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.
Wildcatdojo Conversations
The Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle
Yes, talking about a unique and poisonous garden in the UK. Did you all hear our episodes on poisons from 2022? Here's a link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10340583
That link does double duty. Yes, it's about poisons, but it is also one of the other times Sensei Lydia joined in the conversation! Enjoy.
We also mention the Yew tree. Both Sensei Jackie and I think it came up in one of our Archery episodes. (We did 3). Here they are. Let us know if we're right and the Yew bark is used in the making of certain bows.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/6125029
And these two are specific to Kyundo:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/6327931
and:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/6422461
This episode is also special because I reached out to a friend and fellow black belt, Sensei Haya, and she wrote us a poem to end the show. I love it so much, I'm copying it here:
Pick Your Poison
The sign says, No touching, smelling, or tasting.
It’s human nature to pick one.
Touch: you’ll get a nasty rash.
Didn’t you learn from when you used Ivy leaves
for toilet paper while camping?
Smell: it will look like botched Botox.
And taste: your tongue is now the size of an eggplant.
Breathing might stop altogether.
I know the plant names are enticing—
Oleander, Donkey tail, Nightshade, Thorn apple.
The intoxicating is often toxic. Pick your poison.
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