Pencils, Stress – avoidance, and management. Response and Action. Publishing! The self version.
Martial Secrets: Podcast
Gary Swain, Sensei
Gary Swain is a Shotokan practitioner from Colorado. This man has a laser like focus on what he teaches, how he teaches and his vision of the world. He doesn’t know how to spell equivocation, let alone vacillation.
Neil Ad
ams has a life built in and around Judo. European Championships, Olympic Silver Medals (Twice) and many, many more Gold, Sliver and Bronze medals. Stuart Williams, from www.Stuart-Williams.com, talks with Neil Adams about competition on a world level, being a marked competitor, and how little separation there is at the world level of competition.
Desitin and the sting of the Gi rash. 
Testing and Teaching. The Photo Growl, The Penskie File and Wing Chun Kung-Fu.
Waking up evi
l, Worst Idea Ever! Micro Fractures, the keys to winning the fight? Really stupid people demonstrating how much pain you can take — at least until it kicks in.
Craig Ferg
uson and Brittney Spears…or how being nice cost you nothing. Five minute Tattoos. Be yourself when you are teaching – with your faults and all. “Hey, you better watch it, he’s a black belt!”
Seven yea
rs of bad luck, focusing on the failure, Knights! With stories of really dumb actions by not the brightest people in the world involving black eyes, rubber knives, and a gun…good grief.
Lending your name, books, publishing, editing, and that whole sorted thing. Guns and the movies, Locking a black belt in a bathroom. All of this and… a little bit more, on this episode of Martial-Secrets.com.
Swords, and swords, plus a Reverend, and did I say swords? Ron Holloway came to the arts later in life, but he has been around a long time. With that he has a unique view of the world, clear and pleasantly firm in his statements of what he knows to be true. And Ron gives off a nice vibe when you sit with him, pleasant and confident. Enjoy.
Tristan Sutrisno
Tristan Sutrisno has a long history in the martial arts. Pleasant, quick to smile, and just a considerate man. Tristan learned his art the old way –handed down within the family. Further, Tristan has been places many of us never will be and never care to be, so when he says something you should listen. Tristan is as solid as Sears. Enjoy his take on the world and martial arts. Oh yeah, his book: Becoming a Complete Martial Artist is available on Amazon.com.
Melissa takes the listeners through a set-up for a mugging that her and her husband experienced. Listen as Melissa tells the story and Lawrence does the post incident breakdown.
Bacon, Bacon, Bacon. The Style Hunter, Mr. Shiko Dachi and Mrs. Naihanchin Dachi, and the ever popular – Tales of the the Stupid.
Bully Biff and Marty
Bullies, bullies, bullies, self-esteem. Kids in the martial arts, more bullies. What is a good age to start martial arts training, benefits, paths, honor and “No!” meaning no.
Michael Johnson
A Senior Instructor with Dueling Arts International as well as a Fight Director, a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) Michael is trained in TKD, JKD, and the Filipino arts. In our conversation Michael demonstrates how Romeo and Juliet explain social violence. Shares a couple of thoughts on good movie fights—and bad ones as well. Deep, pleasant and a real nice guy. You are going to like Michael.
Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder ruminate on such subjects as 62 & 38, My l
ocal Lance Armstrong, What Cha’ Readin’ and Bio Hulu, or Audie Murphy defining a real warrior.
Back in the day….yeah training was different, but the information in quality, and also in quantity, was different.
Geoff Thompson
Geoff worked a decade as a nightclub bouncer, and a pile of really bad jobs. However sure that life had more to offer he took his skills and put them to work as a martial arts instructor, to paper as a writer, and much more. His book, “Watch My Back.” has become a martial arts classic. Listen as interviewer Stuart Williams weaves great questions that get profound answers.
Krav Maga Certified, Former Newspaper Reporter, and Cop. You are going to like John Lupo. He passes my neighbor test; “Would I want _____ as my neighbor.” The answer for John is, “Heck yes, I’ll help him move in!” Also an apology to John, and you the listener, for losing the last ten minutes of the interview resulting in an abrupt end. Retrieving the last audio was not possible.
Lawrence Kane talks with KLAY radio, The Street Wise Forum show, about the new book with Kris Wilder called; How To Win A Fight. + Street Vigilantes…a super hero? and other aspects of violence and society.
