Podcasts about Sensei

Host Pete Deeley welcomes listeners back to The Jiu-Jitsu Mindset, promotes subscription coffee and announces the new app "My Jiu-Jitsu Journey," then interviews Sensei George Rego about his lifelong martial arts path. Rego describes walking into an old, gritty dojo as a child and feeling instantly "at home," drawn to the combination of real physical capability and character, honor, and discipline—echoing Miyamoto Musashi's "twofold way" of sword and pen. He discusses the unique trust of training, the deep teacher-student bond, and the grief of losing his sensei. Rego shares lessons on discipline becoming self-discipline, navigating students who disappear, and his motivation for writing "The Founding of Jujutsu and Judo in America," including Teddy Roosevelt's ju jitsu connections. He concludes that a strong martial artist should be difficult to harm but easy to respect.   00:00 Welcome and Updates 01:05 Meet Sensei George Rego 02:01 Why Martial Arts 03:25 First Dojo Awakening 05:54 Quiet Strength Ideal 09:14 Twofold Way Mindset 13:21 Loss of a Sensei 15:02 Teacher Student Bond 19:08 Trust and Time on Mat 22:18 Students Who Disappear 23:44 Refocus on Students 25:07 Sensei Beyond Fighting 27:13 Systems and Discipline 29:14 Gravitas of a Master 31:05 Why Write the Book 33:53 Research and Roosevelt Dojo 35:05 Preserving Hidden Lineages 36:22 Where to Find the Book 36:57 Audiobook and Bestseller Run 38:33 Hard to Harm Easy Respect

SUMMARY In this episode, Sensei Dell Hamby shares his journey into martial arts, starting from his late introduction at 33 years old in Switzerland to his deep connection with Okinawa, Uechi Ryu karate, and Kobudo. He discusses the significance of finding the right dojo, the passion that drives his practice, and the cultural roots of karate that inspired him to pursue training in Okinawa. Sensei Hamby reflects on his lifelong commitment to martial arts and the joy of living in a place that he considers a paradise for training.   In this conversation, Dell Hamby shares his extensive journey in martial arts, detailing his transition from Shotokan to Kobudo, the establishment of his dojo, and the adaptation to online teaching in 2020. He reflects on the differences in training styles between Switzerland and Okinawa, his experiences with tournaments, and the joy of traveling to teach. Hamby also discusses the connection between music and martial arts, emphasizing the importance of concentration and rhythm in both disciplines.   TAKEAWAYS Sensei Dell Hamby began his martial arts journey at 33 years old. He started training in Shotokan karate in Switzerland. His first trip to Okinawa was in 1996, marking the beginning of a lifelong connection. He emphasizes the importance of finding the right dojo for training. Sensei Hamby was inspired by the roots of karate and wanted to experience it in Okinawa. He has been returning to Okinawa every year for 30 years since his first visit. Living in Okinawa has allowed him to immerse himself in martial arts and culture. He believes Okinawa is a paradise for martial arts training. His passion for martial arts grew after his first training session. Sensei Hamby has developed a deep appreciation for Uechiryu karate. Kobudo fascinated him, leading to a deeper exploration of weapons training. Online teaching became essential in 2020. Tournaments shifted his focus from competing to officiating. Training in Okinawa was more intensive compared to Switzerland. Traveling allows him to connect with diverse martial arts communities. Music and martial arts share a deep connection in terms of concentration and rhythm. Connect with Sensei Hamby through his Facebook page   Join our EXCLUSIVE newsletter to get notified of each episode as it comes out! Subscribe — whistlekick Martial Arts Radio

For the past year or so, we've been trying to create this opportunity to interview Sensei Lasorsa about his father, Frank. There is so much love, laughter and history in this episode. Two of the long stories Sensei told us had to be cut for time. We'll share those in December in our next episode of outtakes. Definitely check out our Insta to see the pic of Frank in WW2. Thanks Sensei, for sharing your dad's story.As always if you keep reading you can see ways to support our work. Sometimes it's nice just to tell someone about the show and I thank you in advance.  Support the showThanks so much for listening and sharing the podcast with friends.  Reach us all over the web. Facebook and twitter are simply wildcatdojo. However, insta is wildcatdojo conversations. (There's a  story there.)On YouTube (where we are now airing some of our older episodes - complete with a slideshow that I tweak constantly)  https://www.youtube.com/@wildcatdojo9869/podcastsAnd for our webpage, where you can also find all the episodes and see some info about the dojo: http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.html . And of course, we love it when you support our sponsor Honor Athletics. Here is their link:https://honor-athletics.com/Thank you for listening.

In this episode, Sensei has an online conversation with Ismail Hasan from Aikido of London and Ivan Melo from Aikido Gyodokan on the topic and importance of being independent. This was conversation was divided up into two parts. If you would like to add your questions or topics to the list for future episodes, please reach out to Sensei and make your topic known via any of our multiple social media messaging outlets. If you donate funds toward our publishing efforts, and if you have benefitted from this content and/or if your heart is so moved, please know that donations of any size will be greatly needed and appreciated. Direct donations can be made in the following ways: - Venmo, please use: @David-Valadez-50 (Note: If Venmo asks for the last four digits of my cell: 0166.) - Zelle, please use: 805-252-6003 - PayPal: senshinone@gmail.com For international users, please use Wise Tag: @davidmarkv8 If you would like to make a donation by other means, please email me at: senshinone@gmail.com. Please also consider joining our Patreon Training Group for direct and regular access to Sensei: - patreon.com/SenshinCenter

In this episode, Sensei has an online conversation with Ismail Hasan from Aikido of London and Ivan Melo from Aikido Gyodokan on the topic and importance of being independent. This was conversation was divided up into two parts - this being the last part, Part II. If you would like to add your questions or topics to the list for future episodes, please reach out to Sensei and make your topic known via any of our multiple social media messaging outlets. If you donate funds toward our publishing efforts, and if you have benefitted from this content and/or if your heart is so moved, please know that donations of any size will be greatly needed and appreciated. Direct donations can be made in the following ways: - Venmo, please use: @David-Valadez-50 (Note: If Venmo asks for the last four digits of my cell: 0166.) - Zelle, please use: 805-252-6003 - PayPal: senshinone@gmail.com For international users, please use Wise Tag: @davidmarkv8 If you would like to make a donation by other means, please email me at: senshinone@gmail.com. Please also consider joining our Patreon Training Group for direct and regular access to Sensei: - patreon.com/SenshinCenter You can purchase Sensei's book, "Budo: Life in a Warrior Asceticism" on Amazon: - https://a.co/d/0d8Gu6uV

