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Welcome to June. In one sense, this is an archived episode. But it does contain new content that we didn't include back in 2020. Please check it out and let us know how you like it. And if you find yourself with a little extra money, please support us by clicking the link below. Thanks in advance.Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Hope you enjoy another letter episode that includes the kata (form, dance) Empi Ha and so much more. As usual we refer to many subjects that we've discussed on past episodes. For example: we talked about Kobudo weaponry. We did many episodes on this subject. Here is the first one:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5484121We touch on elements:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/4212377And Ego:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2985007And, of course, we mention Master Kellchian. This time it was about his creativity:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10817110And as promised, here is a link to our YT short on Master Kelljchian's Creativity:https://youtu.be/jXw5SU_rEl8?si=HHvBnb8onWtwlwI_ If you enjoy listening, and have the time and $ -click the link below to support us. Or maybe you can show support by being on an episode. Get in touch to find out how!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

I received a copy of this poem in school - a long time ago. The other day, we were talking about it and decided to bring the conversation to the podcast. Landyn, Sensei Jackie and I laugh quite a bit. Hope you do too. This isn't our first episode on teaching. Here's one from 2023:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13330690Somehow we ended up talking about my favorite subject - self control. Here's the episode we did on that subject:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8586375and you canThanks for listening and hey, if you can - please support the show by clicking the link below. Thanks!!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Fumio Demura is known for many things in Martial Arts. We did a biography of him back in 2020. Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5982394What fun we had watching this movie, laughing and snacking. Somehow, in our review we mentioned Master Joe Hess. We've also done a biography on him:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12516431And we also discussed Emil Farkus. You will see him if you watch the documentary. Meanwhile, here's our episode about Mr. Farkus and John Corcoran:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15139179And finally,  another episode that came up today is the one on the Number 3. It is one of my favorites and it's tagged here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10116406Thank you for listening. If time allows - click the link below to support the show: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

First off - an Uke is a Japanese word meaning partner in Karate training. Have I got your interest? This episode has stories from Hanshi Malanoski and some feedback from followers of Hanshi Ray Batlle's Facebook page. I thank them both. We also tell a few stories of our own and maybe clear up some confusion for people who have just started training.After you listen, get in touch and tell us your stories of good and bad partnering experiences. As far as tagging episodes into these notes - nothing really fits. But I decided that consistency is a characteristic of a good uke. So, here's our episode on that:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10255747And another tangent you might find interesting is our episode on the saying "Karate is for Everyone, but Everyone is not for Karate. Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11254457Finally, keep us in mind if you have some extra cash and would like to make a small contribution to the work. Thanks in advance!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

We're joined by Kim to talk about another history of female warriors. This one is full of myths, legends and of course controversies. While I was writing these notes, I decided to look back at other episodes we've recorded female fighters in history. Our first one was back in 2020, where we were introduced to 2 Japanese women fighters. Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/3227506There have been quite a few episodes. I especially like this one we did on women defending themselves at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Here's that link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5247724At the end of this episode, we hear a listener mail from Hanshi Tracy Seymour - a modern female warrior. Here's her interview:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16424997Thanks for listening and check out the link below to support the work that goes into these episodes. You're all awesome. Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

