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Volume 3 Program 20
A new feature called China Way with Dr. Yang, Jwing Ming, a salad a day keeps the doctor away in Health & Wellness and using a chambered knife hand strike in Explorer.

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Volume 3 Program 19
This time Mike looks at a way to think about a forearm strike. We’ve got Chris Thomas & Classical View, Survivors … AND … Mike and I make a bet.

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In the most recent episode I said I would publish this note from Tommy to Howard. So, here it is:

Hi Howard!

This is “Tommy from Singapore” as named by Scott. (lol)

Thanks for sharing! i know its July already but i just saw your reply on this site (i download the podcasts through iTunes feed).

for me, i had gone to do Shaolin kungfu [new class in town] for a year when i was 7 but all the instructor did with a bunch of kids was katas, katas, katas: mass kata drills for children without explainations for weeks and months.

of course now that im older i know the usefullness and purpose of drilling in katas for those already having some foundation, but for a kid who’s just starting out i thought it was pointless to go to a class and join other newbies as a mindless zombie waving hands and legs in the air, having no idea what im doing.

Even at that young age i was looking for more self defense and practical instructions. that horrible experience made me quit and my mum thought i wasnt interested anymore but it was in fact bad coaching. i never had another chance until about 2 years back when a friend introduced me to the boxing gym he goes to (another story for another day).

however boxing is still more of a sport and less self defense (i.e. krav maga). up till know i still havent found what i wanted, maybe im not actively looking for it real hard.

another point though, correct me if im wrong, but i guess its hard to find an ideal instructor or school in a small place where i live (equivalent to the size of Calgary but 4 times its population).

as for the debate of “which martial arts for kids”, i was thinking along the lines of self defense for kids in a critical situation, but nothing fatal as kids might not exercise self control nor understand the legal/ethic consequences behind beating the shit outta someone who-all-that-dude-did-was-pissing-you-off. that statement is a paradox, i know.

regarding the “if you found one discipline you kinda like, become an expert on it” from your own personal experience, i agree totally.

once again, thanks for sharing your own personal experience!

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Volume 3 Program 18
We’re really sorry about the delay in getting this episode up and running. Both Mike and I are flooded with work and I kept finding mistakes in the production. It’s here now and we’re grateful that you watch. This time we debut a new feature Martial Arts Odyssey with Antonio Graceffo, we handle some email communication and Michael looks at middle counter.

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Volume 3 Program 17
Mike works on a technique for both down counter and knife hand counter. Scot reviews Dan Korem’s book “Rage of the Random Actor”. The reason you don’t walk around in Condition White while out in public in Survivors.

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Volume 3 Program 16
Mike works on a technique for both down counter and knife hand counter. Scot reviews Dan Korem’s book “Rage of the Random Actor”. The reason you don’t walk around in Condition White while out in public in Survivors.

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Volume 3 Program 15
Mike works on a simple interpretation for a down counter and Scot runs through some interesting studies in Health & Wellness.

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Volume 3 Program 14
We’ve got another new feature debuting in this episode along with a close quarters fighting drill from Michael.

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Volume 3 Program 13
We’ve taken some extra time with this next episode as we are re-tooling the podcast a bit. We’re adding some new features and content. You’ll see it roll out over the next month or so. This time Michael is working on a take down we call a heel pick; stressing the importance of being a good partner. Chris Thomas joins us with more on back stance and we introduce a new feature.

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Volume 3 Program 12
First, we’re sorry that the last few weeks have been a bit sparse regarding updates. The Podcast Network has been updating it’s servers due to a particularly vicious hack. Things are going quite well now and we’re back to updating the podcasts. A very big thank you to Cameron Reilly for all his hard work this past month!

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