Episode 558 - Sensei Olivia Roney

Sensei Olivia Roney is a Martial Arts practitioner instructor at the Crouching Tigers school in Indiana.

I'm somebody who's very optimistic about the future. I feel like the young children that we're raising right now are going to have the ability to completely change the world in the future.

Sensei Olivia Roney - Episode 558

Growing up with 7 siblings and raised by a single mom, martial arts is remotely someone's priority. However, Sensei Olivia Roney showed up in the dojo with the will and determination to train, cleaned the dojo to be able to train for free. Today, Sensei Olivia Roney is passionate and optimistic about our children's future. When teaching young children is either loved or avoided by instructors, Sensei Roney built her school around teaching children. Interested? Listen to learn more!

Show Notes

You may find out more about Sensei Roney's school at www.crouchingtigers.com or reach them on Facebook

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Episode 557 – whistlekick LIVE Season 2 (Episode 2)

In this episode, Jeremy brings us the second Episode of the whistlekick Live Season 2 and he is joined by co-host Andrew Adams.

whistlekick LIVE Season 2 (Episode 2) – Episode 557

Today’s episode is the second installment for the whistlekick Live Season 2. Jeremy answers questions, reads stories from the listeners, as well as some cool fun games about martial arts. In this episode, Jeremy is joined by co-host Andrew Adams and we bring back our first guest, Justin Lee Ford of MartialJournal.com. We have a much-improved show, at least by our standards! Listen to find out a lot more good stuff!

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Episode 556 - Mr. David Liban

Mr. David Liban is a Martial Arts practitioner, filmmaker, and professor at CU Denver's College of Arts & Media.

It was just evident to me that Martial Arts is the kind of exercise, the kind of training that, it may not make you live longer but it will give you a better life if you do it for as long as you live.

Mr. David Liban - Episode 556

Training in college and then taking a break, and then back at it again. A story that may have been familiar but not common to us is the path that Mr. David Liban has taken. During his break from the martial arts, Mr. Liban worked on his filmmaking and produced films such as Looking For Mr. Miyagi and A Feral World. Presently he is training with Sensei Gary Swain in Denver and he is a film professor at CU Denver's College of Arts & Media. Mr. David Liban has used his filmmaking skills with his training and if you want to know what he did, listen to learn more!

Show Notes

You can check out his films here:

Looking for Mr. Miyagi, A Feral World

Other videos mentioned: 

• Perspectives on Shotokan karate:  
• Martial Arts and the legal system: 
• Master Okizaki talks about Funakoshi’s cat
• Outtake “Karate Heart Attack scene”

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Episode 555 - Why Everyone Should Consider Tournaments

In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams talk about Why Everyone Should Consider Tournaments.

Why Everyone Should Consider Tournaments - Episode 555

Tournaments and competitions are divisive topics that make martial artists either excited or mad, teachers either interested or not at all, and schools either go a lot or not ever. There are positives and negatives of joining tournaments but what’s certain is the pressure it creates brings out the best and worst of martial artists. In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams, who are not strangers to competitions themselves, talk about why everyone should consider tournaments.

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Episode 554 - Mr. Glenn Murphy

Mr. Glenn Murphy is a martial arts practitioner and instructor. He is the founder of NC Systema which is based in the United Kingdom.

I guess my drive to studying Aikido was kind of wanting to study something that worked with refinement and efficiency. I was never going to be like the biggest or the fastest guy out there, it just occurred to me that trying to just learn how to wrestle or box in the skilled way as you can would still probably going to get your head kicked by a very large guy in England at some point.

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Mr. Glenn Murphy - Episode 554 

A lot of us martial artists train with one or two styles throughout our journies however, Mr. Glenn Murphy is an exception. Mr. Glenn Murphy started training as a kid with Judo at a local army camp then followed by a multitude of disciplines such as Karate, Fencing, swordplay, and even went to Japan to become an expert in Aikido. His time with Aikido became numbered and decided to train with Systema and founded NC Systema. Mr. Murphy is a great story-teller and he tells his journey from Judo to Systema in great detail. Listen to learn more!

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Episode 553 - Guns

In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams talk about guns and why do they exist in our society.

Guns - Episode 553

Why are guns not that important in the traditional martial arts kata? Is there a need to incorporate it with the kata since guns are much of a threat or danger in our daily lives today? In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams talk about guns and why do they exist in our society. Listen to learn more!

 

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Episode 552 - Mr. John Molyneux

Mr. John Molyneux is a martial arts practitioner, instructor, and the host of the Success Breeds Success Podcast. He is from the United Kingdom.

I've always been quite confident in myself. So, I go along to a Brazilian Jiujitsu class and put a white belt on, be humble, and just get on with it and have some purple belt strangle me out because there isn't any ego in the dojo  and in any style.

Mr. John Molyneux - Episode 552

There are a few of us who were forced to the martial arts by our parents and eventually liked it but today's guest never liked it as a child only to find himself training as a grown man. Mr. John Molyneux started boxing during his time in the army that instilled discipline in him. Mr. Molyneux then started to train and teach Karate by accident when he found himself looking for a source of discipline after going out of the army. Today, he is a podcaster and he employs that discipline with entrepreneurship. Mr. John Molyneux tells his journey of martial arts from boxing to Muay Thai to Shotokan Karate and many more!

Show Notes

Check out Mr. John Molyneux podcast, the Success Breeds Success Podcast, and check him on Youtube
We mentioned Bruce Lee and the art of Lethwei

 

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Episode 551 - Extreme Martial Arts

In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams talk about Extreme Martial Arts and it's relevance in competitions.

Extreme Martial Arts - Episode 551

Weapons, more athleticism, showmanship, and more can be part of the extreme martial arts competition. In this episode, Jeremy and co-host Andrew Adams talk about the importance of extreme martial arts and try to debate whether practicality or showmanship is more important. Listen so you can join the discussion!

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Episode 550 - Miss Robynn Murray

Miss Robynn Murray is a martial arts practitioner and Iraq war veteran. Her story was featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Poster Girl.

There is this idea of rugged individualism in America, where if you can't do it all alone, you're a weak person. Well, no. That's crap!

Miss Robynn Murray - Episode 550

Started training in Aikido when she was 14 years old, martial arts never got out of her lifestyle ever since. Miss Robynn Murray had trained with multiple disciplines such as Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as well as combat grappling when she served in Iraq. Ms. Robynn Murray's time in Iraq is nothing short of interesting. However, she suffered PTSD like most of the soldiers coming from the Iraq war and her story was featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Poster Girl. In this episode, Miss Robynn Murray tells in detail her personal battles with violence, her experience in Iraq, her battle with PTSD, Mental Health, and a whole LOT more.

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Show Notes

In this episode, we mentioned My Favorite Murder Podcast and you can check out the Poster Girl Documentary here.

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