We have two guests for this episode. I'm thankful to Sifu Jones from the UK who opens the show and to Shihan McKinnon who takes it home for us. Their input is amazing and appreciated. With Sifu Jones we talked about basics. That got us to thinking about the movie Budo. Since we did an episode on that, I'll tag it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9007481With Shihan we discussed everything from the importance of repetition to the need to focus. Here's a few episodes with Shihan that cover those subjects in more detail. This is kata:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13912400I'll close these notes with an episode we did on a saying from Master Kelljchian. What we do a lot of, we become very good at:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1891706Thank you for listening. Here is our link to support the show jic you have time to mess with it. Thank you!:Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This episode is a listener request. Setting and maintaining boundaries, like so many things we've discussed on this show, is a lifelong responsibility (to yourself?).When the request came through, the person didn't specify physical safety or internal challenges. So we tackled both. However, we've talked about physical safety quite a few times. Here are some of the episodes. Our first episode was back in 2019! Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2089278In this episode we tackled wrestling in reality situations with our friend Shihan MdKinnon:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9680753And here is our 3rd episode on Safety. On this one we specifically tackle safety at home:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11142251That will keep your ears busy. If you can help US keep busy by donating to the show - Wow that'd be neat. Here's a link:Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Welcome to a second look at Wabi Sabi: a Japanese philosophy that I'm going to define too simply as a celebration of  imperfection. In this episode we look at 3 different books about the subject. Our first look at this, a favorite subject, was back in 2020. My favorite memory of that recording was our guests, Sensei Tracey and Sensei Sam. Interested? Here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2735464You cannot discuss Wabi Sabi without bringing up Haiku. What a beautiful form of poetry. Here's our look at Haiku:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15178474Thank you for spending time with us each week. If you have a minute and a buck or two, you can support us here: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This is a moving episode. Don't miss it. We got the original idea for this episode from a new friend, Hanshi Tracey Seymour. We met her, and interviewed her, a few months ago. Here's the link, in case you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16424997Also, Audie Murphy is mentioned in this episode. It turns out he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Since we did an episode on him, I'll tag it here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14969721It was wonderful to have Landyn back on the show. Did you know that we interviewed each other at a listener's request? I think I'll tag Landyn's interview here. It was from January of 2024:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14230334We thank you for listening and invite you to send feedback and ideas our way. If you have the time and a little extra money please help keep us going by clicking the link here: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Regular listeners know how much we enjoy interviewing new friends. Hanshi Batlle felt like an old friend from the beginning of our conversation. Thank you Sir! I added the movie you mentioned, Five Fingers of Death, to our list of movies to watch and discuss. Thanks for the suggestion. For our listeners that aren't familiar with which kata go with which system. No worries. The story still works. If you want more information about kata, we did an entire episode on it. You can listen to it here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13912400Hanshi also brings up the idea of balancing soft and hard. We did an episode on balance based on a saying that Master Nick Brown shared many years ago. Thank you Sir. Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11015349Just in case you have a moment, please help by supporting our work directly with a few dollars. Thanks! Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Welcome to our ongoing look at WW2 warriors. Today our guest is Sensei Jay and the man we discuss is Pappy Boyington. The added drumming at the end is thanks to the Fushi Daiko Drummers. We interviewed them. Here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15446850Also, we mention our episode on Audie Murphy. In case you missed that one, here's a link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14969721We appreciate you listening. Here's a link to help support the show jic you have an extra minute and an extra $1Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Today, Landyn joins us for a variation on Letter Episodes. Are we 'over' the top? Listen to find out. At one point Landyn quotes the term "frog march" and none of us knew what it referred to....so I looked it up. Turns out it's just moving a person with their hands behind their back. We also mention our episode on Plan Your Work. In case you missed it. Here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15115807And that led us to thinking of our episode on Expect the Unexpected. So, of course, here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15762186  After listening, please share thoughts, and if possible, support us with the link below. Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

What a great time we had when Paula and Eddy visited. A note as you listen: We HAVE tried MREs and  we did put it on one of our social media - not sure if it was YouTube or Twitter though. We had a blast (since it wasn't a real emergency). The food was tolerable - not your mother's cooking, of course. Also, we'd love to hear your go bag hints and stories. Thanks for listening. Here's the link to support the show jic: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This week I took 4 words out of a fiction book I recently read and shared them with Sensei Jackie and Sensei Derek. We decided to look closely, laugh lots, and maybe push ourselves forward on our journeys. Join in and let us know what you think. Thanks for tuning in, sharing, and for all your support. Each week I remind you of our "support the show" link below. Hit it if you are so inclined. ThanksSupport the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This episode is wonderful stories by our magnificent guests that just didn't fit into their original episodes, peppered with a few of our mistakes and a lot of our laughter. I'll tag as many of the episodes as I can below, but they ran from June to December of last year. So they will be easy to find. Thanks so much for being part of this adventure. Here are some of the original episodes. First up, Haiku from last June: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15178474 Next up - 1 of the 2 episodes we did on Nutrition:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15677054  Continuing on, we visit our Cyber Security episode:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15836335  As if that's not enough, here's the interview with Hanshi Alexander:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16204077  And I'll take it home with our friend, Hanshi Malanoski and our discussion on the saying "What's Next": https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16128603Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

