The Invisible Sensei

Nov 27 2024 295 ep. 17 mins 11
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A lifelong Martial Arts student, gives his thoughts and views on Karate and all things Martial Arts. From interviews, training, to media, to movies to the how to’s and the why nots? All in search of the only Sensei you should only ever have, the one that looks back at you from the mirror. use this link to check out our other Martial Arts related content: https://linktr.ee/Invisen

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Ghost

Nov 27 2024 19 mins  
How do we live up to long dead masters? How do we seperate Myth from reality, how accurate can we be? Is it even worth trying? Maybe not all Sensei are in the Dojo, maybe the Ghosts we know are all we will ever need.Thanks for checking out this new episode, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include interviews with some amazing pract

Culture War, Karate Battle

Nov 19 2024 19 mins  
How does studying an art from another culture impact upon my ability to live my own?Why do i do it? Should I do it at all? Am i a culture vulture?Or, is there something in it for all of us?Thanks for checking out this new episode, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include interviews with some amazing practitioners of the arts! Pleas

Perfect student/Perfect Sensei..right? Ep: 296

Oct 22 2024 20 mins  
The unicorn, the loch ness monster, a politician who cares, are all mythical creatures. Our version of this is finding the perfect student an illusive creature at best. https://linktr.ee/Invisen

"Fuel for the journey"

Oct 10 2024 10 mins  
Their are many special moments in Martial Arts and almost none of them have anything to do with the colour of your belt or the attainment of trophies or certificates. https://linktr.ee/Invisen

"Makiwara Headstone" Legacy thoughts

Sep 16 2024 11 mins  
We often focus on the idea that we must pass on a legacy and int that vein try to find the student/s who will receive all the teachings we may have spent a lifetime accruing. But want if our "legacy" is not even close to what we thought it was? hanks for checking out our podcast, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include i

Angry Nun & death touch

Sep 11 2024 11 mins  
Angry Nuns, death touch, Karate and so much more in this episode! Listen to it and your life will be better!Thanks for checking out our podcast, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include interviews with some amazing practitioners of the arts! Please use the link provided to check out our other content, which include online training

Hanshi Patrick McCarthy part 3 of 3 "don't drink the coolaid"

Sep 01 2024 50 mins  
In part 3 of 3, Hanshi McCarthy gives his toughts on the intersection of academia and research, his experiences at Shaolin, competitive & combative Karate, those who created and help shape the tradition, some of his favourite books, Olympic Taekwondo, HEMA and so much more, a deeply insightful and reflective conversation with someone who refused to drink the “coolade” and h

Hanshi Patrick McCarthy - part 2 of 3. "Occams Razor."

Aug 27 2024 57 mins  
Cover Photo of McCarthy Hanshi used by kind permission of Mr.Chris Wilson. To watch: https://youtu.be/C1Uyey_tY7U Part 2 of 3: We continue our conversation with Hashi McCarthy as he gives his thoughts on Kata and the demystification of old and very long held meme’s that seem to exist in Dojo the world over. He speaks about his formative influences and reflects on those people,

"Pathfinders Way" Hanshi Patrick McCarthy part 1 of 3

Aug 23 2024 53 mins  
To watch this interview:https://youtu.be/H53ex2WW7jo?si=h4OHk9xey5i6850iHanshi Patrick McCarthy? Where to begin? This is part 1 of an incredible journey that continues to this day. I had an incredible conversation over a period of hours, he pulls no punches and he is passionately frank in his personal observations. But then, who could say he hasn't earned the right to articulate it

10 Speed Sensei

Aug 06 2024 12 mins  
People sight Bruce Lee as there introduction to martial arts, not everyone but quite a few. I would have put myself in that category as well, but then I realised there was always a foundational memory that started it all. The one Sensei I would give anything for one more conversation with. My dear old Dad. Dedicated with love to Harry James Dawson RIP