Podcasts about martial arts odyssey

A Martial Arts Odyssey from Bruce Lee to Wing Chun Mastery In this captivating episode, Peter Mogridge talks to Andrew Staton at the Doncaster UK Martial Arts Show. Peter, a seasoned martial artist with decades of experience, shares his incredible journey from being inspired by Bruce Lee to becoming a Wing Chun master under Grandmaster Samuel Kwok. Peter's martial arts adventure began in the 1970s, driven by the Bruce Lee craze that swept the world. Despite starting with Shotokan Karate, he eventually found his true calling in Wing Chun. His path was far from straightforward, involving stints in Aikido, Thai Boxing, and Wadoryu Karate, among others. Peter's dedication and passion for martial arts led him to train with notable figures like Sean Vieira and Nathan Lewis, becoming part of the renowned Bristol Death Squad. One of the highlights of Peter's journey is his close relationship with Grandmaster Samuel Kwok. After facing challenges with a previous Wing Chun club, Peter found a mentor and friend in Samuel Kwok, achieving Sifu status and travelling the world to teach and promote Wing Chun. Peter's insights into the philosophy and practical applications of Wing Chun are profound, emphasising its potential for self-improvement, peace, and flexibility. Peter also discusses his involvement in combat survival training, highlighting the importance of situational awareness and risk assessment in today's world. He shares valuable advice on avoiding conflict and the realities of knife defence, stressing the importance of running away rather than engaging. Beyond martial arts, Peter is active in close protection work and is setting up a new school overseas to train high-risk environment close protection operators. He is also working on a charity initiative to support military veterans. An inspiring and insightful conversation with Peter Mogridge, a martial artist who embodies dedication, resilience, and the spirit of continuous learning. Filmed by Dean Meadows of Pentagram Pictures at the Martial Arts Show Doncaster event 2024 Thanks for reading & watching, we hope you enjoyed it, please LIKE, SHARE and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to W​orld of Martial Arts Television for more great content!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get ready to embark on a martial arts odyssey with Brian on this episode of B-Movie Bliss as he takes a hilarious and thought-provoking dive into the '80s cult classic, "American Ninja." In this cinematic rollercoaster, our mullet-sporting hero, Joe Armstrong, grapples with sinister mercenaries, explosive shurikens, and a plot thinner than ninja smoke. Brian dissects the film's unintentional humor, from Michael Dudikoff's deadpan ninja vibes to the cringe-worthy yet iconic dialogue that will leave you both scratching your head and in stitches. The absurdity of the fight sequences, complete with questionable tactics and an arsenal of weapons that defy the laws of physics, will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about martial arts. Join B-Movie Bliss for a nostalgic journey into the neon-soaked, synth-laden landscape of "American Ninja," where bad becomes a badge of honor. Is it a guilty pleasure, a masterpiece in disguise, or just a glorious mess? Find out as Brian rates this '80s gem and invites you to revel in the blissful chaos of B-movie magic. Hashtags: #BMovieBliss #AmericanNinja #SoBadItsGood #NinjaMayhem #80sCinema #GuiltyPleasure #FilmReview #PodcastAdventure #CultClassic #MulletMania (Theme song "Back to Bassicks" composed by Dave Loveless) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bmoviebliss/message

New episode alert! In our latest entry, I interview my good friend, Dr. Antonio Graceffo aka The Brooklyn Monk! Currently based out of Mongolia, Antonio is a true renaissance man: martial artist, author, researcher, professor, long-time Black Belt Magazine columnist, pro MMA fighter and so much more! Antonio and I discuss his life-long journey in the martial arts, being one of the only foreigners to ever live in the actual Shaolin temple, earning a Phd completely in Chinese, as well our experiences training together in Southeast Asia! If you are not familiar with Antonio's work, he has literally HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS on YouTube (brooklynmonk1) including his long running documentary series ‘Martial Arts Odyssey'-which I HIGHLY recommend watching if you are at all interested in martial arts training in Asia. You can also purchase his books ‘Warrior Odyssey' and ‘The Wrestler's Dissertation', both on Amazon prime! This was an extremely fun episode for me and I hope you guys enjoy. Remember to subscribe, download and share with your friends!

