The Invisible Sensei

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To learn more about our podcast: https://linktr.ee/Invisen Shai Hai Sensei has had the kind of Karate journey that would make an incredible movie.  From growing up in survival mode and making life and death choices at an age when most were busy being care free children. To finding Martial Arts and following that path to a completely different country and culture to pursue his love of Karate, then travelling to Okinawa to seek permission to train with one of the most famous Karate Sensei in the world, a Sensei people refer to as  an “Okinawan Superman.”  After a time being accepted but having to prove his sincerity by taking off his black belt and beginning again, and coming to realise that the path was hard and many times discouraging, but continuing anyway. His story is inspiring, his deep respect for his Sensei and those who have guided his path is obvious, his humility is only matched by his skill and tenacity. He is many things a Husband, Father, a Sensei in his own right.  He is also a critically acclaimed actor, much like everything he does he finds Uechi Ryu Karate has applications in more ways than Martial. This 3 part conversation is deep, wide ranging and to my mind inspirational. To view him in action at his recent 6th dan grading, please watch this excellent mini documentary from the Okinawa Spirit YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/bT2tm6RgVdc?si=V6zBoi56G48wI6r1 And to read his personal blog, referred to in the interview: http://shaihaibudo.blogspot.com/2023/05/esoteric-secrets-of-uechiryu-karate-do.html http://shaihaibudo.blogspot.com/ And to watch this interview: https://youtu.be/lj3-zFmFFhk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some having a Dojo and students is the literal and most worthy goal. So in this one we will talk about why closing my Dojo was both a difficult thing, and a much needed step into the next stage of training. The value of lessons learnt on the way with all those who came through the doors can't be put into words. And how its the start of a new chapter or the resumption of an old one. Have a listen and you decide. https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we live up to long dead masters? How do we seperate Myth from reality, how accurate can we be? Is it even worth trying? Maybe not all Sensei are in the Dojo, maybe the Ghosts we know are all we will ever need. Thanks for checking out this new episode, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include interviews with some amazing practitioners of the arts! Please use the link provided to check out our other content, which include online training sessions, seminars and much more! Also please feel free to contact us with any feedback etc by following this link! https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The unicorn, the loch ness monster, a politician who cares, are all mythical creatures. Our version of this is finding the perfect student an illusive creature at best. https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Their are many special moments in Martial Arts and almost none of them have anything to do with the colour of your belt or the attainment of trophies or certificates. https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We often focus on the idea that we must pass on a legacy and int that vein try to find the student/s who will receive all the teachings we may have spent a lifetime accruing. But want if our "legacy" is not even close to what we thought it was? hanks for checking out our podcast, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include interviews with some amazing practitioners of the arts!  Please use the link provided to check out our other content, which include online training sessions, seminars and much more! Also please feel free to contact us with any feedback etc by following this link! https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angry Nuns, death touch, Karate and so much more in this episode! Listen to it and your life will be better! Thanks for checking out our podcast, we hope you will take time to checkout our almost 300 other podcast episodes, which include interviews with some amazing practitioners of the arts! Please use the link provided to check out our other content, which include online training sessions, seminars and much more! Also please feel free to contact us with any feedback etc by following this link! https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 3 of 3, Hanshi McCarthy gives his toughts on the intersection of academia and research, his experiences at Shaolin, competitive & combative Karate, those who created and help shape the tradition, some of his favourite books, Olympic Taekwondo, HEMA and so much more, a deeply insightful and reflective conversation with someone who refused to drink the “coolade” and has at times kicked over the metaphorical tables of those who continue to sell it. Deep thanks to Hanshi Pattrick McCarthy for this deeply honest conversation. Please see links below if your interested on learning more: International Ryukyu Karate-jutsu Research Society ~ est. 1988琉球唐手術国際研究會http://www.koryu-uchinadi.com IRKRS Overview https://tinyurl.com/5xxmm4nbBooks by Patrick McCarthy https://tinyurl.com/5xf5m2sePatrick McCarthy Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Koryu.UchinadiKoryu Uchinadi Facebooktinyurl.com/4yu82323Youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/EastWestFightingArts?feature=mhee Blog http://irkrs.blogspot.com.au/ Something of interesthttps://tinyurl.com/vc7dfjswTransitioning to KU? http://irkrs.blogspot.com/2020/09/what-is-koryu-uchinaditransitioning-to.html?view=magazineBringing together like-minded people in pursuit of common goals and celebrating empowerment, personal achievement & camaraderie through Koryu Uchinadi. A link to the past is your bridge to the future: Koryu Uchinadi's unique system of application practices is a pathway between kata and kumite. KU can also be learned/imparted as a provocative alternative to conventional methods of physical fitness and stress management. Learning how to respond dispassionately to unwarranted aggression requires self-empowerment. Such training promotes an inner-calm and, where conflict exists, helps restore a natural balance to personal and