In this episode, Jeremy talks about the new Martial Arts Coaching and Consulting Services for both martial artists and school owners. Martial Arts Coaching and Consulting Services - Episode 449 Many martial artists have been sending the show their questions and asking help with training or their school so, we've been trying to help ever since. So we've decided to finally take it to another level and transform it into the Martial Arts Coaching and Consulting Services. In this episode, Jeremy disc...
Nov 14, 2019•8 min•Ep. 449
Master Colin Wee is a martial arts practitioner and chief instructor at the JDK Taekwondo in Perth, Australia. What I wanted to do was to organize and to make sense of a system by using the pattern set as my base syllabus. So, rather than a list of techniques per belt rank, I saw that the patterns as the framework for what I needed to communicate expertise or experience. Master Colin Wee - Episode 448 Growing up in Singapore, Master Colin Wee has not always been satisfied with his fitness as a f...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 448
In this episode, Jeremy will answer a question about finding your path from one of the listeners who happen to be the guest on the show, Mr. TJ Jones. Finding Your Path - Episode 447 The question that this episode tries to answer is: Is there a common path forward or you have to find the path when you decide to move up a degree in your black belt? In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Mr. TJ Jones who asked the question. Listen as Jeremy and TJ try to discuss salient points in relation to moving ...
Nov 07, 2019•35 min•Ep. 447
Sifu Jeremy Roadruck is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at Meng's Martial Arts of Centerville, Ohio. He is the host of the Parenting Program Show podcast. We always get consent before we move forward. You can't coach someone who doesn't want to be coached or who's not asking for it. Sifu Jeremy Roadruck - Episode 446 If you feel like your life is meaningless, has no direction, and you think you are born for a greater purpose rather than working on a boring job, what would you do? Sifu...
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 446
In this episode, Jeremy is joined once again by Mr. Joshua Blum to talk about a great martial arts film, Ong Bak. Ong Bak Movie - Episode 445 The movie Ong Bak is a breakout movie for Tony Jaa and it was released in multiple countries outside Thailand including the USA. Ong Bak was lauded for both its action sequences and fight scenes which gave it a high rating on movie review websites such as Rotten Tomatoes. Once again, Jeremy is joined by Mr. Joshua Blum to discuss the scenes that made the m...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 445
Mr. Sean Kanan is a martial arts practitioner and an actor best known for his role in the legendary film, The Karate Kid 3 I think more than the physical aspect of martial arts, there are certain mental aspect of martial arts that I'm able to call upon when I'm acting. Some sort of mind-game stuff that I'm able to tap into... Mr. Sean Kanan - Episode 444 Growing up in a town where everyone loves Rocky, his parents managed to get him into a karate class. As the cliche goes, the rest is history. M...
Oct 28, 2019•38 min•Ep. 444
In this episode, Jeremy talks about his take on whether starting young in martial arts gives you an advantage or not. Does Starting Martial Arts as a Child Give You an Advantage - Episode 443 As the cliche goes, age is just a number but does it translate well in the martial arts? What would be the appropriate age to start training in the martial arts, early or later in life? In this episode, Jeremy tries to answer a question from one of the show's friends, Sensei Jaredd Wilson of Martial Journal...
Oct 24, 2019•13 min•Ep. 443
Miss Julia Cross is a martial arts practitioner and instructor at the South Queensferry Taekwondo in Scotland, United Kingdom. One of the biggest values of martial arts is the indomitable spirit. You just never give up when in times of hardship. That's when it's important to keep going and to find your inner strength. Miss Julia Cross - Episode 442 Bullying, weight issues, and lack of confidence are some of the issues why children are brought by their parents to martial arts. True enough, Miss J...
Oct 21, 2019•57 min•Ep. 442
In this episode, Jeremy talks about the importance or the lack thereof of learning the language of your art. Learning the Language of Your Art - Episode 441 Most of us may know a term or two about the language from where our art came from. Although 99% of the foreign language of the martial art that we practice may not help in our everyday life, is there a benefit if we actually learn it? Aside from understanding the original script of the foreign martial arts movies, can we connect to the cultu...
Oct 17, 2019•14 min•Ep. 441
Professor George Dillman is both a martial arts practitioner and instructor at the Dillman Karate International. It specializes in karate and a lot more. They said Wally Jay and Leo Fong are the real deal. I said, really. He said, yeah. Now, this is from Bruce Lee, if you asked them a question, they don't tell you the answers. They'll get you up on the mat and let you do the answers. Professor George Dillman - Episode 440 Starting to learn martial arts at a young age is not uncommon and Professo...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 440
In this episode, Jeremy brings us the inaugural Episode 1 of the Martial Arts Radio Live. Martial Arts Radio LIVE (Episode 1) - Episode 439 Today's episode is the first for the new Martial Arts Radio Live. Jeremy answers questions and reads stories from the listeners as well as giving out cool trivia. Listen to find out surprises and more!
