On today's episode, Jeremy answers all your questions for the sixth edition of whistlekick Martial Arts Radio's Question and Answer. Q&A #7 - Episode 389 The questions for today are: What motivations draw you to train in different schools and styles rather than staying with your original style? Why do I like training in different schools How long have you studied martial arts and what kind? What's good for hand speed? Do you work with special needs children? Do you still practice forms? What...
Apr 18, 2019•16 min•Ep. 389
Sifu Clark Tang is a martial arts instructor and practitioner. He is the founder of the Wing Chun Temple in California. Being a warrior, being a martial artist, it's okay to be unhappy. It's okay not to go in your way. But let me tell you, you live a life that's not only for you, you live for something bigger. Sifu Clark Tang - Episode 388 As a child, what are the odds that you'll be inside a kung fu theater that's showing a Shaw Brothers' film when you are not even supposed to be there? We can ...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 388
In this episode, Jeremy talks about the Benefits of Weapons Training and why is it important. Benefits of Weapons Training - Episode 387 Are you training with weapons or just empty hand training? Katana, staff, canes, and nunchaku, these weapons tend to be an extension of the body. The more difficult the weapon is to use, it requires more training and skills. On today's episode, Jeremy discusses the benefits of weapons training versus empty handed training and his own experience with it. Listen ...
Apr 11, 2019•13 min•Ep. 387
Miss Shannon Lee is a martial artist from Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of the legendary Bruce Lee. It would be ridiculous for me to say that it was anything but an absolute honor and privilege to be the daughter of Bruce Lee Miss Shannon Lee - Episode 386 What would it be like having martial arts at your house 24/7 especially if it's with Bruce Lee? Miss Shannon Lee is no stranger to that because, at a young age, his father has trained him even for a short while. Martial arts is ...
Apr 08, 2019•43 min•Ep. 386
On today's episode, Jeremy talks about how whistlekick Martial Arts Radio have been over the last four years. 4 Years Later - Martial Arts Radio Update - Episode 385 whistlekick Martial Arts Radio has been giving you the best podcast for four years already. On this episode, Jeremy talks about how the ride has been since he started the show all by himself with a few of his friends and what the future looks like as we are about to step into episode 400. Listen to find out more!
Apr 04, 2019•14 min•Ep. 385
Coach Joe Saunders is a martial arts practitioner and instructor. He makes training videos on the DefendYourselfTV Youtube channel. When I started wrestling, that was one of the first time I had independently decided to study something on my own. So, when I was growing up, martial arts just became part of my life Coach Joe Saunders - Episode 384 Growing up with a family of taekwondo champions certainly has an influence on what you want to become. Coach Joe Saunders was inspired to train in marti...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 384
On this episode, Jeremy talks about the effects and how to address the Problem with Hierarchy in Martial Arts. The Problem with Hierarchy in Martial Arts - Episode 383 Hierarchy in martial arts is inevitable, however, it brings out the worst and best out of us martial artists. It breeds power and sometimes it corrupts. As Spiderman puts it, "with great power comes great responsibility" so, it poses a question if is it doing more harm than good. Listen and join the discussion!
Mar 28, 2019•12 min•Ep. 383
Professeur James Southwood is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Savate. He is the founder of the London Savate in the United Kingdom. How can I reduce the gap between what I can do and what I end up doing. That's what most of my philosophy is directed at. Professeur James Southwood - Episode 382 Today's show is one of the special ones because it is the first time that we're having a Professeur on the show. Professeur James Southwood is a Savate or French Boxing practitioner and instr...
Mar 25, 2019•49 min•Ep. 382
On today's episode, Jeremy talks with Master Tanya Panizzo about the Not in My Sport Initiative that helps victims of abuse in the martial arts. Not in My Sport Initiative - Episode 381 Martial Arts, like any other sports, faces huge problems when it comes to abuses of its athletes. On this episode, Master Tanya Panizzo joins Jeremy to discuss the abuses that many martial artists suffer from such as physical, sexual, emotional abuse and how the Not in My Sport Initiative can educate athletes, co...
Mar 21, 2019•29 min•Ep. 381
Mr. Adrian Paul is a martial arts practitioner and instructor who's popularly known as Duncan MacLeod in the Highlander TV series. One of the fundamentals of martial arts is respect and training. The more you train, the better you get. It doesn't matter what talent you have, it's a known fact. Mr. Adrian Paul - Episode 280 Our guest needs no introduction. Having acquired the popularity of a great swordsman in the '90s TV show, Highlander, Mr. Adrian Paul or popularly known as Duncan MacLeod is a...
