Wildcatdojo Conversations

If you need or want to laugh or leave reality for a minute - join us as we're joined by our friend Ryan in this first (of I hope many) look at Mythological Warriors. Sun Wukong was so much fun. Thanks Ryan, for suggesting we start here. Whether you're familiar with The Monkey King or not, this one is worth hearing. And we mention a few topics we've covered before like Super Sentei a...

Landyn is home from his summer of travel and we start back with a letter episode. (They are fun and spontaneous to record. Be a guest one day and see for yourself, please.) Listen to the words we picked and let us know what you might have picked. We've done a few of these episodes. Our first one ever was the letter B. Here's a link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8108455 And one more...

Thanks, Jennifer, for the suggestion. Pam joins us today as we open the door (get it) on safety at home. After you listen, share your safety ideas with us. Most of this information is from books available on Amazon by both Master Kelljchian and myself (Michelle Darbro). Both are free e-reads on Kindle and available in soft cover as well. We have had a few episodes on self-defense. Here are some li...

As it says in the title, we're joined by a friend - Master Michelle Ratthe to discuss her love of the weapons of her Irish heritage. There is so much going on in this episode, you'll have to listen to appreciate it. We love your feedback. The only episodes we spoke about were the ones we did on archery back in 2020 and they are tagged below. However we also did a YouTube live about arche...

We're joined by Sensei James as we continue our discussion of the 3 sayings made by myself, Master Brown and Master Lasorsa. Today we tackle Master Brown's. There is so much going on in today's show. this is clear when you see the amount of episodes we mention, and therefore tag below. Thanks to everyone and special thanks to Master Brown for his help. Now for the episodes we mentio...

Because August has 5 Mondays, we have the pleasure of sharing some of our old favorites. Scroll down for links to episodes we mention during our insanely complicated and surprisingly fun discussion on how elements can even out daily life and more! Also, enjoy how young Landyn was when we recorded this - just 2 years ago! And, before I post the links, if you want to search The Book of SET or my sel...

Our friend is The Reverend Dr. Rebekah Savage. Some of you will know her as Sensei Rebekah, others as a Major in the Armed Services and others will be meeting her for the first time. You won't be disappointed. What fun we have. So much to catch up on and so much to learn. Let us know what you think, of course!  Btw - If you don't follow us on Twitter, but want to see a picture of the swo...

The Book Crew is back with this final episode on our latest book - Three Budo Masters by John Stevens. Today we tackle Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. You can imagine how full of information and opinions we are today. I hope you'll read the book (get in touch to get one of our used copies!) We mention that we did an entire episode on Aikido and here it is: https://www.buzzsprout.com/4...

We love the book episodes and hope you do too. Master Funakoshi was such an interesting read. Listen and see if you agree. The book touches on everything from how he lived to his Martial Arts philosophy. Somehow we got to a note about a philosophy that centers around The Empty Circle. I couldn't remember, in the moment, where that came from - it's from Soho Tukuan (I'm a fan so I ca...

We thought it'd be fun this 4th of July, to leave you with some laughter. On today's blooper reels you'll hear everything from our usual word mess-ups, to weed whackers, to (of course) old TV references (where Landyn is lost in conversation). Please laugh along with us and let us know your thoughts - thanks! Here are links for more enjoyment (or you're driving and trying to fil...

Try as I might, I couldn't keep this episode under 25 minutes. Oops! This subject, however, is so important to all of us, that it earned the extra few seconds! Sensei Tracey joined in today as we look back over the body of Martial Arts work that is part of the legacy of Master Kelljchian. We'd really like your feedback on this one. If you were there, what do you remember? Did we make som...

This week we discuss a karate saying that has been around as long as I can remember. We touch on so many things, that we have to tag 3 different episodes. This one is from Jan of 2020 and it's about time: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2351981 And in February of the same year we discussed Wabi Sabi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2735464 (The irony of this episode is that I don't l...

As always, thanks for tuning in. This week we start another trilogy that spans back almost 40 years to when Master Brown, Master Lasorsa and I were young black belts. I'm excited with this trilogy and hope this first episode gets you excited too.  I'm going to tag in 2 old episodes that we mention. One is about the crazy power of our brains: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4491323 And...

