Punch Kick Choke Chat

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Victor DeSimone. Sensei DeSimone is a highly skilled martial arts practitioner and instructor with a diverse training background. Sensei DeSimone began his journey in martial arts at the age of four, when his uncle, who was stationed in Italy, taught him judo during summer vacations. For over a decade, Sensei DeSimone has been teaching judo at a...

Join us in a special Host Chat as we celebrate our 100th full length episode of Punch Kick Choke Chat. We will be joined by a number of special guests, including Hanshi John Therien, Hanshi Cezar Borkowski, and Sensei Conroy Copeland. We discuss what legacy PKCC will leave behind for the next generation and other topics in this milestone event.

Join us in our 99th episode as we chat with T.J. Williams, a 4th Dan in the Chuck Norris system and instructor at Presti Karate. Sensei Williams is a pro wrestler, fitness coach, comic con enthusiast, and runs The Kick Pod martial arts podcast. #wrestling #karate #PKCC

Join us in our last Host Chat with double-digit episode numbers! Our hosts talk all things martial arts and take your questions live - we invite you to be a part of our growing history by appearing on the show.

We start this show by asking our own host Shaun Benson "The 10 Questions", then we get to chatting with Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki. Chris began in martial arts at the age of 13 when he attended a seminar with Shawn Tompkins, and became addicted. A polish-Canadian fighter and a native of London, ON, his career started shortly after his 18th birthday with TKO victory. He...

Join us as we sit down with Renshi Scott Taylor, Head Instructor at Taylor Jiu-Jitsu in Oshawa, ON. Renshi Taylor holds a 4th dan in Kumo Jiu-Jitsu and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has had the opportunity to train with several UFC fighters including George St. Pierre, Jo “Daddy” Stevenson, Gray “The Bully” Maynard, and Brandon “The Truth” Vera.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Gary Hails. In 1979, Bill Hind, Gary Hails, and others presented the Robert Dalgleish memorial tournament. In the 1980’s, Gary Hails, Cezar Borkowski, and Bill Hind formed an association, called the Southern Ontario Karate Association, to share and teach each other their styles of karate. In 1990, Sensei Wilfred Seerattan began training and teac...

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Ron Fagan. Sensei Ron Fagan began his martial arts career in 1973 when he attended a free trial class for karate and decided he was going to do this for the rest of his life. Sensei Fagan earned his Shodan from Sensei Masamai Tsuruoka in 1976, and became a member of the Nova Scotia Provincial Karate Team. In 1978 he won the Black Belt kumite div...

Join us as we sit down with Sensei Bill Wolfe, a decorated military veteran, retired Municipal police officer, 8th dan in Hapkido, and founder of Wolfe's Combatives. Sensei Wolfe began his martial arts career in 1962 at the age of eight with Judo and Jujitsu lessons offered in Revelstoke, British Columbia. He joined the military in 1968 and over the years has been a certified "use of forc...

Join us in episode 92 with a Host Chat, where we share memories of the last month's events including the Winter Crucible, Matsumura Challenge shaiai 2023, and others.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Chris Hanson. Sensei Hanson is based out of Toronto, Canada and has studied martial arts for over 40 years. In addition to his 3rd Dan (2014) in Nisei Kempo Karate, Sensei Hanson also holds black belts in several systems and has cross-trained in numerous arts. He teaches private lessons to small groups and also local and international seminars....

In this short episode, we chat with Sensei Randy Dauphin, Nicklaus Suino Sensei, and Hanshi Gary Legacy about building a student through a system of martial arts  - why it's important, what the benefits are, and how it lets students focus on their training.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Jamie Seabrook. Sensei Seabrook has been training in American Kenpo for 38 years and received his 8th degree black belt under Grandmaster Larry Tatum in October 2020. Sensei Seabrook also received his black belt in Modern Arnis under Grandmaster Remy Presas (1991), and a black belt in Black Dragon Kung Fu under Master Paul Chau (1994). Jamie Sea...

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Paul Bonner. Sensei Bonner is a former European Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, Police Officer, Use of Force instructor, and founder and president of Proactive Threat Management. He is a team leader in the Defensive Tactics Section at Ontario Police College, trained security at Bruce Nuclear Power Plant since 9/11, and has also trained other De...

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Master Stephen K. Hayes, who has spent his entire adult life in the pursuit of perfection through the study of the Asian martial arts and spiritual traditions, living and traveling throughout North America, Japan, Europe, the Arctic, China, Tibet, Nepal, and India. Sensei Hayes traveled to Japan in the 1970s and began training under Tsunehisa Tanemura...

Join us in our first Host Chat of 2023, as we kick off the New Year and take your questions.  In this episode we talk about the history of martial arts, who we would have on the podcast if we could have anyone on, and whether our martial arts would hold up if we went back in time.

Join us in our first episode of 2023 as we sit down with Master George Rego, Chief Instructor at the Jukido Jujitsu Academy in Florida. Master Rego holds a 5th Dan in Jukido Jujitsu and a 3rd Dan in Kokondo Karate. Master Rego has competed in many tournaments, and is a 7-time gold medalist in the International Karate Association shiai, and in 2015 he became the AAU National Freestyle Judo Champion...

Join us in a Host Chat for the last episode of PKCC in 2022, as we reflect on the year behind us and look forward to what's next in 2023.

Join us as we sit down with Grand Master Alex Atkinson, a 10th dan with over 50 years of experience in arts ranging from Shotokan, Kenpo Karate, Judo, Five-Animal Kung Fu, Kickboxing, and others. Grand Master Atkinson is a multi-time national and international karate champion in both kata and kumite, and hosts a number of additional accolades, including as a Senior Official and Tatami Events Ambas...

In our first micro episode, we talk about the concept of suffering in martial arts.

Join us this week on the PKCC podcast as we chat with Devon Harris, a member of the original 1988 Jamaican bobsleigh team and former martial artist.    Devon Harris, the three-time Olympian (1988, 1992 & 1998) grew up in poverty in Kingston, Jamaica before using sport to find success in life. He graduated from the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England and served as...

In this episode we are joined by Senseis Dan Holland, Robert Chlumsky, and Ryan Fice, to discuss what it is like to grow up as a young kid in martial arts.

Join us in our second micro topic to discuss fitness and martial arts, the benefits of incorporating fitness as a martial artist, and strategies for synergizing the two.

Join us in a Host Chat as we talk about favourite moments from Capital Conquest, Alden Adair's performance in kickboxing, why we love Lorne Bernard and Sensei Copeland, and whether you need innate skill to be a good fighter. One of our hosts, Shaun Benson, also shares some personal news.

Join us this week on the PKCC podcast as we chat with Sensei Sharon Andrzejewski. By the time she was in her first year as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, Sharon Evanoff had only been involved with karate for two and half years. Already, however, she had collected ten titles, her most recent success at the time was the North American Women’s Karate championship.