Oct 10, 2019•59 min•Ep. 439
Master Iain Armstrong is a martial arts practitioner and instructor from England. He is the founder at the Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat in Thailand. The Kung Fu Retreat is not just a training together experience, it's the kind of eating together, the whole kind of spend all of your time with the other martial artists. You talk martial arts, read martial arts. It's the kind of the whole immersion experience. Master Iain Armstrong - Episode 438 When both pursuing the person that you would end up marry...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 438
In this episode, Jeremy talks about the last part of the mindset series, The Mindset of the Advanced Martial Artist. The Mindset of the Advanced Martial Artist - Episode 437 Is the black belt the end of the road for martial artists? The end-goal for the years of training? The advanced martial artists are those who train longer than the intermediate martial artists and most of the time they have blue, brown, or black belts. How do we understand them when we're training with them? In this episode,...
Oct 03, 2019•17 min•Ep. 437
Mr. James Wilks is a martial arts practitioner, trainer, and a former MMA fighter. Mr. Wilks is also a former winner in the Ultimate Fighter. I really appreciate the challenge that martial arts has given me. I think it has made me a stronger person and allow me to take on more challenges in other areas. I mean, if you're used to getting punched in the face and kicked and knead, everything in life should be a little bit easier. Mr. James Wilks - Episode 436 There were many martial artists who at ...
Sep 30, 2019•47 min•Ep. 436
In this episode, Jeremy talks about the second part of the mindset series, The Mindset of the Intermediate Martial Artist. The Mindset of the Intermediate Martial Artist - Episode 435 In order for us to understand the intermediate martial artist, we must know that defining such is subjective. In a nutshell, intermediate martial artists are no longer a beginner but not yet advanced. Why? Because some can act like beginners and these are the ones who become complacent and have the tendency to drop...
Sep 26, 2019•11 min•Ep. 435
Ms. Susan Spann is a martial arts practitioner and the award-winning author of the Hiro Hattori mystery novels. Sometimes power involves making the thinnest of thin lines using only one hair from the tip of the brush but not allowing that line to wobble and become weak. It's the same kind of focused power that you need when you're focusing Qi to break a board or when you are performing a kata at a high level and you need every move to be perfect. Ms. Susan Spann - Episode 434 There isn't so many...
Sep 23, 2019•53 min•Ep. 434
In this episode, Jeremy talks about the mindset of the beginner Martial Artist. The Mindset of the Beginner Martial Artist - Episode 433 Anybody who starts at anything will be somehow nervous and scared so understanding the mindset of the beginner martial artist both helps the student and the teacher. The better you understand them, the better you can relate, teach, and help them grow and make it beyond the beginner state. On today's episode, Jeremy talks about how to deal with as well as the re...
Sep 19, 2019•12 min•Ep. 433
Grandmaster James Keenan is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Karate, Tai Chi, and Krav Maga. He is the founder and headmaster at the Dotokushin Dojo. One of the things I tell people who I train now is the less ego you have in your practice, the better your practice and the higher your skill is going to be. The more self-less you can be in your practice, the higher your skills are going to end up being. Grandmaster James Keenan - Episode 432 One of the most compelling reasons for peo...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 432
On today's episode, Jeremy is joined by Sensei Gabriel Siu and they talk about the importance of Balancing Training & Teaching. Balancing Training & Teaching - Episode 431 We usually do a question and answer episode where Jeremy reads a couple of questions and tries to answer them. In this episode, we bring in Sensei Gabriel Siu to the show and try to answer his question on balancing training and teaching. Listen to this episode as Jeremy shares his experience in teaching and training as...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 431
Sensei Ras Hilton is a martial arts practitioner and he fights on the New England Fights (NEF). He is also known as The Jamaican Shamrock and The Rasquatch. I realized that regardless of how big I was and what I've learned up until that point, there was obviously more that I needed to do and more I needed to learn in order to protect myself and be confident that I'd able to deal with any given situation. Sensei Ras Hylton - Episode 430 Learning how to box from his father as a young boy became th...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 430
In this episode, Jeremy talks about martial arts rivalries and competition among martial artists, schools and a lot more. Martial Arts Rivalries - Episode 429 Rivalries aren't new to martial arts. In fact, many martial arts movies are based on rivalries and competition among schools and individuals. In this episode, Jeremy talks about how comparing ourselves to other martial artists and other schools contribute to our motivations and martial arts rivalries. Jeremy tries to answer whether these k...
