The Kaizen Culture Pod

May 07 2024
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Join Australian National Karate team Captain, Mitchell Durham, alongside Kaizen Culture co-founders and long-time karate fanatics, Nathan Blockley & Jon Staynor for The Kaizen Culture Pod. You will be hearing us chat about all of the hot topics within Sports Karate as they come up, as well as the Get To Know series where we interview big names of Australian Karate and celebrate our rich history. Stay engaged with this nation-wide discussion!

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Episode 8: Big Moments From The Senior Oceania & Australian Open Weekend

May 07 2024 44 mins  
4 days of competition done and dusted. The level of excitement was through the roof and there were some big moments that MUST be talked about! Nathan, Mitch and special guest Jordan Harrigan, bring back some first hand insight to what happened with the Oceania Team & Individual events and Australian Open events. We discuss how it all went with the Kaizen Culture stall and packa

Episode 7: Previewing Oceania Team Event, Individuals & Our Presence At The Australian Open

Apr 21 2024 41 mins  
All of the hype leading up to this event and it starts this week! The Australian Team event categories will find out if they are going to make the cut for the WKF World Team Championships in Pamplona, Spain at the end of this year. Win, and they book their spot! Lose, and it will remain a dream for another 2 years. How does the team feel, what are some of the potential line ups and

Episode 6: International Pathways Program & Making The Jump To The Australian Team

Apr 09 2024 31 mins  
There has been a new initiative introduced to the way things are structured within the Australian Squad. It seems as though the National Team is catering to not only representing the biggest events in the world, but also target development of athletes to get there. But how does this work? Are there enough resources to make sure this flows correctly? Will everyone’s needs be met w

Episode 5: Aussies In K1’s (Larnaca, Fujairah, Antalya), The New Fox Sport Australia Deal & Reality Of Competing Overseas

Mar 26 2024 54 mins  
We have had some decent Aussie representation overseas at the highest level in the past month and a half! Mitch, Jon and Nathan go through some of the results and takeaways from the Australian athletes competing across every K1 level in Larnaca, Fujairah and Antalya. We identify some of the harsh realities of competing at this level and what it actually is like on the world stage f

Episode 4: Competing In Rival State Tournaments, An Australian Karate League & National Ranking System

Mar 12 2024 28 mins  
Mitch competes in the NSW State Championships as a WA boy! It raises the question of should this happen more often? Mitch, Jon and Nathan discuss the idea of athletes crossing over to opposing states and entering in their local events on a regular basis, or better yet… establishing an Australian Karate League where there are multiple Australian Open-like events throughout the yea

Episode 3: Junior And Senior National Team Training Camp Is Split & The Preparations For Junior And Senior Team Event World Championships

Feb 27 2024 34 mins  
A few weeks ago, the Junior & Senior National team training camp happened at the same time, but in different cities! Cadet/Junior & U21 camp was held in Melbourne, while the Senior Team event camp was held in Perth. Mitch, Jon and Nathan chat about the reason behind the split, what are the pros and cons? We touch on how the Senior World Championships are now broken up into

Episode 2: The Return Of The Paris Premier League, Breaking Down The New K1 System & Does The Timing Of Our Off-Season Matter?

Feb 13 2024 34 mins  
The infamous Paris Open has returned to the Karate 1 circuit for the first time since 2020. Mitch, Nathan and Jon dissect the impact this has on the karate world, including the results and anything new from the event. Athens was the first Series A for the year, how well is the new system working for Karate 1 events? We break down the relatively new K1 system of restricting Top 32 a

Episode 1: Welcome To The Kaizen Culture Pod, Introducing Ourselves And Our Story & What’s In Store For 2024

Jan 31 2024 71 mins  
The first ever episode of The Kaizen Culture Pod. I can't believe we're really doing this! Oh my goodness!Mitch, Nathan and Jon, founders of Kaizen Culture will be having a casual chat discussing the reason behind this whole project, how all three of us came into the world of karate and our unique pathway to this present moment. This episode is longer than what we have in mind for

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Jan 26 2024
The Kaizen Culture Pod with Mitchell Durham, Nathan Blockley, and Jon Staynor launches Feb 1st. Stay tuned!Send us your thoughts to our email and have your say to what we discuss on the show! We would love to hear your feedback! [email protected] Better yet... Sign up to our list to be fully part of the community! https://kaizenculture.org/