* Are humans inherently violent?

* What is motion capture acting like (involves breath)?

* How does a woman let alone a small woman function in the male dominated world of Martial Arts?

* Temple prayers

* Toast, not the kind you make the kind you eat.

Tori Eldridge is the Anthony and Lefty Awards-nominated author of The Ninja Daughter, which was named one of the “Best Mystery Books of the Year” by The South Florida Sun Sentinel and awarded 2019 Thriller Book of the Year by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. Her short stories appear in several anthologies, and her screenplay The Gift earned a semifinalist spot in the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship.

Before writing, Tori performed as an actress, singer, dancer on Broadway, television, and film. She is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Norwegian descent and was born and raised in Honolulu where she graduated from Punahou School with classmate Barack Obama. Tori holds a fifth-degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninjutsu and has traveled the USA teaching seminars on the ninja arts, weapons, and women’s self-protection. Her second book in the Lily Wong series, The Ninja’s Blade, releases September 1, 2020.

Website: https://torieldridge.com/

When the bug of martial arts bites, you can’t get it out of your blood. It happened to Leigh in his youth and may well have happened to you as well. You likely will recognize the fever.  The value of stick-to-itiveness, or grit if you choose and how it can originate from Martial arts, or not but is of great value – in fact, greater then some other traits they may be inappropriately valued higher.

Eddie Hall gets a going over because we both like him. A comparison of America and Briton, not a deep one, but a wee bit. And what karate looks like in the world of law, from an attorney (solicitor) perspective.

It is also impossible to escape some things in modern society even if you travel to a far-flung country halfway around the world. you will hear an example.

You can contact Leigh at Leighshimms.com and explore his progressive karate website as well. https://www.leighsimms.com/

Videos, Podcast Blogs, Store, and more await you, so drop in and take a look for yourself.

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Les Bubka is an amazing man. When I say man, I mean a full on thoughtful man, compassionate, and strong man. Raised in communist Poland he immigrated to the UK where he now teaches his karate, but it is much more than kicking and punching (yes we all know that). Les has taken the path of using the body, through movement to set the mind right, to gain traction, direction and live a life you may not have found or thought possible. 

Listen to Les as he takes us through experiences that many of us would dwell upon forever. Yet Les takes a look at it with balanced eyes and then proceeds to implement a change in the direction of better.

“Strong and caring people are the pillars of society, and Karate helps to cultivate them.” This is the maxim that Les has developed through his life journey. The Anxious Black Belt details the transformation of a happy child into a troubled teenager who discovered the benefits of the Japanese art of Karate, and his fight to overcome his anxiety.

This is a light, fun, and easy to read a book that touches on the subject of mental health and how it has impacted the life of a young man who is trying to make sense of his feelings.

We talk about his book, Anxious Black Belt

Here is a link to his club: https://tinyurl.com/yd5vdlve

And a link to his podcast

Les Bubka – Accidental podcaster or something like that

Here is a link to his club: Shin Ai Do Karate United

Iain Abernethy on the Martial Arts & Life Podcast talks about the topic you may not have heard addressed such as:

* Why does Cumbria have 2 flags and which one is the true flag* The 3 questions* Suits and ties and when they are useful* The Band, Social Distortion – their shirts come in red* The Iain Abernethy App* The 3 people would have over for dinner, and why one of them has been dis-invited* The difference between Diana Rigg and Sally James* The perfect evening* What’s more important in martial arts, Form, Speed, or Power?* Quickness and Speed – one is God give the other coachable* How many miles can you put on a car (or how many times can you drive around the world?)* How would you like to be remembered?* And a few more questions from left field

Iain Abernethy

Goran takes us through his journey. You will find many similarities no doubt. We walk with him as he shares his thirty years of full-contact karate and how he made a shift. Goran found it was time to sit down for a well-earned rest. And discover what sitting on a cushion and staring at a wall could reveal about the martial arts and life.

His journey led to a new dojo, a new sensei, and a Zen master who traced his origins all the way back to the first patriarch of Zen and martial arts, Bodhidharma.

Soon he was studying beautiful writings that made no sense. And finding sitting on a cushion wasn’t nearly as relaxing as he’d hoped. But slowly, he was getting to grips with an ancient practice of body and mind that was less spiritual, and more real than anything he’d ever imagined.

