In this episode of Kung Fu Konversations we talk about teaching and communicating with students who have previous martial arts experience, the dangers of schools built around a cult of personality, and more!

Santanu and Ariel chat about the social impact and ethical frameworks of martial arts, and social media technology.

Check out episode 2 of Kung Fu Konversations! This time we're talking about all the pros, cons, and in between of belt ranking systems including what it really means to be a black belt.

The original Karate Kid film series is getting a sequel on Youtube Red called Cobra Kai. Santanu and Ariel share their thoughts on the potential for this new series.

Here's a classic episode of our older podcast, Kung Fu Konversations!

We discuss student engagement, important details about teaching martial arts classes, teaching philosophy, and more!

Santanu and Ariel revisit the idea of tournaments, in light of some recent developments in the technology and political spheres regarding Facebook.

Toys R Us is going out of business. How does it affect martial arts schools? It's simple: evolve or die!

Santanu and Ariel talk about the impact of streaming video on the martial arts industry, and a little bit about FOMO as well.

We continue our conversation with special guest Da'Mon, this time delving into African martial arts.

For more information about Da'Mon and his organization, check out:

http://www.silentsword.org

In the first of two episodes where we interview Da'Mon, we talk about his martial arts background, the origins and culture of capoeira, and more.

For more information about Da'Mon and his organization, check out:

http://www.silentsword.org