In today’s episode I joined by my friend Nathan Keirn. Lightbulb Bandit Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55473102 Sponsored by: https://pacificgrappler.com/ 10$ off Discount Link: https://pacificgrappler.com/discount/SHIMAGAIJIN Discount Code: SHIMAGAIJIN Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana  This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast.

My guest is Marti Malloy, a world class Judoka who represented the United States in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.  Marti won the bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics and won silver at the 2013 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. Marti Malloy http://www.martimalloy.com/ Sponsored by: https://pacificgrappler.com/ 10$ off Discount Link: https://pacificgrappler.com/discount/SHIMAGAIJIN Discount Code: SHIMAGAIJIN Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast.

In this episode I am joined by my senpai Terrance Rogers aka Big T. If you have been living in Okinawa for as long as I have you probably most likely know this man. If you were in Okinawa and hitting up the clubs in Okinawa City or in Naha during the early 90’s to the late 2000 you most likely ran into him when was working security at the clubs. Big T stopped by the studio and he was kind enough to share some entertaining stories of when he was in the Marine Corps and the early times of when he first arrived on Okinawa, Japan. This episode will not disappoint. Enjoy the episode. Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST. Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Please give a rating of the podcast and don’t forget to share and to follow on social media. Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home

In this episode I am joined by Maurice Dudley who is the owner of Blue Habu Trade Group, a import and export business based out of Okinawa that specializes in Wine, Spirits and Cigars. I met up with Maurice at his bar in Okinawa City where we tasted some local awamori brands while pairing it with a cigar. Give it up for Maurice Dudley and enjoy the episode. This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Blue Habu Trade Website: https://www.bluehabutrade.com/ja/ IG: @bluehabu Facebook: @bluehabutrade Twitter: @bluehabutrade Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana

In this episode I am joined by Jeromeskee who is a professional B-Boy, Dance Choreographer and Coach. He is also the Co-Founder of the group Massive Monkees who are one of the top  B-Boy crews in the world winning major competitions and World Championships. They have also toured with musical artist Macklemore and were the dancers in the music video “Downtown”. Give it up for Jeromskee and enjoy the episode Jeromeskee Website: https://www.wayofbreaking.com. IG: @jeromeskee_mm https://www.jeromeskee.com/ Massive Monkees Website: www.massivemonkees.com IG: @massive_monkees IG: @massivemonkeesstudio  Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana

My guests today are Jason Harai and Byron Redditt of Ippon Judo Club in Lakewood, Washington. They are my Judo senpais from my days of growing up in Washington State. Jason is the founder and head instructor of Ippon Judo Club. Both Jason and Byron were also the former coaches of Travis Stevens, who is the -81kg silver medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympics. Jason’s Judo club just recently celebrated 20 years since opening in February of 2001. He also released an online Judo tutorial on BJJ Fanatics titled “Fundamental Judo for Kids”. Enjoy the episode. Ippon Judo Club Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamIppon/ Website: https://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=ipponjudodojo Judo Fanatics: https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/jason-harai/products/fundamental-judo-for-kids-by-jason-harai This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Please give a rating of the podcast and don’t forget to share and to follow on social media. Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana

In this episode I am joined by my two dear friends Chris Tamaki and Charles Venus, who were the original members of the first podcast that I started back around 2012, which was titled the Halfbreed Podcast. This episode was recorded right after the Super Bowl LV, where we sat down in the recording room to just catch up with one another since it had been a year since we last seen each other. This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108

My guests today are musical artists Tone Drew aka Shamanic Ape, and Sunny Haze. Together they have co-created a comic series titled “The Carnyverse Saga”, and a graphic novel. The comic is forecasted to come out tentatively this spring. Enjoy the episode. http://carnyverse.com http://veffmedia.com IG @carnyvers IG: @shamanicape IG: @sunnyhaze241 IG: @veffokinawa This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Please give a rating of the podcast and don’t forget to share and to follow on social media. Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana

My guests today are my dearest friends David Ralston and Merry Gushi of Okinawa Americana. Okinawa Americana creates amazing music by fusing both Ryukyu folk music, known as Minyo, and American Blues together. In 2017 they released their first album together and most recently in 2020 they released their second album titled Tachi. Both albums are brilliant and I highly recommend you add those albums to your collection. They even created this background music that they were even so nice enough to let me utilize for the intro. Please go check out their social media pages and their website which is posted on the show notes. As always we had an amazing time recording this episode. Enjoy! https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG @okinawaamericana IG: @drb108 IG: @okinawa_merry Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ https://okinawaamericana.com/home IG: @drb108 This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Please give a rating of the podcast and don’t forget to share and  to follow on social media.

In today’s episode I am joined by Jeremy Miller who goes by the musical artist name Klassickemcee. He  is a hip hop artist from Arizona. Years ago back in 2004 we both met in the Marine Corps in Okinawa Japan. During the episode we did a lot of reminiscing of our Marine Corps days and being stationed in Okinawa, Japan. His recent album titled “A Turning Point for a Late Bloomer” dropped this last October and is available on all streaming platforms. Enjoy the episode. IG: @klassickemcee Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/klassickemcee This episode is produced by our Patrons on Patreon.  STACEY BELL, KAZU DAVIS, TARO BREWER, and DANIEL OLSEN. If you would like to be a producer of the Shima Gaijin Podcast go to the Patreon page at PATREON.COM/SHIMAGAIJINPODCAST . Become a producer by contributing each month and you will receive public recognition on each episode as a producer of the podcast. Shima Gaijin Podcast Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod IG: @shima_gaijin_pod Twitter: @shimagaijinpod Intro Audio/Music by musician David Ralston http://www.davidralston.com/ IG: @drb108 Facebook Page: @okinawaamericana