Nouvel épisode exceptionnel avec le génial Sensei Slim !Ancien combattant de Muay Thaï, Slim partage avec nous sa vision du mental, de l'identité et de la performance.Au programme : - Comment changer son identité pour devenir la personne que l'on veut être.- Pourquoi il faut apprendre à être avant de vouloir faire ou avoir.- L'importance des pensées, des émotions et des croyances dans nos résultats.- Comment agir avec calme, confiance et conviction, même dans les moments difficiles.- Pourquoi il est dangereux de faire dépendre sa confiance de ses résultats ou du regard des autres.- Le rôle du subconscient dans nos comportements et nos décisions.- Et bien sûr... pourquoi autant de combattants sont fans de One Piece !Un épisode riche en réflexions, en expériences et en pistes concrètes pour mieux comprendre le fonctionnement du mental.Bonne écoute !Sensei Slim : https://www.instagram.com/senseislim.official/L'application Quantum Leap : https://quantumleapapp.com/

The whole gang is back and we did NOT hold back this week. We open on the eternal Final Fantasy debate (is 7 really the GOAT or is that just glaze), react to the Kingdom Hearts IV trailer, then get into the Knicks finally winning a championship, the UFC card at the White House, and a stacked manga slate: the One Piece Kong reveal, Blue Lock benching Rin Itoshi, and us settling Gojo vs Sukuna once and for all. Plus a Would You Rather that broke the chat, Code Lyoko coming back, House of the Dragon S3, and Kai Cenat's Streamer University.Everything BSS in one place: https://linktr.ee/blacksenseisocietySPOILER WARNING: current chapter spoilers for One Piece, Blue Lock, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Berserk. Jump the timestamps if you are not caught up.Timestamps:00:00 Final Fantasy VII vs the GOAT + Kingdom Hearts IV trailer05:10 Would You Rather: give up kissing or all sauces11:05 The Knicks won the championship (Brunson, OG, KAT, Wemby)32:45 UFC at the White House: Pereira vs Gane47:20 Code Lyoko is getting a sequel54:15 House of the Dragon Season 3 hype1:07:40 One Piece: the Kong reveal and Brooke's backstory1:14:40 Ichi the Witch is built different1:19:00 Blue Lock: Rin Itoshi gets benched1:27:50 World Cup talk1:33:00 The biggest moment in anime history1:38:55 Dragon Ball discourse: is Gohan actually a pacifist1:50:40 Gojo vs Sukuna: settling it for good2:11:30 Krillin slander hour2:21:00 The anime you dropped after reading the manga2:26:30 Kai Cenat's Streamer University is back2:52:00 Berserk, Frieren outselling One Piece + go read Chojin X2:55:30 Toy Story 5, Leviticus & Disclosure DayDrop your Gojo vs Sukuna take and your One Piece Kong theory in the comments. Rate us 5 stars, subscribe, and pull up to Open Dojo this Friday.

Ma w sobie tajemnicę Dalekiego Wschodu i proste zasady kształtujące charakter, dyscyplinę i ciało. Proste, nie znaczy łatwe do zrobienia. Mówimy o karate, formie samoobrony, która nie tylko zwiększa sprawność fizyczną ale uczy opanowania emocji i logicznego myślenia w stresie. Można powiedzieć, idealnie na współczesne czasy. Na Siłę spokoju zaprasza Iwona Kwaśny...

Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 6/14/26 – The Buddha said, “All things are ultimately liberated; they have no abiding place.” In this koan, the teenage Satsujo, completely devoted to practicing the Dharma, was sitting in her room when her father peeked in and saw her seated on a copy of the Lotus Sutra. Shocked, he shouted, “What are you doing sitting on this precious scripture?” Satsujo replied, “How is this wonderful sutra different from my ass? Quickly! What is this body-heart-mind before thoughts of sacred and profane arise?” Hojin Sensei uses this encounter to invite us to question the familiar divisions and fixed ideas in which we can become stuck—those habits of mind that separate sacred from ordinary and can become a source of confusion and suffering. (From Hidden Lamp: Stories from Awakened Women #72 – “Satsujo Sits on the Lotus Sutra”. Japan, 18th century.)

Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 6/13/26 – When inquiry is alive within us, every thought we think can end with a question mark — perhaps even an exclamation mark — rather than a period. There is freedom in this openness, in loosening our fixed certainty and allowing experience to remain alive and fresh. Hojin Sensei explores a passage from the Diamond Sutra: “Develop a mind that abides nowhere.”

This talk from Jogen offers a multilayered Zen framework for not wasting time — from daily contemplation of death to touching the bedrock desires beneath our surface wants — and ends by questioning whether time can even be wasted at all. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rather than talking about awareness, this talk by Jogem invites listeners to taste it directly — through guided exhalations, the image of a hollow vessel lit from within, and the Dzogchen teaching of the Nine Amazing Things — pointing to the primordial light that exists in everyone. ★ Support this podcast ★

