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Karate is for everyone. So, join us each week for a 20 to 25 minute conversation on all types of subjects. We go from managing the distractions of daily life, through martial arts history and people, and common sense concepts to add to your self defense armor. Plus we have interviews and so much more. After spending over 40 years discussing life's challenges in a dojo, (both as a student and as a teacher) I decided it would be fun to share the conversations with everyone. And it is! We're having a great time with our guests each week thinking, talking and very importantly sharing a laugh or two along the way.

  1. 3 days ago

    We Talk Contempt

    It's true, somehow Sensei Jackie, Sensei Landyn and I  got to the word contempt. But also, we celebrate surpassing 7 years of podcasting. But back to contempt.... The impetus to this was a simple pop up screen one day and I'm surprised to say we had so much more fun that I expected.  Early in the episode Sensei Landyn mentions Brene Brown. I mention the spelling here in case you want to look her up. I did - very interesting.  This episode brought up an old interview with our friend, Sensei Rebekah. She is a pastor, retired military and SO much fun to talk to. Her interview is here. https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10974172 Another aspect of Karate we mention is Ego. Here's our episode on that subject - from back in 2020: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2985007 Before I mention our shameless beg for money, I want to thank Sensei Jackie and Sensei Landyn for all the work, and especially all the friendship for all these years. And of course - thanks to all of you for listening and for reading these notes. Now, here's the link to support us: Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  2. 19 Oct

    Teaching Kids Karate - We have Stories

    A special thanks to Sensei Landyn for opening the show. Sensei Jay threw out the idea of us spending an episode talking about the adventures of teaching small children. I immediately said "absolutely". And we did. Hey, if you have a great story, get in touch and share it so we can build another episode.  Master Kelljchian used to say that the children taught him more than he taught them. We did an entire episode on that. Here it is: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/17659642 We also did an episode asking kids what they thought about the term "hard work" about training. Here's that episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12203579 Thanks for your time and support. Scroll down to see how you can support us:  Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  3. 12 Oct

    Zurriane Bennett Interview Part 2 - Life As a Marine

    We had so much fun talking with Sensei Bennett that we kept the conversation going through his life as a marine and leading to his current role of helping others. I loved his quote "That consistency of inconsistency is too consistent."             Thanks Sensei.   I'm attaching his first interview, even though it was just last week - in case you missed it.  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/19882546 In the off chance that you're a brand new listener and don't know this - keep scrolling to support the show directly. Thanks Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  4. 5 Oct

    Interview with Zurriane A. Bennett - Part 1

    Do I need to say that  Sensei Jackie and I had so much fun meeting a new friend.  A big shout out to Sensei Bennett for his time and a number of great stories of his decades in karate.  At one point he mentions that he and Sensei Tracy were kids together. It is a wonderful coincidence that we interviewed her. (Thanks Shihan Tracy - I hope you're doing well!) Here's that episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16424997 Shihan Seymour was also responsible for us doing an episode on The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I love a reason to replay it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16845025 Thank you for listening and keep an open mind to our link below shamelessly asking for your support:  Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  5. 28 Sept

    Two "F" Words: Flight and Fujoshi yo Goshin no Kata

    Welcome to a busy episode.  Sensei Jay joins us as we tackle a common term in karate and one that isn't common but is a little controversial....you'll see.  Sensei Jay was a guest on an episode called "A Real Fight, A Real Mess" - He re's that link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/3293584 With the word flight we opened the conversation to a lot of ideas. One of those things was back in 2022 when we did a few episodes on aging: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11594095 On the last 1/2 of the show, Sensei Jackie introduced us to a new Judo term. This brought up many things - including our episode on Jiguro Kano, the founder of Judo: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10515380 And here's our episode on Aikido: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8241544 On Youtube, Sensei Jackie found an example of the Kata she brought to our attention. Wanna see? Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6JCNi3nkHc&t=5s  At the end of the show, Sensei Jay mentioned our episode on WW 1 planes and our struggle with Fs.... Confused? Here's that link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/17625084 If you're still not too tired - here's one of our first letter episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8108455 Hey, keep us in mind with a small donation below. Thanks:  Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  6. 21 Sept

    Pearl Hart - Lady Bandit of the Wild West

    I'm not 100% sure how we ended up discussing a lady bandit from 1800s Arizona, but I'm glad we did. What an interesting piece of history.  We're joined by Sensei Jay - the voice at the beginning and end of our show! Not that familiar with him? Here's one of his first appearances. We talk Archery: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/6125029 Thank you for listening today. Remember to scroll another 1/2 inch to see our link to support the show.  Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  7. 14 Sept

    Time - We Take Another Look

    That's right. The first time we talked about time was in January of 2020. Here's that episode if you want a refresher: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2351981 We also try to  catch up on some listener mail. In case the mention of it makes you want to listen, here are episodes mentioned in our listener mail.  Back in April, we did an episode on the power of laughter. Here'a a link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/19060264 And we mention our episode on Yogi Berra (the war hero and baseball player). Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/19091780 And finally, back in June we celebrated dads. Here are those episodes - first fathers that weren't in the military, but had indomitable fighting spirit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/19305188 And we love and respect our military men. Here is Master Lasosrsa telling stories of his father in WW2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/19361764 Thank you for listening, staying in touch, and even a little support (link below) if  you can do it.  Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

  8. 7 Sept

    Movie Review - Mortal Kombat 1995

    Sensei Randy joins us for a look back 30 years to the original Mortal Kombat. Feeling blue and need a laugh? This is the episode for you.  If you want to see the movie, it  streams on Prime and HBO Max. Or, find a DVD for sale cheap.  There isn't a lot of need for me to connect other episodes, so I think I'll tag our first movie review ever. Sensei Jackie and I watched it in 2021 - the Karate film Budo:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/900748 Enjoy listening and click below if you're up to sending some support our way:  Support the show We appreciate our listeners and thank you for sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.) On YouTube (where we now upload old episodes - complete with a slideshow)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcasts And for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link: https://honor-athletics.com/ Thank you for listening.

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Karate is for everyone. So, join us each week for a 20 to 25 minute conversation on all types of subjects. We go from managing the distractions of daily life, through martial arts history and people, and common sense concepts to add to your self defense armor. Plus we have interviews and so much more. After spending over 40 years discussing life's challenges in a dojo, (both as a student and as a teacher) I decided it would be fun to share the conversations with everyone. And it is! We're having a great time with our guests each week thinking, talking and very importantly sharing a laugh or two along the way.

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  • Creator
    Sensei Michelle
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    372
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Wildcatdojo Conversations
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    Wildcatdojo Conversations

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