Jonathan Fader is your host and Co-Founder of UTKM. A message from your host: As this was the 100th episode I thought I would do something a little different. I will give you a loose history of my life and how it lead to the creation of UTKM and where it is at today. It is a loose history as it is a story from memory as well as an attempt to keep certain details specifically vague for privacy or legal reasons. The purpose of this episode aside from a general history is also to help those who struggle running their own martial arts schools to know that you are not alone in dealing with the trials and tribulations of running a martial arts school. It can be emotionally, physically, mentally, and sometimes financially draining whether it's successful or not. I want you to know that it is also ok to talk with others about your struggles both mentally, financially, or even socially (though you don't have to do it quite as publicly as me). This industry is not for everyone and can leave many feeling alone and isolated yet know that it is also a very rewarding industry to be in even if you only have a handful of students. It also helps you to get to know Jonathan a little more if you didn't already know enough. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU 

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Episode 100 - Host Jonathan Fader does Story time: A loose history of his life and how it lead to UTKM

Ryan Kitchen is a BJJ Black Belt and Co-Owner at Advantage Jiu Jitsu in Richmond, BC. Ryan found jiu jitsu in 2007 after his mother was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. Jiu Jitsu became a positive escape from the stresses of his everyday life and something meaningful to work towards. Training partners provided support and became friends helping him through a difficult time. Ryan enjoys testing himself often in competition and will be competing this upcoming year at the IBJJF World Masters. Ryan also has been, and will continue to help teach the kids program at one of the most successful competition kids teams in the lower mainland.  Now he is planning to bring the same winning formula to the Advantage Kids Program When off the mats Ryan is usually doing what he can to help his wife Sophie run her business True Conditioning.  In this episode we talk about Ryans Journey in BJJ, Being a Casual BJJ practitioner, Mental health and Martial Arts, The importance of Martial Arts in peoples lives and running a martial arts business during Covid-19. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU 

Episode 99 - Ryan Kitchen BJJ Black Belt and Co-Owner of Advantage Jiu Jitsu in Richmond, BC

This episode is a blog post series discussing the Mental Colour code and its application in both literal physical self defense and mental health. At UTKM it is very much believed that self defense is not just physical and too often we can focus too much on the groin strikes and throat punches that good self defense is very much about balance which includes both the internal and external aspects. Several years ago UTKM adopted and slightly modified the Colour code developed by Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper and it has been an integral part of our Self Defense and Krav Maga approach ever since. One must understand its application to literal self defense, to personal mental health and Mindfulness as well as how it connects to our nervous system and its various reactions. Understanding this is key to a happy and healthy life and one where you have truly learned to walk in peace. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU Episode References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cooper https://utkmblog.com/2018/01/09/the-colour-code-stages-of-mental-awarness-situational-awareness/  https://utkmblog.com/2021/05/04/awareness-colour-code-the-nervous-system-mental-health-part-1-self-defence-and-mental-health/ https://utkmblog.com/2021/05/11/awareness-colour-code-the-nervous-system-mental-health-part-2-white-totally-relaxed-bad-for-self-defence-good-for-mental-health/ https://utkmblog.com/2021/05/18/awareness-colour-code-the-nervous-system-mental-health-part-3-yellow-relaxed-alert-a-great-place-to-be-overall/ https://utkmblog.com/2021/05/25/awareness-colour-code-the-nervous-system-mental-health-part-4-orange-identified-threat-or-paranoia/ https://utkmblog.com/2021/06/01/awareness-colour-code-the-nervous-system-mental-health-part-5-red-time-to-fight-or-is-it-just-another-mental-breakdown/ https://utkmblog.com/2021/06/08/awareness-colour-code-the-nervous-system-mental-health-part-6-black-catastrophically-overwhelmed/

Episode 98 - Blog post series - The Awareness Colour Code Self Defense and Mental Health

Jonathan Fader. Laszlo started his Martial arts Journey in the mid-1980s in his home country of Hungary. At that time it was still under the semi-communist rule as the USSR still had sway over the area. When he was 18 he moved to Canada in a classic Immigrant story with no money, little education, and only a desire to live a better life. He eventually found the local Kyokushin community and started the hard Journey to Black Belt and later an instructor. He has built a life, and a family here but is concerned about the fact that western politics is looking a lot like the authoritarian regime he left behind. In this episode we talk about Martial Arts, Family and the importance of the Family Unit, Religion in the modern world, History, Critical Thinking, Freedom of thought and speech and so much more. This episode is long but deep and totally worth the listen. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU 

