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Well, at least the last 1/2 of 2023. We include our usual word  and dialog mess ups. But equally as fun is the stories from guests that didn't make it into the episode. There are references to almost every episode in the past few months - way too many episodes to include them all. But here are a few.  Until I listened to this episode, I forgot we even did an episode on Boomerangs. For the episode I bought one and we played with it. Here's the recording from June:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13016886
Our conversation about Tsuji Gettan Sukeshigi was another one that slipped my mind. That surprises me because I admire how his mind worked. Here's the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13187810
I loved learning about Anime from Sensei Randy:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13477008
And I'll take these links home with the one where we talk about Kata with Shihan McKinnon:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13912400
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Sensei Derek joins us as we add the cutlass,  nagamaki and more to our list of weird weapons. We even get into a quick discussion about how many weapons episodes we've had. I looked over old episodes, but didn't count. We mention the katana today. Back in August of 2020, we did 3 episodes on swords. Here's the one specific to the katana:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4878146 
And I mention how much I enjoyed learning about the history of the Ax. Here's that episode:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/6894266
And while discussing the Nagamaki, we mention the Naginata.  (say those names three times quickly - or listen to our bloopers in a couple of weeks to hear us mess them up too many times!). Here's a link to our episode on the Nagainata:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8415910
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We are so lucky to have a friend like Sifu Jones in our little community. Today he adds some information to our Long fist boxing discussion from Oct. In case you didn't catch that episode, here's the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13708596
Remember when I realized that the animals in Goju and the animals in Shaolin were similar? Well, Sifu added some information I hadn't heard before. At one point Sifu talks about how the color white represents revenge in Japanese culture. The site Japan Travel agrees, although  they use the word death. Also, jic you don't remember the original episode from August? Here's the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13286958
If that isn't enough, as the title tells you - we finish with a glimpse of the Terra Cotta Army. I forgot to mention the time of Emperor Huang's reign and death. It was in the early 200 BCE. 
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Landyn, Sensei Jackie and I enter Dec with a letter episode.  As the title says - we talk about words that begin with the letter "J".  The conversations jumps all over the place.
Quick correction from Hanshi Malanoski. I say the word "jutte" incorrectly. It should be said with 2 syllables (Jut-te). I hope I don't hurt anyone's eardrums and I appreciate your understanding. Also, thanks for listening Hanshi!!
One place we revisit is the concept of wabi sabi. Listen here to enjoy that conversation from 2020:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2735464
And somehow the conversation takes us to our interview with an endurance athlete. Spoiler - it's Landyn's Dad! Here's the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/3646768
Finally, we mention Master Joe Hess and the amazing weapons he produced. We talked about him just a few months ago. Here's the link, in case you missed it:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12516431
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There's no such thing as too many reminders to take a deep breath. Today we do that  by visiting with Kim and learning about her journey of over 20 years  in yoga, meditation and breathing. Matthew, her son, joins in too! Both Matthew and Kim joined us in 2022 to talk about the show Cobra Kai. Here's a link in case you want to listen:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10550847
We also mention a few other episodes where breathing and meditation were front and center. One was another interview. This one was with a friend on a journey in a monastery. Here's the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4029077
And this last link is an entire episode we did earlier this year on the power of deep breaths. Check it out:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12326414
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Ryan, our Myth-buster, joins us for a quick peek at Achilles. He's awesome. (You decide who I'm talking about after listening.) Just a quick caveat that I'll try to remember to put into our myth episodes in the future: This is mythology, not facts.  By definition it's what someone said 1000s of years ago. Did you guys know that historians actually argue as to whether the entire Trojan  War ever happened? 
But back to today's fun: if nothing else makes you push play - do it to hear us connect Achilles and the show Family Guy! There's plenty other than that though. We mention our episode on Hercules. Here's the link: 
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11904992
And there's plenty of revenge, and a mention of Hades. This one was fun! It might make you want to be on the show! Let me know.
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 I'm so excited we finally got to this conversation. And even more excited that we did it with our friend Shihan McKinnon. I waited on this, one of my favorite subjects, until I found the right spark. And that spark came from Shihan's blogpost on the subject. Here is a link to it:
https://www.torakankarate.com.au/single-post/karate-essence-kata?fbclid=IwAR383Ku0p8vwNF5Mz0Oz5FOcdkItKrqThCF1BtK-9Uw0b_MjZghgSksVC8k
Kata is an integral part of training - as are Sparring and Self-defense. We covered sparring in 2021. Here's that link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8283054
And we've had many conversations on Self-Defense. (Although if you have an idea on a new take - get in touch and come talk with us) Here's one of those discussions:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4315460
Back to today: We mention that our YouTube page had an example of kata (in case you're interested). It is Sensei Rob Carbone. Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VETT9qnJoYo
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Welcome to the first episode of our 5th year of recording. We're joined by old friends - Sensei Tim and his wife Glenda - both are school teachers and we share stories and ideas about being subjective and objective (just like the title says). Sensei Tim brought up the idea that failure is a great teacher. I thought we did a whole episode on that - but I don't see it in the archives?? That gives me something to look forward to. Want to help with that episode? Let me know! Meanwhile, I know we have spoken about it. So I'm going to attach an episode from 2019 (when we first started) where it may have come up. It is Part 1 of a 2 parter where we discuss Grandmaster Urban's Guide for Self Analysis:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2196104
And I'm thinking it might have come up on one of our Letter episodes. So here's one for you to consider:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11683749
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Welcome to an archived episode from 2021. The fact that the the 5th week of Oct. falls on our  5 year anniversary - well, that is just a fun coincidence! Here is what I'm thinking you might do: listen to the review, find the movie and stream it, and send feedback with your thoughts. This movie covers many subjects we've tackled over our 4 years of recording. For example it talks about Kobudo Weaponry.  We did a number of podcasts on this. All of them aired in 2020. here's one that includes the nunchaku:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/5484121
Scroll back to 2020 to check out more on Kobudo Weaponry. 
Meanwhile, the movie also showed Naginata training. Here's our episode one that subject:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8415910
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As you'll hear, we went a few minutes over our usual length today. But just a few minutes. I'm surprised we kept it that short when you consider that Sensei Lydia was our guest and we can talk! (Also, a couple of quick stories ended up on the blooper reel - so watch for that in Dec.) Sensei Lydia was on the 3rd episode we ever recorded back in 2019. Here's a link if you want to check it out:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/1781812
Meanwhile, Jackie Chan is as interesting to talk about as he is to watch on the big screen. After you listen, remember we love feedback, new ideas, and anyone who wants to be a guest....so please get in touch.
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