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Master Iain Armstrong is a martial arts practitioner and instructor from England. He is the founder at the Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat in Thailand. The Kung Fu Retreat is not just a training together experience, it's the kind of eating together, the whole kind of spend all of your time with the other martial artists. You talk martial arts, read martial arts. It's the kind of the whole immersion exper...

In this episode, Jeremy talks about the last part of the mindset series, The Mindset of the Advanced Martial Artist. The Mindset of the Advanced Martial Artist - Episode 437 Is the black belt the end of the road for martial artists? The end-goal for the years of training? The advanced martial artists are those who train longer than the intermediate martial artists and most of the time they have bl...

Mr. James Wilks is a martial arts practitioner, trainer, and a former MMA fighter. Mr. Wilks is also a former winner in the Ultimate Fighter. I really appreciate the challenge that martial arts has given me. I think it has made me a stronger person and allow me to take on more challenges in other areas. I mean, if you're used to getting punched in the face and kicked and knead, everything in life...

In this episode, Jeremy talks about the second part of the mindset series, The Mindset of the Intermediate Martial Artist. The Mindset of the Intermediate Martial Artist - Episode 435 In order for us to understand the intermediate martial artist, we must know that defining such is subjective. In a nutshell, intermediate martial artists are no longer a beginner but not yet advanced. Why? Because so...

Ms. Susan Spann is a martial arts practitioner and the award-winning author of the Hiro Hattori mystery novels. Sometimes power involves making the thinnest of thin lines using only one hair from the tip of the brush but not allowing that line to wobble and become weak. It's the same kind of focused power that you need when you're focusing Qi to break a board or when you are performing a kata at a...

In this episode, Jeremy talks about the mindset of the beginner Martial Artist. The Mindset of the Beginner Martial Artist - Episode 433 Anybody who starts at anything will be somehow nervous and scared so understanding the mindset of the beginner martial artist both helps the student and the teacher. The better you understand them, the better you can relate, teach, and help them grow and make it...

Grandmaster James Keenan is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Karate, Tai Chi, and Krav Maga. He is the founder and headmaster at the Dotokushin Dojo. One of the things I tell people who I train now is the less ego you have in your practice, the better your practice and the higher your skill is going to be. The more self-less you can be in your practice, the higher your skills are goin...

On today's episode, Jeremy is joined by Sensei Gabriel Siu and they talk about the importance of Balancing Training & Teaching. Balancing Training & Teaching - Episode 431 We usually do a question and answer episode where Jeremy reads a couple of questions and tries to answer them. In this episode, we bring in Sensei Gabriel Siu to the show and try to answer his question on balancing training and...

Sensei Ras Hilton is a martial arts practitioner and he fights on the New England Fights (NEF). He is also known as The Jamaican Shamrock and The Rasquatch. I realized that regardless of how big I was and what I've learned up until that point, there was obviously more that I needed to do and more I needed to learn in order to protect myself and be confident that I'd able to deal with any given sit...

In this episode, Jeremy talks about martial arts rivalries and competition among martial artists, schools and a lot more. Martial Arts Rivalries - Episode 429 Rivalries aren't new to martial arts. In fact, many martial arts movies are based on rivalries and competition among schools and individuals. In this episode, Jeremy talks about how comparing ourselves to other martial artists and other scho...

Mr. Joseph Conway is a martial arts practitioner and the long-time uke of Master Ken on their youtube show, Enter the Dojo. It's not just about being on the mat or what you're doing on the mat. It's the whole thing. Waking up a martial artist, going to bed a martial artist, it's not just, okay I'm in the dojo and now I'm going to turn it on... Mr. Joseph Conway - Episode 428 His role on Master Ken...

In this episode, Jeremy talks about why martial artists aren't demoted.  Why Martial Artists Aren't Demoted - Episode 427 In martial arts, we acquire skills in our career through training and we are promoted by testing those skills. However, it is inevitable that we lose some of those skills through injuries, not training, and old age. Do martial artists get demoted with their rank with some of th...

Mr. Ludi Lin is a martial arts practitioner and a Hollywood actor who starred in the Power Rangers reboot and Black Mirror. Mr. Ludi Lin - Episode 426 Learning how to fight because of being bullied is always the reason to get into martial arts for most of us. Mr. Ludi Lin had a hard time growing up in China because of bullying and he had to learn to defend himself against them. Later on, as a teen...

