Wildcatdojo Conversations

The end of 2022 is here. I can not believe how fast it went. We managed to get 2 full episodes of bloopers out of this year (The usual amount, now that I think of it.) Laugh along with us as we look back on episodes we recorded in the last 1/2 of the year - and scroll down to check out episodes you might have missed. We did a you tube video  on Master Kelljchian's creativity. It is totally wo...

Today's book - Classical Chokes - was written by our instructor, Master Joseph Kelljchian. In editing I realized that we never stated on air that choking is dangerous. It is not a game and shouldn't be used unnecessarily. Master Kelljchian put a warning in the beginning of the book stating all this. Having said that - let's get to the fun: We spend time talking about everything from...

Join in the conversation today with Landyn's friend Raymond. Honestly, I couldn't describe this conversation if I tried. It ranges from elections, to dojos and from debate to talky 6 year olds. I bet you will be entertained and I'm always interested in your feedback. BTW-  the conversation was supposed to be about self-control and we managed to occasionally stay on point! We didn&ap...

It is so difficult to pick which type of episode is our favorite. We love them all. But today, with just the basic crew of Sensei Jackie, Landyn, myself and another old karate adage we manage to have fun and learn (two favorite things!). Please listen and send feedback. We love your opinions. I have a quick correction. Somewhere in all the talking I said that another karate saying was 'Repeti...

Today we're joined by Sensei Derek to laugh as we look at the history, science and modernization of catapults and trebuchets. (With a few distractions as we start.) Need I say, there are a lot of opinions along the way. If you want to understand why Landyn dislikes the word Constantinople, you'll need to listen to our next Blooper episode. It will air on 12.26. Catch it anytime after tha...

We had fun, with our guest Pam, as we talk about everything from ridgehands to responsibility. Of course we're all over the subject map during the conversation. For example: We mentioned that Pam first appeared on the show in our Home Safety episode. Here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11142251 And somehow our element episodes came up. I'm linking in the water episode...

With a lot of help, we finish our trilogy on the sayings printed in Master Kelljchian's Beginning Karate Book back in the 1980's. We did my saying and Master Brown's saying earlier (they're tagged below). Today's episode is on Master Robert Lasorsa's saying. We made many references to other episodes and here are a few: We talk about the 10 Virtues, which we brought up...

This week we finish our series on Aging - that is unless you send us some feedback, or come on the show to talk more about it. We'd love to hear from you. Sensei Jay is on today's show and we have a fantastic interview with our friend Sifu Rob Jones in the UK. So much fun and discussion - listen and tell us what you think. We mentioned our first Aging episode that aired just 2 weeks ago:...

Happy Halloween. This week marks our 156th episode; 3 years of podcasting! To celebrate we invited our friend and mythology correspondent on the show to talk about Thor - in both mythology and Marvel. What fun we had recording this. Btw - Ryan mentions a man on YouTube named Dr. Jackson Crawford. I checked it out and totally recommend you take a look. He's smart and entertaining. During the e...

I got a few requests to do an episode on continuing to train while continuing to age. Again I ask; Could it go any other way?  I reached out to friends and got so much feedback that we've actually filled Two episodes. We hope you enjoy this  first one that includes an interview with our friend in Tasmania - T.D. McKinnon . We mention our meditation episode in the podcast and I was correct - t...

We hope you enjoy going back and listening to old episodes once in a while. We all kind of do! This one is great because it's a subject you could visit 100 times and still hear something new. Check out the graphic on twitter (wildcatdojo) if you don't already follow us! We mention the second episode on the same subject. Here's a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2234144 And ou...

What fun the Book Crew had reviewing  the book Autumn Lightening by Dave Lowry.  In case you don't already know, the book crew consists of Senseis' Tracey, Jackie, Jim and myself. This week we were lucky to have Landyn on hand also. Tune in for details. Other details include a mention of Sensei Tracey's Food website. Here's a link: https://www.thebigeasycook.com/ You totally ne...

Each summer we try to watch a movie and share it with you all. This year two things are true: we're late - summer is over. But  we finally sat down for an afternoon and watched the movie Monkey King Reborn. It's an animated film from 2021. We had fun and hope you have fun listening. Let us know what you think of the new take on this ancient mythical monkey.   We mention the Sun Wukong ep...

