When you train, how often do you strike an object?
Karate Cafe episode 47
How compliant should training partners be?
Karate Cafe episode 46
We talk about Paul`s experiences at his new Dojo.
Karate Cafe episode 45
Should you bring a knife to a gun fight?
Karate Cafe episode 44
Are you Hall of Fame eligible?
Karate Cafe episode 43
Where does you loyalty lie? With your instructor, your association, or your style?
Karate Cafe episode 42
Should a dojo separate classes by rank, or should they have all ranks in a majority of classes?
Karate Cafe episode 41
This week we talk about what we would have done differently in our early martial arts training
Karate Cafe episode 40
This week we discuss aging and the martial arts.
Karate Cafe episode 39
What is bunkai, and what is correct bunkai?
Karate Cafe episode 38
How far has traditional karate come in the west, how far can it go?
Karate Cafe episode 37
This week Pete help Gene set up Itunes to automatically download podcasts when they are posted. A surprising number of our listeners are downloading manually, and we thought that this tutorial might help them not only get our podcast, but other good...
Karate Cafe episode 36
This week we spoke to Shane Franklin, who is currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in charge of the USMC Martial Arts Program.
Karate Cafe episode 35
Religion and spirituality in the Martial Arts.
Karate Cafe episode 34
This week we are joined by Travis Brown, a white belt who seems to have a realistic understanding of the Martial Arts. He gives us the perspective from the other end of the line up. He also asks some questions that a lower belt might want to know, but...
Karate Cafe episode 33
This week we talk about Demos that we have done, what made them good and what could make them better.
Karate Cafe episode 32
This week we air the third part of our discussion at summer camp 2006.
Karate Cafe episode 31
This weeks podcast is part two of our discussion at summer camp.
Karate Cafe episode 30
We went to summer camp this past weekend, and on Friday night, popped open a beer or 2 and had a very nice talk about kata and practical applications.
Karate Cafe episode 29
This week we begin what we hope to be a recurring topic. "Traditional Martial Arts (TMA) the good, the bad, and the ugly". In this episode we discuss what we feel makes an art "traditional".
Karate Cafe episode 28
This is part 2 of our interview with Paul Wilson, who is now a regular on the podcast. the 1st part of the interview was episode 25.
Karate Cafe episode 27
This week we talk about interpersonal relationships in the dojo, and how we deal with them. As always, we are interested to here from you your thoughts on how to handle these awkward situations.
Karate Cafe episode 26
We continue our conversation from episode 24, talking about why (or if we should) train for the most common attacks only.
