The Saber Martial Arts Podcast

¡Bienvenidos a Episodio 70 de SMAFcast, con nuestros amigos fantásticos Puertoriqueños, los hermanos Andinos! Maestros Aureo, Victor, y Roberto de "Saber Legends" ofrecían una charla divertida sobre varios artes marciales y cómo enseñándoles en un "dojo" balletístico, las dinámicas de la familia cuando el hermanito tiene el primer Cinturón Negro, el papel de Puerto Rico dentro del mundo más grande de espadas, y mucho más para hacerse sonreír. ¡Gracias máximas a los Andinos por todo lo que hacen por los estudiantes, y gracias a todos ustedes por suscribiéndose a SMAFcast y compartiéndolo con sus amigos!Welcome to Episode 70 of SMAFcast, featuring our great friends from Puerto Rico, the Andino brothers! Sensei Aureo, Sensei Victor, and Sensei Roberto of "Saber Legends" brought us a fun chat about various martial arts and what it's like teaching them out of a ballet studio, the family dynamics that occur when Little Bro earns his Black Belt first, Puerto Rico's role within the greater world of sabers, and lots more to put a smile on your face. Many, many thanks to the Andinos for everything they do for their students, and thanks to all of you for subscribing to SMAFcast and sharing it with your friends!The Official Site of Saber Legends! Please check out their classes as Mauro Ballet Studio in San Juan, Puerto Rico whenever you're on the island!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!Train & fight in an Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey!

Once again, Kay Sensei brings us a guest who is a Master in his craft: Sensei Thanh Nguyen is a chief protege of Grandmaster Fumio Demura and a high-ranking Black Belt in Shitō-ryū Karate. As jovial as he is wise, Thanh Sensei's Yoda-like demeanor serves him well as Chief Instructor of Genbu-Kai International. He shared many stories, and we all shared many laughs over the course of two hours. We thank Thanh Sensei for the gift of his time and his mind, and we thank all of you for Subscribing to our show! Please Share with your friends!Sensei Thanh Nguyen on the Official Genbu-Kai website!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!Train & fight in an Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey!

Kay Sensei is back for another dojo-cleaning session! We sort through some hot-button tournament-related topics in anticipation of our biggest SMA event to date (despite being released after said event), as well as some fun "Star Wars" banter to liven the mood. Please don't forget to Subscribe to all the stuff, and Share that stuff with people who like similar stuff! Thank you for listening, friends.Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!Train & fight in an Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey!

As you may have guessed by the titling of this episode, we're joined by a lovely "lightsabre" chap from the UK, Mr. Faisal Mian of Silver Sabres Combat Academy! A longtime Tai Chi artist, Headmaster, proponent of youth saber training, and believer in the "Power of the Force" as it were, Sifu Faisal was an astonishingly delightful guest, and someone we are proud to now count among our friends and Budo-brethren. Many thanks to Mr. Mian for sharing his time with us, and thanks to all of you for subscribing and sharing this show with a new listener!Check out London's Silver Sabres Combat Academy online!Register for UNLIMITED Saber Martial Arts divisions for ONE LOW PRICE using the code "SMA100" at checkout and JOIN US in Columbus, OH on February 28th and March 1st, 2025 for the 2025 Kumite Classic/Arnold Sports Festival!Read about the Kumite Classic's legacy in this recent article from Black Belt Magazine! Thanks for the SMA shoutout, Sensei Viola!Official Site of The Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports FestivalTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