What if diagnosing PTSD, anxiety, and depression could be as objective as a blood test — done in 10 minutes on your phone?That's the vision behind Sensei, a company using AI and ocular biometrics to bring measurable, objective diagnostics to mental health. In this episode, host Deborah Westphal sits down with David Zakariaie, founder and CEO of Sensei, to talk about the science of the eye, a $2M technology problem solved with a commercial camera, and why fixing mental health starts with fixing measurement.Key TakeawaysMental health's biggest crisis isn't just a shortage of care — it's a measurement problem. Major depression, the most commonly diagnosed mental health condition in the U.S., is misdiagnosed approximately 65% of the time. PTSD, bipolar, and schizophrenia are misdiagnosed between 84–92% of the time.Sensei's diagnostic app shows patients a series of ocular stimuli for roughly 10.5 minutes, captures their eyes' responses via a standard smartphone camera, and outputs a binary diagnosis plus a severity score.The platform measures approximately 45 individual metrics across three categories: traditional ocular metrics (pupil size, blinks, saccades, gaze), iris dilator and sphincter dynamics (mapping sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous system activity), and heart rate and heart rate variability from facial video.Sensei is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials for a PTSD diagnostic, with an FDA submission planned for late 2025 and approval expected in 2027.About 16,000 people participated in pre-trial studies; the full dataset at submission is expected to reach approximately 30,000.The go-to-market strategy focuses on telehealth platform integration — partnering with companies like Spring Health, Talkspace, and BetterHelp to embed the diagnostic tool directly into existing care delivery workflows.Future expansion targets schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, with longer-term interest in neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's and dementia.About David ZachariaDavid Zakariaie is the founder and CEO of Sensei, a mental health diagnostics company building the first FDA-regulatory-grade platform for diagnosing and monitoring PTSD, anxiety, and depression using AI-powered ocular biometrics. His path began at 15, when he attended Google I/O, received an early pair of Google Glass, and became fascinated with the scientific potential of the human eye. He left high school after 10th grade, taught himself to code, and launched the company in 2015.Resources & Links MentionedSensei: sensei.health (verify current URL)Mental Health Study (Phase 3 Trial Sign-Up): mentalhealthstudy.orgKaren Toffler Charitable Trust: tofflertrust.org (verify current URL)Parea Therapeutics (digital therapeutics reference)The CAPS-5 (Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale)The PCL-5 (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5)If You Enjoyed This EpisodeSubscribe to Research Renaissance wherever you listen to podcasts. If this conversation sparked something for you, share it with someone in healthcare, mental health advocacy, or neuroscience — this is the kind of work that needs more eyeballs on it.To learn more about the breakthroughs discussed in this episode and to support ongoing research, visit our website at tofflertrust.org. Technical Podcast Support by Jon Keur at Wayfare Recording Co.

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SUMMARY In this episode, Sensei Diane shares her 47-year journey in martial arts, discussing the evolution of women's participation, the challenges faced in training, and the importance of consistency and motivation. She reflects on her transition from student to teacher and emphasizes the transformative power of martial arts in building self-esteem and community. She also shares her journey from martial arts practitioner to teacher, discussing her passion for joint locks and the importance of adapting training for aging bodies. She emphasizes the need for women in martial arts to have a platform and the lessons learned from organizing events. Sensei Diane reflects on how martial arts has been a lifeline during difficult times and the importance of sharing knowledge within the community. Looking to the future, she expresses her desire to make martial arts accessible for older individuals and the necessity of consistent training for self-defense.   TAKEAWAYS Diane has been training in martial arts for 47 years. She started martial arts for self-defense due to a rough job environment. The dojo environment was welcoming, encouraging her to stay. Training in the 80s was different, with fewer women involved. Women often have to drop out of training due to family responsibilities. Diane's motivation evolved from self-defense to helping others. Consistency in training is crucial for mental and physical health. The dojo serves as a place to leave troubles behind and recharge. Diane emphasizes the importance of not quitting, even when motivation wanes. Transitioning from student to teacher was a natural progression for Diane. Learning multiple martial arts can enhance overall skills. Ego should be left at the door in martial arts training. Feedback from participants is crucial for event improvement. Martial arts serves as a vital social network for practitioners. Martial arts can be a lifeline during personal hardships. Sharing knowledge is essential for growth in martial arts. Adapting training for older individuals is a future goal. Consistent training is necessary for effective self-defense. To connect with Sensei Diane: www.thepowma.org dianeoc@thepowma.org   Join our EXCLUSIVE newsletter to get notified of each episode as it comes out! Subscribe — whistlekick Martial Arts Radio

Using the koan of Bodhidharma's transmission and the Pang family's teachings on difficulty and ease, Kisei closes sesshin by pointing practitioners toward the vows and confidence that have sustained them through every hard sitting — and toward the Buddha that their teachers have been holding up a mirror to all along. ★ Support this podcast ★

Weaving together the koan anecdotes, the awakening poems of early Buddhist women, and the living support of sangha, in this talk Kisei invites practitioners who feel stuck or afraid to ask for help — from the ancestors, from each other, and from the mystery itself. ★ Support this podcast ★

