Punch Kick Choke Chat

Join us this week as we sit down with Sensei Will Starks, an accomplished bjj practitioner and surging MMA fighter. Will has come off some recent big wins including in the ring and at the North American Grappling Association.

Join us as we chat with Michael Dymond. Sensei Dymond has trained with Hanshi Gary Legacy, and has paved the way for many Legacy Shorin Ryu students over his lifetime, including Sensei Daniel Whittal and Sensei Randy Dauphin. Notably, in 2006, he visited and trained in Okinawa at the dojo of Ikihara Sensei. He is also a published author of 5 books. His memoir “It’s just about me: 23 Dover Street”...

Join us as we chat with Sensei Terry Yanke, a 9th dan in jiu-jitsu with the Ontario Jiu-Jitsu Association. Sensei Yanke is a former Waterloo Regional Police Officer and was an Emergency Response Team Leader. He combines martial arts with techniques he used when he was a police officer to create a very effective self-defense system. He has taught classes in local schools and businesses and is a tra...

Join us in this micro episode as we discuss the Crucible event, and what it means for martial arts.

Join us as we chat again with the hosts of PKCC! Our wonderful hosts dive into another great conversation while taking more questions from the viewers and bring them on to the show to chat with us. #PKCC #martialarts #karate

Join us this week as we sit down with Sabastian Velilla. As a student of Budo since 1984, Sensei Velilla is a U.S. Army Veteran who has completed Post-Graduate programs in Japanese Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo and Advanced Public Policy at Old Dominion University in Virginia. For several years he administered International Military Education and Training to the Japanese Self Defense Force...

Join us in this micro episode as we discuss the idea of the practical fighting camp, what people like about it, and what's next for it.

Join us this week as we sit down with Darryn Melerine, a dedicated practitioner and an accomplished martial artist. Sensei Melerine’s journey in martial arts began in 1989 under the tutelage of Sensei Jack E. Garrett, a direct disciple of martial artists Jacques Lagrand and Frank Curtis. Through his studies in Minami Ryu Jujitsu, judo, and weapons training, Sensei Melerine developed a deep underst...

Join us this week as we sit down with Paul Dupre, a martial artist with over 61 years of experience spanning multiple disciplines and traditions. Sensei Dupre began his martial arts journey in 1963 at the Downsview Air Force Base in Toronto, training in Judo and Jujitsu under Minoru “Frank” Hatashita and his students. He later continued at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, where he was captiv...

Join us this week as we sit down with Scott Campsall and Jennifer Neveu-Campsall. Shihan Campsall holds a 6th Dan in Karate, a 2nd Dan in Aikido, and a 1st Dan in Iaido. He also holds a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is an Instructor Trainer with On Guard International Defensive Tactics. Shihan Campsall began his martial arts journey in 1994 under Hanshi Fred Walker, and later went on to f...

In this micro episode, we discuss what a classical mindset is.

Join us in our first episode of 2025 as we sit down with Sensei Mike Wall, a BJJ, MMA, Jiu Jitsu & Kobudo practitioner at Fenix Kampsport (Phoenix Martial Arts center). Sensei Mike Wall trains in Helsingborg, Sweden, and is passionate about seeing other people grow. He has worked as a sports instructor for 20 years and in Martial Arts since 1977. In addition to martial arts, Sensei Wall’s Inte...

Join us in our final chat of 2024 as we round things out with some questions from the audience. #PKCC #karate #martialarts

Join us this week as we sit down with Conroy Copeland and Frank Clayton. Sensei Copeland began his karate training around the age of 15. He has been taught and trained under renowned martial arts instructors like Sensei Richard Kim, Morio Higaonna, and Professor Wally Jay, gaining valuable knowledge that he now shares with his students, some of whom run their own dojos. In 1975, Conroy met Sensei...

Join us in this short episode as we discuss Bruce Lee. The man and the legend. Or was he? How legit was Bruce Lee? Find out in this episode. Check out the Alpha Progress App for Strength Training - get a 20% discount as a PKCC listener! alphaprogression.com/pkcc #PKCC #martialarts #karate

Join us in this micro episode as we discuss what it is like to get passed in rank, when it happens, and how things come full circle if you keep training in martial arts. #PKCC #martialarts #karate

Join us this week as we sit down with Bob Mueller. Speaker, Author, Artist, Entrepreneur, former Professional Martial Arts Teacher and Bikram Yoga Teacher, Shihan Bob Mueller, in his own words, has had a varied and full life of learning and teaching. He is constantly looking for ideas, products and people that will enhance his life and the lives of his friends and family. Presently, Shihan Mueller...

Join us this week as we sit down with Hanshi Michael Calandra. A 10th Dan in Isshin-Ryu Karate, Hanshi Calandra spent 22 years with the NYPD. He retired in 2010 as a Detective in the Intelligence Division. Hanshi Calandra is certified in FBI defensive tactics, and has taught numerous martial arts students and taken law enforcement seminars through the United States. He is also the founder of P.C.C...

Join us this week as we sit down with Kelvin Bezerra and Nadisson Rossi. Bezerra Sensei was born in Recife and raised in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Currently, he is a black belt under Professor Jorge Britto of Toronto BJJ. He has been training since 2012 and has competed in various competitions earning medals in all sorts of divisions. He has participated in the organization of NextGen BJJ,IBJJF,ADC...

Join us in this topical discussion on Itosu Anko, as we revisit the prolific master of karate with author and researcher, Thomas Feldmann. Thomas is a researcher of martial arts and has written a book on Itosu called, "Ankō Itosu: The Man, the Master, the Myth, Biography of a Legend". Thomas reached out to us after our episode discussing Itosu and we invited him on to correct the record on a few f...

In this micro topic, we discuss the idea of practical fighting ahead of the weekend seminar at JMAC (which took place October 12th 2024). We discuss sport, classical, and practical fighting, how to train for and approach each, and what it means in terms of the mindset one should have.

Join us in another host chat this week, as we gear up for Capital Conquest and take audience questions on all things martial arts. Don't miss our episodes live on Thursdays 8:30pm Eastern - register below and send your questions in for our guests! 👊 https://www.punchkickchokechat.com/episodes/upcoming

Hanshi Shihan Scott Evans, founder of Koyama Dojo, has spent nearly three decades pursuing mastery and leadership in Hakko Denshin Ryu Jujutsu (HDRJJ), under the guidance of Soke Michael LaMonica. His martial journey began in 1995 with a self-defense class at the University of Akron, sparking a lifelong commitment to HDRJJ. After relocating to Michigan from Akron, OH, Scott founded Koyama Dojo in...

Join us as we sit down with Professor Delphie Dugal-Tessier, an accomplished martial artist and passionate advocate for women's self-defense. With over 15 years of experience in martial arts, her journey began after retiring from the National Mogul Team in search of a new way to stay fit and active. She discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and quickly fell in love with the art, competing across No...

Join us as we chat with Hanshi Neil Prime, who holds multiple ranks including an 8th Dan in Shintani Wado Kai Karate, 8th Dan in the World Traditional Karate Association, and 6th Dans in Shindo Bo / SWKKF as well as in the Superfoot Systems. He is a direct student of Hanshi Masaru Shintani (1927-2000) as well as Grand Master Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, and is the Canadian Director of the S...