

Everyday Martial Artist
Brian Doucette
Every week we will chat with a different martial artist and hear their story.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Nov 3, 2022 • 46min
Phillip Ahn – Mortal Kombat II – Ep87
Phillip Ahn is a board certified family physician who has served the needy in the south side ofchicago his entire career. He has made over 25 mission trips to developing countries inLatin America, Africa and the Caribbean.
He is the author of the books Mortal Doctor and Mortal Discipline.
Phillip is best known for his portrayal of the character Shang Tsung in the popular video gameMortal Kombat II.
Please enjoy his story!
Mortal Doctor: A Story of Transformation, Discipline and Purpose: Ahn M.D., Phillip, Hanson, Shelly, Mack, Doc: 9781071304556: Amazon.com: Books
Mortal Discipline – Kindle edition by Ahn M.D., Phillip, Hanson, Shelly, Hanson, Shelly. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Phillip Ahn – IMDb
Phillip Ahn, M.D. | Mortal Kombat Wiki | Fandom
Mortal Kombat II – Wikipedia

Oct 27, 2022 • 1h 9min
Mallory Woods – SportMartialArts.com – Ep86
Mallory is a former multiple NASKA Lightweight champion from the DMV area.Spending the late 90’s and early 2000’s on Sport Karate teams, Team Elite and Team CJB.
In the later half of 2012 he joined SportsMartialArts.com to help bring the sport to the next levelwith Professional coverage.He is the play by play commentator for Night Show Tournament Broadcasts.
Away from martial arts he has over 20 years in Software development and is an avid Gamer.
Please enjoy his story!
Home – SportMartialArts.com
Mallory Woods – IMDb
MAT Action

Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 4min
Jim Erickson – Boxing – EP85
Jim Erickson grew up in a small town in North Dakota. He got involved in boxing at a young age.he was a boxing coach for 15 years.He was appointed to the ND Athletic Commission and was leading the commission as ND becameone of the first states in the country to Sanction MMA in 2006.In 2008 he became the Executive Director of the Dept of Athletic Regulation for the Mille Lacs Band ofOjibwe Indians in MN.In 2015 He accepted the position of Combative Sports Program Assistant Manager for the state of TX.
He also served as the Vice President of the Association of Boxing Commissionsfor 10 years.
Please enjoy his story!

Oct 13, 2022 • 1h 20min
Francis Pineda – Jhoon Rhee TKD – Ep84
Francis holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Psychology, as well as a B.A. in AOS in Network Engineering.
He has been training in martial arts for over 40 years. He was the manager and head instructorof the Glenn Dale Jhoon Rhee School.
In arizona he served for 5 years as the Vice President and Head Instructor of America’s Best Karate.
In 2004 he moved back to Virginia and became the co-owner and head instructor of Jhoon Rhee Arlington.
He has trained over 20 nationals champions and is currently a 7th degree black belt.
Please enjoy his story.
Home – Arlington Kicks
Francis Pineda – IMDb

Oct 6, 2022 • 1h 4min
Marshall Teague – Road House – Ep83
Marshall is retired US Navy and a former deputy sheriff in Memphis, TN. He is a motivationalspeaker and a Singer/songwriter.He has appeared in over 130 film and tv projects.He was in blockbuster movies The Rock and Armageddon, and appeared in hit TV series likeFriday Night Lights, Babylon 5 and some of my favorites like Knight Rider, Macgyver, Sliders,Pacific Blue, Criminal Minds and so many more..
And fans of the podcast may even remember his role as a karate instructor in the hit comedy seriesMama’s Family… But you will definitely remember his recurring roles on Walker Texas Ranger, His rolein the movie Guardian Angel with friend of the podcast Cynthia Rothrock.and of course one of his most well known roles as Jimmy in the classic movie Road House which featuresthe ICONIC fight scene with Patrick Swayze.
He has studied multiple martial arts and was also a NATO Kickboxing champion.
Please enjoy his story!
KICKSTART KIDS – Character Through Karate
Marshall R Teague | Facebook
(3) Marshall R Teague (@MarshallRTeague) / Twitter
Marshall R Teague Karate 1984 – YouTube
Marshall R. Teague – IMDb
Marshall Teague (actor) – Wikipedia
A Mind for the Fight: An Evolutionary Mindset and Systems-Focused Approach Towards a Unified Skillset for Self-Defense, Street Survival, and Combat Sports Excellence: West, James “Smokey”, McCauley, Justin: 9798623125965: Amazon.com: Books

