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Matthew hosts Walking With The Tengu, a society show with 118 episodes published.
While looking at a collection essays called the "Mantis Boxing Articles" might not be your first choice of texts to consider for your martial arts training, unless you do Mantis Boxing of course. Listen to this latest ep
When a lord sought to test his bodyguard for consideration to a promotion he put the man to the test. At first the lord thought his bodyguard but after discovered the truth. Unbeknowst to him, his bodyguard had displayed
What does ancient Greek myth have to do with classical Japanese martial arts training concepts? Listen to the story of Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle to find out. Take the training offline with a small book I put togeth
The twelve labors or tasks of Heracles is a mythic story loaded with a lot of practical symbolism to unpack. In what may be my longest episode to date, I try to pull some meaning from these stories. Want to dig more into
Join me as we look at Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and The Sea" and read it through the lens of martial arts training. There are several directly practical lessons we can get from this classic work of literatu
What's in a name? What do you do when your art has four different names for the same move? We look at Frege's Puzzle in this episode and apply it to Boxing, Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, Savate, and BJJ. Take the training off
In this episode we look at two parables from the work known as the Zhuangzi that relate to things martial artists care about. Specifically the ideas of Wuwei (無為) non-action and Ziran (自然 - "Self-so") spontaneity. Howeve
For any sufficiently strong mathematical theory, there are truths that cannot be proven by that theory. If martial arts systems are formal systems in the same sense that Gödel referred to them. How can we apply Gödel's i
Welcome to 2026. Let's look at a couple short quotes, one from "The Unfettered Mind" by Takuan Soho and another from "The Life-Giving Sword" by Yagyu Munenori to set the tone for this year. Take the training offline with
Closing out 2025 with a short meditation on the end of the year. Check out the pocket sized book of short quotes and meditations I wrote, paired with simple exercises valuable to any martial artist. Take your practice an
Today, I meditate on how we should face death. Inspired by a chapter from the Budoushoshinshu by Daidouji Yuuzan that I had previously passed over. Drawing further quotes from Seneca's essay "On Old Age", Marcus Aurelius
It can be dangerous to discuss politics in general, let alone in the martial arts world. Yet, Jonathan Bluestein wrote a book about it. I highlight some interesting discussion to be had from the topics in his book though
Ever been told to use less strength and focus on technique?This is both true and not entirely accurate. What we need to actually do is learn to regulate our tension.Let's take a look at what the classics have to say abou
What happens when you give monkeys 3 measures of acorns in the morning and 4 at night? They get angry. But what happens when you give them 4 in the morning and 3 at night? They are content. This is true with martial arti
Have you ever been traveling, stuck somewhere, or whatever reason not been able to get in some training? Today I share for exercises for squeezing some extra training into your day that I've included in a little pocket v
What can one learn from a video instructional from a classical Japanese martial art? I think quite a bit, though it may not immediately be obvious. There are two ideas from the latest OHIR instructional that I think can
Today we look at just a small set of the lessons to be found in Jonathan Bluestein's book "The Martial Arts Teacher" These include assuming the best in different situations and the methods and ways of structuring a curri
Today we look at the first book from the "Secrets of Itto-ryu" by Sasamori Junzo and translated by Mark Hague. Ono-ha Itto-ryu is closely linked with Kendo and was one of the two styles of swordsmanship personally patron
When an atrocity is committed against someone, are they justified in committing an atrocity in return? We look at what is a justifiable response in today's episode. To sign up for new episode notifications and to receive
Today we have two short parables that contain big lessons for martial artists and we look at how this applies to determining if a martial art is useful. Find out how a bottle gourd, a hand cream, a twisted tree and a yak
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