Musha Shugyo: A Warrior's Journey
My fascination in the mindset of warriors both past and present has led me here, to creating this podcast. It is my hope that I will be able to explore many facets of martial culture through book reviews, my own musings and interviews of people I can learn from, with the ultimate purpose of sharing this all with you.
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51 episodes
Episode 51: Willow Spirit, Part 2.
Tobin Threadgill is the Shihan/Kaicho of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Kai and Honbucho of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu Honbu Dojo in Evergreen, Colorado in the United States of America. In 1985 he met and became a student of Takamura Yuki...
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Episode 50: Willow Spirit, Part 1.
Tobin Threadgill is the Shihan/Kaicho of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Kai and Honbucho of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu Honbu Dojo in Evergreen, Colorado in the United States of America. In 1985 he met and became a student of Takamura Yuki...
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Episode 49: Martial Musings
This episode explores some thoughts I have around the naming conventions of the fighting systems some of us practice. How do we define what is a martial art versus, say a combat sport? