Real Talk

Real Talk with Scott Heaney of The Martial Way and Shihan Terry Birkett of Ronin Dojo/Back Street Karate, is a fun show where we choose a topic of interest within Kyokushin Karate and Martial Arts in general and discuss. Nothing too serious and we like to keep it light with lot of laughs. This will be an evolving show and we will be soliciting topic ideas from you!

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Real Talk Episode 7 - Over Japanification of Karate in the West

Sometimes in the West we have a tendency to take things a little too far. In this episode we dig into the Over Japanification of Karate in the West, where some dojos can be more Japanese than dojos in Japan! As usual, with our own insight and opinions, and always with a laugh! Hope you enjoy this episode, and please don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Share! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE - so you don’t miss NEW videos 🙏 If you would like to support what we are doing and help contribute in building this platform...

Feb 17, 2021•29 min

Real Talk Episode 6 - Living The Martial Way

What does it mean to live the martial way? Does it mean to mean to live by the The Seven Virtues of Bushido, or is it perhaps as simple as being a good person with integrity, forged by hard training? We reference the great book Living The Martial Way by Forrest E. Morgan Other books include Inazo Nitobe's Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan: by Inazo Nitobe and Bushido: The Soul of Japan Hope you enjoy this episode, and please don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Share! 🎥 WATCH ALL VIDEOS ⇩ and �...

Feb 13, 2021•29 min

Real Talk Episode 5 - What is a Teacher?

Following up on Episode 3, What is a Student, we now discuss What is a Teacher. What makes a great teacher great, can anyone become a teacher, does the belt rank make you a teacher, etc. Of course we rant off into different directions, but I hope that's what you're coming to expect! lol Hope you enjoy this episode, and please don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Share! 🎥 WATCH ALL VIDEOS ⇩ and 🔔 SUBSCRIBE - so you don’t miss NEW videos ⇩ 🙏 If you would like to support what we are doing and hel...

Feb 10, 2021•41 min

Real Talk Episode 4 - Acts of Violence

When is it the right time to escalate and when is it time to peacefully deescalate the situation? Speaking poetically, carry the sword sheathed (this relates to kyokushin in terms of how Sosai imagined the kanji) , apparently Sosai "Oyama chose the kanji of Kyokushinkai (極真会) to resemble the samurai sword safely placed in its sheath." When do you unsheathe the metaphorical sword, and when you do, are you prepared for the consequences? Many references were made in the show, including Geoff Thomps...

Feb 06, 2021•37 min

Real Talk Episode 3 - What is a student?

This episode revolves around defining, what is a "student"? A few special shoutouts in this one! I hope you enjoy it, and please remember to Haito-uchi the LIKE button and Ushiro-Mawashi-Geri the SUBSCRIBE bell. OSU! Sensei Patrick Pinto's book: 🤜 https://payhip.com/ForeverTheStudent 🤛 🎥 WATCH ALL VIDEOS ⇩ and 🔔 SUBSCRIBE - so you don’t miss NEW videos ⇩ 🙏 If you would like to support what we are doing and help contribute in building this platform, please feel free to buy us a " coffee " 👊...

Feb 03, 2021•28 min

Real Talk Episode 2 - Light Sparring vs Hard Sparring

This episode revolves around Light Sparring vs Hard Sparring. And following up from the previous episode, here is another clip example of incorrect dojo etiquette, this time featuring Kyokushin World Champion Zahari Damyanov having to "correct" someone. 🎥 WATCH ALL VIDEOS ⇩ and 🔔 SUBSCRIBE - so you don’t miss NEW videos ⇩ 🙏 If you would like to support what we are doing and help contribute in building this platform, please feel free to buy us a " coffee " 👊😁 ________________________________...

Jan 30, 2021•21 min

Real Talk Episode 1 - With Scott Heaney (The Martial Way) and Shihan Terry Birkett (Ronin Dojo)

Real Talk is a twice a week show (Tuesday & Thursday) where we choose a topic of interest within Kyokushin Karate and Martial Arts in general and discuss. Nothing too serious and we light to keep light with laughs. This will be an evolving show and we will be soliciting topic ideas from you! 🎥 WATCH ALL VIDEOS ⇩ and 🔔 SUBSCRIBE - so you don’t miss NEW videos ⇩ 🙏 If you would like to support what we are doing and help contribute in building this platform, please feel free to buy us a " cof...

Jan 26, 2021•17 min

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