My Take Radio

Dr. David Reiss was my guest for our 107th episode . Dr. Reiss is a practicing psychiatrist with over 25 years of experience, specializing in adult and adolescent psychiatric care. Dr. Reiss’s visit was not to commit me or to stage an intervention, but to discuss the mental side of professional wrestling. We covered so many different aspects of the wrestling persona that even the most knowledgeable fan will be left in awe over the amount of creative and mental energy required to create a successful persona. Dr. Reiss gave us his opinion on the deaths of both Chris Benoit and Chris Kanyon; an opinion with such a different perspective that, when heard, will allow fans to see that various triggers can influence (and in some cases cause irreparable damage) to even the strongest athletes. I am extremely grateful that Dr. Reiss stopped by and gave the listeners a glimpse into this seldom discussed aspect of pro wrestling.
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Dr. Reiss’s official site- DMR Dynamics
Dr. Reiss also does work with the Cauliflower Alley Club educating wrestlers not only in the psychology of athlete/fan interactions but also in the psychological reactions of fan to heels, babyfaces and turns. You see some of the work he’s done on his official site.

Another rage filled broadcast with discussions on the Nick Diaz situation and various MMA news plus a skewering of FOX News for their commentary on games promoting a liberal agenda. To close things out we had WTF movie news which wrapped things up perfectly.

On this weeks episode of MTR I had the pleasure of speaking to mixed martial artist and author Cameron Conaway. Cameron stopped by to discuss his upcoming memoir Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet which will be available in September. In speaking with Cameron we learned about his upbringing and how certain instances in his life shaped the nature of his memoir. Besides talking about the book we got some insight into the training in Thailand and how it differs from the more structured setting here in the states. I felt a kinship with Cameron due to some of the hardships he experienced while growing up and how he took those situations and adapted them into positives which is something I can relate to on multiple levels. Cameron is currently in Thailand documenting his journey for What’s Your Fight.com. MTR would like to thank Cameron for stopping by and giving us not only a glimpse into his professional life but into his personal life as well. You can learn more about Cameron and What’s Your Fight by clicking the links below.
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Cameron Conaway
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What’s Your Fight
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After a one week hiatus we seem to be gaining ground in the episode upload situation. Let's hope the trend continues. In this we episode I discuss the following

UFC on Fox
UFC 134
Cris Cyborg resigns with Strikeforce
WWE Raw
Matt Hardy's shenanigans
Gamestop's scummy tactics

Plus movie news....

My guest for our 103rd episode of MTR was martial artist,entrepreneur and television actor Steven Cardenas. Steven is well known for his role as the Red Power Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo ( Blue Zeo Ranger) and Power Rangers Turbo. Steven shared some great stories from his tv career but the bulk of our interview focused on his love of martial arts and his dojo Force/Balance BJJ & Yoga which opened recently in Burbank California.
Steve shared a great story regarding his introduction to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and how that introduction motivated him to expand his martial arts knowledge from Tae Kwon Do to BJJ. Steve prides himself on teaching martial arts to children and embraces the fact that children absorb so much when it comes to martial arts instruction. Speaking with Steve brought back so many childhood memories not only of watching him perform on TV but of my time studying martial arts. MTR would like to thank Steve for stopping by and sharing what he has been up to.
If you happen to be in Burbank look up Force Balance BJJ & Yoga. Tell Steve MTR sent you

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Force Balance BJJ & Yoga – Link
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Force / Balance BJJ and Yoga 3111 Winona Ave. # 201 Burbank, CA 91504

We are located in the green building (2nd floor) at the corner of Winona and Ontario.

818 . 565 . 0155

Email: [email protected]

Before breaking down this episode I wanted to let you guys know that we had some serious audio issues resulting in some echoes from Noel and some of our callers.I edited the audio as best as possible but I apologize if this detracts from your enjoyment of this episode.We are still experiencing issues with uploads to the app but we will continue working at it. You can listen to the unedited raw shows on our Blog Talk Radio page.

