{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dan Anderson | The Hey Day of American Karate, Passion for FMA, Scientology Techniques | Ep.20","description":"\u201cSuper Dan\u201d Anderson is the founder of American Freestyle Karate, a uniquely American martial art as well as the author of the bestselling book,&amp;nbsp;American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to Sparring, which has been in print for 40 years. He has a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate, a 6th Degree Black Belt (Senior Master) in Filipino Modern Arnis, and an 9th Degree Black Belt in MA80 System Arnis He is a 4-time national karate champion and world champion, having won over 70 Grand Titles! He has taught all over the world as well as authored\/produced over 50 books and DVDs. Our in-depth discussion touched on five essential transformations in Dan's life: Karate, Arnis, Scientology, Family, Writing. 0:00 Dan is Stoked 1:00 Dan mentions the breadth of transformations and Mark Wiley's interests, and how much of what we do does not earn us a living 5:01 What triggered Dan's live-long interest in martial arts, James Coburn, Bruce Lee 8:55 Dan's first lessons with Lorne Christensen, fails at baseball and drawing, heroes Chuck Norris, Skipper Mullins, Joe Lewis 15:04 Mark Wiley and Dan Anderson are mutual fans, when they met, and how they became friends&amp;nbsp; 18:59 &quot;Super Dan&quot; Anderson was the Mohammed Ali of Karate. Jeff Smith, Bill Wallace, Arnis with Wiley at midnight, training with Remy Presas&amp;nbsp; 22:58 Dan wrote the classic book, American Freestyle Karate, Desensitization drills, wanting dad's love and to be like him... Scientology helps him break the hold on beer. 29:02 The Desensitization drill explained, subconscious fighting fears and their triggers, how to see and recognize motion&amp;nbsp; 37:02 Recognition is faster than analytical analysis, pay attention to the opponent, Musashi's &quot;Void&quot;, Tatang Ilustrisimo and Remy Presas 44:01 Mark V. Wiley shares the time he was jumped by a pack of guys, and Dan tells when he was punched in the face on the bus 48:23 What it is about martial arts that made Dan a &quot;lifer&quot;&amp;nbsp; 53:59 What keep Dan going, American Freestyle Karate, then and now&amp;nbsp; 1:00:05 Dan on 1970s freestyle and point karate, written vs ring rules, and why he never competed in kickboxing.&amp;nbsp; 1:06:10 Introduction to Modern Arnis and Remy Presas by Fred King, power of &quot;the flow&quot;&amp;nbsp; 1:11:08 The joy is in the movement.&amp;nbsp; 1:14:11 How the principles of Scientology spoke to Dan, and why 1:19:40 Spirituality in life and martial arts&amp;nbsp; 1:26:08 Martial arts and commitment to his Family 1:35:17 Dan transforms into a full-time writer of books, comes out of retirement in 2017 (age 65) to fight in 18-30 karate division.&amp;nbsp; Dan Anderson's Website&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/danandersonkarate.com\/ Dan Anderson's Amazon Page https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Dan-Anderson\/author\/B000API886?ref=ap_rdr&amp;amp;store_ref=ap_rdr&amp;amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;@markvwiley&amp;nbsp; Brought to you by Tambuli Media https:\/\/www.TambuliMedia.com ","author_name":"Transformations with Mark V. Wiley","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/477525","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28251254\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/162611744"}