I'm always amazed at how much I learn from every interview. Mr. Womble had so many stories - from Army life to raising a family. I might have to to coax him back on for a follow up! We hope you enjoy it too. And thanks for listening.Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Time to have some laughs with Sensei Randy as we review (spoiler alert) a Great movie from the 1980s. We'll move to the 90s for the next review, but today we talk about a cult classic. And how it didn't make money at the theater, but did later on.  Here's a weird factoid: when I was searching on line for a graphic, I came across action figures of Jack Burton and other characters. Also, Kim Cattrall is in this movie. Sorry Kim, that we didn't get to mentioning that in the episode.  Too much talk about the fighting! We do, however, reference Conan the Barbarian. We talked about him in an earlier episode. Want to listen:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16255373Thank you for tuning us in. Got a minute? Please check out our link to support the show:Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Sensei Lydia joins in as we discuss this saying. What do you think about it? Have you ever heard it before? Let us know. This episode didn't spark us to reference any specific episodes, so I thought I'd just tag in the first episode we did on a Master Kelljchian saying. It is from December of 2019:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1891706Enjoy the show, keep in touch, and support us if you can. Thanks!!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This 25 minutes flies by with Shihan Seymour.  We had a blast. A quick note: When we talked about the Urban Legacy Foundation (Please support it), Shihan talked, in detail, about every recipient so far. (her passion is palpable) Because of time I had to cut two of the scholarship recipients. Sorry guys, but you are welcome to be on the show and tell me your story if you every have extra time. Enjoy the show and if you have a minute and a dollar to support the show - please click the link below. Thanks for listening. Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

I know it sounds serious, but if you know us, you know that we'll have fun and get the job done. This series started last year with the National War College. Here's the link in case you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12750181About a year later, we looked at the Naval War College. Here's that link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14801094And one more link; Sensei Derek mentions the word Osu (spelled many different ways). We did a short on the meaning. Here's the linkhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1979593We appreciate all of you. If you have a spare moment and a spare buck, click the link below to support the show. Thanks!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

What fun to start 2025 with Landyn available to record. We had a blast talking about words that start with 'S'. Somewhere in the conversation we discussed the anxiety you feel when you're starting something new. We tackled that in 2020. (Btw Landyn - we were both wrong, our guest was Sensei Jim - Hi Sensei). Here's a link to that episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2389178Also, we returned to a subject we have visited in two different ways; consequences. Here's the episode we did on that in 2023:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12439186And, about 10 years ago, we made one of our first YouTube videos - 3 songs for little kids having trouble adjusting to life in school. Want to smile? Check it out;https://youtu.be/ymQsjiZddwg?si=eoV-vh6EKOzPxBZ_Yep, I just saw a minute of it...Yikes!! Still, better positive change then negative...We're almost always positive and today's episode is no exception. We hope you enjoy it. Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Landyn is back on the show - Yay! I found an old saying I'd written and it turned into a fun conversation with Landyn, myself, and Sensei Jackie. We cover a lot. For example, we touch on Japanese arts that aren't centered around fighting. We did a whole episode on that. Here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10211761 And Swords:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/4763822Good and Bad decisions:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14843102And elements:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14843102We did many episodes on elements. You can find them where you get your podcasts in the fall of 2020, or on our YouTube Page under podcasts.I'm also attaching our recent episode on kata with TD McKinnon. https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13912400 Enjoy this episode and thanks for listening. Here's the link to support the show: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This episode has many guests. We start with Jennifer and Sensei Ed (Thanks to both of you). Neither of them have been on the show, although I thank Jennifer for a great idea for a show back in 2022. It's on Home Safety and here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11142251These notes are full of links. Want to hear the first episode of stories about Master Kelljchian? Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2384333I also want to thank Sensei Melissa, Sensei Jerri and Sensei Baier. They've all been on the show and here are links to their appearances in chronological order:Sensei Jerri and Fans:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13396539Sensei Baier and a Kurosawa movie:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14477612And Sensei Melissa about Nutrition (this is part 1 of 2:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15677054Sensei Tracey and books arise a couple of times. We've done a number of book episodes. Here's one in case you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9993207Please get in touch with your stories, ideas and feedback.Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

We have quite a few surprises this episode. Listen, enjoy and let us know your thoughts. We had so much fun discussing Conan, we really don't care whether he fits as a myth or not. Hercules came up during this recording. We did an episode on him a while back. Here's a link in case you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11904992Finally, scroll down just another 1/2 inch and click the link to support us. Thanks in advance!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Today we meet Hanshi George Alexander. I love history and meeting new people, so this interview was a perfect fit. Hanshi Alexander had more stories than could fit into 25 minutes. (Keep an eye open for our "outtakes" episode.) He is knowledgeable, funny and motivational. Listen and you'll be a fan. (Thanks so much Hanshi.) This is the part where I remind you that you can scroll down just a bit and click the support the show link. Thanks in advance.Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Back in 2020 we recorded this episode on axes. Landyn hates listening to his voice back then, but he was just as spontaneously funny then as he is now. Or should I say Punny!! Episodes about the history and use of weapons are some of my personal favorites. We think you'll like it too, so enjoy listening and let us know. This episode starts off with a reminder that you can click and donate. Have time? Check it out here (Thanks):Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

