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In a not so surprising press conference, Chuck Liddell has announced his retirement. We haven’t heard much from this Kempo legend (out of the Godin-Hackleman lineage) in a while, so I wasn’t too shocked, but I am a little surprised and pleased to find out that he is a new VP for business development for the UFC. Congrats, thanks (for giving kempo some good press) and good luck.

I’ve long been a fan of the 24fightingchickens site, but today I started listening to the podcasts of Iain Abernethy. He practices ‘Applied Karate’, and is concerned with the practical application of Karate. It’s not a kempo site, but he seems very sensible and the podcasts I’ve listened to so far (on pressure points and being a black belt) resonate pretty strongly with me. I have added the 24fighting chickens podcasts to my repertoire recently instead of just reading his site, and they are a must listen for anyone who runs a school.

Do you have a favorite martial arts podcast? Make some recommendations in the comments.

I’d say I was introducing him, but if you read this blog on anything close to a regular basis, you recognize Jesse Dwire of Dragon-Phoenix Martial Arts from his contributions here. He’s going to be participating on a more official level. He’s been a good friend and we’ve worked together closely (and continue to, stay tuned) on a variety of projects, so I conned him into asked him to participate on a more formal level. Please extend a warm welcome to our newest editor.