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 Merch https://www.inst…

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.uk Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversat…

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 Merch https://www.in…

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 Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate htt…

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 Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversatio…

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 Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 http…

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 Merch https://www.instagram.com/gly…

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 adjustmen…

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.co…

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.au Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 http…

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 Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 ht…

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.org https://www.instagra…

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.com http…

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 …

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 b…

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 websit…

We’re finally back after a busy Christmas and New Year period! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkarate www.conversationsonkarate.com Our training notebook! https://amzn.to/3zTtAwu Our Merch! https://…

The final episode of 2024 is here! Thank you all for your continued support, we both very much appreciate it. Merry Christmas! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkarate www.conversationsonkarate.com Ou…

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=aWVBygak5eolZTOm Socials and Merch https://www.instagra…

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 Mary https://www.facebook.com/athenakarate https://www.facebook.com/share/p/sEAjDbTNB2Ji3pEn/?mibextid=WC7FNe this was also …

This episode we’re joined by owner and chief instructor of Applied Karate Academy, Steve Goodhand. We talk competition, bunkai, cross training and much more! https://appliedkarateacademy.co.uk Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21 https://www.f…

We’re back after a break to talk superheroes, action heroes, martial arts movies, and a little bit of Karate! Steven Segal “Me want the punani” (yes that is the name of the song!!) https://youtu.be/vLe_BZ1mo3I?si=5uP6zqhw1HG5lpIg Napoleon Blownapart https://youtube.com/@napoleonblownapartmma?si=IEWVXUz9EDYRc5V8 Socials and Merch https://www.instagr…

We are joined in this episode by Sensei Noah Legel. We talk about his martial arts history, his late sensei, waza Wednesdays, Kishimoto Di and more! Neo Classical Karate Kobudo Society https://www.inkks.org Noah’s Website https://ilpracticalkarate.com Waza Wednesday https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtJuscqh_GVFSaJTqhPkV8-ELWm-Ymen&si=HZNkzFwH-Dj…

We’re live from Les Bubka’s garden in this all star episode! Were joined by Joe, Les, Ken and Liz in this post seminar chat. We talk the brewing budo seminar and much more. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversations…

It’s Conversations on BJJ in this episode as we’re joined by Professor Roy Dean. Roy is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and holds black belts in Judo, Seibukan Jiu Jitsu and Aikido. Enjoy as we discuss traditional martial arts for the modern day, avoiding injury as an older martial artist, how to choose the right training partners a…

After 4 years we are joined once again by Sensei Joe Swift! We dive into Kobudo, Karate history, kata application and so much more. Here is a link to Joes new Patreonhttps://patreon.com/Bujutsu_Translations?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/gl…

Today we’re joined by one host of the Kung Fu Conversations podcast, Randel Davis. We talk all things Kung Fu and Chinese martial arts, the difference between external and internal arts, Kung Fu movies and more. Check out Randel on his Instagram and his podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ejzo2maV4f4TKXrP86Hjw?si=ZhekhqM6RAe_kBaWCTNgCAhttps://w…

In the latest episode we chat to Jamie Clubb about his and Mary Stevens new child focused self protection course, Animal Instincts. https://animalinstincts.ai/Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.co…

It’s episode 70, which can mean only one thing….the return of Ken of Kenfu! Join us as we talk everything from A.I, books, Star Wars, technology and even a bit of Martial Arts. Ken also tells us about the struggles he’s been going through after a nasty injury, and the inspiring way he’s been dealing with it. Hope you enjoy!Links from our chathttps:…

Strap yourselves in for the most controversial martial arts chat of all time!! Well not quite, but Sue & Greg go over some hard truths of Karate and martial arts in episode 69 of Funakoshis favourite podcast. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21ht…

Sue and Greg answer questions from the listeners in the final episode of 2023! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions and to all of you for the support this year. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkar…

Sue and Greg talk about British UFC champions, class distractions, the dreaded hikite 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/3…

Sue and Greg talk about UFC 294, the recent Karate Combat course held by AKA in Poole, Francis Nganou shocking the combat sports world and more! Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonk…

Sue and Greg talk about YouTuber boxing, feeling burnt out on Karate, Muay Thai, BJJ and everything else in between! 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 notebo…

Sue and Greg have a long over due catch up on the world of Karate and martial arts! 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 Me…

Sue and Greg are joined by longtime friend of the podcast Dr James Hatch to talk all things Karate, Kobudo and everything else in between. Also we wanted to say a massive shoutout to long time listener Ben Holbrook who came to train with us a couple of weeks ago. This was recorded before then so we couldn’t shout him out during the episode, but the…

Sue and Greg are joined by Joe Andrews to talk about the recent Martial Arts festival hosted by Matt Stait (who joins us as the end of the episode). Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversation…

Since we last spoke to Hanshi there’s been a global pandemic and he’s moved countries twice which means there’s a lot to catch up on! Join us as we have another fantastic chat with the legendary Patrick McCarthy who joins us all the way from Okinawa. https://instagram.com/koryuuchinadi?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://youtube.com/@EastWestFightingArt…

It’s episode 60 which can mean only one thing, the return of Ken Andrews!! No that’s not right, the return of Joe Knight!! They look so similar it’s an easy mistake to make….it’s the return of Ken Knight and Joe Andrews! Join us as we talk about all things martial arts, beards, teaching and so much more. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/g…

Sue and Greg chat about the amazing UFC 287 event! 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/us…

Greg and Sue are joined by special guest Jamie Clubb to talk martial arts, self protection and Jamie’s book on children’s self protection “When parents aren’t around”. Check out Jamie’s website at the link below, and we hope you enjoy this episode! https://clubbchimera.comSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.c…

Greg and Sue hit record and talk about the UFC, Tuesday training, BJJ 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!…

Greg and Sue hit record and talk about whatever comes to mind, with a bit of karate in there too! 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…

Greg, Sue and Matt talk all things UFC 283 in the return of under the spotlight! 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…

We’re joined once again by the great Joe Saunders to talk martial arts, self defence, professional wrestling and beer! Check out Joes own podcast at https://www.violencepod.comSocials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversati…

Sue and Greg answer fantastic listener questions in this Christmas episode Ask us Anything! From whether Kata should be altered to most inspiring guests tune in and chill out.Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversatio…

Greg throws some quick fire questions at Sue in the first of the Q&A “Brutal elegance” edition. 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/3…

Sue throws some quick fire questions at Greg in the return of the Q&A! 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://…

Matt Jardine is back to give us an in person account of all things UFC 280! 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! htt…

Sue and Greg talk the recent Dan grading that was held for Somerset Applied Karate and discuss one of the hosts long overdue rank promotion. Socials and Merchhttps://www.instagram.com/glynham1990https://www.instagram.com/conversations_on_karatehttps://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21https://www.facebook.com/conversationsonkaratewww.conversationsonkarat…