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Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast
#81 John "The Pit Master " Hackleman (Black Belt Meeting)(SGWA PODCAST)
John "The Pit Master" Hackleman talks shop with Angelo Ferrer about what should be included in the core curriculum of a martial arts program. What is Bunkai? Keeping self-defense simple and a few stories about Rampage Jackson in Japan.
#80 Mickey Lopez (Kajukenbo Series) (Black Belt Meeting)
DSAL Academy Coach Mickey Lopez joins Angelo for a black belt meeting. They go over several topics like what's a black belt mean for different styles? What is Kajukenbo? Angelo shares his story of the first fight club he started and much more.
#78 Sifu Renato of Kajukenbo France
Sifu Renato is a Kajukenbo Black Belt who runs several Kajukenbo Schools Globally and is currently running the Kajukenbo France Team. He shares his martial arts journey and how he found Kajukenbo in Portugal.
Please Check out his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddh_s... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfUXf... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSaGO... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCi1R... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQABY...
SGWA # 77 Black Belt Meeting with John, Mickey and Rob
Kajukenbo Black Belts John Hojlo, Mickey Lopez and Rob Rowland have a few drinks and talk about how competition drives a style, 80s Movies and what students bring to the matts.
#75 Onel Bonilla(Social Gelo Podcast)(Kajukenbo Series)(MMA)
Onel Bonilla is a Kajukenbo Black Belt coming out of Puerto Rico. He talks about life on the Island and his martial arts journey. Kajukenbo is a mixed martial art from Hawaii. To learn more check out the Kajukenbo Wikipedia page here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajukenbo.
#74 Autism on the Mats with Mickey Lopez and John Hojlo(SGWA PODCAST) (Kajukenbo Series)
Kajukenbo black belts Angelo Ferrer, John Hojlo and Mickey Lopez talk about Autism. As well as working with special needs students in the dojo.
#73 Magdiel Rivera (Kajukenbo Series)(SGWA PODCAST)
Magdiel Rivera is a black belt in AIki Jiu Jitsu and a mixed martial arts practitioner. He shares his journey as well as his views on self defense and much more.

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