Budo: The Martial Way

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Weekly Podcast discussing the journey of self-realization, utilizing both philosophy and practice to master our own lives and achieve our true potential. New episodes every Tuesday.

Lewis E. Briggs


    • Dec 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 65 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Budo: The Martial Way

    My Son Teaches Memento Mori

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 29:29


    From the darkest depths come the most profound lessons. Hold your family close, you never know when you will lose them.

    Episode 64 - Victory by Submission

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 45:00


    I have found my flow, and found victory in my fifth amateur fight.

    Episode 63 - Fourth Amateur Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 41:49


    Back in the ring for another amateur kickboxing bout, before and after.

    Episode 62 - Combat Mantra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 27:03


    My mantra during sparring and competition, develop your own, program yourself.

    Episode 61 - Shooto, First MMA Bout in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 37:34


    Before and after, preparation and debrief of my first amateur MMA fight in Japan.

    Episode 60 - Building Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 17:50


    What would be your legacy, were you to disappear now? What lessons would I leave for my son?

    Episode 59 - Big Win in the Ring, Second Amateur Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 41:41


    Pre and post fight record of my second amateur kickboxing fight, lessons learnt, how to improve.

    Episode 58 - The Most Important Wisdom to Emerge from China in 2500 years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 15:53


    The three most vital chapters from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, required reading for every warrior who walks the path.

    Episode 57 - Amateur Kickboxing in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 36:31


    The story of my first sanctioned amateur kickboxing bout in Japan.

    Episode 56 - You Will Never Be a Prophet In Your Hometown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 19:27


    Leaving your environment could be the change you need to revolutionize your life.

    Episode 55 - Advanced Mindfulness Through Dissociation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 22:09


    Turn the voice inside your head into a friend and ally with this immediate technique.

    Episode 54 - The Raw, Unfiltered Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 28:50


    Continuation of the reading and analysis of passages from 'Meditations', the great Stoic masterpiece written by the late Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

    Episode 53 - Discover Your Purpose, with Takezo, Sword of Clarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 81:29


    How to use action as a catalyst to finding your purpose, and how to apply mindfulness practically whilst still maintaining your killer edge, with guest speaker @takezopure, Sword of Clarity.

    Episode 52 - The Raw, Unfiltered Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 31:41


    Reading and analysis of passages from 'Meditations', the great Stoic masterpiece written by the late Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

    Episode 51 - Samurai Mindset with the Boxer Philosopher Jack Crowe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 58:32


    Interviewing Chicago's premier boxing coach on life lessons earned through blood and sweat.

    Episode 50 - Hear the Voice of God; It is Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 18:04


    Your anxieties and sadness are self-inflicted. Free yourself in silence.

    Episode 49 - Fastest Way to Build Discipline and Prove Your Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 21:50


    How to use your conscious mind and pure willpower to build discipline immediately.

    Episode 48 - J.K. Arnold interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 105:29


    The journey of self-actualisation isn't a straight path. Realize the need for brotherhood and mentorship with @BlackDogAlchemy

    Episode 47 - Zen Retreat, Antaiji

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 29:20


    Six days in the mountains of Hyogo prefecture practicing Zen shugyo at a Buddhist monastery.

    Episode 46 - Matt Hogan interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 51:06


    The wise and powerful Matt Hogan shares his deep experience on what it takes to become an experienced martial artist, an eminent coach, and to host a successful twitter account.

    Episode 45 - Amituofo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 10:46


    The story of an ancient Chinese monk who recited the name of the celestial Buddha 100,000 times a day

    Episode 44 - Hsin-Hsin Ming, Faith in Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 11:16


    Discourse on pursuit of the Way from the third Chinese Chán Patriarch, Jianzhi Sengcan.

    Episode 43 - Overcome All Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 17:30


    To understand the nature of arguments, and how to surpass any dispute

    Episode 42 - Duality, the Great Illusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 19:04


    See through the veil of false duality, and free yourself from an unwinnable war of the mind

    Episode 41 - Guide to Guided Meditation - with Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 22:30


    How to best utilize Guided Meditation, and transition into guiding yourself.

    Episode 40 - Prepare the Mind for Battle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 31:17


    Key knowledge, preparing you mentally for any event.

    Episode 39 - The Virtue of Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 17:36


    Violence solves everything; the truth your parents didn't want you to know.

    Episode 38 - Of Passing By - Thus Spoke Zarathustra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 13:23


    The words of the great patriarch Friedrich Nietzsche, read live, for your consideration.

    Episode 37 - Absolute Discipline: Mindfulness through physical stillness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 13:37


    Perfecting discipline and cultivating awareness through the practice of physical stillness, and close examination of bodily sensations.

    Episode 36 - Neo-Royalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 25:19


    Having sworn an oath of allegiance to the British Royal family, now living under the reign of the Japanese Royal family, what value do these institutions have in the 21st century?

    Episode 35 - Seneca - Letter CVII

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 9:09


    An uninterrupted reading of a letter written by one of the great Stoic masters.

    Episode 34 - Freedom from Judgement and Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 19:03


    How to cultivate equanimity, and free ourselves from the burden of both positive and negative judgement, and the anxieties and depression caused by our concept of time.

    Episode 33 - Is Murder ever Justified?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 19:30


    Either in self-defence or against great evil, are you able to take another person's life?

    Episode 32 - The Value and Necessity of the Friend Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 9:14


    For high-energy, sexually active Kings, the 'friend zone' could be a necessary requirement in maintaining the Way.

    Episode 31 - Forgiving Others, and Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 20:10


    True peace and serenity cannot be achieved without fully embracing the forgiveness of both self and others.

    Episode 30 - No-Self - Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 19:47


    Experience ego-death. Allow me to help guide you toward a state of no-self in today's meditation.

    Episode 29 - Young Men, Fresh Out Of School

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 13:03


    In response to Twitter messages, my advice for those who have just left formal education and are unsure of what to do next.

    Episode 28 - Zen Koans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 8:11


    Zen's answerless questions, and how they may test the depth of our understanding.

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    Episode 27 - Daily Journaling Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 19:26


    15 minute journaling exercise to help you think more clearly, write better and elocute yourself with greater clarity. Including practices of gratitude, affirmations, task setting and free writing.

    Episode 26 - Cultivating Silence - Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 16:22


    Guided meditation to help direct ourselves toward achieving stillness and internal silence.

    Episode 25 - Life as a British Army Reservist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 53:06


    My experience as an Infantry Reservist in 3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment.

    Episode 24 - Maya, and the Truth of Non-Duality

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 12:13


    The illusion of Maya, and the Truth of Non-Duality, absolutely vital, key components to Taoist and Buddhist philosophy.

    Episode 23 - Seven Best Buddhist Temples in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 21:39


    A detailed review of my seven favourite Buddhist Temples in Japan.

    Episode 22 - Three Characteristics of Vipassana - Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 24:02


    Guided Meditation explaining the core tenets of Vipassana, three key characteristics of both our present experience, and all reality.

    Episode 21 - Book Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 31:26


    A reading list of some of my favourite and most highly recommended books and novels, both non-fiction and fiction.

    Episode 20 - Bouncing Doors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 39:21


    Some of the most valuable lessons I learnt through my experience working as a doorman in the UK.

    Episode 19 - The Five Interests

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 21:43


    The qualities and considerations to immediately counteract the negative and damaging effects of the Five Hindrances.

    Episode 18 - The Distinction Between Self and Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 22:37


    Longing for solitude, or feeling isolated in a group. We must understand clearly the truth of both connection and isolation.

    Episode 17 - Motivation versus Discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 17:49


    Let us clearly distinguish the boundaries between discipline and motivation, and discuss how we may best utilize both in our practice and also in our daily lives.

    Episode 16 - Inner Self - Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 22:19


    Guided meditation exploring the three qualities of inner-self. Mental image, mental talk, and body emotion.

    Episode 15 - I Have Arrived

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 13:35


    A short guide on how you may deepen your experience of existing in this present moment, to become truly aware of the here and now.

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