243 episodes

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.

Wildcatdojo Conversations Sensei Michelle

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

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.

    Audie Murphy: The Most Decorated Soldier of WW II

    Audie Murphy: The Most Decorated Soldier of WW II

    We're joined by Sensei Jay on our first in a series of episodes about people who have seen war and lived to tell about it. Today it is Audie Murphy. One of the things I wanted to look up and add to the recording was the definition of a military campaign. Since I missed that moment, I'm adding it here. There could be one or two of you who are like me and have heard the term but never thought about it's meaning, here is what I found: A military campaign is a large scale, long duration military plan that is usually part of a larger war. So, now we know.
    On to our guest; Sensei Jay is the beginning and end voice on the podcast (Thank you Sensei). He's been on many times. I am tagging one of his first episodes below. In it we take a look at a specific katana called the Masamune Katana that has been lost for over 75 years. Here's the episode:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/5050196

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    • 19 min
    Goals, Journeys and being Human

    Goals, Journeys and being Human

    Today Sensei Jackie and I discuss how to get out of our own way - mostly mentally - in a world full of distractions and with a brain that likes to push us around. It is much funnier than it sounds .We touch on aging. So for those of you that missed the aging episodes, here's a link:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/11508081
    And you have to touch on meditation to tap into self-control and center yourself. We've done a few episodes on this subject. Here are a couple. In 2020 we did a 5 minute short on how to meditate. Here's the link:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/2567317
    And we've done a few episodes about the power of the big, deep breath. Here is one we recorded with Sensei Melissa:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12326414
    If you haven't checked out the content on YouTube yet (I've been uploading old episodes). Here's the 5 min short on that platform:
    https://youtu.be/Vm_kUn2HWak?si=SbuWY197Jd1sEdf-
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    We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. 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)
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    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.

    • 22 min
    Female Ninja - Did They Exist? I Hope So

    Female Ninja - Did They Exist? I Hope So

    Finally we talk Female Ninja. We're joined by Sensei Lydia, so the conversation is fun and often off topic. Here's a few things we managed to talk about other than these awesome women. Back in 2020 we tackled the subject of Ninja. Here's a link, in case you missed it:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/4401074
    The conversation also turned to one of our many favorite weapons - fans! Here is the episode we did on that:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/13396539
    And finally, we mentioned I have no idea how??) the episode we did on the movie 3 Ninjas. We did that with our movie friend, Sensei Ben. Here's the link
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12974175
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    Support the Show.
    We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)
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    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 .
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    • 20 min
    Experience - The Good, the Bad and The Funny

    Experience - The Good, the Bad and The Funny

    We're joined by our old friend Darlene today,  to discuss a quote about experience as a teacher....It relates to us at all ages and stages of life. For example we talk about the fact that a decade ago I created 3 songs for my Pre K students. One was called "Think Before you do it." Sensei Jackie brought it up so I'm tagging it here:
    https://youtu.be/34tyQbcSfeI?si=n2F2DXxU53EWAsuT
    Did that make you laugh like crazy?
    If you like this subject, you can check out our episode on consequences:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/12439186 
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    We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a story there.)
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    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:
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    Thank you for listening.

    • 25 min
    The Naval War College; The Oldest of the War Colleges

    The Naval War College; The Oldest of the War Colleges

    A year ago, we did an episode on the National War College (there's a link below, of course). Finally, we're following up with another episode. This time on the Naval War College. It's true we learn about the history, founders, and famous graduates. But seriously - how did we laugh this much! After you listen you can send us some advice on how to be more serious! Or you can click these links and listen to more shows.
    Here is the link to the National War College:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/127501
    I love that this episode got us to discuss Military Clergy. That gives me the opportunity to tag the interview we did with our friend Sensei Rebekah, also from the military and also in the clergy. She is amazing:
     https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/10974172
    On top of all that, strategy came up in this episode. (As it often does.) So....another opportunity to link one of our episodes on strategy. Here ya go:
    https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/6639256
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    Support the Show.
    We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. 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.

    • 21 min
    Time Isn't Always on Our Side- An Archived Episode

    Time Isn't Always on Our Side- An Archived Episode

    In this episode, from Jan of 2020, we're visited by our friend and student Alex. Somehow we get into Mad Libs and Yes it IS an on line game now. Full time listeners may remember that we use months with 5 weeks to share archived episodes.  If you likethese old episodes, I'm in the middle of uploading them to YouTube. Check other episodes (with slide show) here:
    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wildcatdojo
    See ya next week!
    Support the Show.
    We appreciate our listeners so much and hope that you'll get in touch. 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 .
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    Thank you for listening.

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

The Paula ,

It’s not only for Karate People!

This is a fantastic podcast with lots of great information and conversations. Sensei Michelle and Sensei Jackie hold many years of knowledge and it’s wonderful that they are sharing it with the world.

You do not have to be a karate person to enjoy or learn from this podcast: there are so many great lessons and principles that apply to everyday life!

They have many different guests on, some are Sensei’s, some no longer practice karate and some are not karate people at all. You hear many different perspectives and that is how we learn!

If you are on the fence about trying karate, there is an episode about “How to Pick a Dojo” that you may find very helpful.

Thank you Sensei Michelle, Sensei Jackie, Sensei Jay (the voice!) and Landon for this great content!

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