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In Episode 2025_27 of The Martial Arts Lifestyle Podcast, host Tim Becherer interviews Wisconsin based martial artist Shawn McCarthy. Shawn has a background in karate, tae kwon do, tournament, and full contact fighting. In 1982 he discovered the Filipino Martial Arts which lead him to The Minnesota Kali Group and becoming a student under the legendary Rick Faye. From there, he gained his instructorship under Guro Dan Inosanto as well. He is the head instructor and founder of Combined Fighting Systems. Tune in and hear his story.

more on Shawn:
https://combinedfightingsystems.com/about-the-instructor/
https://www.alignable.com/eau-claire-wi/combined-fighting-systems/self-defense-training
https://www.mnkali.com/mkg-association
https://inosanto.com/instructors-usa/
https://martialartslifestylemagazine.com/schools/

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FB: Combined Fighting Systems, Shawn McCarthy
IG: @shawn.cfs

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