Maija Soderholm's guest appearances

Maija Soderholm

Wim Demeere Podcast

The Martial Culture Podcast

The Sword Guy Podcast

Barry Eisler

Andy Benfield

Yoel Romero

Ryan Hall

Chris Robinson

Frank Mir

Rodney King

Krav Maga

Mark Cheng

Thomas Abt

John Will

Erin Herle

Josef Manuel

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Randy King

OwlTail

I had a great time doing an interview with Maija Soderholm for the podcast. We got to talk about Arnis and Filipino martial arts, knives, knife design, her books, her views on martial arts and self-defense, and of course, what it was like to train with her teacher, Maestro Sonny Umpad.In the bonus episode on Patreon, she answers questions from my Patrons and she also shows us her new knife design! You can find that right here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51597410/ For the show notes with all the links, go to: https://wimsblog.com/61

I had a great time doing an interview with Maija Soderholm for the podcast. We got to talk about Arnis and Filipino martial arts, knives, knife design, her books, her views on martial arts and self-defense, and of course, what it was like to train with her teacher, Maestro Sonny <a href="http://Umpad.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Umpad.In</a> the bonus episode on Patreon, she answers questions from my Patrons and she also shows us her new knife design! You can find that right here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/51597410/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/51597410/</a> For the show notes with all the links, go to: <a href="https://wimsblog.com/61" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wimsblog.com/61</a>

WDP061: Interview with Maija Soderholm

Maija Soderholm​ was a long time private student of the late Filipino sword master Sonny Umpad, and an official inheritor of his system. He taught that every weapon you put in your hand had a personality, and that by merely holding in your hand should tell you it's function - how it should move, and what it was meant for. His own designs and modifications truly had a life of their own. They were things of beauty and truly 'sung' in the hand.In her other life working in construction and as a scenic artist, she has spent the better part of the last 30 years using tools, and has developed a deep distaste for poor design and a loathing of mediocrity . "Of course I am skilled enough to paint a straight line with a cheap brush, but how much more satisfying to do it with one designed by someone who knew what it was for".You can find Maija's two books on Amazon: The Liar the Cheat and the Thief: Deception and the Art of Sword and The Hustler: Sword Play and the Art of Tactical Thinking  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martialculture0/support

Maija Soderholm​ was a long time private student of the late Filipino sword master Sonny Umpad, and an official inheritor of his system. He taught that every weapon you put in your hand had a personality, and that by merely holding in your hand should tell you it's function - how it should move, and what it was meant for. His own designs and modifications truly had a life of their own. They were things of beauty and truly 'sung' in the hand.In her other life working in construction and as a scenic artist, she has spent the better part of the last 30 years using tools, and has developed a deep distaste for poor design and a loathing of mediocrity . "Of course I am skilled enough to paint a straight line with a cheap brush, but how much more satisfying to do it with one designed by someone who knew what it was for".You can find Maija's two books on Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Liar-Cheat-Thief-Deception-Sword/dp/1505407672" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Liar the Cheat and the Thief: Deception and the Art of Sword </a>and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hustler-Sword-Play-Tactical-Thinking/dp/1696433878/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0/133-1383114-9035356?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1696433878&amp;pd_rd_r=bdf5308f-fce0-42fa-a8d8-d6cd867bd0cf&amp;pd_rd_w=zc8T2&amp;pd_rd_wg=sLHe0&amp;pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&amp;pf_rd_r=NPGW67ZP9ZDX69B7BBQT&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=NPGW67ZP9ZDX69B7BBQT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hustler: Sword Play and the Art of Tactical Thinking </a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martialculture0/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martialculture0/support</a>