It is our extreme privilege to have Sensei Bill Viola Jr. and Sensei Rocky Whatule on the show! Bill Sensei is the owner of the upcoming Kumite Classic Tournament and Viola Karate (PA), a champion karateka, author, and namesake of Sensei Viola Sr., one of the Godfathers of modern MMA. Rocky Sensei is the coordinator of the Kumite Classic and owner of Zanshin Shotokan (CA), a stand-up comic, and accomplished competitor in his own right. The legacy these gentlemen are building with the Kumite is one to behold, and we are honored they've allowed us to be the shield-bearers for SMA within that legacy. Thanks on top of thanks to Bill Sensei & Rocky Sensei, and thanks forever to all of you who subscribe and share! Register for UNLIMITED Saber Martial Arts divisions for ONE LOW PRICE using the code "SMA100" at checkout and JOIN US in Columbus, OH on February 28th and March 1st, 2025 for the 2025 Kumite Classic/Arnold Sports Festival!Read about the Kumite Classic's legacy in this recent article from Black Belt Magazine! Thanks for the SMA shoutout, Sensei Viola!Official Site of The Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports FestivalTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Fode, Alan, and Kay preview the new SMA partnership with the Kumite Classic, a massive martial arts tournament that is now part of the incredible Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH on Feb. 28th & March 1st! The SMA Instructors are honored to spearhead this huge leap for LED saber sports and participate in such a massively credentialed martial arts event. We chat about the Official Weapons Glossary and some of the rulesets, including a few novel SMA divisions, and learn you up on how YOU can be a part of Saber Martial Arts at the Kumite Classic! Thank you all for listening, and WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!Register for UNLIMITED Saber Martial Arts divisions for ONE LOW PRICE using the code "SMA100" at checkout and JOIN US in Columbus, OH on February 28th and March 1st, 2025!The Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports FestivalTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

7th Degree Kenjutsu Black Belt, globetrotting Master Instructor, and the inventor of our favorite ActionFlex brand of foam "full-speed" weaponry, Shihan Dana Abbott finally bows us into the SMAFcast SaberDojo! Treat yourself to an exclusive pow-wow with one of the most prominent American swordsmen and a true lifetime martial artist whose contributions to the arts run deeper than a three-body katana's deadliest slash. With the utmost respect and gratitude to Abbott Sensei, and to you our faithful subscribers, THANK YOU for joining us!*To preserve the organic integrity of the conversation as it was recorded, moderate use of expletive language is left unedited."Learn The Sword" from Shihan Dana Abbott, and check out his ActionFlex line of weaponry available from Century Martial Arts!REGISTER for Saber Martial Arts at The Kumite Classic/Arnold Sports Festival! Use code "SMA100" at checkout for unlimited SMA divisions at one low price!Train & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Yes, the title of this episode is a geek thirst-trap: we are unfortunately not posing for any saber-thicc wall calendars. We are, however, VERY BUSY in 2025 bringing Saber Martial Arts from literal coast to coast! Fode and Sifu break down all of the events planned for this year (so far, with more to come), and you can see the calendar by clicking these words! We hope to see many of you in person at these awesome SMA events, and we thank you all for sticking with us into our biggest year yet!Register for Saber Martial Arts at The Kumite Classic/Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH on February 28 & March 1!Train & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Take a knee on the dojo mat and listen to storyteller Brian Takahashi regale you with tales from the life of a stunt performer, martial artist, Star Wars fan, and the actor under the gi top for Young Miyagi-san in Cobra Kai! Brian offers sage advice for aspiring artists and humorous accounts from decades of filmmaking experience, and his uniquely charming delivery is sure to make this episode an instant fan-favorite. Thanks to Senpai Brian for joining us, and thank you all for the continued support! Oh, don't forget to visit those links below.Follow Brian Takahashi on Instagram and YouTube, and watch him take on old Daniel-san as young Miyagi-san from Cobra Kai!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Fode and Alan break down the Official SMA Patreon tiers for individual martial artists and saber academies! Becoming a Patron is an incredibly helpful way to support and perpetuate Saber Martial Arts, and thus our ability to give back to this community we love. Please enjoy this bonus release, and click that Patreon link above (and below) to level your SMA game up! Thank you for subscribing and sharing!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