Goran-Powell

Marc “Animal” MacYoung takes us though a dark forest of related violent crimes, property crimes, illegal behavior and the differences.  MICA’s.(Mentally Impaired and / or Chemically Addicted.)  Government providing drugs and tobacco. Barbers breaking the law? Crimes verses Illegal behavior. Lessons from surfers on how to deal with potential destruction.  People without jobs can become illegal actors very quickly. Ferguson Missouri riots. The former Soviet Bloc.  Short Tempers may get you from a variety of sources and these times require a stable temperament. Bewitched, the TV show and Gladys Kravitz. The news told us what to do now it only give us anxiety. A black-market economy. And why it’s all coming to your neighborhood.

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/MonroeMotivatedSequence.htm

Marc :Animal: MacYoung

What do you do when the young men under your charge have their life long dreams crushed? A massive award from his peers. A coach’s six sense. Taking a small school to the big stage.

These are some of the topics that we address on this episode of Martial Arts and Life with Eastern Washington University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shantay Legans. We take a long drive down the meaningful roads of motivation, character, and grit. Listen to his break-point while playing professional basketball in Europe. And how Coach Legans states we all have to pass through this gate of life.

Coach Leganshttps://tinyurl.com/ydf34hnl

Here is some background on Coach Legans

Eastern men’s basketball coach Shantay Legans continued a bit of EWU history when he was announced on March 10, 2020, as Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year from balloting by the league’s 11 head coaches. The 2020-21 season will be his fourth as head coach and 12th overall at EWU after guiding EWU to finishes of 23-8 overall and 16-4 in the Big Sky in the 2019-20 season. He becomes the fourth Eastern coach to earn the honor and follows in their footsteps as Big Sky Conference champions. Steve Aggers was coach of the year in both 1998 and 2000, the latter honor coming after EWU won the regular-season title. Ray Giacoletti (2004) and Jim Hayford (2015) were honored after their teams each followed regular-season championships with titles in the Big Sky Conference Tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

https://www.ewu.edu/

Chris Hanson a fine and dedicated martial artist based out of Toronto Canada. Chris is the creator and driving force behind Karate Unity. Chris does his live stream interviews with martial artists from around the world. You can find Karate Unity on several social media platforms including Instagram.

Like many of us, he started in one place with a style and migrated to other systems. There is no, “I left for a better style,” in Chris’s words. Listen as Chris talks with affection of his past martial arts experiences. You may see a similarity in his journey and yours. It is his path that he follows and not one he pushes against.

Here is his Intro from his YouTube channel:

Welcome to the Karate Unity Channel. My videos show you how you can get a better understanding of your Karate and Martial arts by cross-training in other arts and combat sports. My mission is to unite martial artists internationally. We will do this by embracing differences and celebrating similarities. We are all one Martial Family.

Kind of hard to argue with eh? (see how I slipped the Canadian in there)

Jump onboard with Karate Unity here: https://tinyurl.com/y7sjtxsh

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karateunity/

Chris Hanson

https://www.karateunity.ca/

How to be a Buddhist Millionaire. The new book from Matt Jardine is a contrast in ideologies, or so it appears. What you get to see is how a pot of gold isn’t what it always appears to be if held in life, we will say, correctly. We touch on a life well-lived. How the tragic death of a man bigger than life lands slap bang in the middle of our conversation.

Matt also has another book out called, The Hardest Path. The Hardest Path is about a pilgrimage done in Japan. You can use this experience to aid you in your journey – because we all have a journey right?

Matt, he won’t tell you what you should do, that is not in his nature, yet, if you want to listen to his words, you will no doubt, find a nugget you can use. We also talk about the Royals and his encounter with Princess Dianna, and the then boys, William and Harry. Contrasting that experience with teaching the less fortunate.

Matt Jardine

As a martial artist, you likely have alternate endeavors you undertake. Those diversions to broaden your experience and grow, or have fun. Adrian Hillyer is a lot like you in that manner. But Adrian’s chooses demanding things. Like getting a degree passing the medial licensing and opening a business. Then let’s teach karate in the evenings as many of us do. Oh, and on the side teach and do circus stunts Calling what he does a stunt is a big downplay, by the way. Later in the podcast, we take on the legs of karate. How when your knee goes bad it is likely something else above or below the knee, but the ole’ knee seems to take the blame. Learn a few tricks and a few measures you may want to consider in your training. Longevity on the floor, and life long training a good thing.

That is not a fall, it is a one arm hand stand – far from medical assistance. A flat out dude move.

https://www.acupunctureclinicbellevue.com/adrian-hillyer