What do drawings of WW2 aircraft, a dinner with a Friend, and childhood rivalries have to do with Martial Arts intellectual property, and the cult mentality? Even I'm not sure, and I recorded it. Let's take the ride, and see if I can sew this stuff together and end up making some sense! At the very least you can watch my ADHD take the wheel for almost 20 minutes! All that aside please take time to share and review and for other content click the link: https://linktr.ee/Invisen…

Shihan Yoko Okamoto, was interviewed some years ago on the Aikido Brasil YouTube page the link to which is below: https://youtu.be/urt2JYHArmc?si=txjdPB0gs3Fy-a_c I have never had the honour of training with this great Sensei, and in fact we have never interacted in any way shape or form. However I find myself revisiting this particular interview on a regular basis and it forms part of a motivational playlist that I have collected over the years privately. It’s important to find ways to maintain our passion and desire to continue on the path. So in this podcast we discuss that interview and look at ways that an Aikido Sensei i have never met continues to inspire my own training, and we look at ways of creating your personal motivational playlist, inspiration is sometimes something we create. 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…

This episode is based 100% based on an excellent discussion on Sensei LesBubka’s “Anxious Blackbelt” podcast, the link of which is below. Their discussion asked the question “How many Kata is to many Kata?” Les Bubka & Dr John Tichens https://open.spotify.com/episode/5i5UuC1SBhpqdPug4UX23p?si=e016abe26daf4dbc In this episode our host asks, the same question with a couple of extra (and hopefully relevant) tangents. You be the judge 🙂‍↕️🥋🙏🏽🤙🏾🥋😁 Thanks for checking out our podcast, we hope you will take time to checkout over 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…

Happy New Year! 2025! Silverfox remedies, a reflection on the age old flaming foot gout technique, and why its ok to start again! 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…

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…

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…

How does studying an art from another culture impact upon my ability to live my own? Why do i do it? Should I do it at all? Am i a culture vulture? Or, is there something in it for all of us? 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 Martial Calligrapher, on instagram, for all your certificates, scrolls and much more: use the code INVISEN www.danbernardo.com…

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

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

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…

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…

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.…

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.…

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.…

People sight Bruce Lee as there introduction to martial arts, not everyone but quite a few. I would have put myself in that category as well, but then I realised there was always a foundational memory that started it all. The one Sensei I would give anything for one more conversation with. My dear old Dad. Dedicated with love to Harry James Dawson RIP…