Another great week here at Wildcatdojo Conversations, as we talk with my brother in law, Myron,  about everything from his time in the Air Force to how life has been in retirement. Landyn, Sensei Jackie and I learn a lot of cool things and we hope you will too! We don't really mention any other episodes this week. So I thought I'd link a couple of our first interviews. Maybe this will en...

Finally we got Sensei Randy back on the show to discuss an old karate saying - Karate is for everyone, but everyone is not for karate. Listen and tell us your opinions! Of course we digress throughout the show so here are some of the links to our lack of focus.  Did you know we have T shirts: https://www.cafepress.com/wildcatdojo And of course we love our sponsor Honor Athletics: https://honor-ath...

You can see in the title - this will be a fun day. Landyn, Sensei Jackie and I take a look at a female gun toting Onna Bugeisha from the 1800's. But more important; we spend the second 1/2 of the show sharing a note I received from Hanshi Malanoski regarding our last book episode. Just the amount of subjects we covered will tell you how jam packed this episode is. We touched on:  An episode w...

If you need or want to laugh or leave reality for a minute - join us as we're joined by our friend Ryan in this first (of I hope many) look at Mythological Warriors. Sun Wukong was so much fun. Thanks Ryan, for suggesting we start here. Whether you're familiar with The Monkey King or not, this one is worth hearing. And we mention a few topics we've covered before like Super Sentei a...

Landyn is home from his summer of travel and we start back with a letter episode. (They are fun and spontaneous to record. Be a guest one day and see for yourself, please.) Listen to the words we picked and let us know what you might have picked. We've done a few of these episodes. Our first one ever was the letter B. Here's a link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8108455 And one more...

Thanks, Jennifer, for the suggestion. Pam joins us today as we open the door (get it) on safety at home. After you listen, share your safety ideas with us. Most of this information is from books available on Amazon by both Master Kelljchian and myself (Michelle Darbro). Both are free e-reads on Kindle and available in soft cover as well. We have had a few episodes on self-defense. Here are some li...

As it says in the title, we're joined by a friend - Master Michelle Ratthe to discuss her love of the weapons of her Irish heritage. There is so much going on in this episode, you'll have to listen to appreciate it. We love your feedback. The only episodes we spoke about were the ones we did on archery back in 2020 and they are tagged below. However we also did a YouTube live about arche...

We're joined by Sensei James as we continue our discussion of the 3 sayings made by myself, Master Brown and Master Lasorsa. Today we tackle Master Brown's. There is so much going on in today's show. this is clear when you see the amount of episodes we mention, and therefore tag below. Thanks to everyone and special thanks to Master Brown for his help. Now for the episodes we mentio...

Because August has 5 Mondays, we have the pleasure of sharing some of our old favorites. Scroll down for links to episodes we mention during our insanely complicated and surprisingly fun discussion on how elements can even out daily life and more! Also, enjoy how young Landyn was when we recorded this - just 2 years ago! And, before I post the links, if you want to search The Book of SET or my sel...

Our friend is The Reverend Dr. Rebekah Savage. Some of you will know her as Sensei Rebekah, others as a Major in the Armed Services and others will be meeting her for the first time. You won't be disappointed. What fun we have. So much to catch up on and so much to learn. Let us know what you think, of course!  Btw - If you don't follow us on Twitter, but want to see a picture of the swo...

The Book Crew is back with this final episode on our latest book - Three Budo Masters by John Stevens. Today we tackle Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. You can imagine how full of information and opinions we are today. I hope you'll read the book (get in touch to get one of our used copies!) We mention that we did an entire episode on Aikido and here it is: https://www.buzzsprout.com/4...

We love the book episodes and hope you do too. Master Funakoshi was such an interesting read. Listen and see if you agree. The book touches on everything from how he lived to his Martial Arts philosophy. Somehow we got to a note about a philosophy that centers around The Empty Circle. I couldn't remember, in the moment, where that came from - it's from Soho Tukuan (I'm a fan so I ca...