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Wildcatdojo ConversationsMaster Kelljchian Stories Part 2This episode has many guests. We start with Jennifer and Sensei Ed (Thanks to both of you). Neither of them have been on the show, although I thank Jennifer for a great idea for a show back in 2022. It's on Home Safety and here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11142251These notes are full of links. Want to hear the first episode of stories about Master Kelljchian? Here's the link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2384333I also want to thank Sensei Melissa, Sensei Jerri and Sensei Baier. They've all been on the show and...
2024-12-2321 minWildcatdojo ConversationsYojimbo: A Movie ReviewSensei Baier returns and we laugh and discuss another Kurosawa film. Thanks Sensei Baier. This movie is fun to talk about. Is it fun to watch? Listen and find out. I'm attaching our first Kurosawa episode below, in case you missed that. https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14477612I'm going to pin one more episode. We talk about what era the movie is set in and it was a a time of reconstruction after the samurai had lost their status in society. Well, we did a couple of episodes on the last stand of the samurai. Here's one:
2024-11-0422 minWildcatdojo ConversationsThe First of Our Kurosawa Series: The Hidden FortressSensei Baier joins us today to discuss the classic film The Hidden Fortress. I'm sure you must have heard that this movie was the inspiration for the first Star Wars movie. There is a lot more to say. A couple of notes: Sensei Jackie mentions the theme from The Magnificent Seven. I did search and listen and it's worth the 5 minutes it takes - in case you're just hanging. We also mention a John Ford film called The Quiet Man - It starred John Wayne, not Jimmy Stewart. Oops!I'm tagging in our episode on Samurai for 2 reasons. F...
2024-02-1921 minWildcatdojo ConversationsAmerican Shaolin - a Book So Good We Visited it TwiceAs the title tells you - there is more to say about the book American Shaolin. Sensei Baier stayed with us and we talked people, places and friends mentioned in the book. At one point when we (inevitably) discuss iron kung fu, it leads us to makiwara training. We did an episode on that. So of course, here's a link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8708384Thanks for listening and let us know what you think. (See how below)Finally, if you have a few minutes and a few spare dollars - here's our support link. Thanks in...
2023-09-2524 minWildcatdojo ConversationsBook Time: American Shaolin Part 1What fun we had (Sensei Tracey, Sensei Jackie, myself and a first time guest - Sensei Richard Baier) discussing one man's adventure in China. We hope and expect that Sensei Baier will be on many times in the future. This book has so many aspects to it that we'll need two episodes to cover it all. It reminds me of when we read Living the Martial Way. If you're interested. Here's the link to the first of 3 episodes on that book:https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/8783348But back to today. One of the things that came up in...
2023-09-1822 min