The first SMAFcast of 2025 is all about choreography! Story-driven vs. combat-driven, "stage combat" vs. "play-combat", the harmony of choreography and actual martial arts training, and some of the elements, actors, and films that we feel define what makes a great "fight scene"! This episode is a primer for next week's show when we'll get some insights from a seasoned stunt actor and choreographer who many of you will recognize from one of your favorite martial arts shows. As always, thank you for listening. Sharing is easy, subscribing is even easier and we appreciate you doing both!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!The Official Home of Saber Martial Arts!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Commander Tony Negron, Founder & Head Instructor of SC's Aiken Saber Academy, is our guest commentator for the final entry in our Sparchives trilogy on the SLK Praxeum 2024! Tony, Alan, and Fode dig deep into all the action of the S.I.T.S. Foam Weapons Division. WATCH ALONG WITH THESE LINKS: Foam Weapon Competition (skip to 49 seconds); Praxeum Foam Wars The Women (skip to 35 seconds); Foam Weapon Finals (skip to 42 seconds). This is our last release of 2024, and we think it's quite the finale! Thank you SMA fans for sticking with us, and we'll see you in 2025 with the best version of Saber Martial Arts yet!Find Aiken Saber Academy Online!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Knight Ryan McKenna, Instructor and Event Coordinator for VA's Saber Light Knights, is our guest commentator for the second entry in our Sparchives trilogy on the SLK Praxeum 2024! Ryan, Alan, and Fode dig deep into all the action of the Exotic Saber Division. WATCH ALONG WITH THIS LINK: SLK Praxeum War Day 2 (skip to 8:18). Thank you SMA fans for sticking with us, and please point your homies in our direction if you like what you hear!Find Saber Light Knights online!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Sifu Courtney "Darth Chocolate" Monroe, Headmaster of VA's Saber Light Knights, is our guest commentator for the first entry in our Sparchives trilogy on the SLK Praxeum 2024! Courtney, Alan, and Fode dig deep into all the action of the Standard Saber Division. WATCH ALONG WITH THIS LINK: SLK Praxeum War Day 1 Part 2 (skip to 4:00). Thank you SMA fans for sticking with us, and please point your homies in our direction if you like what you hear!Find Saber Light Knights online!Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!Follow our Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!

Time to mop and roll the mats! Kay Sensei is back in the hot seat to chew on some gristly topics with Fode and Alan. Also, Alan takes a nap on mic. Sorry 'bout the spontaeous snoring towards the finale of this episode, but poor sweet Sifu was a tuckered-out boy. THANK YOU for being you and listening to us! Subscribe for more at the same hawkbat-time on the same hawkbat-channel.Join Saber Martial Arts on Patreon!Check out Kay Sensei and other Instructors on our Official SMA Website!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

In this episode of SMAFcast, we break down the mutualistic relationship between video games and martial artistry, training traditionally and practically in a world of digital education, and how various multimedia can influence your growth in the martial arts. Plus we glaze some of our favorite video game martial artists and titles we can't button-mash through enough. Thank you for listening to The Saber Martial Arts Podcast, and please SUBSCRIBE/SHARE for unlimited extra lives in the next boss battle!SMAFcast Ep. 26: "I Spent So Many Quarters"Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Battle Proctor Matthew Dominguez of SMA founding school San Diego Sabers is back on the podcast to commentate fights from the 2024 Labor Day Spar-B-Que! WATCH ALONG with this LINK: SDS Labor Day Spar-B-Que 2024 This is a throwback to the OG days of our organization, and we had a massively fun time calling these fights. Please let your nerd flag fly as you listen to the silky smooth sounds of SMAFcast! THANKS for being a friend and Subscribing; please be a friend to someone else and Share!San Diego Sabers Official SiteLearn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Pan American Champion and Team USA Olympic Karateka extraordinaire, Ms. Sakura Kokumai, sits with Sifu and Your Main Man for a SMAFcast like no other. Sakura-san is a 4th Dan in Shitō-ryū and the only American female Olympian to compete in 2020, finishing in 5th place after competing in the Bronze Medal match. She was extremely generous with her time (and her fielding of Fode's barrage of fanboy questioning) and if you have even a lick of competitive spirit, the insights she shares are invaluable to any athlete who wants to be a winner. We have to offer a huge THANK YOU to Sakura-san, and to all of YOU who continue to Subscribe and Share our show!The Online Home of Sakura KokumaiLearn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Fode and Alan provide commentary for the second day of matches from the USA Lightfencing Activation Workshop at Terra Prime headquarters. Watch along using this link: USA Lightfencing Day 2 Playlist. Thank you for watching and listening! Please subscribe and share for more.The Home of TPLA & USA LightfencingLearn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Fode and Alan provide commentary for the first day of matches from the USA Lightfencing Activation Workshop at Terra Prime headquarters. Watch along using this link: USA Lightfencing Day 1 Playlist. Thank you for watching and listening! Please subscribe and share for more.The Home of TPLA & USA LightfencingLearn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

