August 2nd, 2006

Podcast Wednesday

Podcast Wednesday gets physical this week as we investigate the fascinating world of Martial Arts. The ancient Greeks said a healthy mind lives in a healthy body, and although practicing a martial art may sound extreme for your average work-out needs, it is thought by many as a unique manner of building up physical strength, mind and character as well.

So here’s one of the best Video Podcasts and one of the best Audio Podcasts on the subject out there.

TPN :: Martial Arts Explorer

Martial Arts Explorer, which you can view on a blog or download in video formats, is described on site as:

A video podcast exploring the functional, practical martial arts technique as displayed in classical form.

Offers a closer, explanatory look to the history and evolution of martial arts techniques. Nicely produced and mighty interesting.

Title: TPN :: Martial Arts Explorer
Website: http://martialarts.thepodcastnetwork.com/
Podcast Feed: http://martialarts.thepodcastnetwork.com/feed/

Karate Cafe

Karate Cafe is a growing yet quite active online community dedicated to Karate and the martial arts. It features a Podcast with episodes discussing everything from life in the Dojo and how to avoid injuries, to traditional martial arts, interviews, training, and much more. Very nice, and obviously a labor of love for the topic in question.

Title: Karate Cafe
Website: http://www.karatecafe.com/
Podcast Feed: http://karatecafe.com/index.xml
FeedBurner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KarateCafe

Enjoy!

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5 Responses to “Podcast Wednesday”

  1. zhor ran Says:
    August 3rd, 2006 at 1:00 am

    What is “karate” mean?


  2. Pavlos Says:
    August 3rd, 2006 at 7:29 am

    呵呵 !!!
    Honestly, I hope you are joking!! ;)


  3. Michael Says:
    August 3rd, 2006 at 1:53 pm

    What does “zhor ran” mean?


  4. Pavlos Says:
    August 3rd, 2006 at 2:17 pm

    Just in case you know what it is, but you’re seeking the literal “word meaning”:

    Karate, at Wikipedia:

    “Karate originally meant Tang hand, i.e. Chinese hand, which was later changed to a homonym meaning ‘empty hand’ in Japanese.”

    :D

    PS: And yes, does “zhor ran” have any special meaning as well? Besides a nickname? You’d think I would have asked you already!!


  5. zhor ran Says:
    August 4th, 2006 at 2:01 am

    Well, thank you very much for all of the information, I understand very clearly now:-)

    Because they are very different words from chinese to english, and english to korean or japanese, I was confused:-(

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