Punch Kick Choke Chat

Join us as we sit down with Renshi Scott Taylor, Head Instructor at Taylor Jiu-Jitsu in Oshawa, ON. Renshi Taylor holds a 4th dan in Kumo Jiu-Jitsu and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has had the opportunity to train with several UFC fighters including George St. Pierre, Jo “Daddy” Stevenson, Gray “The Bully” Maynard, and Brandon “The Truth” Vera.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Gary Hails. In 1979, Bill Hind, Gary Hails, and others presented the Robert Dalgleish memorial tournament. In the 1980’s, Gary Hails, Cezar Borkowski, and Bill Hind formed an association, called the Southern Ontario Karate Association, to share and teach each other their styles of karate. In 1990, Sensei Wilfred Seerattan began training and teaching with Sensei Gary Hails at his club “Toronto Shotokan Karate Dojo.” In addition to his martial arts experience, Sensei Gary Hails has also worked at Toronto Fire Services as a firefighter, and encouraged one of his students, Robert John Bygrave, to become one, who later got promoted to the rank of a Captain.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Ron Fagan. Sensei Ron Fagan began his martial arts career in 1973 when he attended a free trial class for karate and decided he was going to do this for the rest of his life. Sensei Fagan earned his Shodan from Sensei Masamai Tsuruoka in 1976, and became a member of the Nova Scotia Provincial Karate Team. In 1978 he won the Black Belt kumite division of the Maritime Karate Championships, and became the first Atlantic Canadian Karate-ka to compete at the Pan American Karate Championships. As a coach, in 1987, he led Team Nova Scotia to a national title. In 1997, Sensei Tsuruoka asked him to establish the National Tsuruoka Federation and was appointed its Chief Technical Advisor. Sensei Fagan has also developed and implemented various anti-bullying and Women’s Rape Awareness Training Programs, and in addition is known for his work with Community-Based Programs such as the “Kids Against Drugs” initiative and the “Victory Team Program”.

Join us as we sit down with Sensei Bill Wolfe, a decorated military veteran, retired Municipal police officer, 8th dan in Hapkido, and founder of Wolfe's Combatives. Sensei Wolfe began his martial arts career in 1962 at the age of eight with Judo and Jujitsu lessons offered in Revelstoke, British Columbia. He joined the military in 1968 and over the years has been a certified "use of force" instructor, Emergency Response Team and SWAT Team leader and instructor. He also has several television credits to his name with shows that have aired on History Television.

Join us in episode 92 with a Host Chat, where we share memories of the last month's events including the Winter Crucible, Matsumura Challenge shaiai 2023, and others.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Chris Hanson. Sensei Hanson is based out of Toronto, Canada and has studied martial arts for over 40 years. In addition to his 3rd Dan (2014) in Nisei Kempo Karate, Sensei Hanson also holds black belts in several systems and has cross-trained in numerous arts. He teaches private lessons to small groups and also local and international seminars. Outside of martial arts he is a husband, father, former software developer, blogger, podcaster and is currently an elementary school teacher. Chris Hanson started his YouTube channel, Karate Unity in 2018, and since then it has grown to over 2,000 subscribers with his videos having more than 130,000 views.  

Find our more about Sensei Chris Hanson and Karate Unity at the links below:  

https://www.karateunity.ca/ 

https://www.facebook.com/karateunitycanada

https://www.youtube.com/@karateunity   

https://www.instagram.com/karateunity

In this short episode, we chat with Sensei Randy Dauphin, Nicklaus Suino Sensei, and Hanshi Gary Legacy about building a student through a system of martial arts  - why it's important, what the benefits are, and how it lets students focus on their training.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Jamie Seabrook. Sensei Seabrook has been training in American Kenpo for 38 years and received his 8th degree black belt under Grandmaster Larry Tatum in October 2020. Sensei Seabrook also received his black belt in Modern Arnis under Grandmaster Remy Presas (1991), and a black belt in Black Dragon Kung Fu under Master Paul Chau (1994). Jamie Seabrook is a Blue Belt Stripe 2 in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Rener Gracie and Ryron Gracie (2018). His dojo, Seabrook Martial Arts Academy, has been in consistent operation in London, Ontario, since 1995. All classes are taught by Sensei Seabrook and unlike many schools that will promote young children to black belt, Seabrook Martial Arts Academy commits to earning one’s rank through years of rigorous application and commitment. The dojo focus is on street self-defense, not sport. In addition to American Kenpo training, students are also taught effective kickboxing and ground-fighting.  

Outside the dojo, Sensei Seabrook holds a PhD in the Department of Sociology at Western University and is the Chair and Professor in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences.  

https://www.youtube.com/@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy 

http://jamieseabrook.blogspot.com/

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Sensei Paul Bonner. Sensei Bonner is a former European Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, Police Officer, Use of Force instructor, and founder and president of Proactive Threat Management. He is a team leader in the Defensive Tactics Section at Ontario Police College, trained security at Bruce Nuclear Power Plant since 9/11, and has also trained other Defensive Tactics with the Ontario Provincial Police.  

Paul Bonner has been recommended by the people he has worked with and instructed, many noting his knowledge of Martial Arts, his ability to deliver the information in a professional manner, and his ability to provide relevant training to both recruit and experienced Police Officers. As a law enforcement instructor since 1989, and Ontario Police College instructor since 1993, Paul Bonner has trained over 10,000 police recruits and 1,200 Use of Force instructors.  As a martial artist, Sense Bonner holds Instructor Certification in: Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Phillipino Kali, Maphillindo Silat, Jiu Jitsu and Kenpo.

Join us this week on PKCC as we sit down with Master Stephen K. Hayes, who has spent his entire adult life in the pursuit of perfection through the study of the Asian martial arts and spiritual traditions, living and traveling throughout North America, Japan, Europe, the Arctic, China, Tibet, Nepal, and India. Sensei Hayes traveled to Japan in the 1970s and began training under Tsunehisa Tanemura when they met in June 1975. Later, he trained under Masaaki Hatsumi, who referred to himself as the 34th Grandmaster of Togakure-ryū ninjutsu and is the founder of the Bujinkan organization. In 1985, Sensei Hayes was entered into the Black Belt magazine's Hall of Fame as Instructor of the Year. Later, in the March 2007 issue, the magazine featured Master Hayes on the cover and referred to him as "one of the 10 most influential living martial artists in the world". While traveling through Tibet, Sensei Hayes met the Dalai Lama in 1987. For many years in the 1990s, Master Hayes served as the Dalai Lama's personal protection escort and security adviser, especially during visits to the United States.  

Off the mats, Master Hayes is the author of many martial arts books, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as starring in a 1988 action film “Ninja Vengeance”. 

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