Mar 18, 2019•59 min•Ep. 380
This is another Question & Answer episode and Jeremy answers some of the questions sent through Facebook and YouTube. Question & Answer #6 - Episode 379 How many years have I been training? Which of the styles or schools that I’ve trained in has been the most impactful? Which kick do I think is my least favorite? What's been the biggest failure from whistlekick or to come out of whistlekick?
Mar 14, 2019•11 min•Ep. 379
Master Ratinder Ahuja is a martial arts practitioner originally from India, now residing in California. He is also the founder and CEO of the tech company ShieldX Networks Inc. I think for me, Martial Arts is to create alignment between your mind, body, and soul. Master Ratinder Ahuja - Episode 378 Growing up in India during the '70s is hard because there is no access to martial arts schools and the only materials available are books. Master Ratinder Ahuja along with his friend learned the found...
Mar 11, 2019•56 min•Ep. 378
On this episode, Jeremy talks about Parents role during kids classes and how it impacts the classes. Parents Role During Kids Classes - Episode 377 Martial arts today is much different from 30 to 40 years ago because the kid's classes are very common in every school. Kids today are the majority in martial arts classes participation. In these classes, parents are there to support their kids and sometimes they go over the line that is supposed to be the job of the instructor. Parents have an impor...
Mar 07, 2019•15 min•Ep. 377
Sensei Victor DeSimone is a martial arts practitioner and instructor. He is teaching Judo at the Broadway Jiujitsu and Fitness in Boston. I had one way of training people, the strong survive and the weak die, and that's a bad way of training people because martial arts is for everybody. Competition may not be for everybody, but martial arts is for everybody... Sensei Victor DeSimone - Episode 376 Learning martial arts at a young age is good and it's better if you learn in Italy every summer with...
Mar 04, 2019•57 min•Ep. 376
On this episode, Jeremy talks about some of the methods for practicing on your own so you can get better faster. Methods for Practicing on Your Own - Episode 375 Most of the successful martial artists of our time has trained by themselves, inside or outside the dojo. Whether at home or even when driving on the road, there are methods for practicing on our own. Why should do we practice on our own? It makes us both better faster and ahead of the others. On today's show, Jeremy gives us some of th...
Feb 28, 2019•14 min•Ep. 375
Sensei Liam Murphy is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at the JKA Shotokan in Dublin, Ireland. Suddenly when you're in a karate or a martial arts class, your body is being challenged to move in different ways that it's never experienced before to expand in different ways... Sensei Liam Murphy - Episode 274 A martial artist that developed an affinity to the art without having to be a fan of usual martial art novelties. Sensei Liam Murphy has been hooked by his deep interest and curiosit...
Feb 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 374
On this episode, Jeremy talks about one of the most influential TV shows on martial artists, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Episode 373 Most of the listeners of this show probably know that a lot of our guests had mentioned the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to be one of their inspirations in starting their martial arts journey. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles captured the hearts of both martial artists and fans. On today's episode, Jeremy talks about the show an...
Feb 21, 2019•16 min•Ep. 373
Mr. Mark Miller is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at the Karate International Martial Arts Center in New Hampshire. When I started in the martial arts, it gave me my first successes. I was much better at an individual sport and that working on personal growth and at the one on one type help that an instructor can give you... Mr. Mark Miller - Episode 372 There's quite a handful of guests of this show that acknowledges the important role of Bruce Lee in their journey as martial artist...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 372
On this episode, Jeremy goes to Atlantic City to ask martial artists the Question of the Day. Question of the Day - Episode 371 On today's episode, Jeremy is in Atlantic City to ask martial artists the question: "What would you tell yourself if you can go back to the first day of your training?" Find out the answers for the question of the day from some of the former guests of the show like Bill Wallace , Sifu Alan Goldberg , Christine Bannon-Rodrigues , Datu Tim Hartman, Kathy Long , and many m...
Feb 14, 2019•15 min•Ep. 371
Mr. Jordan Brown is a martial arts practitioner and instructor from an early age. He is the founder at The Way Martial Arts, Indianapolis. We randomly ran into them at Walmart or somewhere, and he looked at me and I looked at him and he goes, didn't you teach me martial arts? And the light bulb clicked and I realized that I had taught their entire family when I was thirteen... Mr. Jordan Brown - Episode 370 There is a huge bunch of martial artists of this generation that grew up watching the Tee...
