The Kaizen Culture Pod
Join Australian National Karate team Captain, Mitchell Durham, alongside Kaizen Culture co-founders and long-time karate fanatics, Nathan Blockley & Jon Staynor for The Kaizen Culture Pod. You will be hearing us chat about all of the hot topics within Sports Karate as they come up, as well as the Get To Know series where we interview big names of Australian Karate and celebrate our rich history. Stay engaged with this nation-wide discussion!
Episodes
37 episodes
Episode 34: Recap of Nationals In South Australia & A Serious Chat About Competition Etiquette
What a National Championships that was! Adelaide, congratulations for putting on a great show! We talk about some of the big time results and moments that happened over the weekend, and share the love for the best community. A very important...
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Episode 33: Amy Connell On Guardian Girls & Her Time In Australia For The 51st National Championships
We have a special guest to help us preview the National Championships in Adelaide! Amy Connell is joining us to chat all things Guardian Girls and give us some insight to what it's like being a Scottish karate icon! Stick around to hear us c...
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Episode 32: Recap of Oceania in New Caledonia & Senior Worlds Athletes Locked In
We have been offline for a little bit as the Oceania championships took over the Australian karate world! This was one of the most insane events, some serious challenges were faced in New Caledonia for the Oceania Championships. New champions w...
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Episode 31: Oceania Championships Preview
We are nearing the Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia! Sit back and hear us go through the team and chat about what this means for the Senior athletes! Also Nathan and Mitch play some fun karate games, so play along!
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Episode 30: World Masters Games Includes Karate For The First Time & Chatting To Some Aussies Going!
For the first time ever, Karate will be showcased at the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei in a few weeks time! We had to do an emergency pod to get the full run down on this massive moment. What makes it even more special, we chat to our very...
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Episode 29: Dylan Fisher Shares Injury Struggles, Kata From Local To World Level & Closing In On Oceania Next Month
Today we have another special guest to talk about kata! Dylan Fisher is a national team member competing out of Shobukan Martial Arts in Perth and the Western Australian state team! He has represented Australia at the Junior World Championsh...
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Episode 28: Young Aussies Take Medals At US Open, International Camps & Cairo Premier League
More international success for our young Aussies! Hudson Maggio, Lucy Maggio and Matthew Riley have all come home with medals from the US Open in Las Vegas, one of the biggest Open tournaments in karate! Celebrate their success with us and lets...
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Episode 27: Kata World Champion Banned, Aus Open Recap, Oceania Team & Another WKF Media Deal!
There is a lot to cover in today's episode! Breaking news… Ali Sofuolgu has received a 2 year ban on top of every accolade stripped from him over the last 2 years, including his European & World Championship Gold Medal! Drug bans and ant...
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Episode 26: Harsh Consequences For WKF Referee Mistakes, Aus Open Next Week & Senior Oceania Qualification Event
We always talk about athletes and how mistakes can lead to losses at competitions, but we never discuss what a mistake will cost a WKF referee? Are they too harsh on the world's best referees? Suspensions can be up to 12 months, and we need ...
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Episode 25: Working With The WKF At The Premier League & Aussies In Hangzhou
Aussies are once again back on the world stage with Hannah, Iris and Mitch competing at the Premier League in Hangzhou, China! Hannah is looking for some momentum after kicking things off in Paris earlier this year, while Iris and Mitch are ...
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Episode 24: Kata Legend James Giuliano Joins KC, New Ventures & Kata At The Highest Level
JAMES GIULIANO is the special guest for today’s episode! There needs to be a full Get To Know episode just for this Australian Kata legend, but for now we have brought him in to discuss an exciting new opportunity with Kaizen Culture, and the l...
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Episode 23: First National Team Training Camp of 2025 & New Oceania Selection Criteria!
Join in the conversation as we discuss the first National Team Training Camp of the Year and the CONTROVERSIAL new selection criteria for athlete’s selection at the 2025 Oceania Championships!We also touch on the Aussies competing this w...
