In each radio spot we enter into the Kasi (Township) Sensei’s dojo, where he teaches his students martial arts moves that he conceived from watching the BBC earth content on TV. All lessons taught in the Sensei’s dojo are designed to help students solve everyday situations, such as getting your change back in a full taxi from the guy in the front wearing headphones, avoiding an obvious random beat down from strangers, or get ripe peaches from your stingy neighbour.

LETSOGO LA NKO YA TLO (The Arm of the Nose of the Elephant)

Opening Announcer: Today the Kasi (Township) Sensei is teaching the Dojo The Arm of the Nose of the elephant.

SFX: Woing!

Kasi Sensei: My Ninjas!

The Dojo: Roars in response

Kasi Sensei: Let’s say you are in a taxi… then there’s a guy in front of you… who short-changes you with 40 cents. What makes it worse, is that he puts on his… headphones.

Kasi Sensei: When you ask for your 40 cents. He can’t hear you. Now you have to deal with headphones… head on.

Kasi Sensei: That’s when you must use… The Arm of the Nose of the Elephant.

Kasi Sensei: …and say, “Prrrrrr!!!” My change please! Remember that you are trying to scare him but he cant hear you…he’s wearing headphones. Head on, you pull then and say, “Prrr my change please!”

Kasi Sensei: Because an elephant never forgets it’s change.

Kasi Sensei: Okay, all in one line… let me hear those Prrrrr’s!

The Dojo continues wailing like elephants indefinitely;

The Dojo: “Prrrrr!”… “Prrrrr!”… “Prrrrr!”…

End Announcer: You come in not knowing much, you leave knowing so much more. BBC Earth, Channel 184, only on DSTV Premium.

Martial arts movies are big in South Africa. They play a significant part in the country's film culture, especially in the townships (also known as “Kasi” in colloquial terms), where actors such as Bruce Lee, Jet-li, and Jackie Chan are highly revered.

South Africans are mostly fascinated by the fact that animals are incorporated into the characters fighting styles, with titles such as Snake in the Eagle Shadow, Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, being big hits.

People often discuss the amazing movies that they’ve watched and imitate some of the fighting scenes. This love of the martial arts genre is so strong, that it has even led to some people in the township venturing in establishing their own dojo’s, with close to no formal qualification for their practice. It is these self proclaimed masters that our Kasi Sensai is based on.