Rolling Dojo: Ray Hughes’ Mobile Podcast & the Business–Martial Arts Playbook
In this episode of What Keeps You Awake.TV, host David Hooser catches up with Ray Hughes—longtime martial arts school owner turned creator of Insight, a mobile national podcast he’ll record from a cross-country RV tour. Ray shares why he’s taking the show on the road, how martial arts mirrors entrepreneurship, and the lessons he wants to pass to the next generation.
🎯 Inside This Episode:
Why go mobile: building real, in-person conversations with masters, coaches, and young champions
Martial arts ≈ business: discipline, pre-planning for “dark holes,” and working your way out
COVID pivots: a year of Zoom classes, what was lost—and what kept schools alive
The show’s beats: women’s perspectives, the business of running a profitable school, old-school vs. sport karate, the mental game
Safety & parity: how mixed classes evolve, when/why to separate divisions, and creating empowering paths for girls
Route & rollout: starting interviews in Arizona, then following a national network (USA Karate ties), plus the show’s visual/brand concept
📌 Ray’s new project: Insight (mobile podcast) — launching soon
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