E01: Introduction
Modern Martial Arts and Health Radio
English - January 25, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBFitness Health & Fitness Alternative Health martial arts health fitness jiujitsu brazilian jiu jitsu mma kung fu chinese martial arts chiropractic acupuncture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
· Introduction episode
· I’m Dr. Troy Schott
o Began martial arts in 1994 with Young Olympians Karate
o A strong interest in Eastern philosophy and religion.
o Influenced by Bruce Lee, Kwai-Chang Caine and the Kung Fu series.
o Began studying Yang style Taijiquan with Steve Chevalier starting with the Cheng Man-Ching short form, and then the long form from the Dong family.
§ https://www.youtube.com/user/SteveChevalier
o I became an ordained Buddhist novice monk at the age of 19 and disrobed at 21.
§ Thich Nhat Hanh
§ Plum Village and Deer Park Monastery
o Went back to studying taijiquan with Steve, as well as Toni Demoulin, and Alex Dong.
o Massage School, 2004-2005
o Started reading up on Baguazhang through the Pa Kua Chang Journal on CD that I got from Plum Publications.
o Found Tim Cartmell, 2005
§ Began attending the Xingyi and Bagua class on Saturday mornings
o House of Champions
§ https://houseofchampions.com/
§ Kickboxing, Dutch-style
§ BJJ
o Ekata, 2008-2011
§ JKD
§ Savate
o Personal Training, 2008-2010
o Chiropractic School, 2012-2015
o Continued regular training with Tim Cartmell in the IMA and some BJJ
o Began training with Jason Tsou, mostly in Yin style Bagua
o Spent some time training at the UFC gym for Muay Thai and BJJ
o Fought Sanda, and Free-style Push Hands
o Founded Ground Dragon Martial Arts
o Began training BJJ at Hollywood BJJ
o Founded this podcast
· Martial Arts Philosophy
o Solo and partner drills and sparring before forms
o Forms are a process of learning and refining linked movement, sports-specific strengthening and conditioning
o Sparring is not fighting nor combat, it’s simulated fighting for the sake of learning
o Combat sports are a safer avenue to build real skill that involves minimal injury risk
o One person versus multiple is not impossible but highly implausible
o Historical myths vs reality
· Health Philosophy
o Health is personal responsibility
o Health is not the absence of disease
o Health is proper nutrition
§ There is no one diet
§ Whole fruits and veggies
§ It’s ok to eat meat
§ Minimize process foods
§ Organic is fine but not always necessary
o Movement is life
o Strength is the most important
o Mobility is the ability to move through greater ranges of motion with strength and control
o Body work, such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, etc can be beneficial
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Eastern Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)