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Masters Alliance
Herb Perez
66 episodes
1 week ago
A historic medal haul rarely happens by accident. We unpack how Brazil engineered four finalists and two world titles through clear planning, ruthless scouting, and conditioning that didn’t fade in the final minute. Maria’s long-awaited women’s world crown set the tone; Enrike’s rise from a turbulent home environment to world champion showed what happens when talent meets structure and belief. The thread through each story is the same: know the bracket, know yourself, and perform when it coun...
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A historic medal haul rarely happens by accident. We unpack how Brazil engineered four finalists and two world titles through clear planning, ruthless scouting, and conditioning that didn’t fade in the final minute. Maria’s long-awaited women’s world crown set the tone; Enrike’s rise from a turbulent home environment to world champion showed what happens when talent meets structure and belief. The thread through each story is the same: know the bracket, know yourself, and perform when it coun...
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Philosophy
Education,
Society & Culture,
Self-Improvement,
Health & Fitness
Episodes (20/66)
Masters Alliance
How Brazil Made History While The U.S. Fumbled And What That Says About High Performance
A historic medal haul rarely happens by accident. We unpack how Brazil engineered four finalists and two world titles through clear planning, ruthless scouting, and conditioning that didn’t fade in the final minute. Maria’s long-awaited women’s world crown set the tone; Enrike’s rise from a turbulent home environment to world champion showed what happens when talent meets structure and belief. The thread through each story is the same: know the bracket, know yourself, and perform when it coun...
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1 week ago
1 hour 24 minutes

Masters Alliance
Coaching, Outliers, and the Meaning of a Title in Modern Taekwondo
Ever wonder why a world title doesn’t hit the same anymore? We dig into how Taekwondo’s points era reshaped status, strategy, and what “champion” really means. From Grand Prix saturation to the 12‑point gap, we unpack how incentives changed athlete behavior and why the crown now rewards game mastery more than old-school attrition. It’s not easier—it’s different—and that shift matters for coaches, athletes, and anyone trying to build a program that lasts. We get personal about roles on and of...
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1 month ago
1 hour 6 minutes

Masters Alliance
Sorry Not Sorry: Your Ritual Isn’t Magic, Foundational Work Is
A few jokes about shirts and travel fade fast into a sharp conversation about what really creates champions: coaching lineage, foundations, and the mindset to break another person’s will. We talk about why great coaches rarely emerge alone, tracing the tree from mentors to protégés and how culture transmits the skills that outlast any ruleset. Fancy drills come and go; repeatable movement, distance control, and conditioning keep winning. That lens reframes today’s game, too—less about flash, ...
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1 month ago
1 hour 7 minutes

Masters Alliance
The Ingredients of a World-Class Taekwondo Program Revealed
What separates momentary success from sustained dominance in athletic programs? In this thought-provoking episode, we dig deep into the architecture of championship development systems with insights from coaches who've produced world-class athletes. Strong leadership emerges as the cornerstone of excellence. "The team takes on the identity of the coach," Coach Moreno explains, highlighting how programs with clear philosophical approaches create consistency that weathers competitive storms. W...
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1 month ago
1 hour 3 minutes

Masters Alliance
What Makes Elite Taekwondo Athletes Special?
What makes a champion in combat sports? Is greatness born or built? This fascinating deep dive into the heart of Taekwondo excellence brings together Olympic-level coaches to dissect the qualities that separate elite fighters from the rest. The conversation opens with a critical distinction – there's a fundamental difference between general athletes and combat athletes. While many sports demand specific physical attributes, Taekwondo presents a unique arena where outliers can thrive despite ...
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1 month ago
1 hour 14 minutes

Masters Alliance
The Taekwondo Landscape: Brazil's Dominance and Referee Chaos
Welcome to a fresh episode of Warehouse 15, where we're diving back into the taekwondo world after our adventures in Peru. The episode kicks off with light-hearted banter about travel experiences before tackling the recent President's Cup results that have sent shockwaves through the Pan American region. Brazil's dominance steals the spotlight as we analyze their unprecedented performance—securing seven out of eight finals positions and claiming six gold medals. This historic achievement pro...
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2 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