I was joined on this episode by Noel Brown who participated in this years EVO 2011 tournament representing Unveil, Konas Korner,SFX 360 and our very own My Take Radio. Noel has competed in over 100 events with EVO 2011 being his 4th EVO event. This EVO event was also special because Noel placed 5th out of nearly 1500 competitors. Noel shared quite a bit about his journey to this years EVO and also gave us some insight into the pro gaming community for fighting games. Noel was super cool in breaking down his approach to gaming and how it has been profitable for him. Make sure to watch some of Noel’s fights from EVO below and also follow him on twitter.

Hi Guys,
We had been experiencing some uploading issues with our provider over the last few weeks. As I mentioned in previous episodes you can also listen to MTR on our Blog Talk Radio feed which Blogtalkradio.com/MyTakeRadio. I am hoping that the issues with our provider are resolved and we can upload all our past episodes. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that we don't experience any more technical issues in the forseeable future.-Rich
Episode Description

For the start of our new “season” of MTR I had the pleasure of speaking to Lex McMahon. Lex is the President of Alchemist Management. Alchemist is a management company founded by music icon MC Hammer that specializes in managing mixed martial artists and assisting them in all aspects of their professional career. Originally I wanted to speak to Lex about the Nate Marquardt situation but as I did more research about Alchemist and their structure I came to the conclusion that their story needed to be shared. We did discuss Nate’s situation but it was more from an informative standpoint. Lex gave us not only insight into his professional life but also shared some fond personal memories as well. MTR wants to thanks Lex for stopping by and chatting with us.
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Alchemist Management

For our 100th episode we gave the listeners two different returning guests that have supported the show since the early days. We started the show by being joined by the bio medical scientist Geoff Desmoulin who returned for his third appearance on MTR. Geoff gave us a glimpse into his personal life and the expansion of his GTD brand. Geoff also broke down some the match ups for Deadliest Warrior’s third season. You can keep up with Geoff’s work by visiting the links outlined below
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GTD Clothing
Deadliest Warrior
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Our second guest was Impact Wrestling superstar and former X-Division champion Amazing Red. Red and I discussed Impact Wrestling’s Destination X PPV and the current state of wrestling as whole. Red is also a gamer and MMA fan so we touched on some of those topics as well. If you are in NYC make sure to check out the House of Glory wrestling school where Amazing Red teaches the next generation of wrestlers how to do something we don’t see often and that’s wrestling. You can keep up with Red by visiting the links below
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Follow Amazing Red on Twitter & Facebook
Amazing Red- Impact Wrestling
House Of Glory Wrestling School

We recorded a day earlier than usual due to some scheduling conflicts. This episode is a bit shorter due to the slow news week We discuss the CM Punk v WWE angle at length and all our usual topics a well. 
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Envizions CEO Derrick Samuels about the upcoming EVO 2 ( GameBox) console that is part PC and part console. The EVO 2 will be an Android based console that looks to become the center of you home theater offering streaming of games and media. In speaking with Mr. Samuels we learned the origins of Envizions and the amount of work involved in bringing not only the EVO 2 to life but also the company itself. Mr. Samuels invested his own money and worked hard to bring this vision to the public. Besides working on the EVO 2 Envizion also does philanthropic work with their 1 Million Dream initiative which strives to give underprivileged children a creative outlet via an EVO2 consoles & tablets. I applaud Mr. Samuels and his staff not only for investing so much time and energy into Envizions but also in striving to do something for those less fortunate. We hope to be able to review the EVO 2 in the future but until then please check out the links below to learn more about Envizions and their 1 Million Dream initiative. MTR looks forward to working with Envizion in the future so stay tuned.
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Facebook
Youtube
GameBoxit
1 Million Dreams

You can also follow the Envizions Team on twitter at the following addresses
@DerSamuels@IAMEVO2@envizionsgb