The Martial Arts Podcast from Downunder
Sharing amazing Marital Art Journeys and Stories from practitioners around the World
I'm your host, Peter Tas, a martial artist, sensei and computer nerd who has spent decades traveling, training and meeting people in the martial arts.
Each episode, we sit down with different practitioners and masters, to explore their experiences and journeys in the exciting world of martial arts .
Through the Mind Sensei podcast, we share their unique journey, life experiences, insights, and perspectives in the art.
each episode of the Mind Sensei podcast offers a unique glimpse into the world of martial arts.Join us as we explore the fascinating world of martial arts with some of the most interesting practitioners in the field, all through the lens of the Mind Sensei podcast.
SEASON 1
Episode 0
Episode 0
Intro Episode
Episode 1
Episode 1
9th Deg Master (Now 10th Deg)
Graham Lelliott
Episode 2
Episode 2
7th Deg Snr Professor
Pete Valdez
Episode 3
Episode 3
10th Deg Senior Master
Richard "Huk" PLanas
Episode 4
Episode 4a & 4b
(2 Part Interview)
Grand Master
Ed Parker
Episode 5
Episode 5a & 5b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Marty Zaninovich
Episode 6
Episode 6a & 6b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
Mohamad Tabatabai
Episode 7
Episode 7a & 7b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Rich Hale
Episode 8
Episode 8a & 8b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
AC Rainey
Episode 9
Episode 9a & 9b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Brian Duffy
Episode 10
Episode 10a & 10b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Frank Soto
Episode 11
Episode 11a & 11b
(2 Part Interview)
Systema Master
Martin Wheeler
Episode 12
Episode 12a & 12b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
Lee Wedlake
Episode 13
Episode 13a & 13b
(2 Part Interview)
7th Deg Senior Professor
David Jimenez
Episode 14
Episode 14a & 14b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
Paul Dye
Episode 15
Episode 15
7th Deg Senior Professors
Shaun & Rebecca Knight
Episode 16
Episode 16a & 16b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master (Now 10th Deg)
Sifu Gay Swan
Episode 17
Episode 17a & 17b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
Doreen Di Rienzo
Episode 18
Episode 18a & 18b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
Cecil Peoples
Episode 19
Episode 19a & 19b
(2 Part Interview)
7th Deg Senior Professor
Lance Soares
Episode 20
Episode 20a & 20b
(2 Part Memorial Podcast)
10th Deg Senior Master
Sigung Stephen Labounty
SEASON 1 - BONUS EPISODES
Episode 20.1
Episode 20.1
Chuck Norris TOP 100 Facts
with Sensei Pete Valdez
Bonus Episode
Episode 20.2
Episode 20.2
Unleashing the Mind with Time Dilation & Superconsciousness in Martial Arts
5th Deg Ass Professor - James Deery
SEASON 2
Episode 21
Episode 21a & 21b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
Hanshi Tino Ceberano
Episode 22
Episode 22a, 22b & 22c
(3 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
Joe Rebelo
Episode 23
Episode 23a & 23b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
John Ward
Episode 24
Episode 24a & 24b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
Ed Downey
Episode 25
Episode 25a, 25b
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Todd Durgan
Episode 26
Episode 26
(2 Part Interview)
9th deg Master
Angelo Collado
Episode 27
Episode 27a, 27b, 27c
(3 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Sean Kelley
Episode 28
Episode 28
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Dave Kovar
Episode 29
Episode 29
(2 Part Interview)
10th deg Kumu
Michelle Manu
Episode 30
Episode 30a, 30b, 30c
(3 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
Larry Tatum
Bonus Episode 30.1
Bonus Episode 30.1
10th Deg Senior Master
Lee Weldake - Book Release
Lesson with Ed Parker
Episode 31
Episode 31
(2 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master (Now 10th)
Gary Ellis
Episode 32
Episode 32a, 32b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
John Sepulveda
Bonus Episode 33
Bonus Episode 33a, 33b
(2 part Episode Dual Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master (Father & Son)
Joe Palanzo & Russel Palanzo
Episode 34
Episode 34a, 34b, 34c
(3 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
Dennis Conatser
Episode 35
Episode 35a, 35b, 35c
(3 Part Interview)
10th Deg Grand Master
Mike Pick
Bonus Episode 36
Bonus Episode 36a, 36b
(2 part Episode)
9th Deg Senior Master
Dave Thompson
Episode 37
Episode 37a, 37b
(2 Part Interview)
10th Deg Senior Master
Rainer Schulte
Episode 38
Episode 38a, 38b, 38c
(3 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Paul Mills
Bonus Episode 39
Bonus Episode 39
(1 Episode)
7th Deg Senior Professor
Ingmar Johansson
Episode 40
Episode 40