Episode 97 - Laszlo Antal is a 3rd Dan Kyokushin Black Belt originally from Hungary

Excerpt: "How I like to Approach it, that is that is we need to be acquainted with violence and how it functions in order to have a proper relationship with it. Not that your going to be like you know just tossing and becoming a more violent and more aggressive person but you need to have a relationship to it. So, you know that's the same thing with uh, if we are talking firearms, ...that's a thing in Buddhist...philosophy, there's a notion called weapons principle. If somebody is standing there.. brandishing a sword hold it high in the sky, like you know people are going to react in turn, there is a certain energy to it. So its like relating to that, lets rather have a relationship to it rather than just shying away." Hugo is a UTKM Yellow belt who ironically found Krav Maga through his Buddhist meditative practices with the Shambala Buddhist organization. Originally from South Africa he moved to Canada as a teenager and eventually found his way into programming where he works with Activision. When he got involved in the Shambhala organization he also became involved in the Droje Kasung which is the security and training division of the organization to protect its self, its teachers, and practitioners from unwanted harm. He and his wife also founded the Not for Profit Organization People Ensuring Animal Care Exist or P.E.A.C.E to help find safe haven and sanctuary for animals particularly of the Farm Variety. In this episode, we discuss his Buddhist practices and philosophies, Martial Arts, Use of Force, Veganism, Ethics and morality, and much more as we discuss the quandaries of what it means to be human. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU 

Episode 96 - Hugo is a UTKM Yellow Belt, Programmer and Founder of People Ensuring Animal Care Exists

Excerpt: "I think that there is a role that social media is playing in this. Which shines a light in weaknesses in our democracy in a very unhelpful way. Umm, so social media creates these easily manipulated narratives which allow us to inflate emotions and subvert, umm, dialogue and discussion like you and I are having right now. Cuz if you and I were talking and neither of us were listening to the other person the discussion would have very little value." - Aaron Philip Aaron Philip is a University Colleague of the Host as they met at KPU. Aaron studied Criminology with a minor in Political Science and was heavily involved in various aspects of KPU Student life. In particular was his involvement in the Model UN where he even traveled globally to participate in larger Mock UN Events. Aaron is now studying Law with the hopes of becoming a Lawyer and He intends to start a Family law practice in the future, offering integrated services, including mediation for families. This Episode starts off a little different as Aaron intends to launch a yet un-named podcast and asks a series of questions to Jonathan Fader for his podcast. After these the episode transitions into a discussion of Canadian Politics and the upcoming election and the Pandemic both provincially, federally and globally. The intro is a bit longer as Jonathan wanted to clarify and clean up some comments made during the discussion on the topic of the pandemic. For the sake of breaking up the topics the timestamps for this episode are provided below: 00:00 - Start – Intro and Clarifications from Jon regarding comments made in the discussion 00:31 - Aarons questions to Jon for his podcast 01:06 The Government, Upcoming Canadian Elections and the laws 01:49:00 ish  - Transition to the discussion of BC pandemic response and pandemic in General SUPPORT THIS PODCAST 

Episode 95 - Aaron Philip University Colleague and Hopeful soon to be Lawyer

Expert: "Do what you believe is right. Stand up for what you believe in. If you see something, you want to questions something and you are not qualified to question it, question it anyways. You know, open discourse and even though we don't have it here in Canada, Freedom of Speech is an important part of Western Civilization." Matt Kwan is a BJJ Black Belt, Owner of On Guard BJJ, and Co-Founder of the Podcast BJJ Mental Models. Matt is widely considered on of the best No-GI BJJ competitors locally as he regularly wins Provincial titles in his respective weight class. Matt has previously been on Episode 3 and Episode 21 . Matt has been very successful both on the mat and as a BJJ Gym owner and Pre-Lockdowns was starting to do very well on the international scene. Matt is also very outspoken on the topic of Freedom of choice, Freedom of Speech and Freedom in general. If you only want to listen to us staying in our lane and talking BJJ then stop at the 42 minute mark, but if you are listening to this podcast anyways, you probably don't care. In this episode we talk about BJJ, Women in BJJ and the recent scandals in the BJJ community, Running a BJJ and Marital arts school, and of course a discussion about what's going on in the world with Covid-19, Public perception and Government Policies. Follow Mat and his school on Instagram @onguardbjj The post Episode 94 – Matt Kwan is a BJJ Black Belt Owner of ON Guard BJJ and Co-Founder of the BJJ Mental Models Podcast appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 94 – Matt Kwan is a BJJ Black Belt Owner of ON Guard BJJ and Co-Founder of the BJJ Mental Models Podcast

