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Kip Warner is part of a group called the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy, which has currently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Provincial Government of British Columbia regarding their COVID-19 Policies. Kip has a BSc from UBC in computer sciences with a focus on Artificial intelligence and has even found himself working with groups like NASA. He spent time in the Canadian Armed Forces, finishing as an officer at a time when it was no longer a good fit for him. Additionally, he learned various classical European sword styles to broaden his combat knowledge. In this podcast, we discuss the legal action against the government (but due to ongoing litigation our discussion was limited), his veganism, science and technology, environmentalism, martial arts, military service, and our general thoughts and philosophies. The goal of this podcast was to show you who Kip is, as there have already been attempts to smear his personal character publicly as he garners a lot more suppo

Krav Maga Like anything has a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. Either because people make things up, fail to understand or simply say things because of ego. This episode goes over some myths and misconceptions that our students requested we talk about. There are of course many more but we didn’t have all day… SUPPORT THIS PODCAST Full Episode notes and links Here UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU

Ted received his UTKM Yellow Belt a short time ago, yet COVID has not stopped his love of learning and growing particularly in the Martial Arts including Krav Maga and now BJJ. He has involved his children in this passion as well as he hopes they gain the skills they need for a happier healthier life. Ted has done a variety of jobs over the years from driving to directing, has several degrees, and loves to ski something he discussed in his recent post “So one may walk in peace.” In this podcast, we go deep and personal while sharing aspects of our personal lives and the things we have learned, and how we have grown. We talk about parenting, being objective, growth, and what we have learned as we have stumbled through life with all its trials and tribulations. Ted may consider himself “Just a guy”, be we consider him a super dad because he is meaningfully and actively involved in his children’s lives. This one is for all the parents out there! SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter

Raziel Cohen of NDF Training originally from California but now residing in NJ is known as the “Tactical Rabbi” as he is a Tactical Firearms Trainer and ordained Rabbi. He gained interest in tactical training and personal self-defense due to issues with break-ins and threats of violence at the family home. He trained hard and consistently gaining traction and getting noticed by some elite US Military Units due to his Instagram Account NDFTraining. He now regularly trains Military, Law Enforcement, and Civilians how to properly use their firearms for tactical purposes of self-defense where legally allowed. In this episode, we stay fairly on the topic of Tactical Firearms Training, Firearms in general, Training ideologies, and a little bit about being Jewish in North America. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU

In this Episode host Jonathan Fader goes over a blog post series originally posted in 2017 on Music and Mood relating to his personal story with music, Mood, Depression, and the IDF. Though it was not intended this episode ends up being quite dense as a variety of studies are read to back how various aspects of how mood can measurably or otherwise affect your mood and our performance. Music can be used to enhance your mood or keep you in a less desirable mental state. Regardless of the result, it can be safely assumed that most people enjoy music in their life. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog Blog posts for this episode: Music a Tool to change mood: A Personal History – Part 1 Music a Tool to change mood: A Personal History – Part 2 Music a Tool to change mood: A Personal History – Part 3 Resources used for this episode: h

Toby Reyes is a lifetime Martial Artist who is an Expert in Arnis and has also focused his training in BJJ and Kickboxing. He was previously on Episode 2 and Episode 42 where you can learn a bit more about his background (These episodes only available on http://www.utkmblog.com). In This Episode, I catch up with Toby and we discuss what’s going on in the world from Covid, Politics, The Economic System, Cryptocurrencies and BlockChain. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

In this episode, Jon goes over the blogpost series, “Seek Balance you must” it is a series on balance drawn from the Grey Jedi Code of Star Wars and expands to physical, mental, and family. Balance is something you must seek in all aspects of your life to be happy, healthy and thrive. This is but a tiny spec of what could be covered on this topic but enjoy non the less. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog Episode notes and references: https://utkmblog.com/2020/08/19/seek-balance-you-must/ https://utkmblog.com/2020/08/25/seek-balance-you-must-physical/ https://utkmblog.com/2020/09/01/seek-balance-you-must-mental/ https://utkmblog.com/2020/09/08/balance-you-must-seek-family-life/ Additional links as mentioned in the podcast: https://thedolcediet.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet Ben Greenfield Fitness https://www.f

Marcus Torgerson is an IKMF E3, and Global Instructor Team member who has been doing Martial Arts since the age of 10. He completed the IKMF instructors course with Master Avi Moyal in 2005. Marcus combines his real-life experience of working 20+ years in nightclub security with Krav Maga. Because of this experience primarily in Vancouver Canada, he was a reference in the book A Doorman’s Memoir – Tales of Friendships by Brent Lymer. He was also featured in the Book 100 Deadly Skills – Combat Edition by Clint Emerson . Marcus also happens to be on of the host’s Jonathan Faders earlier Krav Maga Instructors when he was still in Vancouver. Marcus’ tagline is “Walk with peace in your heart, love in your soul, and violence in your head.” In this episode, we discuss Krav Maga, Martial arts Business practices, life philosophies, and more. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UT

