Jeremy Lesniak

First Cup with Jeremy

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Weekday morning show with Jeremy Lesniak, as he drinks his first cup of coffee and contemplates life as a martial artist.-Jeremy, the Founder of whistlekick Martial Arts products (sparring gear, uniforms, etc) is also the host of whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, another podcast available online.-Topics covered on First Cup include practical advice for martial artists, current challenges and victories in business, new products and services from whistlekick and whatever else is on Jeremy's mind. Sometimes viewers ask questions live (6:30am, Eastern, on YouTube) which Jeremy answers.

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Jeremy Lesniak

Episodes

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190410 10.04.2019 12:34

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about the current snow conditions in his backyard in Vermont, and the importance of forms in martial arts - as well as how he believes they're the pinnacle of martial arts training. Whether you call them forms, patterns, poomsae (poomse), tul, hyung or kata, they're an important part of martial arts. Are they...

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190409 09.04.2019 11:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The whistlekick  Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about some of the plants he's starting for his garden this year and goes in-depth on joint health and recovery, and why immobilizing an injured body part is counterproductive. And why walking is therapeutic. Of course, he's not a doctor, so you shouldn't listen to any of his health or medical...

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190408 08.04.2019 12:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy answers viewer questions about his favorite YouTube Channels and favorite dog breed.  He also talks about today's release of the whistlekick Martial Arts Radio interview with Miss Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee. They discuss the release of the new show, Warrior, from HBO (airing on Cinemax) based on the wri...

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190405 05.04.2019 11:39

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about persistence in life, business and martial arts.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190404 04.04.2019 7:49

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about being kind to yourself and offers a few thoughts on recovery and overtraining.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190403 03.04.2019 12:14

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about the lessons of history and how they apply to today, how history teachers get the "know your history" notion wrong, and how much he likes dinosaurs.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190402 02.04.2019 11:19

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy answers a viewer question about World's Strongest Man / Strongman competitions, and discusses productivity. Coffee today is from a brand new batch of Vermont Artisan & Tea Co - Artisan Blend.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190401 01.04.2019 11:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy recaps his weekend in New Hampshire at the Martial Arts Symposium, and talks about the importance of listening when others need to speak.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190329 29.03.2019 11:19

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about the importance of getting out of your comfort zone, the benefits of starting something new, and his weekend plans for attending a martial arts seminar. Oh, and a sandwich. He really liked that sandwich.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190328 28.03.2019 12:35

Today on First Cup with Jeremy, we talk about Jeremy's favorite superhero - and why it's not Batman. We talk about Episode 383 of whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, which discusses hierarchy in the martial arts. And Jeremy lays down some advice on tracking progress in your martial arts training other than simply watching rank.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190327 27.03.2019 11:29

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy responds to a viewer question about starting a martial arts program in schools. He discusses his thoughts on the limitations, possible changes that might enable it, and why he worked on developing that same sort of idea when he was in high school.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190326 26.03.2019 11:14

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about the nomination run-off happening right now, for Martial Arts Movie March Madness at Martial Journal, the wonderful massage he had yesterday, why he slept so well last night, and a viewer question. What would it take to open a whistlekick martial arts school? Jeremy talks about the different ways that cou...

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190325 25.03.2019 12:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about his weekend, including consulting, Saturday's tournament, his feelings on Into the Badlands, Iron Fist and other martial arts tv and movies, and much more.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190322 22.03.2019 14:09

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about his greatest achievement, future plans for whistlekick, expectations for the weekend, and more.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190321 21.03.2019 11:54

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy answers the viewer question - what three things would you want to get better at? He also talks about his thinning hair, how ashwagandha and other adaptogens are worth exploring and how amazing coffee is. :)

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190320 20.03.2019 11:19

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy answers the viewer question - What's your most prized possession?  Hint: the answer is martial arts related.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190319 19.03.2019 11:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy responds to a viewer question about leadership and discusses the success of yesterday's whistlekick Martial Arts Radio episode with Mr. Adrian Paul of Highlander.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190318 18.03.2019 11:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): mentions whistlekick Martial Arts Radio episode 380 with Mr. Adrian Paul from Highlander, his views on yoga and tai chi (taiji), his reason for watching the movie Wonder Park on opening night and what he did over the weekend.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190315 15.03.2019 12:44

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about last night's Martial Journal editor meeting, how Buddhist philosophy can help during difficult times, his plans for the weekend, and more.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190314 14.03.2019 13:29

On this episode, Jeremy answers a listener question about injuries and surgery, talks about his worst martial arts injuries, mentions the Kick. AI and gives some advice about being compassionate to yourself.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190313 13.03.2019 12:59

Today on First Cup with Jeremy, Jeremy talks about some of his personal frustrations with rank and title in the martial arts. He tells a story about a martial artist from his past who corrected his unknown use of a former rank, belts, stripes, and more.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190312 12.03.2019 12:29

Today on First Cup with Jeremy, we answer a question written in from a martial artist - How do you handle it when a senior rank student in the martial arts class corrects you for something they frequently do wrong themselves?  That and Jeremy talks about the benefits of a wood stove over his out of commission furnace.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190311 11.03.2019 10:59

On this episode, Jeremy recaps his weekend, including attending a competition with Team whistlekick, and discusses the importance and effectiveness of martial arts schools promoting social events. In doing so, you can increase enrollment and retention.

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190308 08.03.2019 10:54

In this episode, Jeremy answers the question: "Why are some martial arts schools more like a daycare?"

First Cup with Jeremy - 20190307 07.03.2019 10:24

Today, Jeremy discusses his feelings on using music in a martial arts class, how parents can impact the learning of the youngest martial artists, and more.  -