"The Path of Light" ever winds further as Alan chats across 3 time zones with Evan from Saber Arts Club in Missouri, and Vince from The Lightsaber Path. SAC is the first affiliate school of TLP. Both are lifetime martial artists, and Sifu brings the nerd right out of these boys. If you didn't catch Part 1 of this conversation with Vince and Fode, go back to Episode 52 first! THANK YOU as always for your continued SUPPORT, and please Subscribe & Share if you haven't already done so today.Visit the official Saber Arts Club websiteCheck out The Lightsaber Path on YouTubeLearn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

After coordinating over three time zones, Fode and Sifu are joined by JKnight Vince, Headmaster and founder of French saber academy The Lightsaber Path. We had an absolutely bromantic conversation about traditional martial arts, Star Wars fandom, and the intertwining of the two forms of geekery. Thank you to Vince for taking time out of your morning to talk shop with us, and thanks to all of you who Subscribe and Share The Saber Martial Arts Podcast!

We're back in Fode's Falcon on our way to the Columbus Spaceport from the USA Lightfencing seminar in Ann Arbor. We ruminate on the weekend's activities, and discuss kata in a little more depth than we have before. Please enjoy this candid episode of SMAFcast, and don't shy from a Subscribe & Share!*We had a long weekend and a long drive; some adult language was inevitable.The Home of Saber Martial ArtsBecome an SMA PatronFollow SMA on Instagram

Sifu Alan and Fode-san are joined by SMAF O.G. and one of the Head Instructors of San Diego Sabers, Matthew Dominguez! This is one of our nerdiest shows to date, with a troll's share of great martial arts chatter and saber-speak. Please remember to Subscribe and Share SMAFcast with your friends and your friendliest foes!San Diego Sabers Official Site

Sifu Chad aka "Darth Nonymous" from Terra Prime Light Armory and USA Lightfencing invites Sifu Alan and Fode-san to his actual living room for a pow-wow prior to our final day of training/certification as Lightfencing Officials. Please Subscribe to Saber Martial Arts as well as Terra Prime Light Armory for the latest in SMA and Lightfencing media!

This episode is kinda heavy, SMAFcasters. In a good way. Please Subscribe and Share! The galaxy needs more of you in it.

"The Way of Cleaning" is back for Round 2! Sakaue Sensei is in the Captain's chair again to help Fode and Alan tackle the nitty and gritty topics within the current climate of both martial arts as well as "Star Wars". Please don't forget to Share this podcast with your friends and training partners, and thank you as always for Subscribing!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

SMAFcast is beyond honored to bring you this exclusive conversation with lifetime martial artist, dojo brother of SMA Instuctor Kay Sakaue (who joins the chat), and resident expert on all things related to Japanese swords and martial arts from History Channel's "Pawn Stars", Sensei Mike Yamasaki! Mr. Mike broke his own no-podcasts rule (as a favor to Kay) to bring his vast experience and humorous charm to SMAFcast, recounting tales of In-N-Out errands with international karate superchamps, testing his knowledge against the highest standards as a Warrior-Historian in Japan, even handling a sword owned by Musashi Sensei himself! This episode is an instant classic, for which we can only say THANK YOU to Sensei Mike and all of YOU who continue to listen, share, and subscribe to The Saber Martial Arts Podcast!*This episode contains infrequent adult language. It was left unedited to uphold the integrity of the conversation as it was experienced in real time.Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Become an Official SMA Patron!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Fode and Alan finish their commentary series for "The Acolyte" with finale episodes 7 and 8. Spoiler alert: we kinda loved it! Lots of martial arts and Force powers displayed in these episodes, as well as a cameo from a certain Muun Sith Lord. Thank you, as always, for listening! Please Subscribe and Share SMAFcast with 5 friends!