In today's episode of The Tragedy Academy, Jay is joined by Jordan Delagrange, a martial artist, stunt-man, and healer. Jordan enlightens us with his perspective on how mind and body are equally connected and how we can all achieve mindfulness through meditation and martial arts.Key Points: Becoming a stunt manA student of the artsSanctuary of Art and HealingThai chi and mindfulnessYin and Yang and space betweenMediating and AcupunctureObtaining the observer positionEpisode Highlights:[00:40] Introduction to Jordan Delagrange[01:54] Jordan shares his story of how he unexpectedly became a stunt-man simply by attending a Wing Chun seminar in Long Beach.[04:51] Jordan, as with his idol Bruce Lee, favors learning from every martial arts form[06:59] Jordan describes himself as a student of all the arts and gives the example of Bruce Lee's biography titled A Life Unabridged[10:34] While Jordan is a doctorate student in Chinese medicine, he tells us about his business, Sanctuary of Art and Healing, offering alternatives elements of human health not offered in western medicine.[15:10] Jordan and Jay discuss Thai chi and whether it focuses on mindfulness though Jordan describes it as complex yet simple. The goal is to feel the movement rather than think it through.[19:49] Jordan reminds us that physical issues are often tied to mental problems.[21:46] Jordan and Jay dive deep into the benefits of both meditating and acupuncture, describing it as an emotional release and even having the benefit of atrophying your amygdala.[25:13] Jordan and Jay both give anecdotes of their experiences serving the armed forces.[27:34] Jay reveals that mediation has helped him recognize that we are already in heaven, and Jordan agrees by quoting Alan Watts, “Everyone focuses only on the destination.” [30:37] Jordan divulges in his surrounding, often asking himself, who are these people around me? What are their stories? He finds comfort because there's no way of knowing, yet we all feel the same thing.[33:11] Jordan feels we have unlimited potential as a species while describing himself as a teacher, healer, and student.[35:16] Jordan reveals that there is nothing else he would instead do than to help his fellow humans.[37:14] Jordan explains to us that to obtain the observer position, we must distance ourselves from the emotions we're feeling in our body at the moment to feel objectively and emphatically.  [38:06] Jordan recites his poem The Unseen Becomes the Seen[41:31] Jordan reveals to us the security he feels within himself, has no fear of anything that can happen, and reiterates the importance of being ready no matter what.[45:01] Jordan gives a simple first step to meditating; close your eyes, breathe deeply, and listen behind you.[45:45] Connect with JordanConnect with Jordan:Martial Arts and WellnessSanctuary of Art and HealingInstagram | @martialartsandwellnessSources Mentioned:-     A Life Unabridged by Bruce Lee 

The alwas entertaining Dr. Antonio Graceffo catches us up on his ongoing struggle to wrestle in Mongolia. We focus on learning the Mongolian language, making the best out of lockdown, and possible next moves. Follow Antonio's Martial Arts Odyssey on his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Antonio Graceffo is a true martial arts anthropologist and adventurer. Learning obscure styles of martial arts all over southeast Asia, Antonio shares his experiences of studying at the Shaolin Temple, a Muay Thai Temple in Thailand and studying with other locally known masters of styles such as Kuntaw, Bokator and variations of Muay Thai. He’s the host of the "Martial Arts Odyssey" author of “The Monk from Brooklyn”, and the “Warrior Odyssey”, among several others. Discover what life is like for a a man who has dedicated his entire life to preserving the legacy of the martial arts. Antonio Graceffo is truly inspiring to anyone interested martial arts history. Learn more about Antonio at his website: SpeakingAdventure.com/

Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, episode 17, Are You Calling Me a Mook? Part 2 A lifetime of poverty makes you good at being poor. Although Antonio Graceffo desperately needs a job, he almost storms out of his orientation, when the manager tells him: A lifetime of poverty makes you good at being poor. Although Antonio Graceffo desperately needs a job, he almost storms out of his orientation, when the manager tells him: “We encourage the teachers to use pair work, but what will do if you have an odd number of students?” “You’re joking, right?” “No, I am serious. Sometimes you will have an odd number of students. What could you possibly do in that instance?” “That is a difficult problem.” Answers Antonio, “one that I have never encountered in 26 semesters of working as a school teacher. If that happened, I would probably just commit ritualistic suicide.” Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Get Antonio’s books on his website www.speakingadventure.com Brooklyn Monk in 3D Order the download at http://3dguy.tv/brooklyn-monk-in-3d/ Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Brooklyn Monk on YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com

Being broke and unemployed has the advantages of giving Antonio more time for reading, writing, and working out. But when the pressure of lack of money finally gets to him, he has to go find a job. Sitting through the orientation is one of the most demeaning experiences of his life. The manager tells Antonio, “Many of our teachers are intelligent. But some do not know how to operate a CD player. Please demonstrate that you can insert a CD in the CD player and press play.” ‘Insert this’ thinks Antonio. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Get Antonio’s books on his website www.speakingadventure.com Brooklyn Monk in 3D Order the download at http://3dguy.tv/brooklyn-monk-in-3d/ Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Brooklyn Monk on YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com