When I got the idea for this episode, it was from something I heard Grandmaster Urban say. Who better to have as a guest to add Grandmaster Urban's take than Hanshi Malanoski. Therefore, although we do get to the point, we're also regaled with wonderful stories about Grandmaster Urban. It's amazing to hear and for that I thank Hanshi.  Stay tuned till the end if you want some real gems. Hanshi has been on quite a few times. The first time we interviewed him was in 2021. Here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9551496and it was a two part interview, so here's the second part:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9637889We appreciate you taking time to listen. Jic you have time and a couple of bucks, click the link and support the show. Thanks in advance. Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Welcome to another conversation with our friend Sifu Rob Jones. We're discussing booby traps, eye patches and newspapers...as weapons. We first interviewed Sifu Jones back in 2021. Here's that interview:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8931796Back to today's episode. When we were talking about newspapers, we mentioned that  newsprint was traditionally made with cyanide. I looked it up and newsprint (among a lot of other things) is still made with cyanide!!Also, we talk about Xi'an's tomb (read 'Han" here). We did a whole episode on that with Sifu Jones. Here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14076081If you haven't already see it, search on line for the video of Sifu Jones doing some techniques. You know where we are on the web.Thanks for listening. Want to support the show? The link is right here:Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Have you ever heard the saying? We look at it, laugh with it, and talk about the idea that it just might be possible - at least most of the time. Listen and then share your thoughts. We love hearing from you. Sensei Jackie mentions the times that we had Sensei Max on the show. He was on twice, talking about his journey in monastic life. Here are the episodes:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/4029077and https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9823335Both episodes were wonderfully memorable.Thank you for listening. If you have a moment and a buck or 2, click the link below and show us a little financial love. Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Sensei Baier returns and we laugh and discuss another Kurosawa film. Thanks Sensei Baier. This movie is fun to talk about. Is it fun to watch? Listen and find out. I'm attaching our first Kurosawa episode below, in case you missed that. https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14477612I'm going to pin one more episode. We talk about what era the movie is set in and it was a a time of reconstruction after the samurai had lost their status in society. Well, we did a couple of episodes on the last stand of the samurai. Here's one:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15494331We appreciate all our listeners and hope you tell your friends. Here's a way to support the show by clicking this link and donating a buck or 2: Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Can you believe we've made it through 5 years of recording? Wow. We want to thank all our guests and all our listeners for all the fun, information, and adventure. We take a moment to reminisce, then talk about a virtue from our style of Karate. The first time we talked about the virtues was in our very first episode. How fun to put it here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1742635And much more recent was our talk about the saying Plan your work and work your plan, which comes up today. Jic you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1742635Here's that link we always talk about, in case you have a minute to support the show. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts:Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This week we review the book Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams. I never tire of saying - we had fun! Listen, read and share your thoughts. Needless to say we touch on many subjects. Here's a few: Mid episode we talk about Sensei Tracey's son Max and his relationship with Monasteries. We talked with Max twice on the show. The first time was back in 2020. Here's that episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/4029077We talked to him again in the beginning of 2022. If you read this Max, we can't wait till you stop by again! Here's the 2022 conversation:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9823335Toward the end of the show, we talk about Aikido. Of course, we did an episode on that. Here it is:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8241544 Thanks for being a listener. If you have a moment and a buck become a supporter by clicking the link below:Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

A Budoka Odyssey is the title of the book by our guest Shihan TD McKinnon. It's always fun to talk with Shihan, and this is no exception. We talk about where to buy the book - and of course Amazon is there, but so is a site called Lulu.com. Shihan has  been a guest many times. I'm going to attach 2 of them here. Back in 2021 interviewing Shihan was a wonderful way for us to meet. Here's the episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8625686We've discussed many subjects since then (eventually they'll air on our YouTube Channel - so check it out!) But one that we brought up here was his time running a bodyguarding service.  Here's that link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12796037We love feedback, of course. And we also appreciate it if you click the link below and support the show. Every little bit helps. Thanks!!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