The crew is back for episode 131 and TY opens the show by declaring war on Luka Doncic (yes, really). From there it's a packed one: the Obsession horror movie spoiler breakdown, the NBA Finals matchup between the Knicks and Spurs, Sony's State of Play, the new God of War reveal, plus heavy anime discussion across Blue Lock, Witch Hat Atelier, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, and Re:Zero Season 3.SPOILER ZONE: Obsession (2026) full breakdown starts early. Skip ahead if you haven't seen it.What we get into:Naming the craziest female anime villains better than Nikki from Obsession (Yuno Gasai, Shiro from Deadman Wonderland, the full Kakegurui lineup, Toga, Makima, Priscilla, and more)Is Nikki actually the villain of Obsession, or is Bear the real problem? The Ian debate gets heatedSarah's death scene, the diner moment, the One Wish Willow rules, and that ending sequenceBest horror performances of the 21st century: Toni Collette, Bill Skarsgård, Lupita Nyong'o, William Dafoe, James McAvoy, and Andy Navarro's case for the listHorror Movie King of the Hill: Obsession vs Get Out, Hereditary, Midsommar, Insidious, Conjuring, Sinners, Paranormal Activity, and Talk to MeWishes the crew would make to fix anime: Reborn pacing, Gintama actually being funny, Promised Neverland Season 2 erased, Future Trunks staying in the main timeline, the Black Clover finale Asta vs Yuno fight, and Berserk going to MAPPABlue Lock chapter reactions: is Ego's philosophy actually wrong? The Isagi vs Hugo aftermath and what comes nextWitch Hat Atelier: Kifri going too far, the Brimcap mystery, Coco and Tartar's growing dynamic, plus a real talk comparison between magic gatekeeping and AI regulationDaemons of the Shadow Realm: who's the Kagamori traitor (Bald Guy slander incoming), Yuru's future, and the grandma agendaRe:Zero Season 3: amnesia Subaru crash out hype, the staircase scene anticipationNBA Finals predictions: Knicks vs Spurs, the Cat factor, how Brunson handles Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper, and whether NYC actually wilds out if the Knicks winNFL chaos: Rams trading for Myles Garrett (Aaron Donald comeback talk), Patriots landing AJ Brown, and which playoff teams are dropping out next seasonSony State of Play reactions: Marvel's Wolverine, Onimusha, Tomb Raider, and the new God of War starring Kratos' wife (DLC energy or worth the slot?)Wuthering Heights debate: Margot Robbie's performance and Radell holds the line on his original takePlus, the crew is two episodes deep on the Game of Thrones Season 8 Patreon rewatch, House of the Dragon Season 3 watch party prep, and a Mask vs Mask WWE match getting flowers.If you mess with anime debates, horror movie takes, NBA discourse, and gaming reactions all in one place, lock in.KEYWORDS (SEO-loaded for podcast platforms and YouTube):Black Sensei Society, BSS podcast, anime podcast, Obsession movie review, Obsession 2026 spoilers, Andy Navarro Obsession, best horror movies of 2026, horror movie king of the hill, best horror performances 21st century, Yuno Gasai, Kakegurui, Makima, anime villainess tier list, Blue Lock chapter review, Ego philosophy Blue Lock, Isagi vs Hugo, Witch Hat Atelier review, Kifri Coco Tartar, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Re:Zero Season 3, Subaru amnesia arc, NBA Finals 2026, Knicks vs Spurs prediction, Jalen Brunson, Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Karl Anthony Towns, Myles Garrett trade, Rams Super Bowl, Patriots AJ Brown, Sony State of Play, Marvel's Wolverine, new God of War 2027, Kratos wife game, Onimusha Way of the Sword, Tomb Raider, Wuthering Heights Margot Robbie, anime debate podcast, manga podcast, sports and anime podcast, Black podcastershttps://linktr.ee/blacksenseisociety

Here we go, the last episode of the Brain Ladle Invitational Trivia Tournament (aka The BLITT - guitar solo).  Who will die and who will survive to live a happy life until the eventual reboot?  In this episode, Kels will take on Ladlers Easy Mode Barry, Ross, Chris, and James in a final death match that will crown this year's BLITT champion.  Also, the Sensei is out of town so Davo will take on the task of keeping score and making pithy comments.  Will Davo rise to the challenge?

Lawrence Ellyard, shares his powerful journey that began with a simple parking ticket

Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 5/29/26 – The true self, what is that? It was the question put to Monk Ming by the sixth ancestor and opened for him the Way. This pivotal moment is something that makes Zen what it is, what can't be planned, can't be sought after, but still it's the heart of our practice. Shoan Sensei asks us: what do you have faith in, and what do you still hold at arm's length? How can you, through practice, embrace the gift of your pure Buddha Nature being offered right now? (From the Gateless Gate, Case 23 – Think Neither Good Nor Evil.)

Ron Hogen Green, Sensei – 5/28/26 – Going beyond our ancestors, going further than they could go, is the task of every student of the dharma. What is the ultimate truth? In other words, asks Hogen Sensei, who is this person asking the question? Going beyond conceptual thought, what is it? Here where you are, fully alive, what is it now? Close the gap, as Daido Roshi used to say, and you go beyond the ancestors. (From the Book of Equanimity, Case 78 – Ummon’s Rice-Cake.)

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In this talk, Kisei explores the Buddha's teaching on how we should practice if we truly seek liberation, as offered in the Diamond Sutra. ★ Support this podcast ★

Poetry has a way of cutting to the heart of our lives, and expressing the inexpressible. In this talk Kisei explores the styles of poetry used in the Zen tradition, from poems of enlightenment, to death poems, to capping phrases and poems of deep intimacy--poetry invites us into this living moment, and graces our lives with the mystery. ★ Support this podcast ★

During this talk Kisei explores the line from the Mountains and Rivers sutra, "a stone woman gives birth to a child at night", and entertain our own encounters with the stone woman, and what she may have to teach us. ★ Support this podcast ★

Garden interview with Sensei Alison and Sensei Ben from Ryukyukan Shorin Ryu Matsuri Dojo. https://matsuri-karate-essex.co.uk/

This week, Shaun has laid a trap: a new seasonal vs a revisit of a mystery show. Will Remington choose 5 episodes of Season 5 of Rent-a-Girlfriend (skipping seasons 2-4) or Yowayowa Sensei? Meanwhile Remington can't stop stabbing Dylan in the leg. If you'd like to give us feedback, ask a question, or correct a mistake, send an email to AnimeOutOfContext@gmail.com. Like our show? Check out our friends AnimEighties for more anime reviews! Visit our Patreon at patreon.com/AnimeoutofContext if you would like to contribute to the show and get hundreds of hours of bonus content ranging from clips from our pre-episode banter, bonus episodes (including the 4 years of the 12 days of April Fools), our prototype Episode 0, to even getting shout-outs in the show! Intro and Outro are trimmed from "Remiga Impulse" by Jens Kiilstofte, licensed by MachinimaSound to Anime Out of Context under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 which the licensor has modified for the licensee to allow reproduction and sharing of the Adapted Material for Commercial purposes

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The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Edgar Johansson Sensei and Budo vs. Bullshido In Episode 81 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, Ito Sensei interviews Edgar Johansson Sensei from Denver Aikikai. Johansson Sensei started Aikido in 1990 and has built up an impressive resume of teacher that he has actually studied under. Johansson Sensei is a seeker who is interested in not only the deeper philosophical aspects of Aikido but also the intricate details of the human body. In this episode, he and Ito Sensei discuss what it means to study budo and how budo today is going the way of bullshido.  Enjoy!Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/xrn03TwY1xAThe Aiki Dojo Podcast's goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings over 36 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, James Doi Shihan, James Takata, and Bill D'Angelo. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here: https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWPWatch our podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQRead our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message: http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blogRead our Newsletter:http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletterFollow us on social media:Facebook: Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterlaIto Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacherInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/For more information about Aikido http://www.aikidocenterla.comRev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.comIf you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 5/3/26 – This talk explores what Hongzhi calls the “mysterious pivot,” a sudden shift that disrupts thinking and reveals direct, lived experience. Drawing on Dharma teaching and the Arts, Hojin highlights how loosening the mind of grasping, defining, and securing opens the heart to a deeper, more immediate ‘shock of recognition' of our true nature.

