Punch Kick Choke Chat

Join us as we chat with Grandmaster Keith Hafner about the balance between the business side and traditions of martial arts.

Join us in our 80th episode of PKCC as we sit down with Master Michael DeMarco, who runs the Winged Lion School of Tai Chi in Sante Fe, New Mexico. DeMarco began his study of martial arts with the Chinese-Indonesian hybrid style of kuntao-silat in 1965 in the lineage of Willem Reeders and has studied tai chi under masters in Taiwan, including Yang Qingyu and Du Yuze.  Master DeMarco also hold...

PKCC Short episode discussing, "What is rank", where it matters and doesn't matter, and what is means outside of your own dojo with guest Guro T Kent Nelson.   Check out KSK Martial Arts, run by Guro T Kent Nelson in Lansing, Michigan.  https://www.kskmartialarts.com/  Take a look at our new webpage for the latest PKCC episodes and more!  https://www.punchkickchokechat.com/

Join us in one of our Host Chats, as we discuss the upcoming Capital Conquest 2022 event in Gatineau, QC, with special guests Hanshi John Therien and kickboxing champion Jean-Yves Thériault.   Capital Conquest https://capitalconquest.org/  Check out our new website! https://www.punchkickchokechat.com/

Join us on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Brad Fowler, multi-time world kickboxing champion, and black belt in Shorin Ji Ryu Karate and Modern Arnis / Kali Silat. Sensei Fowler has over 40 years of martial arts experience, and was a former Canadian national team coach in multiple World Championships between 2005 and 2008. Sensei Fowler had also done personal training for over 20 years, and was th...

Join us as we chat with Glenn Cunningham, 8th degree black belt of Okinawa Gojuryu Karate, owner and Sensei of Kouketsu Dojo. Kouketsu translates to "of blood and sweat" which truly characterizes the philosophy of those who train there. Sensei Cunningham is a retired Second Grade Detective and served over 19 years in the NYPD during which he worked several assignments for the department in nearly...

Join us in this special edition of a Host Chat, where we open the floor to an Ask Me Anything (AMA) show. Our hosts will answer your questions like the 10 questions, responding rapidly but elaborating where it suits the flow of the chat.

In this episode we are joined by Kyoshi Angel Lemus, an 8th dan and co-founder of the International Shorinjiryu Tode Zentokukai Association. This organization was founded in 1997 to preserve the old ways and teachings of Chotoku Kyan and Zenryo Shimabukuro. Kyoshi Lemus runs the school in Kane’ohe, Hawai’i. Kyoshi Lemus is also a graphic designer with experience in advertising and magazine product...

This week we sit down with Carlos "The Ronin" Newton, the first Canadian UFC Champion in the Welterweight division. Sensei Newton holds a 3rd dan in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and is known as a 'Submission Master'. His personal fighting style is dubbed "Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu", a combination of BJJ, Judo, Wrestling, Karate, and Boxing. He has competed in the largest MMA organizations i...

Join us in another Host Chat as we talk about what to charge for karate lessons, the Crucible and intense experiences, techniques for teaching online, and practicing to be your best self.   This episode is dedicated to the late Sensei Steve Reynolds, rest in peace.

Join us as we chat with Hanshi George Alexander, a 10th Dan Shorinji Ryu JuJitsu Master and an inductee into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 1991. Currently he is the president of both International Shorinji-Ryu Jujitsu and Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation. Hanshi Alexander began training in Judo and Jujitsu in 1960, and later in Shorin Ryu Karate in 1964 while serving in the United Stat...

Join us as we chat with Sensei Scott Hogarth, an 8th Dan Goju Ryu Karate & Hapkijitsu Master at Fighting Griffin Martial Arts. Sensei Hogarth has been teaching at his Fighting Griffin Martial Arts Club for more than 35 years with wife and fellow martial arts master Tammy. Having studied in Okinawa - his adopted homeland - Sensei Hogarth is part of a martial arts training lineage that dates bac...

We invite you to join us on Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat, as we sit down each episode with martial arts masters and talk to them about their lives, topics in martial arts, and record their stories and thoughts. Here is a small snippet of our 100+ hours of interviews and content to give you a taste of our channel.

In this episode we sit down with Sensei Charles Banfield, host of the @Karate Canucks podcast, to discuss the importance of documenting martial arts history.   Please visit the Karate Canucks channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa5nNYXfjcXOkF9OVRmQzw

Join us as we chat with Sensei Phil McColl, who has been instructor at the McMaster dojo for over 30 years. Sensei McColl started his journey in Hamilton at the Delta club, and has since become proficient in Goju Ryu karate, Kobudo, and Jujitsu.

Join us in our host chat as we discuss the benefits of martial arts among the elderly, what changes when you start teaching, having pure faith in the art, and the concept of a 'spoiler' in the dojo.

Join us as we chat with Sensei Jean Frenette, founder and technical director of Club Karate Boucherville, and has been practicing karate-do for more than 40 years. Sensei Frenette was crowned five-time world champion, three-time North American champion and twelve-time Canadian champion, and won more than 30 international titles. He has authored seven books and more than fifteen videos on martial a...

Join us as we chat with Renshi Frank Clayton, 6th dan and head of the Canadian Martial Arts Academy in Powell River, BC. Sensei Clayton began his martial arts journey in 1971 in Hamilton, ON at Eastern Karate, and opened his first dojo in 1982 in New Westminster, BC. Sensei Clayton is an accomplished competitor both nationally and internationally, and has received a lifetime achievement award from...

Join us in this short episode as we chat with Skip Bunton of Body Specs Inc. on the topic of strength and conditioning for life and martial arts. Skip has over 27 years of experience in orthopedic rehabilitation of sport-related injuries, physical development, and sports performance, and is known as one of the best known fitness instructors in Ann Arbor, Michigan.   Body Specs Inc. - https://...

Join us as we chat with Professor Chet Schemahorn, a 3rd Degree Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. Chet Schemahorn started his training in May of 1995 watching VHS instructional tapes released by Rorion & Royce Gracie, after witnessing Royce revolutionize martial arts in the early days of the UFC, and then attending 2 day seminars with Royce in Columbus, Ohio. Due to financial limitations, Chet coul...

Join us as we chat again with the hosts of PKCC! In this special birthday edition chat, our wonderful hosts dive into another great conversation, take questions from the viewers, bring them on to the show to chat with us, and have more in store which you don’t want to miss.

Join us as we chat with Shifu Lorne Bernard, an internationally renowned traditional Kung Fu master and Canadian Black Belt Hall of Fame inductee in 2019. Shifu Bernard has been involved in traditional Chinese martial arts since 1983 and was president of The Eastern Canada Chinese Martial Arts Federation between 1994 and 2010. He is a disciple of 4th generation Grand-master Lee Joo-Chian and is al...

In this episode we chat with Kyoshi James Fries of Heritage Martial Arts & Fitness Centre in Kitchener, ON, about making classical martial arts training practical. For more content on practical self-defense, check our Full Spectrum Defense:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5JzD4WCJTVruuufpF4OgA Heritage Martial Arts & Fitness: https://heritagemartialarts.com/

Join us as we chat with Sensei Sam Larioza, Owner and Chief Instructor at Ohana Karate. Sensei Larioza's martial arts training started in 1992 in Morio Higaonna Sensei's karate dojo in San Diego. Larioza Sensei earned his Shodan in Okinawa in 1998 and was awarded his Sandan in Goju Ryu Karate by Higaonna Sensei in 2005. Larioza Sensei's travels have allowed him to also train in Chinese Wushu, Japa...

Join us on Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat to chat 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 Interests ar...