Conversations on Karate

Sue is the student, Greg is the teacher, together they talk about all things Karate and Martial Arts.

Episode 96 - Sensei Marcus Davila

We’re joined in this episode by Goju Ryu expert Sensei Marcus Davila. We talk teaching, training, kata, sparring and whole lot more!It was an absolute pleasure to talk with Sensei Davila and we’ll look forward to chatting again soon. Also a massive thank you to Sensei Russ Smith for connecting us. Hope you enjoy. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

11-12
01:13:14

Episode 95 - “There’s nothing more authentic than cocking up” with Sensei Les Bubka

We’re joined by Sensei Les Bubka to talk syllabus, kata, tradition, competition, even jealousy, and so much more! You can check out everything Les has going on including seminars, his books, podcasts and more on his website below. https://www.lesbubka.co.ukSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

10-29
56:43

Episode 94 - It’s Never a bad thing to be hugged by Superman with Randel Davis

In this one we are joined once again by everyone’s favourite Kung Fu bus driver Randel Davis! This time is not about punches, kicks, kata or bunkai but capes, kryptonite, green lanterns and everything Superman as we review the latest Superman movie!Hope you enjoy 3 martial arts nerds nerd out over Superman instead! Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

10-15
01:31:46

BONUS #3 - Catching up with Gus Rogers at the Southwest Martial Arts & Wellbeing Show

In this brief bonus episode we catch up with Gus Rogers. Greg and Gus both attended each others sessions at the Southwest Martial Arts & Wellbeing Show, and in this review Sue, Greg and Gus talk about the show, favourite sessions and more. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

10-02
10:00

Episode 93 - Ryuho Ryu with Sensei Scot Mertz

In this episode we are joined by Sensei Scot Mertz, practitioner of Goju Ryu, Kojo Ryu, Karate researcher and historian, and the founder of Ryuho Ryu. We dive deep into some Karate myths, styles, kata, curriculum and so much more. Hope you enjoy this one! Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

09-19
01:21:58

Episode 92 - Evolution

In this episode it’s a throw back to the early days as Greg and Sue chit chat about anything and everything, including how Greg has evolved as a martial artist over the years since the podcast started. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

08-30
50:46

Episode 91 - Legends of Karate Roundtable with Hanshi Patrick McCarthy & Sensei Joe Swift

We are honoured to be joined in this episode by not one but two legends of Karate in this special roundtable discussion!Hanshi Patrick McCarthy and Sensei Joe Swift join us to chat about Karate history, rare kata, martial arts research and much much more. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

08-06
03:29:39

Episode 90 - The return of KEN FU

There have been many returns in pop culture over the years, the Jedi, the King, the living dead….but none of them compare to the return of our dear friend Ken of Kenfu TV! Not only is Ken back on the podcast but he’s back on YouTube as well.In this one we chat about everything Ken’s transformative year dealing with dojo changes, training adjustments, and a healthy dose of random tangents of course!Hope you enjoy this one, and don’t forget to subscribe to Ken’s channel below…https://youtube.com/@kenfutv?si=SFNRUWkd_rSJZ0AsSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

07-16
02:09:41

Episode 89.5 - All star conversations (Part 1) with Randel Davis

Today we're joined once again by one host of the Kung Fu Conversations podcast, Randel Davis. We talk curriculum, training, teaching and Superman! Keep an eye out for part 2 coming soon when we have Randel again to review the upcoming Superman movie. Hope you enjoy this one! Check out Randel on his Instagram and his podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ejzo2maV4f4TKXrP86Hjw?si=ZhekhqM6RAe_kBaWCTNgCAhttps://www.instagram.com/redforestchineseboxing?igsh=bWYObXJ6N2d5aW9nhttps://www.instagram.com/kfconversations?igsh=eXk4cjl2M3VidWZrSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

07-02
01:58:08

Episode 89 - A conversation with Cheyne McMahon

In this episode we’re joined by Cheyne McMahon of the Australian Karate Academy. We chat about his Karate history, kata, modern sport karate, his custom karate gis and much more!https://www.aka.com.auSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

