Wildcatdojo Conversations

Nov 18 2024 271 ep. 21 mins 2

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Karate is for everyone. So, join us each week for a 20 to 25 minute conversation on all types of subjects. We go from managing the distractions of daily life, through martial arts history and people, and common sense concepts to add to your self defense armor. Plus we have interviews and so much more. After spending over 40 years discussing life's challenges in a dojo, (both as a student and as a teacher) I decided it would be fun to share the conversations with everyone. And it is! We're having a great time with our guests each week thinking, talking and very importantly sharing a laugh or two along the way.

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Quirky Home Made Weapons (Mostly)

Nov 18 2024 22 mins

Welcome to another conversation with our friend Sifu Rob Jones. We're discussing booby traps, eye patches and newspapers...as weapons. We first interviewed Sifu Jones back in 2021. Here's that interview:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8931796Back to today's episode. When we were talking about newspapers, we mentioned that newsprint was traditionally made with cyanide. I

Enjoy the Journey. Is it Possible? We Think Yes!

Nov 11 2024 23 mins

Have you ever heard the saying? We look at it, laugh with it, and talk about the idea that it just might be possible - at least most of the time. Listen and then share your thoughts. We love hearing from you. Sensei Jackie mentions the times that we had Sensei Max on the show. He was on twice, talking about his journey in monastic life. Here are the episodes:https://www.buzzsprout.

Yojimbo: A Movie Review

Nov 04 2024 22 mins

Sensei Baier returns and we laugh and discuss another Kurosawa film. Thanks Sensei Baier. This movie is fun to talk about. Is it fun to watch? Listen and find out. I'm attaching our first Kurosawa episode below, in case you missed that. https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14477612I'm going to pin one more episode. We talk about what era the movie is set in and it was a a tim

We Mark 5 Years and Talk About the Saying Nothing is Impossible

Oct 28 2024 21 mins

Can you believe we've made it through 5 years of recording? Wow. We want to thank all our guests and all our listeners for all the fun, information, and adventure. We take a moment to reminisce, then talk about a virtue from our style of Karate. The first time we talked about the virtues was in our very first episode. How fun to put it here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episode

A Book Review - Zen and the Martial Arts

Oct 21 2024 23 mins

This week we review the book Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams. I never tire of saying - we had fun! Listen, read and share your thoughts. Needless to say we touch on many subjects. Here's a few: Mid episode we talk about Sensei Tracey's son Max and his relationship with Monasteries. We talked with Max twice on the show. The first time was back in 2020. Here's that episode:https

We Visit With our Friend Shihan McKinnon about his Book

Oct 14 2024 22 mins

A Budoka Odyssey is the title of the book by our guest Shihan TD McKinnon. It's always fun to talk with Shihan, and this is no exception. We talk about where to buy the book - and of course Amazon is there, but so is a site called Lulu.com. Shihan has been a guest many times. I'm going to attach 2 of them here. Back in 2021 interviewing Shihan was a wonderful way for us to meet. He

Treat Cyber Security Like Self Defense - A Visit with Sensei Liam

Oct 07 2024 24 mins

In our interview with Sensei Liam he manages to make cyber-security interesting, fun and quite helpful. He shares a book:The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnickand a site to help you.Here is a website that Sensei thinks you might find handy on this subject: Bruce Schneier: https://www.schneier.comAnd one more site to note is The Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.orgI

Catching Up With Landyn and a Couple of K Words

Sep 30 2024 23 mins

Finally, Landyn has returned for a day to record. We took this opportunity to catch up with his adventures. We hope you like hearing about them as much as Sensei Jackie and I did. While catching up with Landyn, we discussed obligations. And, of course, we did an episode on that. Here is the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9763317And we discussed self-control. That e

Expect the Unexpected

Sep 23 2024 23 mins

Like every week, we had fun today talking with Sensei Randy about this well known saying. Sensei Randy has been on so many times. Here's one of his many appearances. It is about character:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3554455Again, like every week, we're all over the map when we talk. We touch on ego. Here's that episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2985007And on meditatio

Continuing our Fun with Dr. Melissa - Nutrition Part 2

Sep 16 2024 24 mins

We're continuing to wind our way through the crazy world of food, drinks and working our way to healthy eating. Don't be fooled into thinking we're talking like adults. We had fun, and shared our crazy experiences. We even mention some things that experts have shared. In case you missed the first nutrition episode (last week), I'll tag it here.https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/1567