Wildcatdojo Conversations
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsKarate is for everyone. So, join us each week for a 20 to 25 minute conversation on all types of subjects. We go from managing the distractions of daily life, through martial arts history and people, and common sense concepts to add to your self defense armor. Plus we have interviews and so much more. After spending over 40 years discussing life's challenges in a dojo, (both as a student and as a teacher) I decided it would be fun to share the conversations with everyone. And it is! We're having a great time with our guests each week thinking, talking and very importantly sharing a laugh or two along the way.
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Female Ninja - Did They Exist? I Hope So
April 22, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBFinally we talk Female Ninja. We're joined by Sensei Lydia, so the conversation is fun and often off topic. Here's a few things we managed to talk about other than these awesome women. Back in 2020 we tackled the subject of Ninja. Here's a link, in case you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4401074 The conversation also turned to one of our many favorite weapons - fans! Here is the episode we did on that: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13396539 And finally, we mentioned I have ...
Experience - The Good, the Bad and The Funny
April 15, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWe're joined by our old friend Darlene today, to discuss a quote about experience as a teacher....It relates to us at all ages and stages of life. For example we talk about the fact that a decade ago I created 3 songs for my Pre K students. One was called "Think Before you do it." Sensei Jackie brought it up so I'm tagging it here: https://youtu.be/34tyQbcSfeI?si=n2F2DXxU53EWAsuT Did that make you laugh like crazy? If you like this subject, you can check out our episode on consequences: htt...
The Naval War College; The Oldest of the War Colleges
April 08, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBA year ago, we did an episode on the National War College (there's a link below, of course). Finally, we're following up with another episode. This time on the Naval War College. It's true we learn about the history, founders, and famous graduates. But seriously - how did we laugh this much! After you listen you can send us some advice on how to be more serious! Or you can click these links and listen to more shows. Here is the link to the National War College: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477...
Time Isn't Always on Our Side- An Archived Episode
April 01, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode, from Jan of 2020, we're visited by our friend and student Alex. Somehow we get into Mad Libs and Yes it IS an on line game now. Full time listeners may remember that we use months with 5 weeks to share archived episodes. If you likethese old episodes, I'm in the middle of uploading them to YouTube. Check other episodes (with slide show) here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wildcatdojo See ya next week! Support the Show. We appreciate our listeners so much an...
An Interview: Sensei Jackie is on the Hot Seat
March 25, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBFinishing our trilogy on interviewing your 3 hosts - we finally talked Sensei Jackie into hers. This one includes stories from 'back in the day' and fun thoughts right now. She tries to turn the tables on us a few times by mentioning our interviews. So here are links - in case you missed them. Here's Landyn from back in January: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/14230334 And mine was in Aug. of 2023: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13436455 She also mentions Sensei Jay (the voice of our in...
Finishing our Discussion of Some Guidelines from Grandmaster Urban
March 18, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBGlad you could be here as we finish our discussion of some words from Grandmaster Urban's book The Karate Dojo. We started last week. (If you missed that episode I tagged the link below). We share information from 2 fine martial artists. This week we read a note sent to me by Master Robert Lasorsa. Coincidentally, we did an episode on a saying he is famous for. Here's a link to that episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11610212 There is so much going on in this episode. One thing is t...
More Excellent Adventures with the book - The Karate Dojo
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBWelcome to our 4th (or 5th?) journey into the content of Grandmaster Peter Urban's book The Karate Dojo. Obviously, we love this book. Today, with Sensei Rob Carbone, we're discussing some lines on (or about) page 77. We hope that you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy recording. (Btw- this ended up being 2 episodes - we'll finish the conversation next week!) The subject of kata came up - how could it not? And Sensei Jackie remembered that a few years ago Sensei Carbone gave us a video o...
Female Warriors / Mythology - Amazon Warriors
March 04, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBRyan joins in , as he always does, while we laugh and learn about the Amazon Warriors including of course, Wonder Woman. We covered a lot of ground here. Let me start by saying I did look up images of Batman and Wonder Woman (per Ryan's suggestion) and wasn't shocked or insulted... Meanwhile, this episode got me to thinking about the first time Ryan brought us a Myth. We learned about Sun Wu Kong. I've included it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11213311 Also, while editing, I th...
Helluvan Episode - Mail, Start Stories and More
February 26, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBThe name says it all! Sensei Randy joins in to help us carry the episode along. We hear how Steven and Sensei Jerri got into karate. And we hear from Hanshi Malanoski, Shihan Mckinnon and Sensei Rob C. with great letters. All these people have been on before. Let's start with Steven. He was a guest when we talked about Gichin Funakoshi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4133990 And Sensei Jerri was on when we discussed fans as a weapon: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13396539 We met Shih...
The First of Our Kurosawa Series: The Hidden Fortress
February 19, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBSensei Baier joins us today to discuss the classic film The Hidden Fortress. I'm sure you must have heard that this movie was the inspiration for the first Star Wars movie. There is a lot more to say. A couple of notes: Sensei Jackie mentions the theme from The Magnificent Seven. I did search and listen and it's worth the 5 minutes it takes - in case you're just hanging. We also mention a John Ford film called The Quiet Man - It starred John Wayne, not Jimmy Stewart. Oops! I'm tagging in ou...
We Interview Thelma - She Received Her 5th Degree Black Belt at the Age of 90!
February 12, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBToday we offer you a can't miss episode. We interview a fabulous, lovely, deadly 90 year old woman. I really don't need to say a lot more - Thelma and her family will fill in all the details. Enjoy a fun ride! There wasn't any mention of other episodes. So, there's nothing to tag. But you can look up old interviews or any other of the 220 episodes we've covered. We appreciate, if time allows, if you click the link below and support the show. Thanks! Support the show We appreciate our lis...
The Book of S.E.T. by Master J. Kelljchian - A Book Review
February 05, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe Book Crew is back with another book by our instructor Master Kelljchian. There was so much to say about this book that I had to cut 5 minutes and move it to the Stories and Bloopers reel! But we cover plenty - Including the fact that Master Kelljchian talked a lot about the elements. Therefore it's no surprise that, on this podcast, we've done six episodes on them. If you search, you can find them all between June and September of 2020. I'll tag the first and the last one below. Here's ...
We talk Renshi, Ryogan Tsuki and more
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBSensei Jerri joins us today as we try our hand at another episode of words from The Overlook Martial Arts Dictionary. This week it's the letter R. While discussing different ranks, Grandmaster Urban's book The Karate Dojo came up. We did a few episodes on this great book. Here's a link to one of them: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2196104 We also discuss Jiguro Kano, the founder of both Judo and the inventor of the modern day ranking system. Here's one of the episodes about him: https:/...
History: Higaonna, Miyagi, Goju Ryu - There's a Story Here
January 22, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBToday the show is jam-packed. We visit the lives of both Kanryo Higaonna and Chojun Miyagi, the naming of Goju Ryu Karate... And - dot matrix printers, the 1990s, and more. It's jammed with information and the usual fun. At one point we mention that our friend Max (a black belt in USA Goju Federation) has been on a couple of times talking about his journey with Buddhism. Here is his first appearance back in 2020 https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4029077 And he was on again last year, teach...
Notes - Ever Take Them? Do We?
January 15, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBMy first note here is personal to Hanshi Malanoski. Even as I was trying to fix my original mistake on the word Jutte - I managed to say it with the emphasis on the wrong syllable. Don't worry, one day I'll get it right! Back to today. Steven and Geraldo join us today to talk about taking notes. Sounds boring but we had fun and we all hope you enjoy listening. (And of course send us your thoughts.) Steven was on once before and we discussed Gichin Funakoshi. If you missed it, here's the lin...
First Interview of 2024 - Landyn (Our Co-host!) We Finally Got Him In the Hot Seat
January 08, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBFinally, We sit down and talk with Landyn. We cover everything from when he started karate, to what he does these days and how bright his future is shining. At one point he tells a story - one we haven't heard - about Master Kelljchian. (See our web presence for a pic.) Here's the link to our original episode on Master Kelljchian: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2384333 Another subject that came up is balance. Thanks to Master Nick Brown we did an episode on that. Here's that link: https:/...
Starting the Year with a Visit from an Old Friend
January 01, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBHappy 2024. Megan is our guset today as we discuss - in the modern vernacular - mindfulness. But there is so much more to it. It's a wonderful archived episode to start the new year. First things first: Hey Megan - this is an official shout out to get in touch with that Master Kelljchian story you mention in this episode. Also folks, listen to Landyn's voce in 2020 to his voice now - Yikes! At the time of this recording Sensei Randy (our guest) wasn't a Sensei yet. The years keep going by...
Stories and Bloopers from 2023
December 23, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBWell, at least the last 1/2 of 2023. We include our usual word and dialog mess ups. But equally as fun is the stories from guests that didn't make it into the episode. There are references to almost every episode in the past few months - way too many episodes to include them all. But here are a few. Until I listened to this episode, I forgot we even did an episode on Boomerangs. For the episode I bought one and we played with it. Here's the recording from June: https://www.buzzsprout.com/4...
More Weird Weapons - This one includes Pirates!
December 18, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBSensei Derek joins us as we add the cutlass, nagamaki and more to our list of weird weapons. We even get into a quick discussion about how many weapons episodes we've had. I looked over old episodes, but didn't count. We mention the katana today. Back in August of 2020, we did 3 episodes on swords. Here's the one specific to the katana: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4878146 And I mention how much I enjoyed learning about the history of the Ax. Here's that episode: https://www.buzzsprou...
We Talk Terra Cotta Army and More with Sifu Jones
December 11, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWe are so lucky to have a friend like Sifu Jones in our little community. Today he adds some information to our Long fist boxing discussion from Oct. In case you didn't catch that episode, here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13708596 Remember when I realized that the animals in Goju and the animals in Shaolin were similar? Well, Sifu added some information I hadn't heard before. At one point Sifu talks about how the color white represents revenge in Japanese culture. The site ...
We Talk Jump,.Jutte and More - J Words on the Menu Today
December 04, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBLandyn, Sensei Jackie and I enter Dec with a letter episode. As the title says - we talk about words that begin with the letter "J". The conversations jumps all over the place. Quick correction from Hanshi Malanoski. I say the word "jutte" incorrectly. It should be said with 2 syllables (Jut-te). I hope I don't hurt anyone's eardrums and I appreciate your understanding. Also, thanks for listening Hanshi!! One place we revisit is the concept of wabi sabi. Listen here to enjoy that conversa...
Meditation Fun with Kim and Matthew - An Interview
November 27, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBThere's no such thing as too many reminders to take a deep breath. Today we do that by visiting with Kim and learning about her journey of over 20 years in yoga, meditation and breathing. Matthew, her son, joins in too! Both Matthew and Kim joined us in 2022 to talk about the show Cobra Kai. Here's a link in case you want to listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10550847 We also mention a few other episodes where breathing and meditation were front and center. One was another interview...
Achilles Should Be Known for his Wrath - Not His Heel
November 20, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBRyan, our Myth-buster, joins us for a quick peek at Achilles. He's awesome. (You decide who I'm talking about after listening.) Just a quick caveat that I'll try to remember to put into our myth episodes in the future: This is mythology, not facts. By definition it's what someone said 1000s of years ago. Did you guys know that historians actually argue as to whether the entire Trojan War ever happened? But back to today's fun: if nothing else makes you push play - do it to hear us connect...
Kata - We Talk it Over With our Friend Shihan McKinnon
November 13, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBI'm so excited we finally got to this conversation. And even more excited that we did it with our friend Shihan McKinnon. I waited on this, one of my favorite subjects, until I found the right spark. And that spark came from Shihan's blogpost on the subject. Here is a link to it: https://www.torakankarate.com.au/single-post/karate-essence-kata?fbclid=IwAR383Ku0p8vwNF5Mz0Oz5FOcdkItKrqThCF1BtK-9Uw0b_MjZghgSksVC8k Kata is an integral part of training - as are Sparring and Self-defense. We cove...
