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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. 2D AGO

    Yogi Berra - WW 2 Vet, Baseball Great and Inventor of Yogisms

    Today we talk with Sensei Jay about the great baseball player, Yogi Berra. Whenever we have Sensei Jay on there's laughter and good stories. I'm attaching a couple of other episodes that Sensei Jay recorded with us. He did an episode about his dad, also a WW 2 vet back in 2021: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8329162 And since Master Kelljchian, and his individuality came up a few times in this episode. Here's an episode about him. We recorded it with Sensei Jay in 2020 https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2384333  Because Yogi Berra was a WW 2 vet, here's another man from that era. Coincidentally, also a Sensei Jay episode. Audie Murphy: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14969721 We mention the link to support the show, here it is. Help out if you can. And thank you:  Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    20 min

  2. APR 27

    The Power of Laughter

    Mark Twain said "The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter." Sensei Landyn, Sensei Jackie and I laugh our way through this serious subject (or visa versa). And to answer the question we asked ourselves - Andrew Stanton and Daniel Gerson wrote Monsters Inc. Congrats on a good job gentlemen.  This episode was so jam-packed I had to cut a few great stories. You'll have to wait for our 'out-takes' episode in a few weeks to hear more on this.  Thank you for listening and even considering clicking the link to support the show.  Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    24 min

  3. APR 20

    Part 2 of the Interview with Mike's Dad: Ed Andrus

    A huge thanks to Mike and his dad Ed for hanging out with myself and Sensei Jackie. Thank you. Very much like last week, today's conversation is all over the place. We range from personal stories to our mutual love of self-control (self-discipline). If somehow, you've made it this far into listening and haven't heard our episode on Self-Control as a super-power - you can catch up here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8586375 Enjoy listening and thanks for your support. As always - here's the support link jic: Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    24 min

  4. APR 13

    A Father, Successful Businessman, Warrior and more: Mike's Dad

    Tagged below is the interview where we met Mike Andrus. That led us to Ed....like our conversation with Mike - our time with Ed covers many subjects. You won't be bored. I thank Ed and Mike for their time and hope you all will get in touch after listening. Here's the episode with Mike in case you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/18782978  Don't miss our link to support the show below: Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    25 min

  5. APR 6

    Three Weapons From India - a Conversation With Sifu Rob

    This week we discussed a push blade, infinity knife and sword from India. Sifu Rob Jones is familiar with all 3 and we enjoyed his company and his expertise. We first met Sifu Jones in 2021. Here is our first interview: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8931796 As the conversation went on, weapons laws in the UK came up. Here's the episode we did on that:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/12568140 And finally, we mention Sifu's katana. We have talked about many Japanese swords on this show. Here is the episode with Sifu: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/17887656  In an unrelated tag, I love our episode on the Masamune Katana. Extra time? Listen here:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5050196 If you still have time, focus and a dollar or two, click below and support us. Thanks!! Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    25 min

  6. MAR 30

    Movie Review - Miami Connection - So Bad it's Good?

    You'll hear right away that we watched this movie Exactly when we needed it. Laughter ensued with our guest Sensei Randy. If you've never met him, here is one of his earliest episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/3554455 I actually did do a minimum of research to help us pick a movie. The research brought me to a site called The Bad Movie Bible. The host is funny and has great clips from all kinds of movies. If you have never heard of it (I hadn't) check out his YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRq61RMwXEU&t=296s Thanks for checking out the podcast. Here are some ways to Support us: There's a link below but that's just one way.  Share the episode Write a review or even subscribe! Thanks Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    24 min

  7. MAR 23

    Strength and Power Part 2 - The Conversation Continues

    I love when the conversation is so full, it takes two episodes. We start by continuing Sensei Liam's challenge of picking if his example is one of strength or power. Remember to let me know, so I can let him know, if you liked the game and if you agree or disagree with our opinions.  In this episode, where we talked a lot about internal growth, we also referenced a number of old episodes. Let's start the tags with a recent episode. Sensei Tracey brought up a book that talks about how to harness Fear - especially fear driven from an external source. You can hear more about it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/18416811 We talk about building chi (when don't we reference that!) and I mention that the last chapter of my Self-Defense book is dedicated to that. Here's a link to check it out on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Self+Defense+A+Common+Sense+Approach&crid=TEVBPWMZCBBJ&sprefix=self+defense+a+common+sense+approach%2Caps%2C201&ref=nb_sb_noss Let's continue with an entire episode on Chi (inner strength) https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5159104 A little focus goes a long way. So here's a link to our episode on Kimi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/8501411 And our final link is to our episode on balance: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11015349 Do you have the strength (get it?) for one more link? Here's the link to support us. Thanks: Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    25 min

  8. MAR 16

    Strength & Power Part 1; External / Internal and Amusing

    Sensei Liam is back. He brought the subject of Strength and Power with him. We enjoyed it so much, we've added Part 2 for next week. Today's show focuses on the external applications. But, as usual, we're all over the map. One thing we do is refer to a couple of the other times Sensei Liam joined us. He was on in 2021 talking about the relationship between Obligation and Opportunity. Here it is in case you missed it: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9763317 One of my favorite episodes with Sensei Liam happened when he applied his Martial Arts to Cyber-Security. Here's that link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15836335 Please get in touch. Sensei Liam added a quiz that is full of opinions. He wold love it if you shared your opinions! While you're in a giving mood, don't forget our link below - any amount is SO appreciated. Thanks in advance.  Support the show Thanks so much for listening and 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 are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  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.

    25 min
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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
    347
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Wildcatdojo Conversations
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