Expert: "Do what you believe is right. Stand up for what you believe in. If you see something, you want to questions something and you are not qualified to question it, question it anyways. You know, open discourse and even though we don't have it here in Canada, Freedom of Speech is an important part of Western Civilization." Matt Kwan Matt Kwan is a BJJ Black Belt, Owner of On Guard BJJ, and Co-Founder of the Podcast BJJ Mental Models. Matt is widely considered one of the best No-GI BJJ competitors locally as he regularly wins Provincial titles in his respective weight class. Matt has previously been on Episode 3 and Episode 21. Matt has been very successful both on the mat and as a BJJ Gym owner and Pre-Lockdowns was starting to do very well on the international scene. Matt is also very outspoken on the topic of Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom in general. If you only want to listen to us staying in our lane and talking BJJ then stop at the 42-minute mark, but if you are listening to this podcast anyway, you probably don't care. In this episode we talk about BJJ, Women in BJJ and the recent scandals in the BJJ community, Running a BJJ and Martial arts school, and of course a discussion about what's going on in the world with Covid-19, Public perception, and Government Policies. Follow Matt and his school on Instagram @onguardbjj  SUPPORT THIS PODCAST UTKM: Blog Facebook Instagram Twitter Metro Vancouver School Online Training - UTKMU 

Excerpt: [on sharing what one of his collogues told him] "Self Defense deals with the onset of Violence, the beginning of the violent moment. Basically the engagement, the first punch thrown etc... If you are amazing at self defense maybe you did your 360, maybe you nailed them with a punch, situation over. But, more often than not, that self defense moment turns into a fight. So he defines self defense and fighting as self defense the kind of before to the beginning and fighting as the during and maybe a little bit after." Saar Markovitch is the Co-Owner and Head instructor of X-Fighting is Sydney, Australia. Originally from Israel he has been doing martial arts since he was a child. He was a Officer in the Israeli Airforce. During this time he found Krav Maga and was eventually invited to be an instructor. He trained and was certified at the famous Wingate Institute as was involved as an instructor in Impact Krav Maga. 6 years ago he moved to Australia and continued his Journey as a Krav Maga Instructor. In this episode we discuss, Krav Maga, Martial Arts, Being and Instructor, What's going on in Sydney, and yes Psychedelic's, Mental Health and our experiences growing into more open compassionate but masculine people, instructors and mentors. The post Episode 93 – Saar Markovitch is the lead Instructor at X Fighting in Sydney Australia appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 93 – Saar Markovitch is the lead Instructor at X Fighting in Sydney Australia

something that's broad but maybe not to deep. but its broad, I mean there's a lot you gotta learn and you know you gotta learn your punches, your blocking, your blades, your sticks, your firearms, your grappling but it doesn't run to deeply in any of those things. and that's why I like having the other Martial Arts so that if you find that you are connected to this type of training keep coming to Krav Maga but if you like lets say grappling because thats a big one, if you enjoy the grappling then hey, cross train in Jiu Jitsu. ” – Dennis Hill belt and Master Instructor in Combat Hapkido, a black belt in Judo, a 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), and a black belt and certified instructor in Israeli Krav Maga. Dennis also trains in Kali with Paul Kischkum. He earned his certification in Kettelbells from Pavel Tsatsouline and has trained in Wresting for 8 years with Master of Sport, Jospeh Vigdorchik, Russian Freestyle Wresting. He also holds numerous other certifications in Health and Wellness. In this Episode we talk about Krav Maga, Self Defense, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and general martial arts training and teaching and training. Check out Dennis' school at https://ctkravmagamma.com/ Support this Podcast at:https://utkmblog.com/supportus/ The post Episode 92 – Dennis Hill runs a Krav Maga and BJJ gym in Connecticut and holds multiple Black Belts appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 92 – Dennis Hill runs a Krav Maga and BJJ gym in Connecticut and holds multiple Black Belts