The worst part about travel is leaving home. At the airport in Hanoi, Antonio Graceffo is faced with a choice of paying for his overweight baggage or leave his possessions behind. He chooses instead to scream, holler, and case a scene, until he hears the sirens and the running feet. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Brooklyn Monk on YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1 Brooklyn Monk in 3D Order the download at http://3dguy.tv/brooklyn-monk-in-3d/

Antonio Graceffo’s biggest obstacle in getting his books and articles published is that the editors want to force him into a genre of travel, but he hates traveling. So, he is creating his own genre, called anti-travel. And, he is the number one author in his genre. Now, he just needs to find a publisher who is forward thinking enough to publish his new manuscript, the book version of Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast. After listening to Antonio’s anti-travel podcast, you will wonder why he ever left home in the first place. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Brooklyn Monk on Youtube www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

The night before filming the Big TV show, Antonio Graceffo receives a call from Johnny Civello. “Tony, Bubbee, Bubeleh, I am calling to talk to you about your dress for tomorrow.” He said. “We can’t have you going in there wearing some facacta outfit you found in a trash dumpster.” Working on Big TV id a lot different from working on the small films and videos Antonio has worked on, except, he's still not getting paid. Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of six books, available on amazon.com, most notably, Warrior Odyssey and The Monk from Brooklyn. He is the host of the web TV show Martial Arts Odyssey, which has had over 160 episodes. Of late, he is starring in the world’s first 3D martial arts TV series, Brooklyn Monk. His website is www.speakingadventure.com you can contact him through his website and sign up for his newsletter, as well as order copies of his books or the DVD Martial Arts Odyssey, Volume One http://www.lulu.com/product/dvd/martial-arts-odyssey-volume-1---kuntaw-and-bokator/11921381 Follow Brooklyn Monk on twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk Join the Brooklyn Monk fan page on facebook Watch Martial Arts Odyssey on youtube www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

Doing movies and TV is such a quick way to fame and fortune that the producers hold all of the cards. As a struggling up-and-comer Antonio is no position to say NO, or even to negotiate most of the time. When C3PO played hologram chess with Chewbaka he learned that fair or not fair, if he won, the Wookie would just rip his arms out of their sockets. So, he let Chewbaka win the game. Trying to get on TV is a similar experience. TV is a Wookie and I am C3PO. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Subscribe to youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

In Taipei, Taiwan, Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo’s attempts to meet his hero, Anthony Bourdain, are thwarted, as his phone call is lost in translation. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Subscribe to youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

Antonio Graceffo continues to be amazed by his roommate, Mashooq. Back in his village, Mashooq probably equated being in possession of many goats to being popular with the ladies. If he was flying to America and customs officials seized his goats he would be thinking, “Oh, great! Now, how can I get married?” he will strike out with countless women at discos in Manhattan thinking, “If I only had my goats.” Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Subscribe to youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

In Malaysia, Antonio Graceffo winds up sharing an apartment with a group of foreign students, most notable Mashooq, a goat farmer, who plans to learn English, travel to America, and trade his goats for a wife. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Subscribe to youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

When he was 21 years old, Antonio Graceffo got a part in the Chuck Norris movie, Delta Force 2. At the time, he believed it was his huge break, which would lead to super stardom. Instead, it would be more than a decade until he had a part in a movie again. Based on that movie, no one ever asked him to sign an autograph, and Kenner never made an Antonio Graceffo Delta Force action figure. Working on the Chuck Norris film was an impact-full and hilarious experience which, like so many of Antonio’s significant life-moments, meant a lot to Antonio but neither Chuck nor anyone else will remember. The experience spawned the story, Chuck Norris Doesn’t Know my Name” Which Antonio has recently released as a PDF e-book (e-story) on his website http://speakingadventure.com/chuck-norris This podcast is composed of a few outtakes from the longer story. In addition to making laugh at and pity Antonio, it will leave you wondering: Does the hero ever earn the money for his sister’s dowry, so she can marry? Do they ever catch the murder? Is the DNA evidence enough to get a conviction? If any of these questions is bothering you, you will need to find the answers somewhere else. But if you want to know how the Delta Force story turns out for Antonio, you have to go click and download on his website. http://speakingadventure.com/chuck-norris Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, “Warrior Odyssey’ and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast (anti-travel humor) http://brooklynmonk.podomatic.com Twitter http://twitter.com/Brooklynmonk website www.speakingadventure.com facebook Brooklyn Monk fan page Subscribe to youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1