Ray “Sensei” Ortega spent years chasing the baseball dream — from independent ball to professional coaching, the Giants organization, the Savannah Bananas, and eventually Cosmic Baseball.But beneath the surface, God was shaping something deeper.In this conversation, Ray shares how adversity, surrender, influence, and faith slowly reframed the purpose behind everything he thought he was building.What began as a baseball journey eventually became a mission field.This is Part 1 of our conversation with Ray. Part 2 is coming soon.

In this episode of ATD Accidental Trainer, learning expert, facilitator, and coach Moe Poirier explores the power of bringing your authentic facilitation strengths into the training room. Moe shares why facilitation isn't just a skill, but an expression of who you are and the gifts you bring to learners.  The conversation dives into Moe's five facilitator personas model (the Sensei, Drill Sergeant, Superhero, Confidant, and Jester) and explains how understanding your natural strengths can help you adapt to the learners and create more meaningful learning experiences. Moe also shares practical insights on reading the room, balancing structure with play, and designing training that creates connection and transformation. Resources: Moe's Website: https://shiftfacilitation.com/ Order Moe's Book: https://www.td.org/product/book--the-five-personas-of-facilitation/112610  Moe's LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/moepoirier  Discover ATD26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvUGjRiQsE45OPmr64Tvt-XYTfnP7wnSL 

Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 5/17/26 – What is your complete expression of Buddha Mind? Shoan Sensei takes up this question in exploring the koan of the National Teacher calling to their attendant. How do we each navigate the distractions and the self-centered mindset we all fall into? To end our suffering and the causes of suffering in the world, we practice. And practice guides us to respond from a generous heart, grounded in reality, to offer the Dharma medicine we all need. (From the Gateless Gate, Case 17 – The National Teacher Calls Three Times)

What if the most powerful safety tool you have is the one you already carry…your intuition?On this episode of The Art of Badassery, Jenn Cassetta returns while editing her upcoming book, Secrets of a Sensei (releasing February 2027), for a powerful conversation about women's safety, awareness, and reclaiming calm, confident power.Jenn dives into the difficult reality that most assaults against women are committed by someone they know, often inside the home, referencing the shocking Gisèle Pelicot case and recent investigations into online networks where men share tactics involving drugging and assault. She also explores the connection between women's safety, bodily autonomy, and the importance of using your voice, including at the ballot box.But this conversation is ultimately about empowerment, not fear. Jenn shares practical tools to help women move through the world with greater confidence, including her “Sensei Scan” practice: one breath, one 360 scan, one right action. She explains how to strengthen intuition, increase situational awareness, and develop a grounded sense of personal power. You'll also hear practical recommendations for self-defense resources, safety apps, and wearable tools like InvisiWear jewelry.This episode is a reminder that awareness is not paranoia: it's preparation, presence, and power.Links Mentioned:InvisWear - use this link for a discount https://invisawear.com/?growi=jenn399Episode 02: Not Today Moth******er! Kelly Lieberman's Story of Survival = https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-not-today-moth-er-kelly-liebermans-story-of-survival/id1692809626?i=1000640469258

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In this talk, Jogen Sensei makes a distinction between detachment (checking out), non-attachment (neither clinging nor pulling away), and fearless intimacy (meeting experience without any strategy at all), arguing that the ideal of the serene, unruffled practitioner can seduce people into using practice to avoid their emotions rather than meet them. The talk closes by noting that psychological inquiry and meditation practice aren't opposites — sometimes a recurring feeling needs honest examination, and the goal isn't a sanitized, emotion-free self but something more like becoming a conductor through whom life moves freely. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this talk, Jogen frames the entire practice — regardless of specific method — as the conscious, intentional use of attention. The core of the talk breaks meditation down into two complementary skills: staying, which is the ability to keep attention where you want it and non-clinging, which is recognizing that body, mind, and experience are largely just happening on their own without needing to be controlled or possessed. The talk closes by noting that love, devotion, and curiosity can all be brought into practice, but staying and non-clinging remain the fundamental nuts and bolts. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this informal talk, Jogen Sensei explores the Buddhist “perfection of effort” (virya) as a subtle, deeply personal process of aligning one's life with what the heart genuinely longs for, rather than forcing oneself through rigid discipline or external standards. He argues that all effort is already “perfect” because effort learns from itself over time, and that true practice is less about becoming someone better than about continually realigning with the awakened nature already present within us. The talk concludes by emphasizing the balance between self-effort and “other power” — support from community, teachers, and life itself — encouraging practitioners to continue steadily, sincerely, and compassionately on the path. ★ Support this podcast ★

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Beginning with this segment of the UnMind podcast and DharmaByte column, I want to depart from commenting on the content of my Substack postings, which feature chapters from a manuscript we anticipate publishing in future, working title: "Speaking With One (Zen) Voice." It is subtitled: "25 Centuries of Buddha-Dharma; 3 Countries of Origin; 9 Dharma Masters; 2 Dozen Teachings; with Commentary by an American ZenElder." Long subtitle, but at least it lets you know what your are in for. Instead, in going forward, I want to introduce you to some of the most mysterious and compelling implications of Buddhism that I have come across in my studies, admittedly limited to those texts that are available in English translation. The first is the startling claim that Buddha enjoys an infinite life span throughout eternity, as testified to in the Lifespan Chapter of the Lotus Sutra, considered to be his last teaching. This use of "buddha" should, I think, be understood in both senses: as it relates to the historical "fully-awakened one," his teachings about reality and his place in it—Buddha with a capital "B"; as well as its application to human consciousness—buddha with a small "b." The latter, generalized as buddha-nature, true of all sentient beings. This message implies that in our conventional wisdom—philosophical and religious beliefs surrounding the "Great Matter" of birth and death—we are making a kind of category error as to first causes and final conclusions. Let's take a look at what a cursory bit of research online has to say about this phrase, consulting Master AI: AI Overview — category errorA category mistake (or category error) is a logical fallacy where an object, property, or concept is mistakenly assigned to a category to which it does not belong. Popularized by philosopher Gilbert Ryle, it often involves treating abstract concepts as if they were physical objects, or mixing up different logical levels, such as asking for the "location" of a team's "spirit" after seeing the players. Note that the fallacy is defined as "logical," calling into question all instances of the most basic category of intelligence: logic itself. Next, our friendly online AI assistant lists examples of various types of category mistakes, such as confusion between the abstract and the physical, mixing up parts and wholes, conflating mental and physical phenomena, as well as functional, linguistic, and scientific confusions. All conceptual. Then, we are treated to key characteristics of categorical errors, including rank absurdity or nonsense; nouns as subjects of verbs they cannot perform; using terms in the wrong syntactical context; or using inadequate data to support an analytical operation. Dutifully providing links for further study to various online sources such as Reddit, Philiosophy Stack Exchange, and YouTube, AI summarizes succinctly: Essentially, it is a way to make a philosophical argument cringe by treating a "concept" as a "thing." Glad we cleared that up! Speaking of "making a philosophical argument "cringe" is, in itself, intentionally or not, a kind of category error, is it not? Can an argument cringe? Do AIs have a sense of humor? However you feel about the current debate over AIs encroaching upon human territory—which may be another categorical error, just on a meta level—you have to admit that they can throw together a neat and comprehensive summary, saving this writer the time and effort it would take to track down all of those links. Good enough to support the point I am trying to make, anyway. My point being that Buddha seems to be saying, based on his own direct research in meditation, that we are grossly misinterpreting the phenomena of birth and death, making a "thing" of the concepts we have about them. If birth, as well as death, are not "things,"—that is, not real—in the sense we imagine, it begs the question, then what are they? They definitely denote a change, but what order of change? This seems to be the point of one of the standout assertions of the Hsinhsinming—Trust in Mind, from Sengcan, third patriarch of Ch'an Buddism: Change appearing to occur in the empty world we call "real" only because of our ignorance We can understand this claim on a universal level, I think. From the perspective of the solar system or the galaxy, change on this tiny planet does not seem all that dramatic. But on a proximate and personal scale, it takes on draconian dimensions. Matsuoka-roshi's suddenly cutting off one of his senior student's statement about dying is another finger pointing at this particular moon. He didn't qualify the assertion. He just said, matter-of-factly, "You don't die," correcting the assumption "Sensei, when I die" mid-expression. What it is that we refer to as "I" comes under intense scrutiny in Zen. We assume that this aggregation—of what are called the Five Skandhas: form, feeling, thought, impulse and consciousness; and the Six Senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and thinking—taken together, is what constitutes the "I" in question. This self-awareness is then assumed to have been born with the birth of the body-mind complex, developing along with the fetus in the womb, consciousness slowly emerging out of the growth of the brain and nervous system. This is common knowledge. Which is why it is callenged in Zen. Another reference to the kind of singular realization that Zen is pointing to comes from Tozan Ryokai, 200 years after Sengcan, in Hokyo Zammai—Precious Mirror Samadhi: Although it is not constructed it is not beyond wordsLike facing a precious mirror form and reflection behold each other You are not IT but in truth IT is you The first line refers to the unconstructed nature of what Master Muso Kokushi, a generation or two after Master Dogen in Japan, called the "uncreate" in his letters, or "Dream Conversations," to the two brothers who shared the shogunate at the time. Master Dogen also pointed a few fingers at this same moon, such as this excerpt from Fukanzazengi—Principles of Seated Meditation recently posted by Joan Halifax-roshi: Put aside the intellectual practice of investigating words and chasing phrases, and learn to take the backward step that turns the light around and shine it inward. Your body and mind will drop away of themselves, and your original face will manifest. If you want to get into touch with things as they are, you—right here and now—have to start being yourself, as you are. Approaching "things as they are," the singularity of Zen, then, requires a fundamental reversal, a 180-degree flip, of our usual approach to learning, engaging in un-learning. Not learning something new, but unlearning what we think we know, in order to return to the original state of not-knowing. Huineng, sixth patriarch in China, coined the phrase: Show me your original face before your father and mother were born Another teaching attributed to Hakuin Zenji asks, "What nostrils would there be on that face?" In other words, what was THIS—long before our body came into being? Whatever that was, it must also still be what it is after the body deconstructs into its components, as Master Dogen asserts in another teaching: Just as firewood does not become firewood again after it is ashYou do not return to birth after death This analogy refutes the common (mis)belief in reincarnation left over from early Hinduism—that there is an essence, entity, or spirit, the atman, a "thing"—believed to be reborn again and again, transmigrating from one lifetime to another. There is no "you" to return to birth, just as there is no "you" that can die. The body is the firewood. Buddha testified that he found no evidence of the existence of such a "thing" in his direct experience, likening the incarnated body to a chariot. When the chariot is taken apart, and the parts are laid out on the ground, where, he asked, is the chariot? The chariot (or any other thing) functions as a chariot only when assembled. There is no entity, no "there" there, between the parts somewhere. Likewise, the human body, which seems to be one thing, is more like a jellyfish, consisting of an unimaginably complex amalgam of many parts all functioning together to create the illusion of a single entity. This raises the question of what kind, or order, of experience Buddha can be talking about, if at the center of it there is no self, no soul, nothing but connectivity of the parts. How can that realization even be called an "experience"? This conundrum is hinted at in the Heart Sutra, after a long line of negations: "given emptiness...no seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching...no realm of sight, no realm of mind-consciousness," etc. Again, Zen wisdom from Master AI: The phrase "until we come to no consciousness also" refers to a specific passage in the Heart Sutra (Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya) that systematically negates the traditional Buddhist categories of experience to reveal their "emptiness" (śūnyatā). Which brings us to the functioning of zazen, or shikantaza, the objectless meditation of Zen. It is often misinterpreted as "emptying your mind of thought." But this is not the point of zazen, however, and in any case not really feasible. Thinking is not the problem; it is our over-reliance on thinking that gets in the way. It is not for nothing that Zen is called the meditation school of Buddhism. All other sects practice meditation to some degree, of course, but the singular emphasis upon upright seated meditation belongs to Zen, primarily Soto Zen, or what we refer to as "Dogen Zen," as illustrated by this line from his Jijuyu Zammai—Self-fulfilling Samadhi: From the first time you meet a master without engaging in incense offering chanting Buddha's name repentence or reading scriptureyou should just wholeheartedly sit and thus drop away body and mindWhen even for a moment you express the Buddha's sealby sitting upright in Samadhi the whole phenomenal world becomes the Buddha's seal and the entire sky turns into enlightenment Emphasis mine. One aspect of Dogen's particular genius was to recognize the centrality of this practice of upright seated meditation, referred to as the genuine transmission of realization from generation to generation of the lineage, going all the way back to Shakyamuni himself. And according to Buddha himself, even previous, "prehistoric buddhas." Like transmitting art or music, the method can be taught, but the essence of the practice cannot. Art and Zen have to be discovered by the student from their own experience. In the process, they have to set aside all they think they have learned. Zen and creativity are based on the process of unlearning what we have learned to the present. A current trope may make this point a bit more succinctly. In zazen, we are "reverse-engineering" consciousness itself, allowing it to manifest untrammeled by our ideas about it. Let's pick up the thread in the next segment. Meanwhile, practice-practice-practice: attention-attention-attention.

01. Zenon, Highlite - We Are One 02. Del-30 - Turn It Out 03. Re-Tide, Mattei & Omich - Daft Loop 04. Hatiras - Can't Get U 05. Four Tet, Tony Romera - Baby 06. Andrew Mathers - My Eyes 07. 4 Da People - Stop Gettin' In My Way 08. Moxy Edits - Moxy Edits 001 09. Jason Hersco - Everytime 10. Wax Motif, Maeta - You Forget 11. Gabriele Ranucci - I Feel The Energy 12. Shapeless - MR. Coffe 13. Ghek - Groove Street 14. Will K, Jay1, Ms Banks, Illyus Barrientos - Loose 15. Deepmore - For My Ki 16. Mathias Kaden - Next Wave 17. Gorgon City, Anne-Marie - Try Me Out 18. German Brigante, Alex Kenji - When I'm With You 19. Col Lawton, Sen-Sei, Sebb Junior - Hot Head 20. Movement, Shadow Child - Feel Real 21. Dj Pp - Circo Loco 22. Franc Fala, Samm, Benja - You Got What I Want 23. Easttown - Heliconia 24. Lenge - Zebrastreifen 25. Lnrt - Flip That 26. Mattei & Omich, Steff Daxx - I Don't Need It 27. Marc Cotterell, Troy Denari, Alfred Diaz - Count On Me 28. Manuel Zach - Good Time 29. David Myrla, Lyzha, Hever Jara Clubbin - I'm A Star 30. Bondax - Baby I Got That 31. Blond Eye - Flop Move 32. Craftsmanship - See U Tonight 33. Mattei & Omich, Vittoria Hyde - Transition 34. Seb Schillaci - The Sermon 35. Leisan - To The Rhythm 36. Chanknous - Covered In Sweat 37. Block & Crown - Remember the Good Times 38. Chinonegro - Groove Theory 39. Josh Butler, Chain Reaction - Domino 40. Mihai Popoviciu - Make This Beat 41. Melarmony - Knock Me Off My Feet 42. Sebb Junior - Sound Of Life 43. Mason - Papapapa 44. Fdf - Wow 45. The Cap Boy - Funky Vibes 46. Jc - Inside Out 47. Teed, Anotr - Sound of You 48. Kakkmaddafakka, Roosevelt - Someone New 49. Vasily Umanets, Vertigini - Bring It Back 50. Kroose - Free My Soul 51. J. Peacock - I'm Doing Just Fine 52. Najjin - Follow Me 53. Iilo - Show Me Love 54. Tony Romera - La Street 55. Maxsrine - What We All About 56. Sebb Junior - Brighter Land 57. Zaark - Ghostbusters 58. Niken - Move! 59. Sebb Junior - Body Language 60. Shermanology - Girl On The Beat 61. Anatta - Here Comes the House 62. Crusy - Sound Of The Underground 63. Traker - We Keep It Moving 64. Umaedo - Body Moving 65. Hiatt Db - Come On 66. Bustin Loose, Dam Swindle - Soulbound 67. Paul Orwin - D For Damager 68. Fer Br - Guess What 69. House Beach Ensemble, Lovers Holiday - Generator 70. Luca Guerrieri - The Box 71. Brizman Neumann - Gated Gongs 72. Axel Beca - C'Mon 73. Milk & Sugar, Barbara Tucker - My Lovin 74. Carlita, Paige Cavell - Patchwork 75. Zsak - In My Soul 76. Stogov, Alexey Zhurba - Our Time 77. Sister Nancy, Tom & Jame - Bam Bam

