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Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast
#99 Mark Stewart (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
Mark Stewart is a JKD instructor that has traveled the world teaching martial arts. In this episode, he shares his martial arts journey including how he got into writing articles for Inside Kung Fu magazine.
#98 Michelle Manu (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
Michelle is a 10th Degree Black Belt and teacher (Kumu) of the rarely seen ancient Hawaiian Combat Art, Lua. She is the only woman accepted as a disciple and earn the title of teacher (Kumu) under Grand Master (‘Olohe) Solomon Kaihewalu in over 40 years. She is also an advocate for women's empowerment through martial arts. She shares her martial arts journey and talks about her experiences as well as being your authentic self.
#97 Philip Gelinas (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast) (Kajukenbo Series)
Philip Gelinas is the curator of the Kajukenbo tree (Mixed Martial Art founded in Hawaii) a name database of Kajukenbo black belts around the world throughout the founding of Kajukenbo until now. He talks about his own martial arts journey and how he started his project of tracing the history of Kajukenbo. His journey includes big names such as UFC Champion George St Pierre, Bruce Lee's official instructor Guru Dan Inasanto and the FMA Dog Brothers. A must see for any martial arts enthusiasts .
#96 Was Bruce Lee all that and a bag of Fritos?(Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
What impact if any did Bruce Lee really have on modern martial arts and MMA? To answer this question Kajukenbo instructor and MMA Coach Angelo Ferrer sat down with Historian Danielle Bolleli and UFC coach John Hackleman to analyze what exactly did Bruce Lee do for martial arts.
#95 Are there too many Grand Masters in Martial Arts?(Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
Kajukenbo instructors John Hojlo, Renato Benardino and Angelo Ferrer have a black belt meeting about ranks in martial arts. They also cover a few other topics including Bruce Lee and the importance of keeping track of who is in your martial arts community.
#94 From Kajukenbo to Pro Wrestling with TMD(Joey Gaytan)(Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
Pro Wrestler TMD (Joey Gaytan) shares his martial arts journey that started in Kajukenbo and ended in Pro Wrestling. We also discuss how Kajukenbo helped his career and why showmanship is an important part of any professional combat sport.
#93 Should we get rid of Sparring and Kata's? (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
UFC Coach John Hackleman, DSAL Boxing Academy Coach and Kajukenbo Instructor Mickey Lopez, Kajukenbo Japan and MMA Coach Angelo Ferrer and Kajukenbo Instructor Judo Player Anthony Miele have a civil debate about getting rid of sparring and Katas. Great points are made and as always John had some great rants! Check it out!

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