants and offers insights on the specific skills and techniques Ghanaian fighters should focus on to elevate their game. He addresses the challenges hindering the development of MMA and grappling sports in Ghana and highlights the potential for these disciplines to flourish in a country with a strong boxing heritage. He also talks about the possibility of future training sessions in Ghana.

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