In this episode, Jon goes over the blogpost series, “The 4 Stages of Self Defense” it is a series on the basic strategy taught at UTKM when deciding what to do when faced with conflict or violence. The strategy is only one piece of the puzzle and it covers a few other important topics and concepts prior to diving into the main topic. In each stage of self-defense real-world examples are used to emphasize each stage. Remember, Avoid the fight if you can and fight when you must but know when which is which. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog The podcast is drawn from the following posts: The 4 Stages of Self-Defence: Avoidance The 4 Stages of Self-Defence: De-escalation (Defusing) The 4 Stages of Self-Defence: Pre-Emptive The 4 Stages of Self-Defence: Reactive Action vs. Reaction: Stages of Mental Processing Retzef – Constant, Con

Evan Jex is a Kravist, Father and Australian. He originally started is Krav Maga Journey with KMG in Australia and is a UTKM Yellow Belt. Evan has also on occasion contributed to our blog http://www.utkmblog.com. In this podcast which may or may not be slightly fueled by Japanese Whiskey we discuss Krav Maga, Fatherhood, Martial Arts, Global Affairs, Australia and much much more. Its a long one so buckle up and enjoy the show. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

In this episode, Jon goes over the blog post series written by Jonathan Fader on Covid-19. It is approached from the basis of critical thinking and how most people's interpretations of it have been on extremes and most people experts or laymen are not being reasonable or rational. It was based on the following posts. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog This episode is based on the following posts: Critical thinking and COVID-19 – Initial Response and the Virus Critical thinking and COVID-19 – Context, Masks and Stats Critical thinking and COVID-19 – Vaccines, Testing and Stats Four episode links and resources see Here.

CJ StrongHeart is a lifelong Martial Artist and Native of the Saik’uz Band of the Dake’ilh tribe Aka “Carrier people”. He started in Taekwondo, found Wrestling and eventually BJJ and MMA. He has competed in BJJ and MMA regularly over the last few years. He trains under the legendary One FC 145lb Champ Bibiano Fernadez and has trained under a variety of other individuals and is regularly teaching BJJ and MMA and working as a training partner, coach to many of the local up and coming fighters. In this podcast, we talk Martial Arts, Canadian Native issues, ideology, our philosophies, and just general banter. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

Casey Kahler is an accountant by day Kravist by night and teaches out of Krav Maga revolution in Petaluma California with Asher Smiley. Casey is also an IKF certified instructor under Amit Himelstein. Casey has trained in Boxing and Kenpo Karate. In this podcast, we discuss Martial Arts, Self Defense and Current American Political affairs and various life philosophies and thoughts. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

Sonny Sohota is the owner-operator of Praxisjiujitusu.com opening it up in the wonderful year of 2020, but other than BJJ he also trains Judo, Sambo, and other styles. He was previously on Episode 38. In this episode we talk BJJ, Judo, the love him or hate him Gordan Ryan, Conceptual approaches to training Krav Maga, mild politics, and even some ranting on my part of the host… praxisjiujitsu.com. Follow on Facebook and Instagram. Podcast: Praxis Jiu-Jitsu Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

In this episode, we do a blog post series on Injury and all things related to it for Martial Arts well sort of. There are also the usual rants from your host Jonathan Fader. The links for the orignal post can be found below: Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Overcoming Injury Anxiety The Knee: So Strong, Yet So Weak (An injury and recovery story) Risk of Injury in Krav Maga: A Musician’s Perspective To Avoid Injury, Pick Your Partner Wisely SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

Corey is a student at UTKM and is a currently yellow belt on his way to Orange and perhaps far more. He had primarily studied Wing Chun for many years but has also dabbled in other styles. He holds a Masters is Cultural Anthropology and of course is the Editor of our blog at http://www.utkmblog.com SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

Vinni M is a lifetime martial artist starting in Boxing as his family comes from a long line of Boxers including some well-known champions. He has also dabbled in other styles in particular Krav Maga where is one of the lead instructors at his school in Spar Self Defense in Buffalo, NY. He may also be considered an expert on the use of force given his background and 20+ year career as a police officer doing everything including SWAT. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

In this Blog post series host, Jonathan Fader discusses the ideas around fault when it comes to being attacked in a situation regarding unwanted violence. Though often considered a controversial topic the idea of personal responsibility is one that really ought not to be. The original Blog posts that inspired this, can be found here: If you were attacked, Was it your fault? If you were attacked, it was most likely someone you know SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog Articles cited in this blogpost: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2019001/article/00013-eng.htm https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/ccs-ajc/rr06_vic2/p3_4.html Click to access Facts-About-Sexual-Assault-and-Harassment.pdf Click to access 1424267172_stats%20canada%20study.pdf https://www.londonpolice.ca/en/about/Crime-Statistics.aspx ht

Asher Smiley is a Krav Maga Instructor out of Petaluma, California. He is certified in multiple organizations including the IKF, where we originally met. His school is https://kravmagarevolution.com/ . In this podcast we talk about Self defense, what's going on with policing, the riots, some politics of course and a little bit about being Jewish and Israel. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog

This is based on the original series UTKM Blog series “Its Not so Black and White” which included “Understanding Use of Force“, “Knee on Neck“, “Police training should be better” and “How we should select for police“. with added commentary in between each. This serious was originally created to take a deeper look at police and use of force after the death of George Floyd. It is recommended that you watch the use of force video on the knee on Neck post. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro      Vancouver School Online Training      - UTKMU For Older Episodes See Podcast on the Blog