Sifu and Fode break down the safety gear from weapons-based systems that we now use in SMA and saberfighting. Please Subscribe, and Share this episode with a needy nerd you know!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Please excuse the soothing background sonics of Fode's Millennium Falcon (and the occasional adult verbiage) as he and Alan record their conversation while driving to a seminar in Ann Arbor, MI to get certified as Coaches, Judges, and Combatants in the new official USA Lightfencing system, developed and curated by Darth Nonymous of Terra Prime Light Armory! Please enjoy this bonus release, and Subscribe to SMAFcast for more great episodes!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramFollow Terra Prime Light Armory on YouTube Subscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Sifu Alan and Your Main Man "Sensei" Fode are joined by fellow OGs of the mixing-real-martial-arts-with-lightsabers game: Sifu Chad "Darth Nonymous" Ironmonger and Sifu Damon "General Sun" Honeycutt from Terra Prime Light Armory! Just like sitting at the bar with your favorite martial arts teachers or sportsball coaches, this chat is filled with nostalgic waxings as well as tidings of the future, and we're sure it'll be as intellectually thought-provoking as it will be humorously amusing. Thank you for Subscribing to The #SaberMartialArts Podcast! Share with a homie, wouldya?!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramFollow Terra Prime Light Armory on YouTube & Join Alan and Fode at TPLA's upcoming Lightfencing Seminar!Subscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Sifu Alan and YMM Fode commentate episodes 5 and 6 of "The Acolyte". After struggling through the previous two episodes, these provide welcome restitution with huge Saber Martial Arts payouts and re-canonization of some hella popular Legends material. Thank you for listening, and please Subscribe for more SMA content!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Double-bladed saber, crossguard saber, saber whip, saber sai, saber pike, saber tonfa, saber...nunchaku? Saber...scythe? Three-section saber?! If somebody has tried to turn your favorite non-sword weapon into a lightsaber, we're probably going to talk about it in this episode of SMAFcast. Thank you for your friendly listenership; please drop us a Subscribe and drop your homies some Shares!

During their roast-commentary for episodes 3 and 4 of "The Acolyte", Sifu Alan gives YMM Fode a new "certain point of view" and now Fode doesn't hate these episodes anymore. Please Subscribe and Share SMAFcast, and THANK YOU for listening!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

From Teras Kasi, to the Echani dueling arts, to Zama-Shiwo and whatever it is that Mace Windu uses to dismantle oodles of B2 Supers on Dantooine with his bare hands in the greatest animated Star War, as well as the real-world counterparts and proxies of these fantasy non-lightsaber martial arts. Thank you for Subscribing, and please Share for +100 to Charisma!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

After Fode gushes about his newly refurbished tomahawk, he and Alan settle in to commentate the first two martial-arts-filled episodes of "The Acolyte" in the vein of Fode's original podcasting foray. Thank you in advance for Subscribing and Sharing The Saber Martial Arts Podcast!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Your Main Man Fode and Sifu Alan come at you with a brief (for SMAFcast at least) May wrap-up, including our panel at GameX; getting kids and families involved in SMA and getting SMA involved in a community; "the great equalizers"; putting your nose down, shutting up, and doing the work; communication & collaboration; shout-outs & future plans, aka perpetuation of the lightsaber. Thank you for Subscribing, and please Share SMAFcast with a dojo rat who you like!Learn Saber Martial Arts and become an SMA Affiliate!Follow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to Saber Martial Arts on YouTubeTrain & Fight in an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey!