Machete, a cop c
ar, customer service at the dojo, and “Stupid Tales of Youth,” – or a dislocated knee. A wide range of topics friends, a wide range! Hope you enjoy.
Big, brawny, and utterly brilliant in his work environment of violence, and mayhem, you will like Clint. Listen as Clint explains, why you do not want to be a bouncer, What smart bouncers looks for, What they hate, and the results of stupid, unstable people on alcohol and other drugs.
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All of the world is a a place of, ” I want it now!” or is it?
Kris Wilder t
alks with KLAY radio, The Street Wise Forum show, about the new book with Lawrence Kane called; How To Win A Fight. Lawrence Kane couldn’t make it as he was… actually working security at the time!
021 Martial Secrets Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: Cherry tree, Plates and the Makiwara, Educational; expectations out of the dojo, I hit a guy from Spain.
Bob Orlando is a nice guy. Smart, a good communicator, full of ideas and ideas well expressed. Bob has trained a long time and has the hard knocks from the floor – and life to prove it. Further he is ready and willing to share those experiences. Bob’s Dutch-Indonesian, Chinese, and Filipino take on the martial arts is fascinating, and fun, learn more at www.OrlandoKuntao.com
"Hey, it is a hole in my head."
Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: So you want to write a book? Trees n’ roots’ n’ stuff, and Taco Wagon Re-bar, or what it is like to have you skull crushed with a piece of re-bar while you sleep.
Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: A Minute, or two on reality. Back, it is all in the back. Work Ethic 80/20 – or is it?
Marc "Animal" MacYoung
Marc “Animal” MacYoung, Bouncer, Author, Host of the “Animal” BBQ, and former, “Not so nice guy.” Talks about violence, the human mind – all three of them. Self Identity, Alpha Hierarchy, Beta’s and Apes. Rules, Culture, Scripts, and Human Infection. This is a wide ranging and rich, rich interview. If you have not been to his website, here is the link: www.nononsenseselfdefense.com
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Peyton Quinn
Peyton Quinn the owner of RMCAT – Rocky Mountain Combat Applications Training talks about triggers, inappropriate and disproportional violence. Interviews of violence. The Brain, Irrational and Rational Fear, prisons, bars, traditional martial arts, Road House, the movie, and love. Find out more about Peyton and his work at: http://www.rmcat.com/
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The Blond Beast from Belgium! Wim reveals one of the secret words of Tai Chi. Is information free? Finding expertise everywhere, and enjoying it. Training as a young man, and “Kicking your own ass.” For the record, Wim is a genuinely nice guy and would never refer to himself as the Blond Beast – but hey I can! Wim also has a excellent website with lots of tips and tricks, you can find him at: http://www.wimsblog.com/
Barry Eisler talks about writing, drama, suspense, violence and the martial arts in this Animal List BBQ interview. Listen to the emotionality in his voice when he talks about his time at the Kodokan in Japan, I think every martial artist will nod their heads in unified knowing of such an experience. You can read more about Barry and his best selling novels (if you haven’t already) at: http://www.barryeisler.com/
Iain Abernethy has traveled the world giving seminars and teaching his art focusing on applied karate. We have a chat about the most influential teacher, Gregg’s Chicken Bake, training on your own, guns, and other cool stuff. Enjoy his website at: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/
Kris Wilder, solo interview with Djshad Rahim: Part 2 of 2, A Kurdish national Djshad talks about Iraq, the Kurds, Running from bad people who will kill you, and other things that make you count your blessings.
Kris Wilder, solo interview with Djshad Rahim: Part 1 of 2, A Kurdish national Djshad talks about Iraq, the Kurds, Running from bad people who will kill you, and other things that make you count your blessings.
Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: Starbuck’s-Fu, throwing things at students, deadlines, do you still move your lips when you read?
Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: Teacher with tourettes, tag team training, Poly Vinyl Chloride, It happened at the stadium.
Martial Secrets Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: Sex offenders and the Dojo, Hands on the wall, Balancing special v. not special, tales from the tournament.
014 Martial Se
crets Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: Tuba Man and his killer, Kicking like a dog, The Dower Sensei, Stoopid tales of youth – PS. If you are looking for Episode 13, there is no 13. Bad luck don’t you know?
012 Martia
l Secrets Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder: With Rory Miller Part 2 of 2, Books, Predators, and messy things.
