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Aikido, arts and ideas and how it relates to healthy living off the mat.

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    • Jan 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Principles of Aikido Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 5:36


    Excerpt from the book, "Ultimate Aikido" by Yoshimitsu Yamada

    The Five Technicians: Are You One of These Distinguished?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 7:45


    Excerpt from "Training the Samurai Mind: A Bushido Sourcebook", Translated and Edited by Thomas Cleary

    A Graceful and Sincere Warrior's Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 12:00


    Excerpt from the book, "Training the Samurai Mind", translated and edited by Thomas Cleary.

    Budo Based on Humanity, Love, and Sincerity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 6:56


    Excerpt from the book, "Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido", by Morihei Ueshiba

    Aikido: Nurturing Changes That Will Bring Happiness to the World!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 11:57


    Excerpt from the book, "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome. Reading on Aikido as the way in creating a just world of love.

    Off The Cuff: Basic Tips for Anyone Interested in the Art of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 17:09


    Basic tips for self defense, for non practitioners and/or people interested in what to do.

    Remember That You Are a Part of The Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 12:28


    Excerpt from the book, "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome

    Managing Your Life with Budo!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 9:32


    Excerpt from the book, "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome, from the chapter The Meaning of Study.

    Meditation and the Body, Mind and Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 18:56


    Excerpt from the book, "Legacies of the Sword", by Karl F. Friday with Seki Humitake.

    Harmony with Heaven and Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 10:08


    Excerpt from "The Zen Way to the Marial Arts" by Taisen Deshimaru. Small history on Zazen and "the way"

    Developing Power of Concentration

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 26:06


    Excerpt from the book, "The Zen Way to the Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru. More on how the Spirit decides the outcome of events after training well in the arts. (Reference for Zazen practice: the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care)

    Being Here and Now!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 17:14


    Excerpt on the power of being present, from the book, "The Zen Way to the Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru

    The Secret of the Martial Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 14:49


    Excerpt from the book, "The Zen Way to the Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru.

    Etiquette and Basics in Aikido Weapons Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 21:47


    Commentary on experiences with reviewing the basics on working with the Bokken and Tanto in the classroom of Aikido.

    The Most Powerful Exercise of All

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 19:01


    Excerpt from, "Secrets of the Samurai", by Ratti and Westbrook. More on bujutsu in feudal Japan.

    The Art of the Staff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 14:58


    Did you know that monks once used the bokken (the wooden sword) primarily as an instrument of pure defense? Here is today's episode from "Secrets of The Samurai" by Ratti and Westbrook.

    Martial Art Students in Feudal Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 18:05


    Excerpt from, "Secrets of the Samurai", by Oscar Ratti/Adele Westbrook.

    The Samurai Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 20:07


    Excerpt from the book, "Secrets of the Samurai", by Oscar Ratti/Adele Westbrook.

    Power from the Ground Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 10:10


    Excerpt from the book, "Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome. The history of Knee Walking or Shikko.

    Special Episode: Definition of Bujutsu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 12:04


    Short excerpt from "Secrets of the Samurai", by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook

    Participating in the Universal Spirit Together!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 8:58


    Excerpt from the book, "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome.

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    Discovering Ourselves with Mindfulness and Concentration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 8:30


    Excerpt from the book, "The Dharma of Star Wars", by Matthew Bortolin, on the Jedi Knight practice of mindfulness and concentration to lead a better life.

    Destroying the Death Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 14:04


    Excerpt from the book, "The Dharma of Star Wars", by Matthew Bortolin, on mindfulness.

    Compassion and Restraint in Weapons Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 11:44


    Excerpt from Mitsugi Saotome's book, "The Principles of Aikido"

    The Wonderful Equalizer of Weapons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 14:11


    Excerpt on the use of Weapons in Aikido from the book, "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome

    Applying Aikido to Benefit Your Relationships and to Mankind as a Whole.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 16:38


    Excerpt from the book, "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome, Shambala Publications, Inc.

    How To Be Fearless

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 13:53


    Excerpt from the book, "The Zen Way to The Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru

    "Know Thyself, and Thou Shalt Know the Universe"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 18:22


    Excerpt from "The Zen Way to The Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru, on Kata

    A Warrior is A Living Shrine of The Divine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 15:55


    Reading excerpt from the book, "Budo", by Morihei Ueshiba.

    Each Person Is a Miniature Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 18:07


    Excerpt from "Budo", by Morihei Ueshiba, with commentary.

    Educating and Directing The Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 9:11


    Excerpt from, "The Zen Way to The Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru

    The Three Stages

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 13:26


    Excerpt from, "The Zen Way to The Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru

    The Seven Principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 10:41


    Excerpt from The Zen Way to The Martial Arts, by Taisen Deshimaru

    Everything In The Universe Is Connected

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 7:19


    Excerpt from "The Zen Way To The Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru.

    "...Concentrate...Consecrate Yourself Wholly to Each Day..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 24:48


    Reading of Introduction and commentary of the book, "The Zen Way To The Martial Arts", by Taisen Deshimaru

    Honesty and Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 11:08


    Excerpt from "Bushido", by Nitobe

    Sincerity Is the Beginning and the Ending of All Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 14:04


    Excerpt from the book, "Bushido",by Inazo Nitobe, the power of words.

    Re-learning: Wisdom is Possession of Common Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 8:42


    Excerpt from "The Principles of Aikido", by Saotome

    The Study of Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 17:42


    Excerpt from "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome

    Producing Real Human Beings Who Will Improve the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 28:14


    Excerpt from "The Principles of Aikido", by Mitsugi Saotome

    Aikido Flexibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 8:45


    Forward of the book Ultimate Aikido and reflection on Aikido as a flexible art with limitless possibilities.

    Ukemi - The Art of Falling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 16:20


    Excerpt and commentary on front roll from the book, "Ultimate Aikido"

    Ultimate Aikido

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 15:59


    Excerpt from Sensei Yamada Shihan's book, "Ultimate Aikido: Secrets of Self Defense and Inner Power"

    Art of The Samurai

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 17:28


    Excerpt in Helmuts of the Samurai , from the book "Art of The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868", Metropolitan Museum; and beginning portion on how we can focus off the training mat.

    Graceful Exits

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 13:30


    Excerpts from the book, "Gracefull Exits: How Great Beings Die", by Sushila Blackman. Special readings for All Souls Day, the Day of the Dead.

    Combat Chronology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 14:21


    Excerpt from Secrets of the Samurai

    The Sword and History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 11:03


    Continued excerpt from Secrets of the Samurai

    The Art of Swordsmanship

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 11:14


    Excerpt from Secrets of the Samurai

    The Art of Archery - The Inner vs. The Outer factors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 10:26


    Excerpt from Secrets of the Samurai, traditional inner development versus external competitive practice.

    The Art of Archery - The People of the Longbow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 8:01


    Excerpt from "Secrets of the Samurai", by Ratti and Westbrook

    Armed Bujutsu - The Art of Archery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 10:50


    Excerpt from "Secrets of the Samurai"

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