(2 Part Interview)
8th Deg Associate Master
Merv Ormand
Episode 41
Episode 41a, 41b, 42c
(3 Part Interview)
9th Deg Master
Jamie Seabrook
Bonus Episode 42
Bonus Episode 42a 42b 42c
(3 Episode)
9th Deg Master
Marcus Buonfiglio
Episode 43
Episode 43a 43b
(2 Part Interview)
7th Deg Senior Professor
Max Bychkov
Our Guests
Graham Lelliott
9th Deg Kenpo Master
GL Kenpo
California USA
Pete Valdez
7th Deg
Snr Professor
Valdez Kenpo Karate
California USA
Richard 'Huk' Planas
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Road Warrior / Planas Kenpo
New Orleans, USA
Ed Parker
Grand Master & Founder
Paxtial Arts
Oregon, USA
Marty Zaninovich
9th Deg Kenpo Master
Filipino Martial Arts
JunFan Gung Fu
Jeet Kune Do, Silat
Z's Martial Arts
California USA
Mohamad Tabatabai
10th Deg Kenpo Grand Master
American Kenpo JiuJitsu
California USA
Rich Hale
9th Deg Kenpo Master
Ohana Kenpo Karate Association
California USA
AC Rainey
10th Deg Kenpo
Grand Master
A'SA RAINEY KENPO KARATE
Seattle, Washington USA
Brian Duffy
9th Deg Kenpo Master
American Kenpo Karate Federation
Austin Texas USA
Frank Soto
9th Deg Kenpo Master
Kinetic Dragon - Hermosillo, Mexico
Martin Wheeler
Systema Master
Wheeler Systema Association
California USA
Lee Weldake
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Lee Weldakes KENPO KARATE
San Antonio, Texas USA
David Jimenez
7th Deg Kenpo
GL Kenpo
Fresno California USA
Paul Dye
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Paul Dyes Kenpo
California USA
Shaun & Rebecca Knight
7th deg Kenpo
Senior Professors
Knight Method Kenpo
Gary Swan
9th Deg Kenpo Master
Chinese Kenpo Karate Fedefration
San Antonio, Texas USA
Doreen DiRienzo
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Revere Karate / Kenpo International
Revere MA, USA
Cecil Peoples
10th deg Kenpo Karate
Senior Master
Peoples Kenpo
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lance Soares
7th deg Kenpo
Senior Professor
Parker / Wedlake Lineage
Soares Martial Arts
MA, USA
Sigung Stephen Labounty
10th Deg Senior Master
Memorial Episode
Stephen Labounty's American Kenpo
Tuscon, Arizona, USA
James Deery
5th Deg Kenpo
Associate Professor
Wedlake / Parker Lineage
Philladelphia, USA
Tino Ceberano
10th deg Goju Kalis
Grand Master
Tino Ceberano KARATE
Qld, Australia
Joe Rebelo
10th deg Kenpo Karate
Senior Master
REBELO’S KENPO KARATE
New Bedford, MA USA
John Ward
9th deg Kenpo
Master
Ward Kenpo Schools
Dublin, Ireland
Ed Downey
10th Deg Kenpo Karate
Senior Master
Celbridge Karate Academy
Sepulveda / Parker Lineage
Celbridge, Ireland
Todd Durgan
9th Deg Kenpo Karate
Master
Phasic Kombatives Integrated
Parker/Hebler/ Rainey Lineage
Kent, Washington, USA
Angelo Collado
9th Deg Kenpo Karate
Master
Astasia Kenpo, AC Concepts
Parker/Furuya/ Trejo Lineage
Glendale, California, USA
Sean Kelley
9th Deg Kenpo Karate
Master
Chinese Karate Federation
VIP Training Systems
Parker/Planas/Pick/Schulte Lineage
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Dave Kovar
9th Deg Kenpo Karate
Master
Kovars Martial Arts
Juchnik / Arquilla Lineage
Sacramento - Natomas ,USA
Michelle Manu
10th Deg Hawaiian Lua
Kumu
Kumu Lua
Kaihewalu / Manu Lineage
LOS ANGELES, USA
Larry Tatum
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Larry Tatum Kenpo
Parker/ Tatum Lineage
Scottsdale AZ, USA
Gary Ellis
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Gary Ellis Kenpo Karate
Parker/ Wedlake Lineage
Plymouth, England, UK
Plymouth, England, UK
John Sepulveda
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
American Kenpo Training Systems
Parker / Trevino Lineage
Boise - Idaho,USA
Joe Palanzo
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Worldwide Kenpo Karate Association
Parker / Palanzo Lineage
LOS ANGELES, USA
Dennis Conatser
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
International Kenpo Karate Organization
Parker/ Labounty Lineage
Scottsdale AZ, USA
Mike Pick
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
Universal Kenpo Federation
Parker / Pick Lineage
USA
USA
Dave Thompson
9th Deg Kenpo
Master
TCB KENPO
Parker/ Hebler/Thompson / Dye Lineage
Rancho Cucamunga - CA,USA
Rainer Schulte
10th Deg Kenpo
Senior Master
CKF American Kenpo
Parker Lineage
Florida, USA
Kevin Mills
9th Deg Kenpo
Master
BKKU
Rose Lineage
Exeter, Devon, UK
Ingmar Johansson
7th Deg Kenpo
Senior Professor
Road Warrior Lineage
Lelliott/Planas Lineage
Norrkoping Sweden, USA
Merv Ormand
8th Deg Kenpo
Associate Master
INFINITY KENPO CONCEPTS
Rose / Parker Lineage
Exeter Devon - UK
Jamie Seabrook
9th Deg Kenpo
Master
Seabrook Martial Arts
Tatum / Conatser/ Durgan Lineage
Ontario, Canada
Marcus Buonfiglio
9th Deg Kenpo
Master
American Kenpo Fighting Systems
Sepulveda / Pick Lineage
Texas USA
Max Bychkov
7th Deg Kenpo
Senior Professor
Fusion Martial Arts
Planas Lineage
Baltimore Maryland USA