Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Podcast #26: Shihan Christine Bannon-Rodrigues
Channel: whistlekick
Date: 2015-09-28

Shihan Bannon-Rodrigues is a legend in the martial arts world, having achieved every goal she set out for in the sport martial arts world. I remember her from the 90s, as a teenager on the competitive circuit.

Jeremy Lesniak:

Hello everyone and thanks for listening to episode 26 of whistlekickMartialArtsRadio the only place to hear the most interesting stories from the best martial artists. I’m your host Jeremy Lesniak and I’m also the founder of whistlekick, makers of the world’s best sparring gear available as well as awesome apparel and accessories all for traditional martial artists. I’d like to welcome our new listeners and remind our veterans that I really appreciate your help in spreading the show. You guys have been doing a great job lately so please keep it up. You can learn more about our products like our one of a kind strapless sparring boots  at whistlekick.com and you can learn more about the podcasts including all our past episodes show notes for this one and a lot more over at whistlekickmartialartsradio.com and while you’re on our website please sign up for our newsletter, it’s full of information, discounts and lots of other useful martial arts content and if you’re an Android user head on over to the Google Play store and download our free android app, just search for whistlekick. It’s an easy way to stay connected with the show. So now to the review of the week and this one comes in from acryllian1983. Great mix of New England and national martial artists. Each guest brings many interesting stories about themselves and the history of the martial arts. New England 01:18 makes me nostalgic for competing on the ippone circuit. Well, thank you acryllian for that review and thank you to everyone else for the reviews that you write in. Remember if you hear us read your iTunes review on the show, email us and we’ll send you out a free pack of whistlekick stuff and now for today’s show. Today we’re joined by Shihan Christine Bannon Rodrigues. Shihan Chris is a famed martial arts competitor, instructor, movie actor, stunt woman and the list goes on. She’s lived an incredible martial arts career and has worked with an amazing list of people. We had a great conversation and I was honored to speak with her. Shihan Chris tells what it was like to feel international pressure at a young age and dedicate yourself to proving the naysayers wrong. So, with that Shihan Chris welcome to whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.