by Way of the Fist
Way of the Fist is a journey of two martial arts brothers. We will discuss our karate and martial arts philosophies, training, competitions, interview other martial artists and review and discuss our favorite martial arts books and movies. Way of the Fist is brought to you by co-host Michael Hagen, chief instructor at Apex Karate Performance. Michael trains in Shima-Ha Shorin Ryu and Yamanni Chinen Ryu bojutsu. Co-host Jonathan Seavey is the owner and chief instructor of the Kokorozashi Dojo, in Virginia, USA. Jonathan is a Okinawa Goju Ryu and Matayoshi kobudo practitioner.
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March 7, 2025
<p>Following our last episode about how many kata do you really need, Jonathan and Michael take things in a different direction and hold a March Madness style kata tournament to decide, not our favorite kata, but that one kata we would keep if we could only train one kata. This week, we take our top eight kata in a bracket style face off to see who goes to the semifinals.</p><p>Stay tuned until the end of the challenge we pose to each other.</p><p>What would your brackets look like??</p><p><br></p><p>Way of the Fist:</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayofthefist.2018/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wayofthefist.2018/</p><p>Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wayofthefist.2018</p><p>Email: [email protected]</p><p>Way of the Fist is brought to you by co-host Michael Hagen, and Jonathan Seavey. </p><p><br></p><p>Michael trains in Shima-Ha Shorin Ryu and Yamanni Chinen Ryu bojutsu. Find Michael at: https://www.instagram.com/michaelhagenkarate/</p><p><br></p><p>Jonathan Seavey is the owner and chief instructor of the Kokorozashi Dojo, in Virginia, USA. Jonathan is a Okinawa Goju Ryu and Matayoshi kobudo practitioner. </p><p>Find Jonathan at: https://www.instagram.com/jseavey67/</p><p><br></p>
January 30, 2025
<p>In our first episode of 2025, Jonathan and Michael give an update on recent activities and then give their ideas in response to a recent podcast episode by Tuari Dawson of the Invisible Sensei Podcast about how many kata do you really need.</p> <p>You can listen to that episode here:</p> <p>https://open.spotify.com/episode/5337EwWle34cmkymzuVUKu?si=9cdc8432602942f7</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Way of the Fist:</p> <p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayofthefist.2018/</p> <p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wayofthefist.2018/</p> <p>Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wayofthefist.2018</p> <p>Email: [email protected]</p> <p>Way of the Fist is brought to you by co-host Michael Hagen, and Jonathan Seavey. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Michael trains in Shima-Ha Shorin Ryu and Yamanni Chinen Ryu bojutsu. Find Michael at: https://www.instagram.com/michaelhagenkarate/</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Jonathan Seavey is the owner and chief instructor of the Kokorozashi Dojo, in Virginia, USA. Jonathan is a Okinawa Goju Ryu and Matayoshi kobudo practitioner. </p> <p>Find Jonathan at: https://www.instagram.com/jseavey67/</p> <p><br /></p>
September 11, 2024
<p>In a follow up discussion to our first discussion about testing (Episode 012) Michael and Jonathan answer a listener question about testing requirements and the differences between testing in the West versus testing in Japan. Beware: there are some "emphatic" sentiments expressed....</p> <p><br></p> <p>Way of the Fist:</p> <p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayofthefist.2018/</p> <p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wayofthefist.2018/</p> <p>Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wayofthefist.2018</p> <p>Email: [email protected]</p> <p>Way of the Fist is brought to you by co-host Michael Hagen, chief instructor at Apex Karate Performance. Michael trains in Shima-Ha Shorin Ryu and Yamanni Chinen Ryu bojutsu. </p> <p>Find Michael at: https://www.instagram.com/michaelhagenkarate/ and https://www.instagram.com/apexkarateperformance/</p> <p>Co-host Jonathan Seavey is the owner and chief instructor of the Kokorozashi Dojo, in Virginia, USA. Jonathan is a Okinawa Goju Ryu and Matayoshi kobudo practitioner. </p> <p>Find Jonathan at: https://www.instagram.com/jseavey67/</p> <p><br></p>
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