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. 5h ago

    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.

  2. Aug 31

    Another Look at the Code of the Warrior - Comparing Different Cultures

    You cannot have too many episodes on character development. Today we're lucky enough to have a new guest, Sensei Chrissy, for a comparison of Native American culture and Goju teachings as they were taught to us by Master Kelljchian.  We had so much fun and information overflowed the time we had. Of course, we have tackled the code as taught by Master Kelljchian before. I'm going to tag an episode below. However, I'm tagging the one I put on YouTube. (Maybe you don't know I've been uploading old episodes to YouTube - so here's a way to check it out!) https://youtu.be/5NrfV6W8zOs?si=0TVqEeVei1-Ajegg That episode originally aired on May 4th, 2020. Also, Sensei Chrissy's mother has a book detailing many aspects of her culture and beliefs. It is called White Cloud Lakota Spirit. A simple search sent me to both Abe books and Thrift books. And, of course it's available on Kindle et al.....Check it out!! Thanks for listening and remember to scroll down a little 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.

  3. Aug 24

    What You Do Alot of... An Archived Episode (originally aired in 2019)

    So much to add to this classic episode. We were in our first few months of recording and you can hear that. Still, the content is worth hearing. Our guest was our friend and fellow Black Belt Sensei Greg Ebenfeld. I mention that he is a Trust and Will Attorney in Broward County Florida. Since, this episode back in 2019, Sensei Jay and I used his services and I 100% recommend him. You can call his office at: 954-430-5644. What he did in his profession, that I didn't expect, was make the event comfortable, and even a little funny. Thanks for the excellent service Sensei Greg. In the episode I mention that Grandmaster Peter Urbans book Karate Psychology isn't in print. I stand by that. However, I think that the text was polished, edited and reprinted as the Karate Sensei. So you can look for it under that name.  Now that we're caught up on episode details, here are some episodes we mention today. We did do a short episode on meditation. Here it is: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2567317 We also talk about the importance of balance. We tackled that subject thanks to a saying by Master Nick Brown. Here ya go: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11015349 We regularly ask for support. Today is no exception. If you have a minute, and a spare buck or 2....we appreciate the gesture. Thank you. Here's that link: 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. Aug 17

    Hanshi Malanoski Shares Some Goju History

    Thanks Hanshi, for being so generous to return with answers to questions I amass. Even if you don't train in Goju karate, you'll love these stories.  First, Hanshi talks about the Urban Legacy Foundation - a scholarship foundation going strong today.  We encourage you to support it. Here's an  email address to get you started: urbanlegacyfoundation2@gmail.com Our first interview with Hanshi Malanoski was in 2021. Here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9551496 One more thing: If time and $ allow, click the link below and show us a little love and 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. Aug 10

    Book Episode - Three Books on Taoism

    Thanks Sensei Tracey, for hanging out and talking Taoism books with us today. As always, it was a fun.  During the episode I mention that, as you can see, the word is spelled with a "T" but is said with a "D" - Daoism (as it were). I googled why? It is a simple 1/2 hour search if you're interested. But here are the highlights: a) it was an interpretation of it's time, b) the sound is breathy and lives between our 2 letters - T & D, and finally c) some recent prints have changed the "T" to a "D". Let me know what you find out. In this episode, Sensei Tracey's book reminded us of Master Kelljchian's book 365 Days of the Warrior. It is still available on Amazon. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/365-Days-Warrior-Joseph-Kelljchian/dp/0967674840/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.M2j9o1paBmCfJlLrS71_coq5zaLF5uBi3AwjZYwFGVQ.TeSSANoBh9hmPrKU7KLQBWrMWuPKj6luADstg35qHXA&qid=1785950010&sr=8-1 We reviewed Master Kelljchian's book back in 2021. Here's the link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/7049776 As always, I'd like to encourage you to support us by clicking the link below, if you can. And thank you for listening.  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. Aug 3

    Landyn Leaves us with a lot of Knowledge....

    Today's show is probably not as closely focused on karate as usual. During the conversation with Sensei Landyn we got so interested in what he was saying that we lost ourselves in the conversation.  I hope you do the same. If you followed the show from the beginning, you know that  (now Sensei) Landyn has been an integral part of the show since age 11. It is nice to take a minute to share in his upcoming trip to his University years.  In a moment of nostalgia, I'll tag our first episode here. You can hear Sensei Landyn way back in the fall of 2019. Enjoy: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1742635  Thanks for your support in listening and if $ allows thanks in advance for chipping in a few bucks to keep the lights on. We appreciate you.  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. Jul 27

    Critical Thinking - That's Right Folks - We're Using Big Words!

    Frankly, I'm surprised that we got here too. But here we are. No need to look up critical thinking before you listen- we cover it - in our own way!  We touch on 3 episodes that have run in the past. One of them was the saying 'Plan your work and work your plan." Here's a link to listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15115807 Another fun conversation involved another saying by Grandmaster Peter Urban about practice: https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/10778035 And finally, we touch on adventure. How? Listen and find out! And listen to our adventure episode here:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/7773364 20 minutes into the episode I bring up a saying about mastery. I looked the saying up and it turns out that many people have said it over the centuries and there doesn't seem to be an exact origin. Still, I stand by the saying! Here we are, at the end of the notes, look down 1/2 and inch and click that support link, please and thank you: 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. Jul 20

    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.

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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
    365
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wildcatdojo Conversations
  • Show Website
    Wildcatdojo Conversations

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