Sep 05, 2019•14 min•Ep. 429
Mr. Joseph Conway is a martial arts practitioner and the long-time uke of Master Ken on their youtube show, Enter the Dojo. It's not just about being on the mat or what you're doing on the mat. It's the whole thing. Waking up a martial artist, going to bed a martial artist, it's not just, okay I'm in the dojo and now I'm going to turn it on... Mr. Joseph Conway - Episode 428 His role on Master Ken's Enter the Dojo came to him by default because he happened to have a black belt in kempo. Mr. Jose...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 428
In this episode, Jeremy talks about why martial artists aren't demoted. Why Martial Artists Aren't Demoted - Episode 427 In martial arts, we acquire skills in our career through training and we are promoted by testing those skills. However, it is inevitable that we lose some of those skills through injuries, not training, and old age. Do martial artists get demoted with their rank with some of those reasons? In this episode, Jeremy talks about the reason why martial artists aren't demoted. Liste...
Aug 29, 2019•9 min•Ep. 427
Mr. Ludi Lin is a martial arts practitioner and a Hollywood actor who starred in the Power Rangers reboot and Black Mirror. Mr. Ludi Lin - Episode 426 Learning how to fight because of being bullied is always the reason to get into martial arts for most of us. Mr. Ludi Lin had a hard time growing up in China because of bullying and he had to learn to defend himself against them. Later on, as a teen, he would go to Thailand and learn Muay Thai that's going to pave the way for his Hollywood career....
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 426
In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Mr. Joshua Blum of the 13th Hour Podcast and they talk about the 36 Chambers of Shaolin 36 Chambers of Shaolin Discussion with Mr. Joshua Blum - Episode 425 The 36 Chambers of Shaolin is one of the classic films that the Shaw Brothers has made. In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Mr. Joshua Blum from the 13th Hour Podcast as they share their movie review for the 36 Chambers of Shaolin and they talk about their experience of watching the film for the first ti...
Aug 22, 2019•52 min•Ep. 425
Guro Joseph Marana is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). I had known all of Filipino Martial Arts but I hever seen anything like that. I watched them do hubad , and I watched them do all these things out of hubad... And I finished watching the tape and I was super hungry for that information after that. Guro Joseph Marana - Episode 424 Just like most of us, Guro Joseph Marana started to like martial arts movies growing up from Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van ...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 424
In this episode, Jeremy is joined by our guest, Mr. Jim Angelo, as they talk about when do you deserve a black belt? When Do You Deserve A Black Belt - Episode 423 For those who are contemplating to get their black belt exams or those who want to enter into the martial arts, you might have asked yourself the question if you are worthy to be a black belt. Our guest, Mr. Jim Angelo, is questioning whether he is deserving of the black belt. In this episode, Jeremy talks with Mr. Jim Angelo and they...
Aug 15, 2019•43 min•Ep. 423
Mr. Eric Jacobus is a martial arts practitioner who works on films and games as a motion capture stuntman. He appeared on Sony's God of War and Spiderman to say a few. I ran down there to LA, So what's the character? You're playing a bearded man defending a son." That was exactly who I was at the time, because I had no money, I had a wife and a kid, and we were not going to survive the winter. And I said, I'm going to take this job and I'm going to do it better than anybody else. Mr. Eric Jacobu...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 17 min
In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Sensei Paul Zehr and they talk about Martial Arts Superheroes and Neuroscience. Martial Arts Superheroes and Neuroscience - Episode 421 Many of us may not know about the benefits of knowing the abilities of our bodies when training in martial arts. Sensei Paul Zehr is gracious enough to share with us how his science communication of the benefits of physiology and neurology through relating it with our favorite superheroes. Listen as Jeremy talks with Sensei P...
Aug 08, 2019•55 min•Ep. 421
Mr. Rich Ting is a martial arts practitioner who is part of a martial arts TV series based on Bruce Lee's idea, Warrior. There is such a difference and separation between martial artist and the real world and then bringing that realness to camera. I always say, you have to have a foundation obviously but then you almost have to relearn the art so that it's believable and readable on camera... Mr. Rich Ting - Episode 420 Upon seeing martial arts films like Enter the Dragon and the Big Boss, littl...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 420
