Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Podcast #18: Master Leonard Yordan
Channel: whistlekick
Date: 03/08/2015

This week's episode is with Master Leonard Yordan, a tae kwon do practitioner from Vermont. Master Yordan has a presence that draws others in.

Jeremy Lesniak:

Hello everyone and thanks for tuning in for episode 18 of whistlekick Martial Arts Radio. The only weekly podcast dedicated to bringing you amazing stories from traditional martial artists. I’m your host Jeremy Lesniak and I’m also the founder of whistlekick, makers of the best sparring gear on earth as well as great apparel and accessories for traditional martial artists. You can learn more about our products like our sparring helmets, it’s far more comfortable than alternatives at whistlekick.com and you can learn more about the podcasts including all of our past episodes show notes for this one and a whole lot more all for free over at whistlekickmartialartsradio.com. We’ve started adding something new to the show notes for each movie that our guest recommends, we’re checking both Netflix and Amazon Prime to see if they’re available and providing that information to you. It’s a small thing but for those of you that have an account on either of those services it should be worthwhile and while you’re on our website don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter full of information, discounts and useful martial arts content. And now for the review of the week, this is titled one of a kind and it’s from LNGENO, this is an awesome podcast I really enjoyed all the episodes and look forward to each new one. Its content is varied and inspiring. I started martial arts as an adult and I do find it difficult sometimes being the only person to my classes that can legally drink including the instructors most of the time. I’m also sure I consume much more 01:35 but I do love it and whistlekickMartialArtsRadio is there every week to give a little boost of inspiration. In addition, I have discovered books, movies and websites, the t-shirt one is my favorite that have expanded my knowledge and enjoyment of martial arts. If I had to offer any criticism at all I would say the interview questions are a little rigid, everyone gets the same questions in the same order. It does lead to some very interesting discussions and side topics but I personally like interviews that are a little more organic. Every podcast starts out of certain way and most of all the time is it grows into its own. I look forward to seeing this journey, keep up the great work. Thank you for that review and I personally appreciate the comments. We’ve gone back and forth about our questions and what we’ve come back to each time is that they do work so while I’m not saying that we’re never gonna change them at least for now based on the feedback that we’ve received from listeners, we’re gonna keep things the way they are but criticism keeps us moving forward and working at our best so we certainly do welcome that and hopefully those of you out there listening if you do have comments about the show whether you leave them as a review or you email us or submit a contact form on the web, we’d be open to that please we want the show to be the best that it can be and the way to do that is to hear from you as to what you think. This week’s episode is with Master Leonard Yordan. He’s a Taekwondo practitioner from Vermont and he and I go back quite a few years as I train with his dad but I didn’t bring him on because of that relationship. Even before I knew him well, I knew how unique a person he was. Master Yordan has this presence that just draws others in. He’s an exceptional martial artist and instructor and anyone that’s witnessed him in class or in competition knows what I’m talking about and that magnetic personally really comes through in this episode as he shares some incredible stories that really get quite personal at times and with that Master Yordan welcome to whistlekick Martial Arts Radio.