professional relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cover Photo of McCarthy Hanshi used by kind permission of Mr.Chris Wilson. To watch: https://youtu.be/C1Uyey_tY7U Part 2 of 3: We continue our conversation with Hashi McCarthy as he gives his thoughts on Kata and the demystification of old and very long held meme’s that seem to exist in Dojo the world over. He speaks about his formative influences and reflects on those people, places and experiences that inspired his own journey. He also talks about what world shaping events lead him back to the land of Karate! International Ryukyu Karate-jutsu Research Society ~ est. 1988 琉球唐手術国際研究會 http://www.koryu-uchinadi.com  IRKRS Overview  https://tinyurl.com/5xxmm4nb Books by Patrick McCarthy https://tinyurl.com/5xf5m2se Patrick McCarthy Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/Koryu.Uchinadi Koryu Uchinadi Facebook tinyurl.com/4yu82323 Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/EastWestFightingArts?feature=mhee  Blog  http://irkrs.blogspot.com.au/  Something of interest https://tinyurl.com/vc7dfjsw Transitioning to KU?  http://irkrs.blogspot.com/2020/09/what-is-koryu-uchinaditransitioning-to.html?view=magazine Bringing together like-minded people in pursuit of common goals and celebrating empowerment, personal achievement & camaraderie through Koryu Uchinadi. A link to the past is your bridge to the future: Koryu Uchinadi's unique system of application practices is a pathway between kata and kumite. KU can also be learned/imparted as a provocative alternative to conventional methods of physical fitness and stress management. Learning how to respond dispassionately to unwarranted aggression requires self-empowerment. Such training promotes an inner-calm and, where conflict exists, helps restore a natural balance to personal and professional relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To watch this interview: https://youtu.be/H53ex2WW7jo?si=h4OHk9xey5i6850i Hanshi Patrick McCarthy? Where to begin? This is part 1 of an incredible journey that continues to this day. I had an incredible conversation over a period of hours, he pulls no punches and he is passionately frank in his personal observations. But then, who could say he hasn't earned the right to articulate it? Pre-Internet, AI, Social Media meant getting bruised ribs and bloody knuckles, travelling in search of a personal truth, cultures, countries, languages, customs at a time when the world was a lot less accessible. He's run the gamut, more times than he probably cares to mention, changed minds and put a few long held illusions on blast along the way. Fighter, author, researcher, Sensei, student and much more enjoy part 1 of 3 International Ryukyu Karate-jutsu Research Society ~ est. 1988 琉球唐手術国際研究會 http://www.koryu-uchinadi.com  IRKRS Overview  https://tinyurl.com/5xxmm4nb Books by Patrick McCarthy https://tinyurl.com/5xf5m2se Patrick McCarthy Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/Koryu.Uchinadi Koryu Uchinadi Facebook tinyurl.com/4yu82323 Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/EastWestFightingArts?feature=mhee  Blog  http://irkrs.blogspot.com.au/  Something of interest https://tinyurl.com/vc7dfjsw Transitioning to KU?  http://irkrs.blogspot.com/2020/09/what-is-koryu-uchinaditransitioning-to.html?view=magazine Bringing together like-minded people in pursuit of common goals and celebrating empowerment, personal achievement & camaraderie through Koryu Uchinadi. A link to the past is your bridge to the future: Koryu Uchinadi's unique system of application practices is a pathway between kata and kumite. KU can also be learned/imparted as a provocative alternative to conventional methods of physical fitness and stress management. Learning how to respond dispassionately to unwarranted aggression requires self-empowerment. Such training promotes an inner-calm and, where conflict exists, helps restore a natural balance to personal and professional relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shai Hai Sensei has had the kind of Karate journey that would make an incredible movie.  From growing up in survival mode and making life and death choices at an age when most were busy being care free children. To finding Martial Arts and following that path to a completely different country and culture to pursue his love of Karate, then travelling to Okinawa to seek permission to train with one of the most famous Karate Sensei in the world, a Sensei people refer to as  an “Okinawan Superman.”  After a time being accepted but having to prove his sincerity by taking off his black belt and beginning again, and coming to realise that the path was hard and many times discouraging, but continuing anyway. His story is inspiring, his deep respect for his Sensei and those who have guided his path is obvious, his humility is only matched by his skill and tenacity. He is many things a Husband, Father, a Sensei in his own right.  He is also a critically acclaimed actor, much like everything he does he finds Uechi Ryu Karate has applications in more ways than Martial. This 3 part conversation is deep, wide ranging and to my mind inspirational. To view him in action at his recent 6th dan grading, please watch this excellent mini documentary from the Okinawa Spirit YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/bT2tm6RgVdc?si=V6zBoi56G48wI6r1 And to read his blog, referred to in the interview: http://shaihaibudo.blogspot.com/2023/05/esoteric-secrets-of-uechiryu-karate-do.html http://shaihaibudo.blogspot.com/ For details on the Kizuna Seminar: https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To view this interview: https://youtu.be/A2nm3KUg4WQ Shai Hai Sensei has had the kind of Karate journey that would make an incredible movie.  From growing up in survival mode and making life and death choices at an age when most were busy being care free children. To finding Martial Arts and following that path to a completely different country and culture to pursue his love of Karate, then travelling to Okinawa to seek permission to train with one of the most famous Karate Sensei in the world, a Sensei people refer to as  an “Okinawan Superman.”  