{"id":603,"date":"2025-09-19T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?p=603"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T02:44:07","slug":"episode-77-paul-britton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?p=603","title":{"rendered":"Episode 77 &#8211; Paul Britton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode of &#8220;My Empty Hands,&#8221; host Reggie Darden interviews Paul Britton. They discuss Paul&#8217;s martial arts journey, including his early experiences with Taekwondo and his transition to Kempo. Britton shares his teaching philosophy, which is heavily influenced by his 25 years as a police officer, and his thoughts on the future of Kempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=3407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">56:47<\/a>]<\/strong> Britton shares his thoughts on the evolution of Kempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">00:36<\/a>]<\/strong> The host, Reggie Darden, introduces his guest, Paul Britton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">02:01<\/a>]<\/strong> Paul talks about his early martial arts experiences with Taekwondo in the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">04:12<\/a>]<\/strong> He discusses how he transitioned from Taekwondo to Kempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12:49<\/a>]<\/strong> Paul explains the appeal of Kempo, including its speed and effectiveness, which were a better fit for him due to a back condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=1084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18:04<\/a>]<\/strong> Paul shares his teaching system, which uses 10 techniques per belt to avoid overwhelming students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHmIN7tinTo&amp;t=1284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21:24<\/a>]<\/strong> He discusses his teaching philosophy, emphasizing realism and practicality based on his experience as a police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1905\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-603-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/Paul_Britton.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/Paul_Britton.mp3\">https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/Paul_Britton.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/Paul_Britton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?powerpress_pinw=603-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/Paul_Britton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Paul_Britton.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?page_id=96\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of &#8220;My Empty Hands,&#8221; host Reggie Darden interviews Paul Britton. 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