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Our guest today is Hanshi Dave Kovar. He has a lifetime of experience in the martial arts and today we will be discussing several key points of his Mastery Mindset. We also discuss his Satori Lifestyle Podcast. www.igniteyourlife.org www.davekovarlive.com www.kovarsystems.com

Mr. Greg Heal is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a very talented artist, and author of the book Heritage - Sky Jewel Legacy. Most recently he has become the host of the My Disney Addiction Podcast. Today we discuss how the martial arts have influenced his creative side.

Today we feature Mrs. Mary Rogers. She is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She started her training at age 63. Not only does she continue to train at age 83 but she was also a competitor at the 11th annual US National Hanmadang. www.igniteyourlife.org www.cityyouthmartialarts.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com

U.S. Special Operations Command hosted the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games this past June in Tampa Bay, Florida. Approximately 300 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans participated in the competition. Competitors include active military service members and veterans with upper-body, lower-body, and spinal cord injuries; traumatic brain injuries; visual impairment; serious illnesses; and post-traumatic stress. Our guest today was a competitor from team ARMY. www.igniteyourlife.org www.dodwarriorgames.com

Samery Moras is a former US Team competitor. Her various athletic accomplishments include being a 6-time US Collegiate National Champion & Team Member in Olympic-style Sparring and traveling all over the world winning International titles. She began her YouTube career by taking videos of her travel adventures while at overseas competitions. She now has one of the largest Taekwondo channels on YouTube where she shares her passion of Taekwondo through tutorials, training tips, and Taekwondo vlogs.

Our guest today is Coach Craig Haase. He has been the Head Coach of the Varsity Boy's Basketball Team at Arrowhead High School for 19 years. In that time he has lead his teams to over 300 wins, six Classic 8 Conference championships, ten WIAA regional championships, three WIAA Final Four appearances, one WIAA Runner Up in 2017, and one WIAA State Championship in 2010.

Today we feature author of the book Nutrition for Taekwondo, Erica Stephens. She is an Accredited Sports Dietician and former member of the Australian Taekwondo Team.She will be sharing her insights into the nutrition necessary to excel as an athlete in a combat sport like Taekwondo. www.igniteyourlife.org www.nutritionfortaekwondo.com

Please welcome Dave Simon to the show. Dave was a basketball official for 18 years and he has been mentoring officials for about 8 years. He is currently an editor at Referee Magazine and the National Association of Sports Officials. He also co-authored a book called "Whistle in a Haystack". This episode will give you a new appreciation for sports officials and the importance of their contribution to what makes a great competition. www.igniteyourlife.org www.naso.org

Master Ghafour is a 4 time Canadian National Tae Kwon Do Team member and Founder/CEO of 2020 Armor. He has developed an Electronic Scoring Vest that is teaching the next generation of students the foundations of martial arts in a language they understand: video games. I hope you will tune in next week to hear more about his competitive experience and this great product. www.igniteyourlife.org www.2020armor.com

Please welcome Katie Hensel to the show. She is the founder and executive director for Tri4Schools. This is a non-profit organization that is getting kids involved in triathlons and giving back to local schools at the same time. www.tri4schools.org www.igniteyourlife.org

On today's episode we feature Coach Jeff Staus. He has been a teacher at Arrowhead Union High School for 20 years. He has also been the Head Coach for their Boy’s Varsity Soccer Team for 19 years, where he has been Coach of the Year for the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel and the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association multiple times. He is also an Academy Coach with Strike FC. I hope you’ll join our discussion as we talk about the “Beautiful Game”. www.igniteyourlife.org www.strikefc.org www.arrowheadschools.org

Our guest today is Master Emerson Wong from Toronto, Ontario. Not only is he a martial arts instructor and school owner, he has played roles in several features films such as Dead Pool 2, Pacific Rim, Max Payne, and Robocop. He also discusses his charitable efforts and how he is building a martial arts school in Haiti.

Today's guest is Dr. Christina Truesdale. She is a recently retired Major in the United States Army and competitor in the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games. She will share with us how she has been able to overcome injuries and obstacles. Her account is both uplifting and inspiring. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. www.igniteyourlife.org www.dodwarriorgames.com www.truemeridianvet.com

Today we feature Dr. Cary Kohlenberg, a psychiatrist with expertise in treating Alzheimer's dementia. This is a small departure from our regular format of focusing on athletes and martial artists. Instead, we will be addressing how this debilitating disease takes away from our ability to function at our highest level for as long as possible. We'll also cover what we might be able to do about it so we can make the most of our golden years.

On this episode we review the mission of the JK Lee City Youth Martial Art Prgram with Mrs. Maryfrances Palmisano. CYMAP is a nonprofit corporation that uses the martial arts to serve youth in underserved communities with an opportunity to learn within a supportive environment that fosters mutual respect, confidence, discipline, while promoting mental health, physical fitness, and well being. www.igniteyourlife.org www.cityyouthmartialarts.com

Today's guest is Master Jim Nam, master martial artist,instructor and successful martial arts school owner. Not only will be discussing his martial arts experience both past and present but we will address his role as a board member with ASA - American Sabumnim Association, where successful martial arts school owners share their successes with each other. www.igniteyourlife.org www.martialartsclaremont.com www.victorvillecamartialarts.com

Today's episode features CEO of Superior Masonry Builders Inc. and 5th Degree Black Belt, Master Mark Kemp. We will be discussing the parallels between his professional career and his life as a Tae Kwon Do practitioner as well as the many different ways success may manifest itself in our lives. www.igniteyourlife.org www.superiormasonry.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com

The Playmaker is the most valuable player on any sports team. Their edge? An elusive, intangible quality that combines antic¬ipation, perception, and decision-making skills. While most sports performance training has focused on growing muscle and improving speed—with results arguably plateauing at a certain point—focusing on cognitive and emotional elements promises a much greater payoff. Meet the next challenge in athletics. Using today’s technology and tools, it is now pos¬sible to understand, assess, and train this sixth sense rather than just hope it magically appears. www.igniteyourlife.org www.80PercentMental.com

This episode features Mr. Chris Hora and Mrs. Meadoe Hora. Today we will be discussing a family book they wrote for their black belt project. It is called "Super Hero Kick Team: Pencils Down". This is a fun book written about a group of 3rd graders that use the super powers they find in their practice of Tae Kwon Do to go good at school and at home. This book was written for a great cause and the proceeds go to the JK Lee City Youth Martial Arts Program. We will speak about both in depth. Thanks for listening! www.igniteyourlife.org https://www.amazon.com/Superhero-Kick-Team-Pencils-Down/dp/197326790X www.jkleeblackbelt.com www.cityyouthmartialarts.com

Today's guest is TaeKwonDo practitioner and editor of "TaeKwonDo Life Magazine" Mr. Marc Zirogiannis. We will be discussing what Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine is all about as well as some of people he has had an opportunity to interview in the past. This includes former Miss America Nia Sanchez, country music singer Willie Nelson, and martial arts legend Chuck Norris. www.igniteyourlife.org www.tkdlifemagazine.com www.jkleeblackbelt.com