Join Master Venable and Fode-san for the long-anticipated "Saber May-hem: SMA Summit" LIVE from Gamex by Strategicon! Guests include: Kay Sakaue, Tony Negron, Ryan McKenna, Matthew Dominguez, Aureo Francisco, Damon Honeycutt, Darth Nonymous, Alain Bloch, Charley Cummings, and Faisal Milan. Saber groups represented: Phoenix Saber Academy (AZ), DE Saber Martial Arts (OH/DE), SoCal Saber Academy (CA), Aiken Saber Academy (SC), Saber Light Knights (VA), San Diego Sabers (CA), Saber Legends (PR), Terra Prime Light Armory (MI), The Saber Legion (MN/CA/etc.), and Silver Sabres Combat Academy (UK). Thank you for Listening, Subscribing, and most importantly, SHARING the Saber Martial Arts Podcast!Become a part of the SMA familySubscribe to SMA YouTubeFollow Saber Martial Arts on InstagramFight in style with your own Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey

"Sojido: The Way of Cleaning"; Kay Sensei is featured in a new SMAFcast series where we "clean the dojo" of some hot topics from the world of martial arts and the galaxy far away. Junior Black Belts, the term "Osu", and evolution vs. traditionalism (again) in both Star Wars and martial arts. Join us every month for another Sojido session in Sensei's saberdojo! Thank you for Subscribing to Saber Martial Arts, and please Share the SMA love with a friend!Join the Saber Martial Arts familySubscribe to the Official SMA YouTubeFollow SMA on Instagram"Saber May-hem" at Gamex/StrategiconTrain & fight in style with an Official SMA "Duelist" Jersey

In keeping with some recent outreach events and SMA programming, Your Main Man and Sifu Alan discuss the always-riveting task of teaching kids. From Pre-K to late teens, to adults who behave like kids, teaching our Younglings and Padawans is a privilege but also requires a dedicated passion and a sense of import. And humor (lots of it). Thank you for Subscribing and Sharing! The Official Website of SMAFollow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to SMA on YouTubeStrategicon, Gamex, Saber May-hemOrder an Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey!

After some uppity banter about how awesome it feels to be a Star Wars fan in the month of May, Sifu Venable does the unthinkable and brings up Form VII! That's right, we're actually indulging you nerds and your devilish interests in Juyo and Vaapad, two flavors of one "forbidden" SMA Form; how Form VII fits into the Phoenix, DESMA, and overall SMA curricular frameworks, some of the lore surrounding the Form, when it is appropriate and some ways by which to safely incorporate the concepts of Juyo/Vaapad into real-world martial arts training, and of course lots of cheeky jib-jabs and crosses. Thank you for Subscribing and Sharing!The Official Website of SMAFollow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to SMA on YouTubeStrategicon, Gamex, Saber May-hemOrder an Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey!

Your Main Man Fode and Master Venable promote saber events on/around Star Wars Day; nunchaku anxiety takes ahold of Fode in pursuit of his purple sash; bowing into the dojo, the parking lot, and how good manners are just good; interplay of tradition, modernization, and sport-ification in martial arts; intention is everything; shout-outs and previews of things to come, and a plea to the sabersmiths of the galaxy. Thank you for Subscribing, and please Share SMAFcast with a Padawan or Acolyte in your life!The Official Website of SMAFollow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to SMA on YouTubeStrategicon, Gamex, Saber May-hemOrder an Official "SMA Duelist" Jersey!

Sifu and Fode get into the development of their own versions of SMA Forms 5 and 6; some of the martial stylings that influenced these Forms, and maybe some of the more eclectic themes that flavor their Shien/Djem-So and Niman/Jar'Kai. As always, thank you for Subscribing and please Share this episode with a martial nerd or three!Saber Martial Arts Official SiteFollow SMA on InstagramSubscribe to SMA on YouTubeStrategicon & Saber May-hem

