In this seventh episode I sat down with a good friend and mentor of mine. Beau Collins is a police sergeant, and former US Army Special Forces weapon's sergeant. In this installment, Beau and I talk about those influences that drove him as a

Taki Kitamura: The road less traveled leads to a state of grace.

Jul 18th, 2021 47m 48s

In this sixth episode I sat down with Taki Kitamura who is the owner of State of Grace tattoo located in San Jose California. In this installment, Taki and I discuss his experiences as a Japanese born American that was accepted into a traditio

Greg Crane: Raising ALICE

Mar 9th, 2021 40m 57s

In this fifth episode I connected via cell phone with Greg Crane who is the co-founder of the ALICE workplace violence response model. In the wake of the Columbine High School tragedy of 1999 Greg, who's wife was an education professional hers

Kyle Lamb: POI's, training to standard and staying in the fight!

Dec 29th, 2020 56m 55s

In this fourth episode I connected via cell phone with retired Delta Force Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb. Kyle spent the majority of his 21 years of services attached to the world's premier counter terrorism unit and in retirement he has taken thos

Gerald Lafon: Immersion, contrarianism and thinking outside of the box.

Dec 1st, 2020 55m 39s

In this third episode I connected via cell phone with Gerald Lafon who is the head instructor of Judo America San Diego. In this installment Coach Lafon and I discuss cultural immersion, his indoctrination to judo through traditional channels

Nick Bobeck: Collaboration, motivation and keeping the main thing the main thing!

Sep 29th, 2020 35m 16s

In this second episode I sat down with head football coach Nick Bobeck of the University of Central Oklahoma. In this installment Nick and I discuss the collaborative effort it takes to build a successful student athlete, those factors that le

Todd Stone: Adult learning theory, distance learning and BJJ

Sep 14th, 2020 48m 40s

In this first episode I sat down with my good friend Todd Stone who is a Senior Advisor for Customer Technical Training at the Dell computer corporation. In this episode Todd talks about his early experience with on-line education, distance le

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