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Episode 22: We Are Back! What To Expect From Us In 2025 & How You Can Take Advantage Of It
We have so much planned for you to take advantage of in 2025!! Watch Parties, Podcasts, Our September Seminar and more. Tune in to hear all about it as we talk about the year ahead.Plus, despite it being only the first month of the year,...
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Episode 21: Last Episode For 2024, Karate World Cup & The Australian Team Fighting In Pamplona
After 21 episodes, this is it for 2024! Thank you so much for jumping on board and contributing so much to this amazing karate community! The inaugural Karate World Cup is next week and we refresh everyone on what the competition will look like...
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Episode 20: Senior Teams Squad Training Camp & Super Seminar Recap With Hannah Sullivan
We sit down with special guest Hannah Sullivan to revisit a massive week in Victoria last month for Kaizen Culture and Karate Australia. Going through some of the things that went on during the WKF Teams Squad training camp and a bit of insight...
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Episode 19: Emily Nguyen, Iris Webb & More From The Cadet, Junior & U21 Worlds
Two of Australia’s young guns, Emily Nguyen and Iris Webb, came away with 5th place from the Cadet, Junior & U21 World Championships! Listen in as we discuss not only their amazing runs from the championships but also highlight some of the ...
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Episode 18: Every Aussie Athlete Going To The Cadet, Junior & U21 World Championships In Venice
It's time for us to go through each and every Aussie who will be repping the GREEN & GOLD for us all in Venice at the Cadet, Junior & U21 World Championships.The event kicks off next week and we want you all to know exactly who ...
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Episode 17: Series A Salzburg Wrap Up With Shaun Yuen & Junior Worlds
What better way to highlight some of our great Aussie performances at the recent Series A in Salzburg than with the one and only, Shaun Yuen! Mitch & Nathan welcome Shaun onto the podcast to also share his insight from the event, and some o...
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Episode 16: Aussies Overseas, Series A Salzburg With Top 32 & Super Seminar Session Breakdown
A couple of Aussies are overseas making their mark on the world stage; Max Noble, Iris Webb, Celia Tran and the ultimate traveller, Shaun Yuen! Salzburg has a new rule change that may go against everything the Series A and Premier League system...
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Episode 15: Will Karate Ever Be In The Olympics Again?
Australia just had its most successful Olympics this year in Paris! We want our sport to be part of that glory too, but will it ever happen? Listen in on this week’s episode as Mitch, Nathan & Jon (welcome back!) go through the ins and outs...
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Get To Know: Mish Wilson
This is the first ever episode of our Get To Know series of The Kaizen Culture Pod! We can't think of a more influential and amazing role model of Australian Karate to kick off this series than Michelle (Mish) Wilson.Mitchell sat down a...
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Episode 14: A Deep Dive Of Nationals From Geelong & Big Thank You For The Love
What a weekend it was in Geelong! Hard to believe the 50th National Championships has come and gone! Tune it to Mitch and Nathan as they discuss some of the big moments from the weekend and wrap up a successful National Championships put on by ...
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Episode 13: Fun Chats With Jes Bromley Before The 50th National Championships
The 50th National Championships is here! Jes Bromley joins us, as we have some more exciting things to share about how Kaizen Culture is going to be there. It’s also a good time to share some comp day rituals and interesting quirks about the ma...
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Episode 12: Nationals Is 2 Weeks Away, Travel Tips & Putting Together The Ideal Preparation On The Road
The biggest Australian event of the year is 2 weeks away - the 2024 Australian National Championships! Nathan, Mitch and Jon share their travel tips, how to prepare and stay ready for a competition while on the road and their thoughts on an ide...
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Episode 11: Can International Training Transform Our Athletes? Aussies Overseas In Numbers & Premier League Chats
We have had numerous Aussies take part in international training camps and the Kaizen boys feel there has never been a better time to highlight how significant these camps can be to an athlete's development. Listen in as Mitch, Nathan and Jon g...
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