In our interview with Sensei Liam he manages to make cyber-security interesting, fun and quite helpful. He shares a book:The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnickand a site to help you.Here is a website that Sensei thinks you might find handy on this subject: Bruce Schneier: https://www.schneier.comAnd one more site to note is The Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.orgI hope you get as much out of this discussion as Sensei Jackie and I did. Don't forget the little link below to help offset the costs of production. Thanks in advance!Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Finally, Landyn has returned for a day to record. We took this opportunity to catch up with his adventures. We hope you like hearing about them as much as Sensei Jackie and I did. While catching up with Landyn, we discussed obligations. And, of course, we did an episode on that. Here is the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9763317And we discussed self-control. That episode, back in 2019, was the first time Sensei Randy was on the show:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1815622We did get a little work done by finishing the episode with a few karate words. It was icing on the cake. And one more thing. In June we did a show on the authors of one of our 'go to' sources. I'm adding it here jic anyone else missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15139179Thanks for scrolling down and checking out our support the show link. And thanks to those of you who have already done it:Support the showWe appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Like every week, we had fun today talking with Sensei Randy about this well known saying. Sensei Randy has been on so many times. Here's one of his many appearances. It is about character:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3554455Again, like every week, we're all over the map when we talk. We touch on ego. Here's that episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2985007And on meditation. Here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2567317Thanks for taking time to listen - If you're so inclined- scroll a bit and support the show (Thanks!):Support the showWe appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

We're continuing to wind our way through  the crazy world of food, drinks and working our way to healthy eating. Don't be fooled into thinking we're talking like adults. We had fun, and shared our crazy experiences. We even mention some things that experts have shared. In case you missed the first nutrition episode (last week), I'll tag it here.https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/15677054Thanks for listening and thanks for considering supporting our work by clciking the link below. You know how it works: Support the showWe appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Welcome to Part 1 of our riotous conversation with Dr. Macy (aka Sensei Melissa) on Nutrition. Sensei Melissa has been on a few times. She mentions the time she came on and we talked about breathing. Here's a link to that episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12326414Unfortunately, planning IS a part of nutrition (if you're the cooking head of household you know that torture in the store - picking meals!). Fortunately, we did an episode on that:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/15115807And just for fun, I'm tagging an episode from 2019 where we talked about the saying What you do a lot of, you become very good at:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/1891706Thanks for listening and thanks in advance for supporting the show by clicking the link below. Our listeners are amazing. Support the showWe appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Since September is a 5 week month-and therefore a 'rerun' month, I thought that this was a nice fit with 2 of the episodes of August - The Last Samurai battle and man. This episode doesn't need much explanation. Don't forget, though, that we ARE on insta @ wildcatdojoconversations. Hey - can I use the word 'remastered' for our reruns. I try to update the sound as technology allows. We mention a lot of podcasts that we should do in this episode. And we did them! I won't list them all. Here's a few.I'll start with the Samurai Philosophy episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/15601196 Both the NInja and the Ronin were mentioned. Here's the ninja:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4401074And the Ronin:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4550630And I'll finish  with our episode on the modern day Last Samurai - Richard Kim:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/9116906Well, we've kept you busy and thank you for listening. Have an extra minute - click our "support the show" link below. Thanks! Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Welcome to the beginning of our look at karate movies from the 80s with our friends Sensei Ben and Sensei Lydia. Campy fun ensues. Sensei Lydia was on our 3rd episode ever! It was on advantages and disadvantages.  Here's a link back to 2019:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/1781812The first time Sensei Ben came on the show, we discussed Super Sentei. Here it is from 2021:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8739454I always appreciate all of our listeners. Have a minute? Check out this link to support the show. Thanks in advance. Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This episode is a follow up on the Satsuma Rebellion - which we aired 2 weeks ago and is tagged below. We enjoyed looking at the life of Saigo Takamori with Sensei Randy. His first visit to the podcast was in 2019 - our first year. Here's the episode in case you'd like to hear a little about him:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/1815622During this episode we mentioned our earlier episode on Sun Tzu's The Art of War. So I tagged it here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12656331And as promised. Here's the episode on the Satsuma Rebellion:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/15494331Don't forget our support the show link below, if you have spare time and feel like clicking...Thanks!Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This week we're joined by Matthew and Kim to discuss The Martial Arts by Laura Scandiffio – a kid's book. This book was fun to read and even more fun to talk about. So many subjects came up during the recording because the book is an introduction to almost every style of Martial Art. Since we've discussed many of them on this show, here are links to a to a few episodes:Can you believe we found a quote from Sun Tzu's The Art of War? Here's our episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12656331And we discuss Jigoro Kano. Episode here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10515380And we bring up Wing Chun. (I told you this book introduced readers to many things.):https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8153789Last, but certainly not least, Ms. Scandiffio discusses the elements – as have we. Here's one of our episodes:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4212377If you haven't run out of time and energy, scroll another ½ inch and support the show – Thanks!Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Enjoy this conversation with Sensei Lydia, Sensei Jackie and myself on this eye opening piece of history. One thing I got wrong is this: I referred to the mini series on Hulu as The Last Samurai, but it is actually a remake of a mini series from the 80s called Shogun. Oops! Hope it doesn't insult your ears. If you make it through, please think about supporting us by using the link below and thanks!   Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Taiko is a Japanese term for any kind of drum. Over time the art of drumming, like other art forms, became a world wide phenomenon. I was lucky enough to make a friend of one such artist - Ben. Sensei Jackie and I were extra lucky to go to their dojo and see many of their drums, meet a student - Orion and get this interview.  I know you're going to hear our joy as we share our mutual love of the arts. Since we really didn't mention any old episodes, I decided one that is a good fit was our episode on Martial Arts that weren't combative. Here it is:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10211761We talked so long on this episode, I barely fit in a mention of our advertiser, contact information, and the support link you see below. It's all here:Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

