We’re joined once again after far too long by Joe Saunders! We talk martial arts, self defence, AI, the world of professional wrestling and much more! Hope you enjoy this one. 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…
We asked you to send in your “sparks” that got you into Karate and you delivered, so this episode we’re reading them! Thank you to all who sent them in, but there’s no time limit on sparks, so whenever you feel like it please send us one! We will always enjoy reading and sharing them. Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate…
We are joined by Karate practitioner, teacher, researcher and author Sensei Matthew Apsokardu. We talk about the style of Okinawa Kenpo, kata, training, and much more! Thanks to Matthew for coming on and to everyone listening check out his blog linked below, it’s well worth it! https://www.ikigaiway.com https://dojosanrin.com Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990…
We are once again joined by everyone’s favourite guest, Sensei Joe Swift! We chat about Joes forthcoming book “The essence of Naha Te Volume 2”, other projects he has in the works and most importantly his first novel “Obsidian Tide: Where gods drown” which you can buy and read right now! We also talk weird Japanese myths and karate legends, so grab a Cuppa and the nearest Kappa, and enjoy!…
In this episode we are joined by Sensei Iain & Mary Abernethy. We’ve had them on separately but this is the first time we’ve had them both together for a great episode. We talk about training as you get older, and most importantly hear some wonderful memories of the late Sensei Peter Consterdine. We hope you enjoy this episode, and please, throw some power shots for Sensei Peter, it’s what he…
It’s finally here….Episode 100! Which can mean only one thing, we’re once again joined by Ken Knight and Joe Andrews. Beards are glittery, pink and full of lights and we talk about pretty much anything you can think of for nearly 3 hours. A big thank you from us to all of you who have listened over the last 100 episodes, we appreciate every single one of you. Hope you all enjoy this one, and make…
In this episode we’re joined once again by Sensei Russ Smith and Sensei Marcus Davila, who have now started their own fantastic podcast. We talk about teaching, testing, kata, self defence and much much more. Always a pleasure chatting and learning from both of these guys, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Sensei Russ also has a new book out which is highly recommended (link below)…
In this bonus episode we’re joined by Sensei Joe Andrews to recap his and Greg’s recent grading under Sensei Iain Abernethy. 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…
We’re back for 2026! In this episode we chat about warm ups, training, goal setting, gradings and much more. Let us know your warm ups, grading structures or anything else you want to ask or say in the comments! Socials and Merch https://www.instagram.com/glynham1990 https://www.instagram.com/ conversations_on_karate https://twitter.com/convokarate?s=21…
Merry Christmas to all of you who have listened and supported us this year! And to all of our amazing guests. Here’s to many more great chats in 2026. 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!…