Join Thomas and Sam, two long time martial artists, as they discuss their lives, training, and philosophy, while managing their day jobs and trying to break into the martial arts stunt work industry.
Getting Caught Up | The High Frequency Kicks Podcast
It's been a little while since Sam and Thomas have had a moment to sit down and chat, so today's episode is catching up with what they've been up to, what training they're doing and what they're working on for the future.
25 Jan 2023
Fitness Outside of Martial Arts | The High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Sam and Thomas are back and talking about the fitness and exercise they do outside of the martial arts. Why they picked up these things, and what impact it's had on their martial arts.
25 Jul 2022
The Application of the Trigrams in Forms | The High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Thomas has been focusing much of his training recently on his poomsae, looking into more of the history and trying to find new things to learn from his basic forms, and new ways to look at them. In this episode he shares some of what he's been learning and he and Sam discuss and share their thoughts on these philosophies some of the initial ideas on how they can be applied.
7 Apr 2022
We Analyze "The Slap" | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Sam and Thomas talk about the Will Smith slap from the Oscars, looking at the form and evaluating both sides of that interaction from a self defense perspective, how things could have gone differently, and maybe how it could have been avoided altogether.
3 Feb 2022
Cobra Kai Tournament rules and Shang-Chi Review | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Thomas and Sam go through a couple of topics in this episode, including a look at the rules of the tournament from the latest season of Cobra Kai, as we try to understand exactly how the rules of this tournament work, and how it's organized, as well as giving our thoughts on Shang Chi, and Spider-Man No Way Home.
Fair warning, while we try to keep this episode as spoiler free as possible, there are some spoiler comments, specifically while discussing Spider-Man.
16 Dec 2021
Answering Questions About Martial Arts | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Sam and Thomas have two guests on the show. Old friends of Thomas', brothers Sean and Todd, hosts of The SeanGeek and FastFrett Podcast. Sean and Todd ask questions about martial arts, to learn more about the culture and how Thomas and Sam implement it in their own lives. This podcast is in fact a two part episode, and the second half of this conversation will be uploaded to the SeanGeek and FastFrett Podcast.
Find them at seanmcginity.ca
12 Oct 2021
Martial Arts Influencers from Martial Club to Shaolin Monks | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Thomas and Sam discuss some of their favourite martial arts influencers. Who do they folllow and why, what kind of content do they see most often in the martial arts social media space, and what content might get them to follow you. referenced accouts: @livemartialarts @mixed_martial_arts_official @andyle_official @briandemonwolf @lucycork @martialarts.am @inami_future @dkyoowcs @childishfigure @kiwamissimo @junhongs_kungfu_club @dwselfdefense (tiktok)
23 Aug 2021
Nutrition and Eating Well for Martial Arts | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Sam and Thomas have done a lot of training and studying for their martial arts. In today's episode they're joined by their friend Kelly, to talk about nutrition and eating habits, and her experience and journey into learning about proper diet for health, fitness, and performance. They talk about what it takes to just simply improve your habits and eat well, and things you can start doing and who you should consult if you want to start eating right to attain specific fitness or well being.
4 Jun 2021
The Paper Tigers and Other Martial Arts Comedies | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Sam and Thomas sat down and watched The Paper Tigers, a new release indie martial arts comedy film, about 3 washed up martial artists. Check out the episode to find out what they thought of the film, and to hear them share their thoughts on other martial arts comedies.
Also Thomas talks about the new analytics data that they have about the podcast. He's pretty excited about it.
5 May 2021
JiuJitsu, Shang Chi, Kung Fu and More | Martial Arts Renaissance | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
JiuJitsu, Shang Chi, Kung Fu, Warrior. There are so many new martial arts shows and movies coming out right now, and Sam and Thomas are here to to talk about what they're currently watching, which ones they're looking forward to, and which one they really didn't like.
12 Mar 2021
Why Do People Hate Forms in Martial Arts? | High Frequency Kicks
Sam and Thomas are back, and discussing why so many people dislike doing forms in martial arts. As two martial artists who have always enjoyed doing forms, it's a question that has long been on their minds.
They compare forms from a couple of styles, and talk about the usefulness, purpose, and the artistic elements of martial arts forms.
20 Jan 2021
We Watched The Mulan Remake | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
We watched the new live action Mulan remake, and we discuss our opinions on not just the martial arts of the film, but how it compares to the original, the characters, story, pacing, and the occasional tangent.
26 Nov 2020
Hollywood Style Martial Arts | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
After a brief hiatus, Thomas and Sam catch up, and chat about some of their favourite examples of hollywood style martial arts. Traditional, modern, western, and eastern. Which do you prefer?
17 Aug 2020
The Influence of Pop Culture on Martial Arts | High Frequency Kicks Podcast
Thomas and Sam talk about the pop culture references to martial arts that they see most often, and discus times when they see these representations being brought into the school by both new students and teachers alike. Find Sam's shop here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/samlayer/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent Rangda film's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rangdafilms/
5 Jul 2020
Perspectives from students to teachers
Thomas and Sam have been studying martial arts for a long time, and believe it or not they started as students, like everyone else. In this episode they discus teachers they've had, people they've trained with, and their perspectives as both students and as teachers.
20 May 2020
Martial Arts during and after COVID
In the first episode of High Frequency Kicks, Sam and Thomas discuss how the COVID-19 virus has changed their training routines and what it means for martial arts after it's done.
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