The Last Shepherd: Recent Episodes

The Last Shepherd

A podcast about self-defence, violence, mental health, training and a sheepdog mindset.

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In this episode of The Last Shepherd, Jarrod and Luke talk about recovering from self-defence training. Regular training can really take its toll on both the body and the mind. They share their experiences and routines for recovery. Jarrod tries his best to be politically correct.

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In this episode of the podcast, Luke talks about New Years Resolutions, goal setting and achieving cool stuff. He shares some of his personal experiences hiking and learning how to handstand.

Send us an email at lastshepherdpodcast@gmail.com

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Follow Jarrod and Luke on Instagram and Facebook.

  • Jarrod: jarrodkravmaga on both Facebook and Instagram
  • Luke: luke.weatherstone on both

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In this episode, Jarrod and Luke talks about what it means to be responsible for your safety and the safety of others in taking up self-defence training. They discuss plans over the New Year and Luke gets himself in a knot trying to be compassionate.

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In this episode, Jarrod and Luke talk about the importance of changing your training environment for self-defence practice and how to defend against a chainsaw attack. They also share their personal experience with up and down days - more specifically the “down” days. Sometimes you’re just not feeling it. They discuss strategies that have worked for them in the past.

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In this episode, Jarrod shares his martial arts and Krav Maga journey. From humble beginnings sitting on the sideline to tanking and power punches in sparring, we get a peek behind the typically private mask of KMDI’s iconic instructor.

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In this episode, Jarrod and Luke talk about how contrary to MMA fights and movies, violence is not cool. There are no winners - only losers.

Books recommended:

  • The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
  • When Violence is the Answer by Tim Larkin

Short article written by Luke on probability behind running.

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In this episode of The Last Shepherd, Jarrod and Luke talk about being able to “switch-on” when required in a self-defence situation.

They also discuss how they unwind after teaching and training for hours on end, and Jarrod encourages everyone to get a dog.

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In this episode of the podcast Jarrod and Luke talk about ”tools” in their belts and why sparring is an important part of training for violence.

They also share their experiences in dealing with aggression and how you might manage it.