In this week's edition of SMAFcast, Your Main Man Fode and Sifu Alan discuss the nuance of traditionalism vs. evolution in martial arts; different scoring methods at tournaments; a quote from an Arnis Master sets the tone for a chat about our philosophies on gear and rulesets for saberfighting; finally, we give a big danke shön to our Deutschlandian listeners. Don't forget to Subscribe and Share The Saber Martial Arts Podcast, and thank you for listening!Follow SMAF on InstagramThe Official Site for Saber Martial ArtsRegister for Strategicon and Saber May-hem

Our tricenarian episode is rolled in with the furious clacking of Sifu Venable's PlayStation controller as Master Splinter surrogates his services against hordes of mindless mousers; a little talk of "Bagua" (ie Baguazhang) leads to some diddly riffing on how Sifu and Fode have developed each of the first few SMA Forms in their own respective curriucula, and a shout-out to our Kiwi listeners turns into an interesting open request from Sifu. Thank you for listening to SMAFcast and please SHARE if you love the 7 Forms of Saber Martial Arts!The Official Website of Saber Martial ArtsSubscribe to the SMA YouTube ChannelFollow SMA on Instagram

Fode-san catches up with Sensei Kay of SoCal Saber Academy and San Diego Sabers! Kay is not just a popular SMAFcast guest, but he is also a Martial Artist steeped in traditions old and new, a great ambassador for SMA and martial artistry as a whole, and an open-minded Sensei with a penchant for uplifting those around him. Thank you for listening to this episode, and please share it with a friend after you subscribe!The Official Website of Saber Martial Arts

In our second installment of HEOP supplemental episodes, Fode puts the DE Saber Martial Arts curriculum under Sifu Alan's microscope with his own "holocron" videos on Shii-Cho, Makashi, and Soresu. Complete with companion footage, analyses, and behind-the-scenes tidbits, this series aims to help you understand The 7 Forms of SMA, how real-world martial stylings inform our creation and training of SMA curricula, and to give a little peek into who we are as an organization and our mission to further Saber Martial Artistry. Thank you, as always, for listening, subscribing, and sharing!COMPANION PLAYLIST for this episodeThe Official Saber Martial Arts WebsitePlanning to attend "Saber May-hem"? Register for Strategicon to reserve your spot today!

In a new series of Holo-Education Outreach Program (HEOP) supplemental episodes, we'll highlight educational content from not only Saber Martial Arts teachers, but from the, shall we say, "expanded universe" of Martial Arts as a whole. This first week, we check out a few of Phoenix Saber Academy's instructional videos on Shii-Cho, Makashi, and Soresu. Complete with companion footage, analyses, and behind-the-scenes tidbits, this series aims to help you understand The 7 Forms of SMA, how real-world martial stylings inform our creation and training of SMA curricula, and to give a little peek into who we are as an organization and our mission to further Saber Martial Artistry. Thank you, as always, for listening, subscribing, and sharing!COMPANION PLAYLIST for this episodeThe Official Saber Martial Arts WebsitePlanning to attend "Saber May-hem"? Register for Strategicon to reserve your spot today!

Sifu and Your Main Man get superbly nerdy over the martial quality and enjoyability of lightsabers in video games, from today's 4K masterpieces all the way back to the 8-bit button-mashers of yesteryear. We also chomp on a roast of medium-rare Ray Park footage, and give unsolicited props to a modern brother of the blade. Plus, Sifu Alan poses an invitation to any saber fanatic who's listening! As always, we appreciate y'all for listening, subscribing, and sharing The Saber Martial Arts Podcast!The Official Saber Martial Arts WebsiteWatch-along links for this episode:"Jedi Survivor" All Stances Takedowns & FinishersRay Park & Lauren Mary Kim: Motion Capture FeaturetteSifu Ray Park Performing "Chang Quan" at '93 Wushu Worlds(Mentioned Only) Dave Rawlings Reacts to "Jedi Survivor" CombatLondon Longsword Academy's YouTube Channel

Fode and Alan discuss the nuances of proper practice, Fode's mom belittles the world, and hard work meets inherent talent over the BBQ coals of passion. Thank you for subscribing to SMAFcast, and please share this podcast with your nerdiest homies!Check out the Official Saber Martial Arts website!