Wildcatdojo Conversations
Karate is for everyone. So, join us each week for a 20 to 25 minute conversation on all types of subjects. We go from managing the distractions of daily life, through martial arts history and people, and common sense concepts to add to your self defense armor. Plus we have interviews and so much more. After spending over 40 years discussing life's challenges in a dojo, (both as a student and as a teacher) I decided it would be fun to share the conversations with everyone. And it is! We're having a great time with our guests each week thinking, talking and very importantly sharing a laugh or two along the way.
Episodes
272 episodes
What's Next?
When I got the idea for this episode, it was from something I heard Grandmaster Urban say. Who better to have as a guest to add Grandmaster Urban's take than Hanshi Malanoski. Therefore, although we do get to the point, we're also regaled with ...
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24:59
Quirky Home Made Weapons (Mostly)
Welcome to another conversation with our friend Sifu Rob Jones. We're discussing booby traps, eye patches and newspapers...as weapons. We first interviewed Sifu Jones back in 2021. Here's that interview:
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Episode 263
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22:20
Enjoy the Journey. Is it Possible? We Think Yes!
Have you ever heard the saying? We look at it, laugh with it, and talk about the idea that it just might be possible - at least most of the time. Listen and then share your thoughts. We love hearing from you. Sensei Jackie mentions the time...
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Episode 262
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23:36
Yojimbo: A Movie Review
Sensei Baier returns and we laugh and discuss another Kurosawa film. Thanks Sensei Baier. This movie is fun to talk about. Is it fun to watch? Listen and find out. I'm attaching our first Kurosawa episode below, in case you missed that.
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Episode 261
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22:38
We Mark 5 Years and Talk About the Saying Nothing is Impossible
Can you believe we've made it through 5 years of recording? Wow. We want to thank all our guests and all our listeners for all the fun, information, and adventure. We take a moment to reminisce, then talk about a virtue from our style of Karate...
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Episode 260
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21:32
A Book Review - Zen and the Martial Arts
This week we review the book Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams. I never tire of saying - we had fun! Listen, read and share your thoughts. Needless to say we touch on many subjects. Here's a few: Mid episode we talk about Sensei Tracey's son...
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Episode 259
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23:54
We Visit With our Friend Shihan McKinnon about his Book
A Budoka Odyssey is the title of the book by our guest Shihan TD McKinnon. It's always fun to talk with Shihan, and this is no exception. We talk about where to buy the book - and of course Amazon is there, but so is a site called Lulu.com. Shi...
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Episode 258
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22:37
Treat Cyber Security Like Self Defense - A Visit with Sensei Liam
In our interview with Sensei Liam he manages to make cyber-security interesting, fun and quite helpful. He shares a book:The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnickand a site to help you.Here is a website that Sensei thinks you might f...
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Episode 257
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24:46
Catching Up With Landyn and a Couple of K Words
Finally, Landyn has returned for a day to record. We took this opportunity to catch up with his adventures. We hope you like hearing about them as much as Sensei Jackie and I did. While catching up with Landyn, we discussed obligations. And, of...
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Episode 256
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23:57
Expect the Unexpected
Like every week, we had fun today talking with Sensei Randy about this well known saying. Sensei Randy has been on so many times. Here's one of his many appearances. It is about character:...
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Episode 255
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23:06
Continuing our Fun with Dr. Melissa - Nutrition Part 2
We're continuing to wind our way through the crazy world of food, drinks and working our way to healthy eating. Don't be fooled into thinking we're talking like adults. We had fun, and shared our crazy experiences. We even mention some th...
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Episode 254
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24:34
Nutrition with Dr. Macy - Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of our riotous conversation with Dr. Macy (aka Sensei Melissa) on Nutrition. Sensei Melissa has been on a few times. She mentions the time she came on and we talked about breathing. Here's a link to that episode:
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Episode 253
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22:48
The Samurai People - Original air date: 4.2020
Since September is a 5 week month-and therefore a 'rerun' month, I thought that this was a nice fit with 2 of the episodes of August - The Last Samurai battle and man. This episode doesn't need much explanation. Don't forget, though, that w...
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Episode 252
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19:42
We Review a 1980s Era Movie- The Octogon
Welcome to the beginning of our look at karate movies from the 80s with our friends Sensei Ben and Sensei Lydia. Campy fun ensues. Sensei Lydia was on our 3rd episode ever! It was on advantages and disadvantages. Here's a link back to 201...
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Episode 251
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22:54
Saigo Takamori - The Real Last Samurai
This episode is a follow up on the Satsuma Rebellion - which we aired 2 weeks ago and is tagged below. We enjoyed looking at the life of Saigo Takamori with Sensei Randy. His first visit to the podcast was in 2019 - our first year. Here's the e...
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Episode 250
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21:00
The Martial Arts: A Children's Book Episode
This week we’re joined by Matthew and Kim to discuss The Martial Arts by Laura Scandiffio – a kid’s book. This book was fun to read and even more fun to talk about. So many subjects came up during the recording because the book is an introducti...
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Episode 249
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20:17
Satsuma Rebellion aka The Last Samurai
Enjoy this conversation with Sensei Lydia, Sensei Jackie and myself on this eye opening piece of history. One thing I got wrong is this: I referred to the mini series on Hulu as The Last Samurai, but it is actually a remake of a mini series fro...
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Episode 248
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22:00
Interview with Taiko Drummers and Friends
Taiko is a Japanese term for any kind of drum. Over time the art of drumming, like other art forms, became a world wide phenomenon. I was lucky enough to make a friend of one such artist - Ben. Sensei Jackie and I were extra lucky to go to thei...
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24:59
A Cool Subject and an Even Cooler Guest
We have fun recording this episode on a saying by Matsamura Sokon. Our guest is Hanshi Steven Malanoski. Jic you're not familiar with him. I'm including his interviews with us from 2021. Here is the first one:
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20:00
Wrestling's The Great Togo - An Archived Episode
This archived episode from our Wrestling series is worth listening to for so many reasons. If you're hearing it for the first time or as a repeat, you laugh and learn. A fun 20 minutes that includes Sensei James as our guest. The first time he ...
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Episode 245
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20:04
Fun Conversation about Teaching
Thanks for checking out today's episode. The words we're discussing are: To be good, find a good teacher, to master teach. This is something I heard Master Kelljchian say decades ago. Sensei Derek joins us today to mess around with the concept....
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Episode 244
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24:41
Stories, Tangents and Bloopers From the First Half of 2024
We love doing remnants from past episodes. This one has so many stories! All the episodes referenced were in the last 6 months - except during the word bloopers when we have quite a few from a weird weapons episode from last Dec. Here it ...
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Episode 243
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22:50
Another New Friend: Juanita Kapp
What fun we had interviewing Ms. Kapp. Between her podcast (Meticulous Moments), her motivational speaking and her training in Shotokan , the conversation was lively and went to fast. Speaking of Shotokan, we have discussed Gichin Funikoshi a f...
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Episode 242
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24:58