Masters Alliance
Kicking and Screaming: When Your Face Shot Breaks a Nose But Scores Zero Points
When a fighter breaks an opponent's nose with a perfectly executed face shot and scores zero points, something is fundamentally broken. Welcome to modern Taekwondo, where electronic sensors have replaced human judgment, and the art of fighting has morphed into what the Warehouse 15 crew describes as "bad point karate." The hosts dissect how the PSS (Protector and Scoring System) has failed the sport despite years of promised improvements. Using a brilliant analogy, they explain that trying t...
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2 months ago
40 minutes

Masters Alliance
When Athletes Shine and Leaders Throw Shade: Taekwondo's Power Dynamics
From the remote venue of Muju, Korea ("the middle of back-ass nowhere," as our hosts colorfully describe it), the Warehouse 15 podcast delivers an unfiltered analysis of the Grand Prix Challenge that combines technical breakdowns with candid commentary on the politics affecting taekwondo. The spotlight shines brightest on two American performers - CJ Young securing gold in the welterweight division and 19-year-old Victor Rodriguez delivering the tournament's most impressive upset by defeatin...
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2 months ago
56 minutes

Masters Alliance
Medals, Mistakes, and Muju: Taekwondo's Uncomfortable Truths
Truth-telling takes center stage in this candid episode as we pull back the curtain on recent controversies and performances in USA Taekwondo. After connecting with key insiders about the much-discussed Poomsae competition incident, we share a more nuanced perspective on what actually happened while condemning the unacceptable targeting of child athletes with negative behavior. Our conversation shifts to a brutally honest analysis of Team USA's ninth-place finish at the Junior Pan American G...
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2 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes

Masters Alliance
Poomsae Drama, Olympic Pathways, and Hawaiian Birds
From the beautiful shores of Maui, this candid conversation dives deep into the current state of Taekwondo with the raw honesty that listeners have come to expect from these Olympic veterans. The hosts dissect a controversial Poomsae scoring incident that rocked the National Championships, questioning why an unprecedented formal report was issued when a competitor was added to finals after initially placing 12th. What makes this situation particularly noteworthy is how tournament officials r...
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3 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes

Masters Alliance
When Champions Speak Truth to Power
Three Taekwondo veterans unpack controversial developments in the martial art with raw honesty and deep expertise, promising "Sorry, not sorry" to anyone who might be offended by their candid perspectives. • The new 3-2-1 scoring system being tested at the German Open eliminates spinning technique bonus points • Video reviews for head kicks being removed, raising concerns about fairness and referee influence • USAT's talent identification camp selection process lacks transparency and seeming...
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3 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes

Masters Alliance
Ankle Biters and Pinky Rings: Taekwondo's Leadership Problem
The Warehouse 15 crew breaks down major issues in American taekwondo competition structures after back-to-back USAT and AAU tournaments, examining why development has become watered down and what's needed for the sport to thrive again. • Critical analysis of running Under-21 Team Trials and Senior Nationals back-to-back, forcing athletes to make difficult competition choices • Discussion on what true development means beyond simply attending tournaments • Concern over American athletes lacki...
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3 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes

Masters Alliance
Elite Performance vs. Medal Count: The Success Mirage in American Taekwondo
In this raw and unfiltered episode, we dive headfirst into the transformation of competitive taekwondo from a power-based combat sport to today's point-focused tactical game. The conversation kicks off with analysis of the recent Korean Open, where Christina Teachout claimed silver for the USA in what appeared to be a more reliable implementation of the Gen 3 Hokus scoring system. What follows is a candid exploration of how modern taekwondo athletes have physically evolved - from the powerfu...
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4 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes

Masters Alliance
The Mayor of Taekwondo Takes on AAU Nationals: Triumphs, Failures, and Everything in Between
When leadership changes at a major competition like the AAU National Championships, what happens to the quality of the event? Olympic medalists and veteran coaches Juan "The Mayor of Taekwondo" Moreno and TJ "Bronze" Grimes take us behind the scenes of the recent tournament in Salt Lake City, providing a raw, unfiltered look at what worked and what critically failed. The 3,400+ competitor event showed promising participation numbers, especially in youth divisions where color belts had multip...
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4 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes

Masters Alliance
The Day I Had to Apologize to TJ's Mom
What happens when a combat sport's scoring system fundamentally changes what techniques are rewarded? In this revealing episode, we analyze footage from the Grand Prix Challenge match between CJ Nicholas (USA) and Sol Jungwoo (Korea) that highlights everything wrong with modern electronic scoring in Taekwondo. Through frame-by-frame analysis, we expose phantom points, missing techniques, and bizarre scoring anomalies that have become commonplace in high-level competition. More troubling is h...
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4 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes

Masters Alliance
Dad 3- When Magnets Attack: The Hilarious Tragedy of Modern Taekwondo
The dark underbelly of competitive Taekwondo surfaces in this revealing episode as coaches Juan Moreno, Fred Borchardt, and TJ Proe dissect the technical disaster that unfolded at the recent Grand Prix Challenge in Charlotte. What began as a standard tournament quickly descended into chaos when the DADO Gen 3 electronic scoring system malfunctioned spectacularly, with officials secretly adjusting sensitivity levels midway through the competition. Through firsthand accounts, the coaches expos...
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4 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

Masters Alliance
No Apologies: Three Champions Take on Taekwondo's Hard Truths
What happens when three Olympic-level Taekwondo masters remove their filters and speak their unvarnished truth about the state of the sport? The Warehouse 15 podcast delivers exactly that as Coach Juan Moreno, Herb Perez, and TJ dive deep into the challenges facing modern Taekwondo. The conversation begins with TJ sharing his vision for his newly opened training facility, where he aims to create an environment focused on competitive excellence rather than traditional formalities. This sparks...
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5 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Masters Alliance
Talent ID Camps: Money Grab or Genuine Development?
Three Olympic gold medalists engage in a no-holds-barred critique of USA Taekwondo's latest cash grab – yet another "Talent ID Camp" charging athletes $225 for a chance to be "discovered." The hosts unpack why this approach fundamentally misunderstands how genuine talent identification works in successful sports programs worldwide. Drawing from their extensive experience both as athletes and coaches, they contrast USAT's pay-to-participate model with legitimate talent development systems use...
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5 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

Masters Alliance
From Captain Controversies to Equipment Chaos: A Raw Taekwondo Conversation
Three Olympic Taekwondo veterans discuss the controversial Gen 3 chest protector technology causing scoring chaos ahead of the World Championships, while examining how officiating decisions are negatively impacting the sport's strategic diversity. • Gen 3 chest protectors showing serious malfunctions at the President's Cup with random point registrations • American athletes disadvantaged by training on outdated systems while international events use newer technology • Referees increasingly e...
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5 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes

Masters Alliance
Pimps, Pinky Rings, and Performance: The Truth About Sports Funding
What if everything you thought you knew about creating champion fighters was wrong? In this raw, unfiltered conversation with Olympic gold medalist Herb Perez and bronze medalist Juan Moreno, we crack open the uncomfortable truth about what's really happening in American Taekwondo. The discussion begins with a critical examination of the recent Cadet World Championships, where Russia's dominance reveals a stark contrast to America's approach. Despite our supposed advantages in resources and ...
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6 months ago
2 hours 16 minutes

Masters Alliance
A historic medal haul rarely happens by accident. We unpack how Brazil engineered four finalists and two world titles through clear planning, ruthless scouting, and conditioning that didn’t fade in the final minute. Maria’s long-awaited women’s world crown set the tone; Enrike’s rise from a turbulent home environment to world champion showed what happens when talent meets structure and belief. The thread through each story is the same: know the bracket, know yourself, and perform when it coun...