We interview Susan Schorn, author of "Smile At Strangers And Other Lessons In The Art Of Living Fearlessly"! We discuss lots of stuff including her new book, lifelong engagement with the martial arts, and women's self-defense!

What is grappling exactly? Does that mean ground fighting? We discuss these questions and also what grappling is in the context of Chinese martial arts.

Our student Stephanie joins us to talk about dealing with injuries while training in the martial arts. Don't let your injuries get you down! Heal up, and keep on moving!

Changes in values or beliefs lead to changes in the way we perceive the world. We call these paradigm shifts. What kinds of paradigm shifts do we experience in martial arts, and in technology?

Dealing with problematic students (or problematic parents of students) is a tricky subject rife with various pitfalls for instructors and martial arts schools. We discuss the impact of problematic behaviors, how communication is such a huge part of the process for dealing with bad situations involving these types of students, and more!

We're talking about music and martial arts training. Learn more about how we integrate music into our programs at AKFA, how rhythm is an integral part of combat, lion dance drumming, and lots more!

Health and longevity, both physically and mentally, can be a part of your martial arts training from the get-go. Santanu and Ariel explain how!

We talk about teaching kung fu to students who come in with different philosophies and approaches. We also tackle different training mindsets and how to make martial arts training a life-long endeavor. As a bonus, we even have a delicious tofu recipe included in the episode!

From the basic to the bizarre we discuss the history of some Chinese weapons, what it's like to train with them, and even how some other martial arts tackle weapons training.

We talked last week about how coaching is different than teaching. Another question came up during some follow up talk between Santanu and Ariel: how is coaching different than being a personal trainer? Let's discuss!