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Mr. Joshua Blum of the 13th Hour Podcast and they talk about the 36 Chambers of Shaolin 36 Chambers of Shaolin Discussion with Mr. Joshua Blum - Episode 425 The 36 Chambers of Shaolin is one of the classic films that the Shaw Brothers has made. In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Mr. Joshua Blum from the 13th Hour Podcast as they share their movie review for t...

Guro Joseph Marana is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). I had known all of Filipino Martial Arts but I hever seen anything like that. I watched them do hubad , and I watched them do all these things out of  hubad...  And I finished watching the tape and I was super hungry for that information after that. Guro Joseph Marana - Episode 424 Just like most of us...

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by our guest, Mr. Jim Angelo, as they talk about when do you deserve a black belt? When Do You Deserve A Black Belt - Episode 423 For those who are contemplating to get their black belt exams or those who want to enter into the martial arts, you might have asked yourself the question if you are worthy to be a black belt. Our guest, Mr. Jim Angelo, is questioning w...

Mr. Eric Jacobus is a martial arts practitioner who works on films and games as a motion capture stuntman. He appeared on Sony's God of War and Spiderman to say a few. I ran down there to LA, So what's the character? You're playing a bearded man defending a son." That was exactly who I was at the time, because I had no money, I had a wife and a kid, and we were not going to survive the winter. And...

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Sensei Paul Zehr and they talk about Martial Arts Superheroes and Neuroscience. Martial Arts Superheroes and Neuroscience - Episode 421 Many of us may not know about the benefits of knowing the abilities of our bodies when training in martial arts. Sensei Paul Zehr is gracious enough to share with us how his science communication of the benefits of physiology a...

Mr. Rich Ting is a martial arts practitioner who is part of a martial arts TV series based on Bruce Lee's idea, Warrior. There is such a difference and separation between martial artist and the real world and then bringing that realness to camera. I always say, you have to have a foundation obviously but then you almost have to relearn the art so that it's believable and readable on camera... Mr....

In today's episode, Jeremy talks about one of the most debated issues ever since, how much do size and strength matter in Martial Arts? How Much Do Size and Strength Matter in Martial Arts - Episode 419 Do bigger and stronger people always win in combat? Or other factors make a difference like speed and agility? Does it matter in training? We can also factor in mass and muscle and other contributo...

Professor Chris Pizzo is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at the Way of the Warrior. He is a returning guest from Episode 401. When you get past a certain point of your own ego, is that you realize that the joy is actually in the journey. Not in the accomplishment of getting a black belt or becoming a Master... Professor Chris Pizzo - Episode 418 Having the interview on his birthday, Pro...

In this episode, Jeremy talks with Sensei Nate Church and Sensei Eric Romo all about teaching blended martial arts. Teaching Blended Martial Arts - Episode 417 Teaching multiple martial arts styles is difficult especially when there's a very thin, blurred line that separates these styles from one another. Sensei Nate Church and Sensei Eric Romo have the knowledge and experience just to do that. Se...

Kru Christopher Ballard is a martial art practitioner and instructor at the United Fighting Arts Institute in Vermont. I think there was enough good stuff both mentally, phisically, and spiritually that I gained from doing traditional martial arts that helped me go into kickboxing. Kru Christopher Ballard - Episode 416 Most of the time, we would ask our parents if we can get into a martial arts cl...

On today's episode, Jeremy answers the question about balancing Martial Arts and your career and he's joined by the sender, Mr. Raymond Auty. Martial Arts and Your Career - Episode 415 On this episode, Jeremy tries a new question and answer format where he's joined by the actual sender, Mr. Raymond Auty. Mr. Auty's question is how do you reconcile martial arts and your career? To further break it...

Shihan Chris Santillo & Renshi Holly Santillo are instructors at Potomac Kempo and authors of the book Resilience Parenting. We thought what if we could bring the knowledge that we gained from teaching and from interacting with parents and kids to a greater audience and help folks out with lessons we have from martial arts... Shihan Chris Santillo & Renshi Holly Santillo - Episode 414 The tandem o...