Wildcatdojo Conversations

Sensei Michelle
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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. 1d ago

    Pushing On - OTJ Training Vs Formal Education

    Sensei Derek, Sensei Jackie and I share all kinds of stories about our experiences in  On The Job Training and Education. And we want to hear your experiences. We also add a thing or 2 we found in our reading and we bring it back to karate training.  I bet you're wondering how I'm going to connect this back to Karate? Listen to the end and see.  I'm going to attach a link to an episode we did where, at least for part of the time, we talk about the power of adaptation; an important part of growth: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12613429 Thank you for listening and thank you in advance if you decide to support the show with the link below:  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. Jul 13

    Britain's role in WW2 - A Conversation with Hanshi McKinnon

    It's always a pleasure to talk with Hanshi McKinnon. He brought it to my attention that Britain fought WW2 for 2 years before the USA got involved. That is the theme of todays show. Before you get mad at us for featuring Britain. We've done many shows on USA Warriors involved in WW2. The first one we did was with Sensei Jay about his dad. Here's the episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8329162  Want to learn more about Hanchi McKinnon? We met him back in 2021. Here's the first interview we did with him: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8625686 And finally, we've looked at different aspects of war, inclucing espionage. Here's one of those episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12001293 Always tell us your stories - come on the show and record it! Also, support us below if you have a moment. 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.

  3. Jul 6

    Interview with Sensei Carrera - Suikendo Karate and More

    A friend, Sifu Mike Allen, introduced us to Sensei Victor. What a pleasure to interview him and learn about his background, history and style. Btw - Some great stories are enclosed. One of them includes hitting the makiwara. We did an episode on that. Listen to it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8708384 When we began talking about weapons, we touched on an ancient weapon - the Tinbe-Rochin (Small sword (rochin) and shield (tinbe)). Of course we did an episode that included it. Here is that link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5877109 Thanks to all: Sensei Victor, Sifu Mike, and all of you. If you enjoy listening you can allways help out with a small contribution below:  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. Jun 29

    Talking Adamant, Ai and Actionless Action - Letter A Abounds

    The first thing we say as the episode opens is that we love Letter Episodes; exploring ideas and not really sure where the conversation is going to go. The 3 of us talk, laugh and learn.  The conversation travels all over the place. Let's start with a term used often in America in the dojo - oos (This spelling is a nod to Master Kelljchian. It's commonly spelled osu). Back in 2019, we did a 5 minute short on the word osu and you can listen to it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1979593 During our discussions of "ai" we touched on Aikido and Adapt. Both words were introduced back in 2023 in another "A" episode. Here's that link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12613429 And finally. The number 3 was one of my favorite epiosdes, and a favorite number....so I'm tagging that episode in also. Enjoy: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10116406 Thank you for listening and for considering a small donation using the link below:  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. Jun 22

    Interview with Sensei Robert Lasorsa about his Dad - a WW2 Vet

    For the past year or so, we've been trying to create this opportunity to interview Sensei Lasorsa about his father, Frank. There is so much love, laughter and history in this episode. Two of the long stories Sensei told us had to be cut for time. We'll share those in December in our next episode of outtakes. Definitely check out our Insta to see the pic of Frank in WW2. Thanks Sensei, for sharing your dad's story. As always if you keep reading you can see ways to support our work. Sometimes it's nice just to tell someone about the show and I thank you in advance.   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. Jun 15

    Fathers as Warriors

    In the 7 years of doing this podcast, I've never been "on time" to connect our episode to the holiday that is happening. (For those of you who might be interested - I'd need a bigger staff to pull that off.)  However, this year, this episode is about Fathers and is airing the Monday before Father's Day! Congratulations to all - us and all dad's who go the distance. I need to mention that Sensei Jay, who has a story here, has 3 sons. All of them know their dad to be amazing. But time only allowed for me to reach out to one of them. Don't be mad guys.  So enjoy this episode and get in touch to be part of our salute to Mother's as warriors. Looking forward to hearing from you.  Maybe this is the episode that motivates you to support us directly by clicking the link below. Thanks in advance: 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. Jun 8

    Stories, Laughter and Mistakes from the Past Six Months

    I love that I don't discard our mistakes. I love sharing them and I especially love the chance to bring back guest stories. We have plenty and here are some of the episodes we're referencing.  In the first few minutes we mention the term wabi sabi. Here's one of our episodes on that: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16898149 Just in case you missed some episodes in the last 6 months, here are some  that provided the laughter today. Everyone of these qualifies as a favorite. In no special order we have - Fear: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/18585381 Our interview with Mike: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/18782978 And his father: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/18970549 Our interview with Hanshi McKinnon on his days jumping out of planes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/18706699 Finally, I'll take it home with this episode on the Power of Laughter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/19060264 Thanks for tuning in and here is 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.

  8. Jun 1

    Reality Self-Defense: It can be Fun - An Archived Episode

    This episode was one of our first 10 shows. That was 7 years ago! We're joined by Glenda and we cover many aspects of being prepared to defend yourself - just in case.  We have done many episodes on Self-Defense. I randomly picked this one to tag in: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/3293584 Sensei Jackie mentions one of Master Kelljchian's favorite sayings about kindness. We did an episode on that in 2025: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16484256 I wonder if this episode is the one that makes you scroll down and click this link to support the show. Thanks in advance: 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
    358
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wildcatdojo Conversations
  • Show Website
    Wildcatdojo Conversations

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