We hope you enjoy listening to our word episodes as much as we like doing them. Today, with Sensei Jay, we link into longevity, loyalty and love. We mention chi (ki) and the episode I found with the reference to chi is our episode on earth. So here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/5159104 Also, please support the show by visiting our sponsor; Honor Athletics: https://honor-athlet...

In honor of Memorial Day, we thought we'd run this archived episode from April of 2021. We interviewed Sensei Jay about his father who was stationed in the Pacific in WWII. Even if you heard it the first time, it's worth a second listen. (I was surprised how much I had forgotten!) Please contact us if you have stories to share. It would be great to hear from you. Meanwhile, two things in...

Per our mention in the gladiator episode (link below), we're taking a look at some of the gladiator weapons. All of them are interesting and some of them are disturbing! We are lucky in that we got Sensei Jay back for this one. Of course, let us know how you like the episode all over the web @wildcatdojo Here's a link to the first Gladiator episode (In case you missed it) https://www.buz...

Today we're joined by 2 more fans: our friend Andy Gray (scroll down for his interview) and Sensei Ben - our friend and co black belt (also scroll down to visit his YouTube channel and hear his first time on the show) to talk Cobra Kai and more. This episode is (predictably) full of laughter, opinions, and hopes that many of you will get in touch with your thoughts. Thanks for checking it out...

This week Sensei Randy, Kim, and Matthew school us on the series Cobra Kai. (We gab too, but not having Netflix - we learned alot!). Listen (and hopefully enjoy) and let us know what You think of this episode and the series. As always - Thank you. Here's another episode with Sensei Randy (this is a letter episode - a favorite of ours. Do you like them?): https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8857...

In case you're unaware, the book crew is made up of Sensei Jackie, Sensei Tracey, Sensei Jim and myself. We are reading  a book by Jon Stevens called Three Budo Masters and today we talk about Jiguro Kano - the founder of Judo. We talk everything from his early training to his work in promoting the arts. It's possible that we're more opinionated that Shihan Kano was...listen and let...

I can't help it, I love alliteration. Meanwhile, today we're joined by Sensei Jay in an episode that is jam packed with gladiator history, gore and even funny trivia. As always, let us know what you think and thanks for listening! Also, as I've been trying to do recently, here's a few links:  Honor Athletics (of course): https://honor-athletics.com/ And a link to our show on th...

Ok, I gave away two of the words in the title. What was our third one? Sensei Lydia joins in for conversation, laughter and a few memories along the way. Always get in touch with show ideas, ways to improve, to mention that you enjoyed the show or for any other reason. Thanks for listening and here's our links: Here's our sponsor - Honor Athletics: https://honor-athletics.com/ One or our...

A Karate man, teacher and Master Black Belt from Jacksonville FL - Benjamin La Masters - is our guest today for a conversation full of fun and learning. Join in! Of course check out the links below and thanks for listening.  here is the link to Mr. LaMasters training facility in Jacksonville: https://www.underground-training.com/ Thought I'd add our web page while I'm at it. Listen to mo...

Sensei Lydia joins us. And, again, we laugh way too much as we look at the history of poisons. Everyone knows about the Romans, but did you know that the invention of life insurance also played a role in all this? It's a wild ride, so join in. Two links this week. First, an old appearance by Sensei Lydia: Our episode on Kime / Focus: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8501411 And, of course -...

Sensei Jay joins in for our crazy conversation ranging from reading the actual rules to reviewing fights from John Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather. What fun. We hope you listen, share it and send feedback. There are a ton of links to related episodes here: Back in June of 2021 Sensei Jay joined in as we discussed Breaking and more: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8708384 This one just ran last Dec...

We're joined by Sensei Derek to look at the karate saying "Consistency beats Intensity" and the usual craziness ensues. Listen and send feedback. What do you think?  Also, check link below for things we mention in the show. Thanks! Here's a link to the episode of Master Kelljchian Stories (want to tell me one? Get in touch, we'll set up a zoom call!): https://www.buzzsprou...