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In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams take on a special edition of the Rapid Fire Question and Answers. Rapid Fire Q&A #22 - Episode 779 Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams tackle a series of questions, comments, and reviews from you, the listeners, and some guests in the form of a Rapid Fire Q&A. Here are some of the questions they tried to answer: Who are your favorite fictional Martial A...

Sensei Dan Sanz is a Martial Arts Practitioner and Instructor. He's the creator behind the Art of One Dojo. That's where I started to see where Ed Parker drew from a lot of influence. He put judo in there, he put boxing, there's kungfu in there, it's a mixture. I started to see these layers. Sensei Dan Sanz- Episode 778 Some people who train may drift away from martial arts eventually. Sensei Dan...

An explanation of the QuickHit format and why/what's going on.

In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about the Pros and Cons of Promoting Instructors VS Hiring. Pros and Cons of Promoting Instructors VS Hiring - Episode 777 If you are a school owner, do you prefer training and promoting instructors from the ground up or hiring one? What are the challenges you can face on both options? In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about the Pros and Cons of Promot...

Mr. Mike Stone is a martial arts practitioner, instructor, and actor among others. He's from Hawaii. It's very simple about life and you're making it very difficult for yourself. All you have to do is be the very best you can be, ALWAYS. This was the mindset. Mr. Mike Stone - Episode 776 A native of Hawaii, Mike Stone was born and raised in the island of Maui. He was a star athlete in various spor...

In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about the Everyday Tools for Martial Artists. Everyday Tools for Martial Artists - Episode 775 Are you familiar with EDC? Everyday carry tools for martial artists are highly debatable. What do martial artists need as EDC? Knife? Guns? Nunchucks? For Adam and Jeremy, having an EDC is a tool that everyone could use. In this episode, listen as Andrew and Jeremy...

how to kick them. That's what I thought. Tashi Deb Mahoney - Episode 774 Supporting a child's dream of becoming a Ninja Turtle is a great story. However, starting to train in the same class as your child and eventually becoming an instructor is another excellent story in itself. Presently, Tashi Deb Warner is an Instructor at Mark Warner's Professional Martial Arts Academy. She teaches adults and...

In this episode, Jeremy and Andrew use a word association game to see if Jeremy can relate random words to martial arts! Martial Arts Word Association 2 - Episode 773 Here at whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, we like to mix things up once in a while. We're going to do "Martial Arts Word Association" where Andrew gives Jeremy a random word that he could connect to martial arts. In this episode, Jerem...

Shihan Victor Guarino is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at Seigido Ryu Karate & Jujitsu. There are very few people who I consider Martial Artists. The way I make that distinction is they're the people who martial arts principles permeate their life. Shihan Victor Guarino - Episode 772 Shihan Victor Guarino is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at Seigido Ryu Karate & Jujitsu  a...

In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams take on a special edition of the Rapid Fire Question and Answers. Rapid Fire Q&A #21 - Episode 771 Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams tackle a series of questions, comments, and reviews from you, the listeners, and some guests in the form of a Rapid Fire Q&A. Here are some of the questions they tried to answer: Do you see whistlekick's destiny manifest...

Grand Master James Cox is a Martial Arts Practitioner and Instructor at the Premier Martial Arts in Texas. When you go into another school you can have that white belt mindset. That purity, that innocence. Then you're open to be a sponge. Grand Master James Cox - Episode 770 I have been teaching full-time for well over 3 decades, my professional career is to empower lives through the martial arts...

In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about Measuring Progress as a Martial Artist. Measuring Progress as a Martial Artist - Episode 769 Progress in martial arts training is often measured through testing to move up in ranks. Is rank the best metric for progress? If not, what could be? In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about Measuring Progress as a Martial Artist. Listen to learn more! Aft...

Mr. Scott Robertson is a Martial Arts practitioner, instructor, and musician who plays and teaches drums. When people see beginners come in, I guess they see part of themselves. The fact that everybody there wants evebody else to do well. That hit me. The people who've gotten their first blackbelt, they also want everybody to reach that. Mr. Scott Robertson - Episode 767 Starting martial arts late...

In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about the importance of Nutrition and Hydration for Martial Arts Training. Nutrition and Hydration for Martial Arts Training - Episode 767 The fuel that we take is as important as the skills that we learn in a martial arts training. Nutrition and Hydration can be consumed before, during, or after a session to get the most out of a martial arts training. In t...

Mr. Don Wilson is a Martial Arts practitioner, Actor, and 11-time Kickboxing champion. As a Martial Artist we have to be able to go from 0 to 100 mph and I just took it into the kickboxing ring with me… In the first couple minutes of the fight, I know everything I'll need to know. Mr. Don Wilson - Episode 766 Don "the Dragon" Wilson's humble beginnings started in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where he was...

In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk about the Behind the Scenes of the Free Training Day Northeast VIP Bundles. Behind the Scenes - Free Training Day Northeast VIP Bundles - Episode 765 If you've joined the Free Training Day, you know how much effort the organizers put into the event. You will now see/hear what happens behind the curtain, so to speak. In this episode, Andrew and Jeremy talk ab...

Professor Jesse Dwire is a Martial Arts Practitioner and instructor at the Dragon Phoenix Martial Arts in Massachusetts. There's no such thing as an advanced technique, just an advanced practitioner. That has been one of the hardest things a lot of my friends will ever understand.   Professor Jesse Dwire - Episode 764 Martial Arts with the family is always a good idea. In the case of Professor Jes...

In this episode, Jeremy and Andrew talk about why Martial Arts Instructors can be The Worst Self-Defense Teachers. Martial Arts Instructors can be The Worst Self-Defense Teachers - Episode 763 It's undeniable that self-defense or as Andrew says it, self-protection, is very different from what we learn in martial arts classes. Is it possible that Martial Arts instructors can suck at teaching it? In...

Sensei Joe Johnson is a Martial Arts Practitioner and Instructor at Jukado dojo in Maine. I gew up fighting. I know how to throw a punch. I didn't know how to avoid those situations. I realize that Martial Arts gave me a way of controlling myself and my own anger. If I control myself and my anger, then I control the situation… Sensei Joe Johnson - Episode 762 Most Martial Artists started their jou...

In this episode, Jeremy and Andrew discuss Nutrition and Hydration for Martial Arts Training. Martial Arts Word Association - Episode 761 Here at whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, we like to mix things up once in a while. We're going to do "Martial Arts Word Association" where Adam gives Jeremy a random word that he would connect to martial arts. In this episode, Jeremy and Andrew discuss randomly g...

Sabum Sam Pulfer is a martial Arts instructor and practitioner who currently represents Malta in International competitions. There's somethiing in every single style that you can use to complement in another style… WTF Taekwondo doesnt put much emphasis on hands. So, when I did Kyokushin, very strong focused went on to the hand and getting in close to be able to use short, sharp punches in parts o...

In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams take on a special edition of the Rapid Fire Question and Answers. Rapid Fire Q&A #20 - Episode 759 Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams tackle a series of questions, comments, and reviews from you, the listeners, and some guests in the form of a Rapid Fire Q&A. Here are the questions they tried to answer: What's the most beneficial requirement you've hea...

Sensei Les Bubka is a Martial Arts practitioner, instructor, and Mental Health advocate based in the United Kingdom. Martial Arts is like money, it amplifies your character. If you're rich and a bad person, you're just a powerful bad person. The same in the dojo, you give a bad person more power, he will just turn into a powerful bad person… I would like to beleive that Martial Arts make better pe...