Dom Dumais

One thing that Dom has been passionate about since he was about six (6) years old has been martial arts.  He has been learning it and practicing it in one for or another since then.

 

Dom started practicing martial arts by mimicking things he saw in the movies and on TV shows like Billy Jack and Kung Fu.  He would also learn from friends that studied martial arts when he would work out and spar with them.

 

In the early 90s, Dom started studying Hapkido at a studio while he was living in Virginia at a that was called Yung Sung Lee Hapkido Studio.  One of the things that Dom loved about studying at this studio were there self-defense techniques that were very applicable.  He also really enjoyed studying under Master Kim whom was the head instructor at the studio at the time.  Unfortunately, Dom wasn’t able to study there for long.

 

After that, Dom found a Tangsudo instructor on the submarine tender he was stationed on when he went back to Norfolk, Virginia.  He studied with a guy that was a third (3rd) degree black belt in tangsudo and third (3rd) guy a few days a week.  Again, Dom wasn’t able to study with them for long.

 

When Dom got out of the U.S. Navy, he introduced to a guy by the name of Sensei Todd Stimmell by his (now) ex-wife.  Sensei Todd studied Matsubayashi-ryu karate, which he learned while he lived in Columbus, Ohio.  While studying with Sensei Todd, Dom acquired a love of kata and bunkai that he still has to this day.  While Dom studied matsubayashi-ryu karate, he reached the of blue belt which is second level in their five (5) level system, staring from five (5) and going to one (1).  Dom stopped studying with Sensei Todd when Sensei Todd joined the U.S. Airforce.

 

After Dom moved to Thailand, he had a chance to study Muay Thai with a monk for about six (6) months.  While studying muay thai, Dom learned how to adapt his round kick to make them more effective.  Dom really enjoyed his time studying muay thai and working with his instructor’s head students.

 

Then, while Dom was studying yoga, he got an opportunity to study Mixed Martial Arts (mma) with BurnShell Team that practiced at Chulalongkorn University here in Bangkok.  During the short time Dom trained with the BurnShell team, he really got to do a lot of work with his grappling.

 

Near the end of Dom’s teacher training for yoga, he found an instructor that started teaching him Tai Chi.  He studied tai chi for about six (6) months in 2013.  For one reason or another, after about six (6) months, Dom was asked to no longer study tai chi with his instructor.

 

In 2014, Dom found JKS Shotokan Karate, and he has been studying that ever since.

Dom loves music. In the episode, Dom talks about one of his favorite bands, the band KISS. He talks about the first time he listened to them, growing up with them, the members of KISS, seeing them live in concert and his love and heartache with them.

Dom decided he was going to do a podcast on ice rinks in Thailand.  He talks about finding what used to be the ice rink in Chiang Mai.  He also talks about some of the different ice rinks or places to ice skate in Bangkok.

 

The places people can ice skate in Bangkok are as follows:

The Rink at Central World

The Rink at Central Rama 9

Sub Zero at Ekamai

Subzero at Mega Bagna

 

When Dom visited The Rink at Central World, Tracy asked him if he wanted to go ice skating.  He hadn’t been ice skating since about 1990, but he decided he would give it a go, and he had a blast!  Check it out!

 

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When Dom was a teenager, he was a professional wrestler on TV, and he talks about his time in the N.W.F.

Dom loves riding motorcycles. In this episode, Dom talks about riding and talks about the two trips he and Tracy did around northern Thailand on a motorcycle.

As you know, Dom has many loves. In this episode, he talks about his love of music and plays his guitar a little bit.

 

Well, it’s that time of year, when people make their new years resolutions. In this episode, dome talks a little bit about making the type of new years resolutions people should make and why.

 

Dom also talks about the resolutions that he wants to make for himself.  Here are a few:

 

* Get his shodan – 1st degree black belt.

* Start running/jogging

* Play guitar more

 

Dom also made a few new years resolutions for the show:

 

* Record an episode every week no matter what

* Finish the recording studio

* Have more guests.

 

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Christmas is one of Dom’s favorite times of the year.

 

Dom talks about why Christmas is one of his favorite times of the year.  He talks about what it was like spending time with his family at Christmas, some of his favorite things about Christmas, such as Christmas light, decorations, decorating the Christmas tree, Christmas music, Christmas movies.  He also talks about how his family had Christmas on Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day, the family Christmas dinner, their traditions and opening gifts.

 

Here are two of Dom’s favorite Christmas songs that he talked about during his podcast:

 

The Christmas Shoes

 

The Soldier’s Christmas Poem

 

 

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One of Dom's favorite things to do is read. He will read just about anything, but he loves reading fantasy fiction. In this episode, Dom talks about some of his favorite books and his favorite authors.

In this episode Dom talks about his favorite movies from the 80’s and why they are his favorite.  One thing he didn’t count on was how hard it was going to be to choose just ten (10) movies, because there are so many movies from the 80’s that he loved and still loves.

 

His favorite movies are as follows:

* Strange Brew (1983)

* Youngblood (1986)

* Aliens (1986)

* Bloodsport (1988)

* Cocktail (1988)

* Stand By Me (1986)

* Pretty In Pink (1986)

* The Color Of Money (1986)

* The Princess Bride (1987)

* Listen to find out his top choice.