Excerpt: "I think it’s the responsibility of any citizen to be reasonably well informed on most things. You don’t just get to say, well your appeal to authority, oh the experts said this…You should at least be able to inform your self to say, is that true?" - Quinn Quinn is a UTKM green belt who trained with us for several years, recently he moved to Switzerland for family opportunities but was back for a visit. He also trained BJJ and Muay Thai with UTKM and others schools. He is Originally from Salt Spring Island, a small island in between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. He learned to love to explore his environment and build things and learn how things worked. This lead him to a Career in Mechanical Engineering which ended up with him working on Small Particle Accelerators at UBC'S Triumph Labs. He and his now wife made the move to Switzerland as She got a job working at CERN and he found a job working in the exciting and growth field of Solar Panels. In this Episode we discuss UTKM, Martial Arts, Science and Scientific Method, Politics, Critical Thinking and more. The post Episode 91 – Quinn is a UTKM Green Belt, and is a Mechanical Engineer who has worked on Particle Accelerators and Solar Panels appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 91 – Quinn is a UTKM Green Belt, and is a Mechanical Engineer who has worked on Particle Accelerators and Solar Panels

Nir Maman is a Counter Terrorist, Policing and Use of Force Expert and founder of CT707 a Global Risk Mitigation, Special Operations, and Training organization. Nir's full background is read during the Intro of this episode which takes some time, as the actual talk starts around the 17 minute mark. Host Jonathan Fader has also had the opportunity to train with Nir via his Krav Maga instructor Certification on multiple occasions as well as an Israeli Tactical pistol course and like many can attest to Nir's expertise and world class instructional quality. The following is an abbreviated version of what is on his website: Nir has a professional background that spans twenty years of service in the fields of Military Special Operations, Police Tactical Operations, Law Enforcement, and High-Risk Security Operations.... Nir is a certified Police Use of Force Instructor and SWAT Operator in both the United States and Canada and has a Martial Arts background of over 35 years with Black Belts/Instructor certifications in Krav Maga, Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Jeet Kune Do. and so much more... In this episode we discuss, Nir's Background and training, His time in the IDF Counter Terrorism Unit, Teaching and tactical methodologies, Policing and use of force and general philosophies. https://ct707.com/ The post Episode 90 – Nir Maman is a Counter-Terrorist, Policing and Use of Force Expert appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 90 – Nir Maman is a Counter-Terrorist, Policing and Use of Force Expert

Nathan de la Feraude is a UTKM Yellow Belt and Baseball coach. He grew up in Surrey, BC in the once notorious neighborhood which has since been slightly cleaned up. He went to University in Chicago pursuing his love for Baseball as his goal was to go Pro. Things did not go as planned an he ended up Back in Vancouver where he started at the bottom working his way up and is now a VFX Coordinator working on several notable big Marvel Projects like Antman and the Wasp, Wandavision and many other big movies. Nathan continues his love of Baseball by teaching, coaching and mentoring kids and teens who had the same dream he did but teaching them the things he wish he knew but no one showed him. In this episode it is very much a conversation where we discuss our backgrounds, growing up, mentorship, teaching, Addiction, Drugs, life and its difficult choices and due to some questions from Nathan several long winded answers from the host Jonathan about UTKM and Politics and the world around us. Nathan asks that if you want to get to know him better come and train with us at UTKM a sentiment that we could not support more. www.urbantacticskm.com The post Episode 89 – Nathan is a UTKM Yellow Belt and Baseball Coach appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 89 – Nathan is a UTKM Yellow Belt and Baseball Coach

Mike Hansen is the Co-founder of Budo Martial Arts in Metro Vancouver and Current Owner of BUDO Burnaby. Mike holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, and has trained BJJ and Muay Thai Kickboxing since 2009. He has competed and won a 2014 NAGA Champion and he competes regularly at the IBJJF World Masters and Pans. He has trained with some of the most respected names in the BJJ world, including Ricardo De La Riva, Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles, and Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu. He believes that martial arts are a great way to build confidence and get in shape and his goal is to share this belief with his students in a fun and friendly training environment. Mike has built up a strong school well known in Metro Vancouver and is one of the top lighter black belts in the city. Mike is also the Warriors Den Host, Jonathan Faders BJJ professor. In this Episode we discuss, His background, BJJ, MMA, mentorship, teaching philosophies and more. The post Episode 88 – Mike Hansen BJJ Black Belt and Owner of Budo Burnaby in BC, Canada appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Episode 88 – Mike Hansen BJJ Black Belt and Owner of Budo Burnaby in BC, Canada

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