Rhyme & Reason

Martial Arts to Movies: How to Tell A Story that Moves People

With Belal Khan1 hr 26 minSep 25, 2020

AlMaghrib Institute welcomes you to Rhyme and Reason podcast series hosted by Shaykh Ammar AlShukry. Today for episode 4 of our podcast we are in conversation with Belal Khan. We discuss his passion for martial arts, movie making and learn the construct of a good story telling. He also shares with us his love for technology and tells us how to identify fundamental principles of influence.

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:06 Life during Covid-19
  3. 3:00 On Working From Home
  4. 4:00 Staying Fit During Quarantine
  5. 7:40 Finding a New Normal
  6. 10:30 Introducing Belal Khan
  7. 13:00 Karate vs Tae Kwon Do vs Jiu-Jitsu
  8. 14:30 Judo vs Jiu-Jitsu
  9. 15:00 Samurai Social Structure vs Indian Caste System
  10. 19:00 Judo and the Olympics
  11. 20:15 Development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)
  12. 22:30 Martial Arts from the "Muslim World"
  13. 24:45 Martial Arts in Popular Culture
  14. 27:35 Muay Thai vs Krav Maga vs BJJ
  15. 29:10 Sport vs Self Defense
  16. 30:00 Martial Arts for Child Discipline
  17. 35:00 Education During Covid
  18. 37:10 Storytelling and the Hero's Journey
  19. 38:40 On Studying Film and Story
  20. 40:40 Elements of the Hero's Journey
  21. 44:40 Using Storytelling in Dawah
  22. 46:05 Steve Jobs on Changing Culture and Technology
  23. 48:30 Android vs iPhone
  24. 49:25 The Power of Conflict in Storytelling
  25. 51:20 Art and Story in the Muslim Community
  26. 52:00 Ertugral
  27. 52:45 Anime and Japanese Art
  28. 55:50 Shounen Anime Genre
  29. 56:45 Pixar and Christopher Nolan
  30. 59:45 Purposeful Storytelling
  31. 1:00:10 Marvel vs DC Movies
  32. 1:03:00 Storytelling and Individual Talent
  33. 1:04:30 Story of One Person vs Stories of Many
  34. 1:06:00 Storytelling in His Majesty: Unlocking the Names of Allah
  35. 1:07:15 A Year with the Prophet
  36. 1:08:22 Two Elements of Every Story
  37. 1:09:30 Popular Genres in Storytelling
  38. 1:16:00 Hero vs Anti-Hero for Storytelling
  39. 1:20:00 Common Story Tropes
  40. 1:22:00 On Designing a Good Story
  41. 1:23:10 Concluding Comments
  42. 1:24:00 Connect with Belal Khan

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Conversations with artists, writers and teachers about creative work and dawah, hosted by Sh. Ammar AlShukry.

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