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In Episode 2026_16 of The Martial Arts Lifestyle Podcast, host Tim Becherer interviews New York based martial artist and instructor John Borter. John is a martial artist with a rich background in a variety of marital arts. He has rankings in Modern and Small Circle Ju Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido. He's put many years in with Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts. He eventually found his great love of martial arts in the art of Irish Stick Fighting that he now teaches in person and online. John is one of the most outspoken proponents of this art. Tune in and hear his story.

more on John:
https://www.theirishstick.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3jFgrfamyI
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5PTTOvjux6A
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0iLeZNNIcLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDC1zoDFanM
https://maytt.home.blog/2026/01/21/interview-with-doylestick-instructor-john-borter-an-insiders-look-at-irish-stick-fighting-part-i/

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FB: John Borter, The Irish Stick
IG: @johnborter, @theirishstick
threads: @johnborter, @theirishstick

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In Episode 2026_15 of The Martial Arts Lifestyle Podcast, host Tim Becherer interviews Los Angeles based martial arts instructor Ken Brown. Ken is a practitioner and instructor of Kung Fu San Soo. He started his "serious" training in his 30's though he had been interested in martial arts as a kid and had dabbled in Tae Kwon Do and Kajukenbo before locking into Kung Fu San Soo and making a decision that he would become a teacher for his profession. He has specialized in teaching kids with special needs. Tune in and hear his story.

more on Ken:
https://playavistamartialarts.com/

follow Ken on social media:
IG: @adaptivekungfu

To get the full length episodes of The Martial Arts Lifestyle Podcast, you can subscribe at our Patreon Page and you will get 4 new full length podcasts released one week before the YouTube release date. You can listen to your podcasts on Spotify. You will also have access to all of the previously released podcasts.

Single episodes can be purchased athttps://malmag.gumroad.com and are available same day as the YouTube release.

visit Martial Arts Lifestyle Magazine online to enjoy the free version of Martial Arts Lifestyle Magazine

visit The MALMAG Store to purchase Timmy B's Brand sticks for FMA and Krabi Krabong as well as Timmy B's and Dos Manos t-shirts

visit our Gumroad page to purchase a course in the Dos Manos methods of weapons in FMA.

visit MALMAG's Places to Train page to see recommended places to train. If you'd like to see your school listed here it is only $12 annually, contact us at malmagonline@gmail.com

visit MALMAG's Events page to look for seminars and events near you

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In Episode 2026_14 of The Martial Arts Lifestyle Podcast, host Tim Becherer interviews UK based Martial Arts practioner and instructor Carl Hodgetts. Carl is a prominent instructor in adaptive martial arts for disabled people Carl, in a wheelchair since childhood, holds multiple instructor grades in arts including kickboxing and wing chun. His mission is to bring his adaptive martial arts to disabled people world wide. Tune in and hear his story.
more on Carl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIDpWXP-vAQ
https://www.facebook.com/wingchuntamworth/videos/chi-sau-with-carl-champ-hodgetts/671913418105303/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/carl-hodgetts-wheelchair-user-becomes-1259868
https://4goodnews.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/man-paralysed-from-the-waist-down-becomes-a-top-martial-arts-instructor-have-a-black-belt-in-kickboxing/
https://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/new-martial-arts-school-teach-12428155

follow Carl on social media:
FB: Carl Hodgetts
IG: @carl_hodgetts1978

To get the full length episodes of The Martial Arts Lifestyle Podcast, you can subscribe at our Patreon Page and you will get 4 new full length podcasts released one week before the YouTube release date. You can listen to your podcasts on Spotify. You will also have access to all of the previously released podcasts.

Single episodes can be purchased athttps://malmag.gumroad.com and are available same day as the YouTube release.

visitMartial Arts Lifestyle Magazine online to enjoy the free version of Martial Arts Lifestyle Magazine

visit The MALMAG Store to purchase Timmy B's Brand sticks for FMA and Krabi Krabong as well as Timmy B's and Dos Manos t-shirts

visit our Gumroad page to purchase a course in the Dos Manos methods of weapons in FMA.

visit MALMAG's Places to Train page to see recommended places to train. If you'd like to see your school listed here it is only $12 annually, contact us at malmagonline@gmail.com

visit MALMAG's Events page to look for seminars and events near you