Episode 30 - Mantis Boxer Meets A Karateka - A Chat with Iain Abernethy
I have a great first-time conversation for all of you today. I’m joined by Iain Abernethy, a karateka from the UK. Iain runs a popular YouTube channel known as PracticalKataBunkai, is the author of multiple books, and DVD’s, and travels the world teaching Karate.
Over the past year or two, many of you have reached out to me urging Iain and I to connect due to our similar approaches to the martial arts. Well it finally happened, and we have you to thank for this exceptional conversation. Thank you and enjoy.
Episode 29 - Fight Chat with Jerry Liu of Fight Commentary Breakdowns
Jerry Liu of 'Fight Commentary Breakdowns' & 'FC Chats' stopped by for a great discussion. Jerry runs some popular YouTube channels but has been a life long martial artist from Kung Fu as a kid, to Kempo, Muay Thai, and BJJ as he continues his journey. Join us as we go the rounds and attempt to change one another's minds, or agree on topics such as:
Episode 28 - His Dark Roots - Interview with Stephen Kesting
Episode 27 - Pandora's Box of Podcasts - Martial Arts Psychology with Sensei Ando
Episode 26 - 5 Tips to Setup Your Home for Martial Arts Training
Here are 5 tips to help you with setting up, and training martial arts (boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, etc.) at home. Today I'll go over good training practices to make sure you stay with your training, ideal locations and how to adapt to what type of space you live in, types of heavy bags and how to size them, throwing dummies, grappling dummies, and type of mats you want to look for if you do any ground work/takedowns/grappling or wrestling.
Episode 19 - Head Hits in Boxing/MMA - Good or Bad? The Truth...
Episode 18 - What Style of Mantis Do I Practice?
I get this question from all of you quite frequently - "What style of Mantis Boxing do I practice/teach?" Seven Star, Tai Ji (Supreme Ultimate), Plum Blossom, Supreme Ultimate Plum Blossom, 6 Harmony, 8 Step, Wah Lum? I decided to take some time to answer you instead of leaving a quick comment when you ask. Hope this helps.
What Can BJJ Teach Us About Qing Dynasty Martial Arts? - Randy Brown - MAS Conference 2019
This podcast is an ‘audio only’ re-recording of a talk I gave at the 5th Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference held at Chapman University in Los Angeles, California in May 2019. For a complete experience, I recommend watching the video version so you can see the slides.
The event was hosted by Dr. Paul Bowman, and Dr. Andrea Molle. A two day extravaganza of martial arts history, politics, and culture. There is amazing research into the martial arts taking place around the globe today. It was an honor to be a part of this significant event, and contribute in some small way to the Martial Arts Research Network. Below is a copy of the abstract submission for my talk at the conference to help lay context before listening.
Episode 16 - Mining Junk - Are forms worth mining for techniques?
Episode 15 - What is Xing Yi Quan?
Episode 14 - Are Chinese Martial Arts Still Relevant? A Conversation with Forrest Chang
Episode 09 - “I’m thinking of choking you…” - Pontificating over a hot mocha.
Episode 08 - The Pinnacle of Martial Arts - Emotional Control
Episode 05 - Injury Prevention in Martial Arts
Episode 02 - How to Start Martial Arts
Episode 01 - Hitting Plateaus in Martial Arts
Hitting plateaus in our training comes with the territory. There is no avoiding them. The longer we train martial arts, or any sport/activity that requires long periods of intense practice, we are destined to hit these stale periods in our progression.
Over the years I have hit many of these, and the longer I trained, the longer some of these lasted. Join me as Max catches up with me