Subjectivity VS Objectivity - The Battle Continues
November 06, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWelcome to the first episode of our 5th year of recording. We're joined by old friends - Sensei Tim and his wife Glenda - both are school teachers and we share stories and ideas about being subjective and objective (just like the title says). Sensei Tim brought up the idea that failure is a great teacher. I thought we did a whole episode on that - but I don't see it in the archives?? That gives me something to look forward to. Want to help with that episode? Let me know! Meanwhile, I know we...
We Revisit the Movie Budo (And mark 4 Years of Podcasting)
October 30, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes - 15.2 MBWelcome to an archived episode from 2021. The fact that the the 5th week of Oct. falls on our 5 year anniversary - well, that is just a fun coincidence! Here is what I'm thinking you might do: listen to the review, find the movie and stream it, and send feedback with your thoughts. This movie covers many subjects we've tackled over our 4 years of recording. For example it talks about Kobudo Weaponry. We did a number of podcasts on this. All of them aired in 2020. here's one that includes t...
We Take a Look at Jackie Chan
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBAs you'll hear, we went a few minutes over our usual length today. But just a few minutes. I'm surprised we kept it that short when you consider that Sensei Lydia was our guest and we can talk! (Also, a couple of quick stories ended up on the blooper reel - so watch for that in Dec.) Sensei Lydia was on the 3rd episode we ever recorded back in 2019. Here's a link if you want to check it out: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/1781812 Meanwhile, Jackie Chan is as interesting to talk about as h...
Words we Found in the Karate Dictionary - The Letter L
October 16, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWe hope you enjoy this experiment and let us know either way! We're joined by Sensei Derek to record a word episode. Instead of doing it the way we have for the last (almost) 4 years, we decided to use the Overlook Martial Arts Dictionary by Emil Farkas and John Corcoran. We tackled some words beginning with the letter L and learned lots along the way. Of course, we mentioned old episodes. For example - we talked about Grandmaster Ed Parker. The episode that we did about him also includes E...
King Tut - Warrior King or Just The Boy King
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBThe first thing I need to say is this: I aired this episode on 10.2.23 unedited and 4 people listened before I noticed, pulled it, and finished the edits. Oops!! So, if you're one of those 4 people, please listen again, write me at [email protected] and let me know how annoying it was before I edited it AND did the craziness of the non-edited version make you want to be on the show? let's make that happen! Now on to King Tut. It's a fun and information filled episode. Sensei Derek j...
A Martial Arts State of Mind with Shihan Mckinnon
October 02, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBWelcome to some fun with our friend Shihan TD Mckinnon. To quote the end of the episode - we talk about some "high falutin" concepts and bring them down to earth. I hope you enoy listening 1/2 as much as we enjoyed talking with one another. I was reading one of Shihan's blogposts and that is what sparked this conversation. Here is the link to Shihan's Blog, in case you have time to check it out: https://www.torakankarate.com.au/single-post/karate-essence-in-the-beginning?fbclid=IwAR1Xqxk7...
American Shaolin - a Book So Good We Visited it Twice
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBAs the title tells you - there is more to say about the book American Shaolin. Sensei Baier stayed with us and we talked people, places and friends mentioned in the book. At one point when we (inevitably) discuss iron kung fu, it leads us to makiwara training. We did an episode on that. So of course, here's a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8708384 Thanks for listening and let us know what you think. (See how below) Finally, if you have a few minutes and a few spare dollars - here's ...
Book Time: American Shaolin Part 1
September 18, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWhat fun we had (Sensei Tracey, Sensei Jackie, myself and a first time guest - Sensei Richard Baier) discussing one man's adventure in China. We hope and expect that Sensei Baier will be on many times in the future. This book has so many aspects to it that we'll need two episodes to cover it all. It reminds me of when we read Living the Martial Way. If you're interested. Here's the link to the first of 3 episodes on that book: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8783348 But back to today. One ...
