

Everyday Martial Artist
Brian Doucette
Every week we will chat with a different martial artist and hear their story.
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Jun 8, 2023 • 57min
Daniele Bolelli – The Drunken Taoist – EP118
Daniele was born in Milan, Italy in a family of writers. After high school he moved to Los Angelesand attended Santa Monica College and later graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Anthropology.
When he was 20 he co-authored his first book, he then co-Authored 2 more books and his first solobook was published when he was 22.
He Currently teaches at a couple of universities and hosts 2 podcasts:History on Fire and The Drunken Taoist.
You have seen or heard him as a guest of other popular podcasters like Joe Rogan, Adam Carolla and more.
He has been training in martial arts for over 32 years.
Please enjoy his story
The Drunken Taoist
History on Fire (historyonfirepodcast.com)
Amazon.com: Daniele Bolelli: books, biography, latest update
Signature Battlefield Series: Classic Samurai from the Gempei War to the Mongol Invasions | Geek Nation Tours
Sovannahry “The Sweet Savage” Em MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography – Sherdog.com

Jun 1, 2023 • 54min
Steven Ho – TMNT – EP117
Steven is known as one of the first martial arts tricksters in open martial artscompetitions and an early pioneer of non-traditional forms. He helped popularize the 540 kickand the Hawkeye kick in the mid 80’s.
He launched his film career when he was hand picked by Jet Li to be his stunt double in 1989for a series of Hong Kong films.
In 1990 he caught then eye of stunt coordinator Pat Johnson, and he was cast as Donatello in thefilms TMNT 2 and 3.
He has worked as a stunt person or actor on numerous other movies over the years and was even aregular on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.
In 2010 he did his first Stand Up comedy set at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles.
Please enjoy his story!
Steven Ho – IMDb
Jonny & Ollie (@twinjas_official) • Instagram photos and videos
Ninja Kidz TV – YouTube

May 25, 2023 • 58min
Daniel Marino – The Naihanchi Project – EP116
Daniel was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. He is married with no kids.
He has studied martial arts most of his life and started treaching right after high school.
He plays guitar, enjoys live music and also enjoys comic books, fantasy and sci-fi.
He is co-host of the Motion Martial Arts Podcast
Please enjoy his story.
Practical Tang Soo Do – YouTube
The Naihanchi Project | Facebook
Practical Tang Soo Do (Korean Karate) | Facebook
Motion Martial Arts on Apple Podcasts

May 18, 2023 • 1h 9min
Arthur Fratelli – The Amazing Arthur – EP115
Arthur is an accomplished speaker, martial artist, mentalist, magician, hypnotist,and former teacher who specializes in delivering top-notch entertainment for high-end corporate events.
He has honed his craft through extensive training in martial arts, psychology, eastern and western philosophy, stoicism, and hypnotherapy.
His background and expertise in these fields have given him a unique perspective on the power offocus and concentration.
His presentations focus on teaching people how to keep their inner critic working for them instead ofagainst them.
In addition to all of this he also studied comedy at Second City in Chicago.
Please enjoy his story.
The Amazing Arthur Magician | Omaha Nebraska
Meditation in Motion | Arthur Fratelli-Silknitter | TEDxOmaha – YouTube

May 11, 2023 • 1h 42min
Dan Anderson – Super Dan – EP114
Dan is the founder of American Freestyle Karate, a uniquely American martial art as well asthe author of the best selling book – American Freestyle Karate: A Guide To Sparring which has been inprint for 40 years.
He has a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate, a 10th Degree Black Belt in Filipino Modern Arnis,and an 9th Degree Black Belt in MA80 System Arnis/Eskrima.
He is a 4 time national karate champion and world champion, having won over 70 Grand Titles!
He has taught all over the world as well as authored/produced over 100 books and DVDs.
Please enjoy his story!
Super Dan Online Academy – The Virtual Dojo for the 21st Century
Super Dan Online Library – Taking Your Skills To The Next Level
Anderson Martial Arts – Martial Arts for Adults, Kids, and Families (danandersonkarate.com)