06-18
01:57:16

Episode 88 - “Stamping on the central palace” with Sensei Russ Smith

The first chat was so good we had to have him back so we are joined once again by Sensei Russ Smith! In this episode we dive into 5 Ancestor Boxing and its similarities to Karate, the tactics of various arts, evolving as martial artists and much much more! https://www.burinkan.org/burinkan/Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

06-04
01:24:17

Episode 87 - Geez A Gi with Matt Law

In this episode we are joined by Matt Law who is the founder of the charity “Geez A Gi”. Matt tells us all about how the charity came about, what its mission is, and most importantly how you can support it!The charity is doing some fantastic work so please check them out and support them at the links below. https://geezagi.orghttps://www.instagram.com/geezagi?igsh=MW45c3M1cDM0M2VyNg==https://www.facebook.com/share/18bqs7jVuM/?mibextid=wwXIfrSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

05-21
41:09

Episode 86 - Violence Prevention with Richard Dimitri & Pamela Armitage

We are joined once again by Rich Dimitri and Pam Armitage to talk all things violence prevention. If real self defence is something you’re interested in then Rich and Pam are the people you need to listen to! Hope you enjoy this one as much as we did……because they will be returning later on this year! So stay tuned. https://studyofviolence.comhttps://www.selfdefenceglobal.online/https://www.raid-defence.com/Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebookhttps://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

05-07
01:54:18

Episode 85 - “Martial arts is my garden” with Gus Rogers

In this episode we’re joined by Gus Rogers of Heads of the Valleys Tang Soo Do. Gus talks about his early Tang Soo Do training, and what led up to him deciding to write his book “Recipes do not make delicious meals”. Please go and support Gus by liking and subscribing to his YouTube channel or pre ordering the book. All links below! Links from the episodehttps://www.hovtsd.com/product-page/recipes-do-not-make-delicious-meals-bookhttps://www.youtube.com/@HOVTangSooDohttps://youtu.be/jFgMdTSz0m0Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

04-23
52:09

Episode 84 - Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio with Andrew Adams & Jeremy Lesniak

In this episode we’re joined by Andrew Adams and Jeremy Lesniak of Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio. If you don’t know of Whistlekick then where have you been?! Whistlekick is the largest martial arts podcast out there and has recently surpassed 1000 episodes. They’ve featured over 500 guests (including the two of us) so check them out in the links below. We had a blast having them on and we hope you enjoy listening. https://www.instagram.com/whistlekick/https://www.tiktok.com/@whistlekickhttps://www.facebook.com/whistlekickwww.whistlekick.comwww.whistlekickmartialartsradio.com Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

04-09
01:07:44

Episode 83 - A conversation with Sensei Russ Smith

In this episode we’re joined by Sensei Russ Smith. Russ is an expert in various styles of martial arts including Goju Ryu Karate, 5 Ancestor Boxing and Matayoshi Kobudo to name a few. We talk karate, Kung fu, principle based learning, teaching and much more!We hope you get as much out of this as we did. Check out everything Russ does on his website below. https://www.burinkan.org/burinkan/Default.aspxSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

03-26
01:27:15

Episode 82 - Happy New Year

We’re finally back after a busy Christmas and New Year period!Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

02-19
52:02

Episode 81 - Merry Christmas!

The final episode of 2024 is here! Thank you all for your continued support, we both very much appreciate it. Merry Christmas! Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

12-25
54:06

Episode 80 - Randy cakes & comic books with Ken Knight

It’s episode 80, which can mean only one thing…..the return of Ken Knight of Kenfu!We talk about Ken’s recovery, his trip to the UK earlier in the year, martial arts curriculums and so much more. Listen, enjoy and then go and subscribe to Ken’s YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/@kenfutv?si=aWVBygak5eolZTOmSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

12-17
02:28:26

Episode 79 - More life advice with Mary Stevens

This episode we are joined once again by Mary Stevens! We talk about her joint venture with Jamie Clubb, her course around women in Karate and much much more! We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. Important Links from Maryhttps://www.facebook.com/athenakaratehttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/sEAjDbTNB2Ji3pEn/?mibextid=WC7FNe this was also very pertinent to the discussion!https://animalinstincts.ai/https://payhip.com/AthenaEducationChannelSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarate.comOur training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwuOur Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/conversationsonkarateBuy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarateConvoMusic courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

11-14
01:22:16

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