00:00Not only in MMA, but also in the way of singing and singing.
00:06You know the rising MMA fighter, Johnson Kid Rock Taladad,
00:11with the team mate Jamaica Bayaka, here on Profiles.
00:24Every jersey has its own story.
00:26Kaya naman, are you ready to hear what's the tea?
00:30Samahan niyo kung alamin ang storya ng inyong idol outside the game.
00:35Ako si Jamaica Bayaka at ito ang Profiles.
00:56What's up, teammates? Welcome to another episode of Profiles.
01:05Kasama natin ngayon ang Filipino MMA champion, Janssen Kid Rock Taladad.
01:10Hello, Janssen. Kamusta ka naman ngayon?
01:12Good morning. Okay lang po. Kakatapos ng actually ng training namin dito sa DIP.
01:17Kid Rock. Binansagan kang Kid Rock. So, saan magaling yung bansag sa'yo ng Kid Rock?
01:22Yes. It came from, ano kasi, I'm from construction worker ako before.
01:27Yung kisik ng katawan ko is, not like as usual kabataan, parang hindi ganun.
01:37And also, yung appearance ko na rin na parang bata ako katingnan, parang,
01:42yun. That's why, yun yung naging ano sa akin kasi, parang, inisip ng iba na, parang,
01:49ang bata mo pa, ganyan yung ano mo, ganyan yung trabaho mo, ganito, ganito, ganito.
01:52Without knowing na, nasa right age na rin ako para magtrabaho and para gawin yung mga bagay pa.
01:58Pero kasi, Kid Rock, no? Parang, naisipin siyan, parang, came from musicia.
02:04Yes.
02:04Very, ano, parang, pangalan ng isang band.
02:07So, natuwa ka naman na tiyatawag kang Kid Rock.
02:09Actually, ano, inisip ko lang siya before, pero, it derived from, ano, talaga, yung kinatawag nila na,
02:15kasi, parang, yun niya, na bata ka and at the same time, bato-bato ang patawag mo.
02:20Recently, ito bang, recent fight mo nitong August, no, with J.R. Copiado, tama pa?
02:26You won the championship belt.
02:27Yep.
02:28So, how does it feel na, ano, to be a champion?
02:32Can you share your journey?
02:35It's like a rollercoaster journey kasi, parang, nung umpisa kasi, parang, ano lang eh.
02:41It almost, it took almost three years lang baga ako nag-champion.
02:46And then, first championship mo?
02:48Yes.
02:48Itong August?
02:49Wow.
02:51Ayun, so, fast forward nung, siguro,
02:55uh, within the span of almost three years, parang, nasa more or less ten, uh, amateur fights ako.
03:02And then, naka-four, pang-fourth na pro fights ko itong championship ko.
03:07So, uh, hindi ko may palawanag yung feeling na champion ako.
03:11And, before kasi, inisip ko lang na ano yung feeling ng, uh, lumaban, parang trinay ko lang.
03:17And, uh, who knows na magiging champion ako.
03:20Yun nga, parang, uh, inisip myself, hindi ko rin ma-describe.
03:24Pero, why na, ano yung mga upcoming tournaments na nasalihan mo ngayon?
03:27Um, dito sa local wala pa eh, pero...
03:30You're, are you competing international din ba?
03:32Um, yes, nag-debut fight na ako sa BFC sa Binang Fighting Championship sa India.
03:37And, um, hindi.
03:38How was your experience there?
03:41Um, iba din.
03:42Iba, iba, iba kasi yung ano sa, ano sa ibang bansa.
03:44Pag din ka lumaban, iba yung, uh, pressure, iba yung, uh, ambience.
03:49Kumbaga, uh, kailangan mo rin mag-adjust sa culture nila, sa ganun.
03:54So, yun, uh, iba din yung feeling na lumaban sa ibang bansa.
03:58And, also yung mga fighter doon, yung mga makakalaban mo is high caliber doon, hindi din talaga biro.
04:03So, ngayon, ano yung pinag-ahandaan mga future fights?
04:06Um, if ever man na merong one ngayon, uh, upcoming fight, um, this year.
04:13I'm always ready naman kung meron.
04:15Uh, uh, and, um, um, next na ini-insight namin is, uh, international.
04:22Pero, wala pang, ano, uh, uh, confirmation regarding yun.
04:26Kailan taon ka na ba ngayon?
04:28On 26 years.
04:2926?
04:30Magka 27 sa December.
04:32Oh, kailan ka nag-start ba as, in MMA?
04:3523.
04:3623? So, 3 years pa lang?
04:38Yes.
04:39Wow, tapos, you're already a champion.
04:42Ang galing.
04:43Grabe.
04:44Pero, sino ba yung inspiration mo as a fighter?
04:46Yes, of course, yung family ko, yung teammate ko, yan, yung coach ko, yung, sina-coach Joe Vincent So.
04:52Sina, uh, marami, eh, marami, sa team ko, and, uh, also, yung mga naging idols ko rin sa MMA, sa international, yan, sina McGregor, yung mga nasa One Championship, yung mga team, team Lakai, sina Joshua Paso.
05:07So, yun, doon nag-umpisa.
05:08So, balita ako, you're also working in the BPO industry as a call center.
05:12Kama ba?
05:13So, paano yun?
05:14Paano mo na pagsasabay yung pag-training, knowing na, um, call center, you know, graveyard shift, minsan may mga friends din ako call center.
05:22So, paano mo na pagsasabay as an athlete?
05:24Paano, paano yun?
05:25Kasi kailangan, di ba, required na dapat proper yung sleep, ganyan, para mas lumakas.
05:31So, how do you balance it?
05:32Uh, you need to, ano yun, you need to discipline, and, um, also, um, kailangan talaga meron ka ng time management team.
05:40Eh, dito naman kasi sa amin, yung foundation kasi namin dito is karate, and, uh, we have a lot of discipline din dito sa Christian.
05:49So, yun, um, kailangan namin ang discipline sa pagkain, sa tulog, sa pahinga.
05:55Marami, maraming aspect niya, kailangan i-sacrifice din, minsan yung mga family bonding, relatives, ganun.
06:01So, yun, ah, kailangan talaga, ano, ah, you need to do, ah, kung ano yung nararapat para, ah, makuha mo yung gusto mong marating dito sa larangan ng sports.
06:12Sa sino ba nag-influence sa'yo para pasukin itong sports na to?
06:16Ah, noong una kasi parang ano lang siya, napanood ko lang way back 2017 yata, or 2018, pero way back before pa, sa combat sports kasi, ah, syempre, eh, yung sariling atin, si Manny Pacquiao,
06:31ayun, ah, na-kuha na rin ako, na-influence na rin ako nun, kasi laging nanonood yung lolo ko, and, ah, from there, parang nag-transition yata, nung sumikat na yung MMA, parang napapanood na rin namin.
06:44Sino ba yung pinaka tinitingala mo, or idol mo, na fighter?
06:48Sa MMA, ah, before, ano, nung sa international, ah, pagdating sa hype, ah, Connor McGregor.
06:54And then, ah, pagdating naman sa mga fighting styles, and, ah, ayun, ah, yung, siyempre, si na Joshua Pasho, yan, ah, yung mga team lakay, sila talaga, and then, yun, naging, ah, idol ko talaga nung nag-umgisa ako.
07:11Ito, si Coach Joe Vincent, noong napanood ko siya sa one, ah, fighting championships, ah, Philippines, ah, series nun, na, ah, reality show.
07:22Since you're already a champion, no, ano ba ba yung ini-aim mo or goals mo in your career?
07:27If, ah, kung mabibigyan pa ng chance, siguro, ah, kung meron pang ibang, ah, promotion, or ibang title na may bibigay sa akin, why not?
07:37And, of course, ang, ah, ini-insight talaga namin is yung international, kasi, yun naman talaga yung, ah, pinaka-main doon namin.
07:44Hindi lang maging champion dito, and hopefully, maging champion din sa labas.
07:48Okay, sa pagkakataong ito, John, Cent, no, meron kaming challenge sa'yo.
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