Driving Force Podcast

Driving Force Podcast


Episode 2: Sensei Ron Fagan

February 03, 2020

We covered a lot in this one! Sensei Ron Fagan has lived and breathed Karate for pretty much his whole life and was gracious enough to come on the show and share his story. One of the leading exponents in the world of traditional Karate, Ron shares his thoughts on everything from effective teaching, self-defense, and serving the community to "no touch" martial arts, dealing with PTSD, and working in the bar business. A lot of great stories in this one and hope you all enjoy! (Apologies in advance for the audio quality on Ron's end. We had to resort to Skype to record the interview so the quality isn't perfect).


Timestamps:


00:01:06 McGregor vs. Cowboy Reactions


00:07:21 Son's Irish Dance Stretching Routine


00:10:47 Starting Karate


00:17:38 "Karate by Design, not Rote"


00:20:58 "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"


00:33:29 Ron's take on "No Touch" Martial Arts


00:39:23 Rush of teaching Karate


00:42:06 "Oh my God you're still alive!"


00:45:45 "Daddy don't sell cars"


00:50:29 Evaluating Karate Schools


00:56:00 Philosophy on Self-Defense


00:58:44 Karate guy in a Biker Bar


01:10:30 Personnel Security Work


01:15:55 Dealing with PTSD, CTE and MMA


01:34:19 Professionalizing Refereeing in Karate


01:48:14 Community Based Work