After a time being accepted but having to prove his sincerity by taking off his black belt and beginning again, and coming to realise that the path was hard and many times discouraging, but continuing anyway. His story is inspiring, his deep respect for his Sensei and those who have guided his path is obvious, his humility is only matched by his skill and tenacity. He is many things a Husband, Father, a Sensei in his own right.  He is also a critically acclaimed actor, much like everything he does he finds Uechi Ryu Karate has applications in more ways than Martial. This 3 part conversation is deep, wide ranging and to my mind inspirational. To view him in action at his recent 6th dan grading, please watch this excellent mini documentary from the Okinawa Spirit YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/bT2tm6RgVdc?si=V6zBoi56G48wI6r1 And to read his personal blog, referred to in the interview: http://shaihaibudo.blogspot.com/2023/05/esoteric-secrets-of-uechiryu-karate-do.html http://shaihaibudo.blogspot.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Andy Rodriguez Sensei for a chat that covers an incredibly broad range of experience. Which includes, American Kenpo, Jodo, Aikido and Shorinryu Karate and this barely scratches the surface. He took the bold step of creating a literal home Dojo in which he teaches selected students while embracing his own ongoing studies. He is rare in the Martial Arts world in that when asked a question he does not know the answer to he will quite happily reply “I don’t know, let’s find out together.” His Iwa Dojo is based in Delaware and in our 3 part conversation he shares his reflections on all things Martial in his typically humble but insightful way. Please enjoy our conversation. To find out more about the invisible Sensei https://linktr.ee/Invisen If you which to watch the conversation please follow our link to our Youtube page: https://youtu.be/eiPmqQSJJ1o And for more details on the October “Kizuna Seminar” with James Pankiweicz Sensei: https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024 Audio only option: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yama-bushi/episodes/Andy-Rodriguez-Sensei-Uncovering-the-path--Part-1-of-3-e2m8vq7p Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Andy Rodriguez Sensei for a chat that covers an incredibly broad range of experience. Which includes, American Kenpo, Jodo, Aikido and Shorinryu Karate and this barely scratches the surface. He took the bold step of creating a literal home Dojo in which he teaches selected students while embracing his own ongoing studies. He is rare in the Martial Arts world in that when asked a question he does not know the answer to he will quite happily reply “I don’t know, let’s find out together.” His Iwa Dojo is based in Delaware and in part 2 of conversation he shares his insights into some of his greatest influences. Please enjoy our conversation. To find out more about the invisible Sensei  https://linktr.ee/Invisen If you which to watch the conversation please follow our link to our Youtube page: https://youtu.be/D3p0QOLPxDk And for more details on the October “Kizuna Seminar” with James Pankiweicz  Sensei: https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024  Audio only option: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yama-bushi/episodes/Andy-Rodriguez-Sensei-Great-Sensei--good-people--part-2-of-3-e2m9ohs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Andy Rodriguez Sensei for a chat that covers an incredibly broad range of experience. Which includes, American Kenpo, Jodo, Aikido and Shorinryu Karate and this barely scratches the surface. He took the bold step of creating a literal home Dojo in which he teaches selected students while embracing his own ongoing studies. He is rare in the Martial Arts world in that when asked a question he does not know the answer to he will quite happily reply “I don’t know, let’s find out together.” His Iwa Dojo is based in Delaware and in our 3 part conversation he shares his reflections on all things Martial in his typically humble but insightful way. Please enjoy our conversation. To find out more about the invisible Sensei  https://linktr.ee/Invisen If you which to watch the conversation please follow our link to our Youtube page: https://youtu.be/eiPmqQSJJ1o And for more details on the October “Kizuna Seminar” with James Pankiweicz  Sensei: https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I may look at martial Arts as a lifestyle and a way of learning more about myself, and not competition orientated, which is great for me, but does that serve my students? And what does such a view do for the longevity of a Dojo? If your interested in learning more about the Invisible Sensei please click this link: https://linktr.ee/Invisen And for more details on the October Kizuna Seminar with James Pankiweicz Sensei follow: https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024 And as always deep thanks for taking the time to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why its good every now and then and look back at the road we have walked to this point (warts and all) to better walk the one in front of us. For an invitation to and more details on the October NZ Kizuna Seminar please click below. https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024 To see what else the INVISIBLE SENSEI is up to click on: https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cover art from an original photo by Mr.Chris Wilson I was lucky enough to meet with Yagi Isao Kancho Kancho of Motoburyu, a master of many arts and weapons techniques many that pre-date what many think of as Karate. I never trained with him, I never learnt any of his art but meeting him was an honour that I will treasure. My deepest respects to his Family and Students on his recent passing. For more details on the KIZUNA Seminar in New Zealand please follow the link: https://linktr.ee/Kizuna2024 And to learn more about the "Invisible Sensei" please follow this link: https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we shape the perfect Bunkai? What is a "perfect" Bunkai? If I'm the only one who can do it how perfect can it be? And finally when does the study of bunkai become a theoretical game of "well if you did this, I'd just do that." Thanks for listening guys please feel free to share and checkout our YouTube channel and holla at us on our socials. https://linktr.ee/Invisen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices