Welcome back! This week Dave pays Craig back for his Rich Little stylings and ambushes him with Jeff Westfall, listener contributor of the "Martial Brain" segments. We not only discuss the uses (good and bad) of the term "Master" but also cover Jeff's his

Welcome back! This week we speak with John Rennie, TV personality on "Hacking the Planet", former editor of Scientific American magazine, and a 4th degree black belt in Kyokushin Karate. We talk about training, breaking, sciencey stuff, attempted muggings

This week we have a laid back and wide ranging conversation with repeat guest Allen Pittman, check in on a Martial Mind segment, and learn a new drinking game (even though this was only the second podcast in our history recorded without any alcohol, lol)!

We're joined this week by Brent Weedman, Bellator MMA fighter, and find out such lovely things as how it was being raised by cop, preacher, and martial artist all in one, how he wound up at TAM, and what it is like to compete in the wild world of pro MMA.

Thanks for joining the podcast as it turns 40 (episodes)! Good show this time: we catch up with FOTS 'Sambo' Steve Koepfer about his new movie "New York Mixed Martial Arts" (find it here: http://www.nymmafilm.com/) and have a wonderful conversation with J

Join us as we slog bravely into a mine field of dirty double entendre in an attempt to catalog and discuss the multiplicity of hand shapes and uses in Martial Arts. There's also a story about finding the arm drag in Xing Yi, news (lots of passings this we

Dave and Thaïs sit down to recap his experiences at The Amazing Meeting 2013—Fighting The Fakers! Dave got to be on a workshop and a panel which both dealt with the intersections of skepticism and martial arts, and have a little fun while he was at it.

Well, were back! We explain our long hiatus at the top of the show, so I won't re hash it here. Then Big Al joins us to talk to Dayn DeRose, fencing coach, fighter, and much more. He's a super cool guy —check him out here: http://www.drewrangers.com/sta

Benjamin Judkins of the awesome Kung Fu Tea blog (chinesemartialstudies.com) was kind enough to come on this episode and give us loads of new perspectives and fascinating information on the history and present of the Chinese martial arts. We also encounte

Join us as Jim Genia leads into the world of "Raw Combat", the underground fight scene in NYC! Fascinating interview, although we had some issues with skype that I was forced to "fix" in post. Also, Craig has news, including a listener suggested story or