May 4, 2023 • 1h 32min
Jamie Clubb – Clubb Chimera – EP113
Jamie is an author, podcaster and martial artist who was born to an old travelling circus family.
When he was 16 he almost had his hand torn off by a Hyena.
He started the UK’s first ever extreme pro wrestling promotion in 1998 and co-founded the Combat Performance Academy.
He founded Clubb Chimera Martial Arts.
in 2005 he created, wrote and presented the DVD “Cross Training in the Martial Arts: The Anatomy of Combat” and created the sequel DVD in 2006.
In 2008 he launched the first franchise to CCMA, CCMA Hastings
His brand new book was recenlty released and is titled“When Parents Aren’t Around: A Young Person’s Guide to Self-Protection”.
Please enjoy his story.
Clubb Chimera
Blog | Clubb Chimera
Amazon.co.uk: Jamie Clubb: Books, Biography, Blogs, Audiobooks, Kindle

Apr 27, 2023 • 48min
Travis Stevens – Olympian – EP112
Travis was born in Bellevue, WA
He has studied martial arts most of his life and currently holds black belts in Judo and BJJ.
He has won medals at the IJF Grand Prix , the IJF Grand Slam, The World Masters,The Pan American Championships, The Pan American Games and a Silver Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
He primarily teaches out of the Fuji Gym in Wakefield, Mass and also teaches at Renzo Gracie Fort Lee in New Jersey.
He is married and has a 22 month old daughter and another on the way… In just a few days.
Please enjoy his story.
FUJI Martial Arts | Wakefield & Woburn Martial Arts & Fitness
Travis Stevens, U.S. Judo Athlete | Facebook
Travis Stevens (@judosilencer) • Instagram photos and videos
Renzo Gracie Martial Arts Training Center – RENZO GRACIE FORT LEE (teobjj.com)

Apr 20, 2023 • 46min
Scott Taylor – Taylor Jiu-Jitsu – EP111
Scott is the head instructor at Taylor Jiu-Jitsu with well over a decade of experience.
He has trained with such notables as George St, Pierre, Jo “Daddy” Stevenson, Gray “The Bully” Maynard,Brandon “The Truth” Vera and many more.
He is first aid and CPR certified
Outside of martial arts he enjoys action movies, going on drives and exploring small towns.He also loves reading, drinking coffee and is a self-proclaimed foodie.
Please enjoy his story.
– Taylor Jiu-Jitsu (taylorjiujitsu.com)

Apr 13, 2023 • 1h 15min
Bill Wallace – Superfoot – EP110
Bill was born in Portland, Indiana.
He is a martial artist, actor, author, instructor and so much more.
He studied at Ball State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education.He also earned his masters in Kinesiology from Memphis State University.
He is the author of a college textbook on karate and kinesiology.
He was a play by play commentator for UFC #1 in 1993 along side former guest of the show Kathy Long.
He was elected to the Black Belt Hall of fame as Tournament Karate Fighter of the Year in 1973and again as Man of the Year in 1978.
His film credits include such movies as A Force of One with Chuck NorrisContinental Divide & Neighbors with John Belushi, The Protector with Jackie Chan and more…
He continues to teach seminars across the US and abroad. (I was lucky enough to attend one).
I don’t throw around the term Legend too often, but my guest today definitely falls into that category.
Enjoy his story!
Superfoot System, L.L.C.
Bill Wallace – IMDb
BILL SUPERFOOT WALLACE 1976 – YouTube
Bill Superfoot Wallace vs Joe Lewis – YouTube

Apr 6, 2023 • 1h 24min
Joe Rebelo – KENPOJOE – EP109
Joe was born and raised in New Bedford, Mass
He has been involved in martial over half of a century and holds 26 black belts.
He has been the owner/operator of 5 commercial studios.
He has been inducted into 5 Halls of Fame as a historian.
He has one of the largest martial arts book, magazine and video collections in the U.S.
In his spare time he enjoys singing karaoke, comic books and video games.
Please enjoy his story!
Grand Master Joe Rebelo – Kenpo Arts Alliance
KENPOJOE1 – YouTube
MARTIAL ARTS TODAY TV: JEFF SPEAKMAN EPISODE 1 – YouTube