We have fun recording this episode on a saying by Matsamura Sokon. Our guest is Hanshi Steven Malanoski. Jic you're not familiar with him. I'm including his interviews with us from 2021. Here is the first one:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/9551496And he was kind enough to continue the conversation a few weeks later:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/9637889The next thing you'll see is our link for support. If you have a minute and a dollar,  your support is noticed.  Thanks!Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

This archived episode from our Wrestling series is worth listening to for so many reasons. If you're hearing it for the first time or as a repeat, you laugh and learn. A fun 20 minutes that includes Sensei James as our guest. The first time he was on we discussed Miyamoto Musashi. Here's a link, in case you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3858080During recording we reference a few episodes. Sumo of course - here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/9389026 We also discuss one of our favorite episodes. The one on Mas Oyama. Here's that link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8895295Finally, somehow we touched on breaking. We did this episode in 2021. Here ya go:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8708384Thank you for checking out this episode. Here's that link you've heard so much about:Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Thanks for checking out today's episode. The words we're discussing are: To be good, find a good teacher, to master teach. This is something I heard Master Kelljchian say decades ago. Sensei Derek joins us today to mess around with the concept. We had fun - as we always do. Before we got into this weeks episode we discuss 2 pieces of listener mail we got regarding the episode on Planning your Work. In case you missed that episode. Here it is:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/15115807O course, the conversation on teaching, learning and growing touched on ego. We ran an episode on ego back in 2020. So....it is on the podcast thread and on the YouTube uploads. Here's a link to the YouTube episode:https://youtu.be/rc4HV08Xckg?si=7pE4U4k3F4RHpF6-Let me know how you like the episodes on YouTube and if you have a few extra minutes use the link below to support the show. Thanks in advance. See you next weekSupport the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

We love doing  remnants from past episodes. This one has so many stories! All the episodes referenced were in the last 6 months - except during the word bloopers when we have quite a few from a weird weapons episode from last Dec. Here it is if you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/14134852A couple of other episodes that we reference are: the wonderful interview with our 90 year old karateka/friend Thelma:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/14443462And our review of Master Kelljchian's book of S.E.T.https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/14392302Does this make you want to be on the show with us? Please get in touch! Thanks in advance. Finally, we appreciate anyone who might be able to donate with the link below - thanks!:Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

What fun we had interviewing Ms. Kapp. Between her podcast (Meticulous Moments), her motivational speaking and her training in Shotokan , the conversation was lively and went to fast. Speaking of Shotokan, we have discussed Gichin Funikoshi a few times. Here's one of them:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10908006Now back to Juanita Kapp. Her schedule is so busy that she had to do the interview while traveling. Don't let the outside noise distract you from the laughter filled conversation. Ms. Kapp was a joy to interview.Thanks for checking it out and please remember our link below to support the show (if you can!) Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

Chinese weapons with Sifu Jones is on the menu today. Our first interview with Sifu was back in 2021. Here's a link in case you missed it:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8931796Sifu talks about swords and spears he uses and owns. I put a video of him on our twitter (and insta) page.  Here's a link:https://twitter.com/wildcatdojoWe mention that we've done too many episodes on weapons to count. Picking ones to link was tricky, but here's one we did on the Ax:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/6894266And one more. This one is about weird weapons:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/14134852Thanks for listening. Have a minute and a spare couple of bucks? Please support the podcast here (Thank you in advance):Support the Show.We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly) https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.