Feb 11, 2019•58 min•Ep. 370
On this episode, Jeremy talks about the challenges of becoming successful, handling hate. Handling Hate - Episode 369 If no one's hating you, you're not doing it right. Becoming successful definitely has a lot of benefits but there will be people hating on you and you won't be able to stop that. On this episode, Jeremy talks about people who constantly try to bring you down and his personal experience on handling hate. If you have the same experience, listen to find out more!
Feb 07, 2019•13 min•Ep. 369
Master Joe Corley is a martial arts practitioner, instructor, and a multi awarded competitor. He is the founder of Joey Corley Karate which is now known as Atlanta Extreme Warrior Martial Arts. When we do our pledges at the beginning and the end of our class, we call them our intensity pledges, and that's been one of the fundamental things that I felt that we could do most for kids to help them develop a sense of intensity... Master Joe Corley - Episode 368 As a kid, he held boxing gloves becaus...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 368
On today's episode, Jeremy talks about the importance of balancing safety with effective training. Balancing Safety with Effective Training - Episode 367 As martial artists, we know that there are hazards in what we do such as injuries in training and real-world scenarios. Safety is the first and foremost concern of every one of us both in training or out in the real world. However, we can't really stop accidents from happening so we must consider the risks in what we do whether in stretching or...
Jan 31, 2019•21 min•Ep. 367
Chief Instructor David Kahn is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Krav Maga. He's an accomplished teacher of Military Krav Maga (MKM). Obviously, people are built differently. Tall, short, male, female, strong, not so strong, but whatever their capabilities, Krav Maga has got to conform to the person... Chief Instructor David Kahn - Episode 366 Quite a number of Krav Maga practitioners mainly trains for self-defense or it is included in the curriculum of their military training. Chief...
Jan 28, 2019•59 min•Ep. 366
On today's episode, Jeremy talks about how martial arts classes can be much more interesting, make it fun! Make it Fun - Episode 365 Most of us may agree that one martial arts class may be much more interesting than the other. One can be dead serious and the other can be much more fun. On this episode, Jeremy talks about his experience in having fun and interesting class and how to create such a fun atmosphere on a martial arts class.
Jan 24, 2019•9 min•Ep. 365
Sensei Shaffee Bacchus is a martial arts practitioner and instructor. He is the chief instructor at Shinkendo Boston. I think Gi or no Gi, I would have found martial arts in some way, shape or form... Sensei Shaffee Bacchus - Episode 364 Many of us martial artists got our inspiration to go into the martial arts from the movies which include our guest today. Sensei Shaffee Bacchus has seen almost all kung fu movies every Saturday nights. However, there are almost no martial arts in his homeland a...
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 364
On this episode, Jeremy talks about a popular organization that aims to keep the peace, the Guardian Angels. Guardian Angels - Episode 363 Preserving law and order is not an easy task even for the police which resulted in some private individuals initiative to help the law enforcement. One initiative that is more popular is the Guardian Angels. It was shrouded with controversies at first but it gained popularity eventually and it also expanded overseas. The Guardian Angels were successful in the...
Jan 17, 2019•17 min•Ep. 363
Shihan Bas Rutten is a martial arts practitioner, instructor, coach and retired mixed martial arts champion from the Netherlands. What poster are you talking about? He says, "from the fight." I said, who's fighting? He says "you're fighting." I said, who am I fighting? And they go, Frank Lobman, and I said, The Animal? ...and I'm starting to think, and i started to realize, oh yeah I talked to that producer... Shihan Bas Rutten - Episode 362 For fight fans, our guest today needs no introduction ...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 362
On this episode, Jeremy is announcing First Cup with Jeremy video show. A daily show on Youtube where he drinks his first cup of coffee. Announcing First Cup with Jeremy video show - Episode 360 In the past six months, Jeremy has been putting up daily videos on Youtube where he shares his first thoughts of the day over his first cup of coffee. On this episode, Jeremy officially announces the First Cup with Jeremy video show. Listen to find out more!
Jan 10, 2019•9 min•Ep. 361
Sifu Glen Doyle is a martial arts practitioner and instructor. He is a former Kung Fu champion and practices Irish Martial Arts. There's a sense of comfort that you get right away when you cross over certain martial arts... Sifu Glen Doyle - Episode 360 Learning how to fight is sometimes instilled into us on a very early age. Sifu Glen Doyle learned boxing as soon as he began speaking because of his father. Later on, he would turn into martial arts such as Kung Fu and stick fighting. What makes ...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 360
