Punch Kick Choke Chat

Join us as we chat with Sensei David Toney, an 8th dan in Ju Jitsu and involved in martial arts and fitness for almost 40 years. Sensei Toney leads a large group of coaches in Ireland in WJJF and has 90 clubs with over 4000 students to oversee. He travels internationally to lead seminars as far afield as Russia and Cuba, while also managing a full time martial arts center in Ballymena, Northern Ir...

On this episode we are once again joined by Hanshi Alain Sailly, 9th dan and founder of Goshindo. Enjoy the conversation on pedagogy and other topics visited in this chat between martial artists.

Join us as our four hosts break down the right way to quit martial arts, how to decide what to teach students, plateauing in martial arts, and how martial arts shapes thoughts on mortality.

Join us as we chat with Sensei Benoît Ladouceur, a 6th degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Sensei Ladouceur is a former Canadian and World Light Heavyweight Champion in Kickboxing. A student of Hanshi John Therien, Ladouceur Sensei is also the manager and instructor in charge of kickboxing, fitness, and weight loss programs at the school of Therien Jiu-Jitsu & Kickboxing. Benoît Ladouceur is consi...

Join us in this short episode as we sit down with Dan Holland Sensei and Nick Miller Sensei to discuss their creation called bokken fencing.

Join us as we return to Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat to chat with Sensei Jim “Jake” Maloney, a 10th degree black belt who has been training for over 40 years. Sensei Maloney was the first person in Canada to attain a black belt in Uechi Ryu Karate in 1967. Jim Maloney became interested in Karate and discovered the Mattson Academy of Karate when he was only 16 years old, having moved to Boston, Massach...

Join us as we chat with Lance Gatling Sensei, a former tank commander of the US army, one of the top English speaking scholars of Judo history, and, overall, a person with an absolute wealth of knowledge. Sensei Gatling has resided in Japan for over 35 years, and has over 40 years of knowledge of Asian studies, Japanese Nihon Jujutsu and the history of Judo. His scholarship is well respected all o...

Join us in this short episode of PKCC as we discuss with Hanshi John Therien about high ranks, and what the martial arts mindset should be.  Send us your comments, register for upcoming live episodes, and get your PKCC merch here:  https://www.legacymartialartsandfitness.com/pkcc

Join us for another Host Night with PKCC as we discuss the effect of iaido on empty hand training, observations in martial arts during the pandemic, and how students can improve themselves 'spiritually' in martial arts.

Join us in a short topic-focused episode of PKCC where we discuss the benefits of competing, with special guest Kysohi Adette Rice.

Join us as we return to Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat to chat with Joe Corley, an American Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and kickboxing competitor, instructor and broadcaster. Sensei Corley is a 10th Degree Black Belt and Master Instructor at Atlanta Extreme Warrior. Sensei Joe Corley began studying Tang Soo Do at age 16. At 19 he earned his black belt and opened his first martial arts studio. He won many US Na...

Join us on our Host Night on moments that have stood out through COVID-19, politics in martial arts, mental health, and training with injuries.

In this second episode of Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat: Short Discussions, we discuss the concept of ShuHaRi, the evolution of a student to a master, and give advice for new instructors. Featuring our usual hosts Kyoshi Randy Dauphin, Sensei Shaun Benson, Hanshi Gary Legacy, and special guest contributor Hanshi Cezar Borkowski. Find out more about Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat, including registrations, mer...

In this first episode of Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat: Short Discussions, we discuss high ranks in martial arts, what they mean, why it is (or is not) important to have one, and who is capable of achieving one. Featuring our usual hosts Kyoshi Randy Dauphin, Sensei Nicklaus Suino, Hanshi Gary Legacy, and guest contributor Sensei Conroy Copeland. Find out more about Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat, including...

Join us as we return to Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat to chat with Sensei John Pierson, a Shorin Ryu practitioner and original co-founder of Legacy Shorin Ryu Karate Jutsu.

Join us as we return to Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat after a break to chat with Sensei Brad Jones, a 6th degree black belt, owner and technical director of Brad Jones Martial Arts and Fitness Center in Newmarket, Ontario. Sensei Jones is a student of "The Father of Canadian Karate", 9th degree Masami Tsuruoka. Over his 51 year and counting martial arts experience, Sensei Jones has accomplished many ac...

Join us as we chat with Shichidan (7th Dan) Frances Glaze, who is an elite Judoka, a IJF-Judge, USA Judo “A” Judge, USJF “A” Teacher (in all 7 Katas), and a former International Kata competitor. She holds multiple gold medal national and world competitions for shiai and kata. Frances was a student of Tony Owed, a judo teacher and coach inducted into the hall of fame in 2020. Frances Glaze is curre...

Join us as we chat with Sensei Al Panackia, an accomplished judo player, kata practitioner and competitor, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in World Masters Kata competition as well as competing in the 1st World Kata Championships in Malta in 2009.

Join us on another Host Night on PKCC, as we discuss recent travels, meeting masters, and the role of fitness in martial arts.

This week we sit down with Sensei Bill Adams, director of Bill Adams Martial Arts and Fitness Centers in New York, and master in both karate and kobudo. Sensei Adams is a 7th Dan with an extensive competitive record, and is also known for his invention of the bo kata, Shinken no Dai Bo.

In this episode we welcome the legendary Sensei Fumio Demura, a master of both karate and kobudo. Demura-Sensei began his training in Japan at the age of 9, and received his 1st dan in the Itosu-kai karate lineage. He moved to the United States in 1965 to teach martial arts, and today is a 9th dan in Shito-ryu karate. Demura-Sensei is an author of several martial arts books, and is famous for his...

Join us for another Host Night on Punch, Kick, Choke, Chat, as your four favourite hosts discuss everything martial arts.

On this episode we sit down with Kyoshi Mike Sywyk and Kyoshi Laura Sywyk, both accomplished Goju Ryu Karate and Kobudo (weaponry) practitioners, and Chief Instructors of the Eastwind Budo Life Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Kyoshi Mike Sywyk is a 7th-degree black belt with 39 years experience in the martial arts, while Kyoshi Laura Sywyk is a 6th-degree black belt with 37 years experience. Kyoshi Lau...

Join us as we chat with Kyoshi Doug Knispel: World Jiu-Jitsu medalist; 8th Dan in Jiu-Jitsu (under the Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Association); 1st Dan in Goju Ryu Karate (under the Okinawan Jundokan) and Menkyo Kaiden (Chief Instructor) of Kitsune Ryu Jiu-Jitsu Kai. Along with running his own club in Richmond Hill, Ontario (Richmond Hill Budokan), Kyoshi Knispel is also an active member of the Jiu-Jitsu...

Join us in another dynamic episode of PKCC as we discuss martial arts stories, lessons learned in training, and the connection between martial arts and nature.