01. Zenon, Highlite - We Are One 02. Del-30 - Turn It Out 03. Re-Tide, Mattei & Omich - Daft Loop 04. Hatiras - Can't Get U 05. Four Tet, Tony Romera - Baby 06. Andrew Mathers - My Eyes 07. 4 Da People - Stop Gettin' In My Way 08. Moxy Edits - Moxy Edits 001 09. Jason Hersco - Everytime 10. Wax Motif, Maeta - You Forget 11. Gabriele Ranucci - I Feel The Energy 12. Shapeless - MR. Coffe 13. Ghek - Groove Street 14. Will K, Jay1, Ms Banks, Illyus Barrientos - Loose 15. Deepmore - For My Ki 16. Mathias Kaden - Next Wave 17. Gorgon City, Anne-Marie - Try Me Out 18. German Brigante, Alex Kenji - When I'm With You 19. Col Lawton, Sen-Sei, Sebb Junior - Hot Head 20. Movement, Shadow Child - Feel Real 21. Dj Pp - Circo Loco 22. Franc Fala, Samm, Benja - You Got What I Want 23. Easttown - Heliconia 24. Lenge - Zebrastreifen 25. Lnrt - Flip That 26. Mattei & Omich, Steff Daxx - I Don't Need It 27. Marc Cotterell, Troy Denari, Alfred Diaz - Count On Me 28. Manuel Zach - Good Time 29. David Myrla, Lyzha, Hever Jara Clubbin - I'm A Star 30. Bondax - Baby I Got That 31. Blond Eye - Flop Move 32. Craftsmanship - See U Tonight 33. Mattei & Omich, Vittoria Hyde - Transition 34. Seb Schillaci - The Sermon 35. Leisan - To The Rhythm 36. Chanknous - Covered In Sweat 37. Block & Crown - Remember the Good Times 38. Chinonegro - Groove Theory 39. Josh Butler, Chain Reaction - Domino 40. Mihai Popoviciu - Make This Beat 41. Melarmony - Knock Me Off My Feet 42. Sebb Junior - Sound Of Life 43. Mason - Papapapa 44. Fdf - Wow 45. The Cap Boy - Funky Vibes 46. Jc - Inside Out 47. Teed, Anotr - Sound of You 48. Kakkmaddafakka, Roosevelt - Someone New 49. Vasily Umanets, Vertigini - Bring It Back 50. Kroose - Free My Soul 51. J. Peacock - I'm Doing Just Fine 52. Najjin - Follow Me 53. Iilo - Show Me Love 54. Tony Romera - La Street 55. Maxsrine - What We All About 56. Sebb Junior - Brighter Land 57. Zaark - Ghostbusters 58. Niken - Move! 59. Sebb Junior - Body Language 60. Shermanology - Girl On The Beat 61. Anatta - Here Comes the House 62. Crusy - Sound Of The Underground 63. Traker - We Keep It Moving 64. Umaedo - Body Moving 65. Hiatt Db - Come On 66. Bustin Loose, Dam Swindle - Soulbound 67. Paul Orwin - D For Damager 68. Fer Br - Guess What 69. House Beach Ensemble, Lovers Holiday - Generator 70. Luca Guerrieri - The Box 71. Brizman Neumann - Gated Gongs 72. Axel Beca - C'Mon 73. Milk & Sugar, Barbara Tucker - My Lovin 74. Carlita, Paige Cavell - Patchwork 75. Zsak - In My Soul 76. Stogov, Alexey Zhurba - Our Time 77. Sister Nancy, Tom & Jame - Bam Bam

In this talk, Jogen continues a series on the six perfections, focusing on prajñāpāramitā—the perfection of wisdom. Rather than conceptual knowledge, this wisdom points beyond thought into direct experience, where reality cannot be fully captured in language. Using the framework of four “binds” of reality—ineffability, timelessness/spontaneity, non-separation, and openness—the talk explores how perception and awareness are inseparable from the unfolding of life itself. Practitioners are invited to relax habitual patterns of control and separation, and to recognize the inherent clarity and openness already present in every moment. ★ Support this podcast ★

Ron Hogen Green, Sensei – ZMM – 4/26/26 – The energy of our lives is something that we tend to take for granted, but in spiritual practice it is understood that we can deliberately cultivate the energy of clarity through zazen. We can study the ways that energy can “leak out” and diminish our clarity and focus. How do we practice those things that seem to limit us, which might dull or diminish our aspiration? How do we cultivate the “empty field” of Hongzhi's teachings? In this lively encounter with the sangha, Hogen Sensei and the sangha explore how to gather and nourish our life energy on the path of liberation. (Dharma Encounter at the conclusion of the April 2026 Apple Blossom Sesshin.)

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZMM – 4/24/26 – Resonance is a living reality, and when we turn toward resonance we can experience the energy and aliveness to help us be grounded in our practice. When we let go of grasping and really turn on our attention inward, we stop making a separation between our “self” and everything else. When we don't let all our attention seep outward, we can find the energy for awakening which help dispel the doubts and distortions that create suffering.

Scotty Hargrave didn't invent extra-pale ale—he reinvented it, giving the style the definition it had lacked before. Tinkering away on his homebrew kit in New South Wales, he developed the recipe for what would become Balter XPA—a beer that took off and popularized what has arguably become Australia's signature beer style. It's also a beer that also has inspired certain American brewers, including Craft Coast cofounder Blake Masoner. Craft Coast XPA medaled at the 2024 and 2025 World Beer Cups and is now a core beer at their two brewpubs/taco stands in San Diego's North County. In this episode, Craft Beer & Brewing executive editor Joe Stange—interviewing them for a feature article in our upcoming issue—gathers Hargrave and Masoner for a trans-oceanic dive into the details of what makes a great XPA. With its lean malt base, full-spectrum hop character, soft mouthfeel, and addictively dry finish, it's a simple beer that may not be so simple to execute. Among the topics they discuss: why they believe in Australian base malt for XPA the importance of hot-side hop additions—from first wort to whirlpool—and “spreading out” those IBUs water chemistry and the trick of achieving both soft mouthfeel and a crisp, dry finish how brewing XPA has improved the West Coast IPAs at a medal-winning West Coast brewery the wider value and benefits of learning how to nail a challenging style And more. G&D Chillers The Craft Brewers Conference is coming up April 20 through 23, 2026—and G&D Chillers will be there. If you're heading to CBC, swing by and talk shop with the folks who know brewery operations inside and out. G&D's biggest strength isn't just the equipment—it's our deep understanding of how a brewery runs. From cellar layout to production flow, our team brings decades of hands-on experience to every install and every conversation. 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