A Great Idea From a Parent - We Look at Training Through Their Eyes
September 11, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBListen today as we learn about a Judo Club in England from our new friend Amy. Here's the link to the dojo. It is run by Sensei Shawn Bullman: https://hdjudoclub.wixsite.com/hdjudoclub I thank Sensei Bullman for allowing Amy to share with us. Amy's daughter trains in Essex, UK and she wanted to share what it's like from the parents perspective. As always happens- we laughed and learned a lot. We talked about Jiguro Kano. In case you missed it here's a link where you can hear more about the ...
Anime: Finally we watch it - Did we like it?
September 04, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWe're joined by Sensei Randy to discuss anime - after watching 3 hours of it. Listen for all kinds of crazy conversation, our take away on anime and a few details too! Sensei Randy has been a guest since we started the podcast. Here is his second appearance - an episode about growth in karate at the intermediate level: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3554455 Thank you for listening. If you have the means and time to support the show - it is appreciated. Here's that link: Support the show...
We Interview.....Me?
August 28, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBAdmit it - this is weird! Sensei Jackie and Landyn decided we should do this and I agreed. So....They really do interview me. It felt strange and yet we had a lot of fun. We couldn't possibly get through this episode without mentioning Master Kelljchian. In 2020 we did an episode where we shared stories about our teacher. Here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2384333 We want to do another one. I'm collecting stories now. Want to share yours? Get in touch, please. And we also tou...
Fans Make Good Weapons
August 21, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBMost importantly, stay tuned till the very end. Sensei Jerri, our guest, shares a memory after the credits. As the title tells you, we talk fans as weapons. So much to share here, we hope you enjoy it. Sensei Jerri was on the show for the first time in 2022, and a few times since. Here is another episode with her: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10081139 And somehow we manage to mention that we've done shows on Samurai: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3475420 Ninja: https://www.buzzspr...
What's the Deal With Being a Sensei - Continued
August 14, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe idea of the commitment involved in being a Sensei came in my mind a couple of months ago. I did not remember that we had an episode called "What's it like Being a Sensei" back in March of 2020. Did you remember it? I just listened to it. Luckily, they compliment each other. (Whew, I lucked out). Here's the episode from 2020: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2859052 In this episode we're joined by Sensei Jay. We definitely reference our episode on picking a dojo. So here's a link to tha...
This One is About Animals
August 07, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBWhile typing this I wanted to say a bad pun along the lines of "Welcome to a wild episode", but thought better of it. Meanwhile, this episode really is wild - so let us know if you enjoy it. We have Sensei Jay and that's always a plus. Also, we cover so much that we even mention Kenpo and Ed Parker. Of course we did an episode on that. Here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/6535051 Also, at one point we're talking about snakes, and the percentage that are poisonous. I looked up ...
Kendo Redux - An Archived Episode
July 31, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBRegular listeners know that we use the 5th week of a month to share an archived episode. This is a fun one with Sensei Jerri - we talk Kendo Basics and the Four Poisons of Kendo. At one point, while talking poisons, Sensei Jackie says "you want to do an episode on that". Well, we did it and here's a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10340583 And somehow the conversation turns to archery. We've done a lot on that - I'm sharing the link to our live YouTube event on just that: https://www...
Kung fu - we explore it with our friend from the UK
July 24, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBFinally, we take a look at Kung fu. I can't believe it's taken this long! An added bonus is that our good friend - Sifu Rob Jones - leads us on this journey - so you know we have fun. . Thank you Sifu. We touch on everything from the TV series Kung fu to Katanas. Here are all the links to the episodes we mention. Let's start with the fact that we talked about the TV series of the same name. Here is that episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/7903534 And if that isn't enough fun for you,...
Tsuji Gettan Sukeshigi and a Zen Saying
July 17, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBThis week we are joined by Sensei Melissa. Remember her from the Breathing episode? No? Here is a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12326414 Back to today - have you ever heard of the sword (and zen) master Gettan? We'll talk about him. And we visit one of our favorite zen sayings to go with it. Along the way we mention both our zen episode and our episode on Gogen Yamaguchi. Here's a link to the Zen episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3048700 And one to the Master Yamaguchi epi...
Genghis Kahn (and Kublai) - Life, Battle Stratagies and More
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBAs the title states - we take a look at a few facets of Genghis Kahn and his grandson. I want to mention that there was one ruler after Kublai Kahn- his name was Toghon Teműr. Sorry I forgot to say that in the episode. But, as usual, we cover a lot. We mention all the times Sensei Randy has been on the show. In May of 2020 he was on the episode about the Code of the Warrior. Here's the link in case you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3554455 We mention that we've done an epis...
Bloopers and Stories - We've got Them
July 03, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWe're starting July with some laughs and stories that are perfect for a holiday weekend. (It's a holiday in the USA). We have bloopers in almost all our episodes. I'll tag a few below. All the episodes are in the last 6 months - so they'll be easy to find if you're searching. Let's start with our episode on spies: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12001293 And did you already listen to the conversation with the hosts of the podcast Martial Maze? Here it is: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379...
We're Determined to Discuss Words That Start With D
June 26, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBWelcome to another letter episode. Be sure to let us know if you like how crazy these episodes get and also if you have anything to add to the discussion. Todays words include dachi (stance), diligence and more. At one point we mention that this is our second time visiting the letter D. If you like these and want to hear the first one. Here's a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11170566 We also mention a joke we made while interviewing Hanshi Teller. Since that episode ran recently - I...
Boomerangs and Yoyos - Weapons?
June 19, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe title says it all. We talk yoyos and boomerangs and we share our adventure throwing the boomerang. To make it more fun Sensei Derek is our guest. We relate the boomerang back to everything from Axes to Kobudo weapons and more. In case you missed some of those episodes. Here are some links. We covered axes in 2021: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/6894266 Although we had 3 or 4 episodes on kobudo weapons, our first episode was in 2020: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/5660665 And fin...
Reviewing Movies From the Last Millennium - First Up 3 Ninjas
June 12, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThis week, we travel back to 1994 and watch / discuss the movie 3 Ninjas Kick Back with our guest Sensei Ben. There's ninjas, they're kicking. What's not to like? Listen and also - share your opinion. Sensei Ben has been on before - he was on the Super Sentei episode. Here's the link in case you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8739454 We also talk about our last movie review - The Monkey King Reborn: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11380081 We'd love to hear what you think we ...
Hanshi Teller Talks About His Champions Boxing Program
June 05, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBAs you listen today, to our 2nd interview with Hanshi Keith Teller talking about his boxing program for Parkinson's; I hope you get a sense of his strength, energy and karate spirit. We sure did. As always, it's a jam packed 20 minutes. Here's a link to Hanshi's web page in case you want to contact him. https://www.gainesvilledojo.com/ And of course to our sponsor - Honor Athletics: https://honor-athletics.com/ Enjoy the show! Support the Show. We appreciate our listeners so much and hope...
We Talk with Hanshi Keith Teller About His History
May 29, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThis week, as the title tells you, we are so lucky to interview Hanshi Keith Teller. If you don't know his name yet, you will in a few minutes. He shares everything from his days in the very hot (in summer) Brooklyn dojo to his time here in his Florida dojo. Enjoy this episode and tune in next week to talk about his Champions Boxing Program for Parkinsons. I don't have any episodes to tag today, but I would appreciate it if you support our sponsor - Honor Athletics: https://honor-athletics....
Gilgamesh -Mythological Warriors
May 22, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWe hope you're enjoying these Mythological Hero episodes as much as we are. Thanks to Ryan - as he IS our expert, and thanks to Pam also. This week we hear that Gilgamesh is not only the most ancient, but possibly the craziest. Listen and tell us what you think. We mentioned both Sun Wukong and Hercules. So they are tagged here - in case you missed them. Here's Sun Wukong: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11213311 And here's Hercules: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11904992 Did you know...
An Interview about Body-Guarding
May 15, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBOur friend from Tasmania, T.D. McKinnon, returns to talk about his time working in personal security. Conversations with Shihan are always entertaining and enlightening. And this one is no exception. If you aren't familiar with Shihan McKinnon, listen to our first interview here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8625686 He also joined us on one of our two episodes on Aging while Training (or Training while Aging - it works both ways). You can check both episodes out here: Part 1: https://...