Conversations on Karate

We asked you to send in your “sparks” that got you into Karate and you delivered, so this episode we’re reading them! Thank you to all who sent them in, but there’s no time limit on sparks, so whenever you feel like it please send us one! We will always enjoy reading and sharing them. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https:/...

We are joined by Karate practitioner, teacher, researcher and author Sensei Matthew Apsokardu. We talk about the style of Okinawa Kenpo, kata, training, and much more! Thanks to Matthew for coming on and to everyone listening check out his blog linked below, it’s well worth it! https://www.ikigaiway.com https://dojosanrin.com Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.inst...

We are once again joined by everyone’s favourite guest, Sensei Joe Swift! We chat about Joes forthcoming book “The essence of Naha Te Volume 2”, other projects he has in the works and most importantly his first novel “Obsidian Tide: Where gods drown” which you can buy and read right now! We also talk weird Japanese myths and karate legends, so grab a Cuppa and the nearest Kappa, and enjoy! https:/...

In this episode we are joined by Sensei Iain & Mary Abernethy. We’ve had them on separately but this is the first time we’ve had them both together for a great episode. We talk about training as you get older, and most importantly hear some wonderful memories of the late Sensei Peter Consterdine. We hope you enjoy this episode, and please, throw some power shots for Sensei Peter, it’s what he woul...

It’s finally here….Episode 100! Which can mean only one thing, we’re once again joined by Ken Knight and Joe Andrews. Beards are glittery, pink and full of lights and we talk about pretty much anything you can think of for nearly 3 hours. A big thank you from us to all of you who have listened over the last 100 episodes, we appreciate every single one of you. Hope you all enjoy this one, and make...

In this episode we’re joined once again by Sensei Russ Smith and Sensei Marcus Davila, who have now started their own fantastic podcast. We talk about teaching, testing, kata, self defence and much much more. Always a pleasure chatting and learning from both of these guys, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Sensei Russ also has a new book out which is highly recommended (link below) https://w...

In this bonus episode we’re joined by Sensei Joe Andrews to recap his and Greg’s recent grading under Sensei Iain Abernethy. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkarate www.conversationsonkarate.com Our training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwu Our Mer...

We’re back for 2026! In this episode we chat about warm ups, training, goal setting, gradings and much more. Let us know your warm ups, grading structures or anything else you want to ask or say in the comments! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkara...

Merry Christmas to all of you who have listened and supported us this year! And to all of our amazing guests. Here’s to many more great chats in 2026. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkarate www.conversationsonkarate.com Our training notebook! https...

We’re joined in this episode by Goju Ryu expert Sensei Marcus Davila. We talk teaching, training, kata, sparring and whole lot more! It was an absolute pleasure to talk with Sensei Davila and we’ll look forward to chatting again soon. Also a massive thank you to Sensei Russ Smith for connecting us. Hope you enjoy. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ c...

We’re joined by Sensei Les Bubka to talk syllabus, kata, tradition, competition, even jealousy, and so much more! You can check out everything Les has going on including seminars, his books, podcasts and more on his website below. https://www.lesbubka.co.uk Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=2...

In this one we are joined once again by everyone’s favourite Kung Fu bus driver Randel Davis! This time is not about punches, kicks, kata or bunkai but capes, kryptonite, green lanterns and everything Superman as we review the latest Superman movie! Hope you enjoy 3 martial arts nerds nerd out over Superman instead! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/...

In this brief bonus episode we catch up with Gus Rogers. Greg and Gus both attended each others sessions at the Southwest Martial Arts & Wellbeing Show, and in this review Sue, Greg and Gus talk about the show, favourite sessions and more. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.face...

In this episode we are joined by Sensei Scot Mertz, practitioner of Goju Ryu, Kojo Ryu, Karate researcher and historian, and the founder of Ryuho Ryu. We dive deep into some Karate myths, styles, kata, curriculum and so much more. Hope you enjoy this one! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21...

In this episode it’s a throw back to the early days as Greg and Sue chit chat about anything and everything, including how Greg has evolved as a martial artist over the years since the podcast started. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkarate www.con...

We are honoured to be joined in this episode by not one but two legends of Karate in this special roundtable discussion! Hanshi Patrick McCarthy and Sensei Joe Swift join us to chat about Karate history, rare kata, martial arts research and much much more. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_...

There have been many returns in pop culture over the years, the Jedi, the King, the living dead….but none of them compare to the return of our dear friend Ken of Kenfu TV! Not only is Ken back on the podcast but he’s back on YouTube as well. In this one we chat about everything Ken’s transformative year dealing with dojo changes, training adjustments, and a healthy dose of random tangents of cours...

Today we're joined once again by one host of the Kung Fu Conversations podcast, Randel Davis. We talk curriculum, training, teaching and Superman! Keep an eye out for part 2 coming soon when we have Randel again to review the upcoming Superman movie. Hope you enjoy this one! Check out Randel on his Instagram and his podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ejzo2maV4f4TKXrP86Hjw? si=ZhekhqM6RAe_kBaW...

In this episode we’re joined by Cheyne McMahon of the Australian Karate Academy. We chat about his Karate history, kata, modern sport karate, his custom karate gis and much more! https://www.aka.com.au Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkarate www.con...

The first chat was so good we had to have him back so we are joined once again by Sensei Russ Smith! In this episode we dive into 5 Ancestor Boxing and its similarities to Karate, the tactics of various arts, evolving as martial artists and much much more! https://www.burinkan.org/burinkan/ Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate h...

In this episode we are joined by Matt Law who is the founder of the charity “Geez A Gi”. Matt tells us all about how the charity came about, what its mission is, and most importantly how you can support it! The charity is doing some fantastic work so please check them out and support them at the links below. https://geezagi.org https://www.instagram.com/geezagi?igsh=MW45c3M1cDM0M2VyNg== https://ww...

We are joined once again by Rich Dimitri and Pam Armitage to talk all things violence prevention. If real self defence is something you’re interested in then Rich and Pam are the people you need to listen to! Hope you enjoy this one as much as we did……because they will be returning later on this year! So stay tuned.  https://studyofviolence.com https://www.selfdefenceglobal.online/ https://www.rai...

In this episode we’re joined by Gus Rogers of Heads of the Valleys Tang Soo Do. Gus talks about his early Tang Soo Do training, and what led up to him deciding to write his book “Recipes do not make delicious meals”. Please go and support Gus by liking and subscribing to his YouTube channel or pre ordering the book. All links below! Links from the episode https://www.hovtsd.com/product-page/recipe...

In this episode we’re joined by Andrew Adams and Jeremy Lesniak of Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio. If you don’t know of Whistlekick then where have you been?! Whistlekick is the largest martial arts podcast out there and has recently surpassed 1000 episodes. They’ve featured over 500 guests (including the two of us) so check them out in the links below. We had a blast having them on and we hope yo...

In this episode we’re joined by Sensei Russ Smith. Russ is an expert in various styles of martial arts including Goju Ryu Karate, 5 Ancestor Boxing and Matayoshi Kobudo to name a few. We talk karate, Kung fu, principle based learning, teaching and much more! We hope you get as much out of this as we did. Check out everything Russ does on his website below. https://www.burinkan.org/burinkan/Default...