Sep 29, 2022 • 1h 1min
Rick Faye – MKG Martial Arts – Ep82
Rick is a Senior Full Instructor under Dan Inosanto in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts.He is a 5th level instructor under Dan Inosanto in Maphilindo Silat.Ajarn and Regional Director for World Muay Thai Association under Master Chai Sirisute.Full Instructor under Sifu Paul Vunak and an Instructor under Larry Hartsell.
He has trained the spectrum of students from Military and Law Enforcement to Professional Athletesand competitive martial artists and the general public.
His organization has branches in several countries and is growing.
He founded the MN Kali Group in 1982.
Please enjoy his story.
Home – MKG Martial Arts (mnkali.com)
MKG University – Remember to use the promo code “Everyday” for the discount mentioned during the interview!

Sep 22, 2022 • 45min
Greg Jackson – Jackson Wink MMA – Ep81
Greg was born in Washington, DC and moved to New Mexico when he was 3 years old.
He comes from a family of wrestlers (his father, brother and uncle were all champions in the sport).
In 1992 after graduating from Rio Grande HS he founded his own martial art, Gaidojutsu.
He is co-owner of the Jackson Wink MMA academy in Albuquerque, NMwhich is widely considered one of the top MMA training camps in the world.
Please enjoy his story.
Mixed Martial Arts | Albuquerque New Mexico | Jackson Wink MMA Academy
Greg Jackson – IMDb
Gaidojutsu (wikibin.org)
Amazon.com: Greg Jackson: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle

Sep 15, 2022 • 58min
Chris Hanson – Karate Unity – Ep80
Chris is based out of Toronto, CA and has studied martial arts for over 40 years.He has black belts in several systems and has cross-trained in numerous arts.
He teaches private lessons to small groups and also local and international seminars.
He is also a blogger and podcaster.
Outside of martial arts he is a husband, father and former software developer.
He is currently an elementary school teacher.
Please enjoy his story.
Karate Unity – YouTube
Personal Martial Arts Blog | Karate Unity

Sep 8, 2022 • 59min
Bart Vale – Shootfighting – Ep79
Bart has been involved in martial arts for over 50 years. He has trained in numerousstyles and competed in events like The World Combat Championships, Battlecade, K-1 Grand Prixand more. He has competed as a kickboxer, worked in security and was even a pro football playeris the USFL.
He was in the movie Mortal Contact and He is the author of the book Shootfighting: The Ultimate Fighting System and is the man who coined the name Shootfighting.
Please enjoy his story.
Shootfighting: The Ultimate Fighting System: Vale, Bart, Jacobs, Mark: 9781581601343: Amazon.com: Books
INTERNATIONAL SHOOTFIGHTING® ASSOCIATION
Home – Tiger & Dragon Martial Arts (tdkarate.com)
Mortal Contact (TV Movie 1995) – IMDb

Sep 1, 2022 • 42min
Dan Holloway – The Martial View – EP78
Dan has been studying martial arts for over 25 years. He has studied in multiple stylesincluding Karate, Aikido, BJJ, MMA, Boxing, Krav Maga, KFM and more.
He was training to be a police officer when he dediced to pursue martial arts full time.
He was inducted into The Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2015
He writes the immensely popular blog The Martial View and has also written 2 books.
His school is called Empower Martial Arts Academy
The Martial View – One of the fastest growing Martial Arts blogs on the webThe Martial View | One of the fastest growing Martial Arts blogs on the web
Empower Martial Arts Academy – Applied Martial Arts and Fitness (empowermartialartslincoln.co.uk)
Amazon.com: Dan Holloway: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle


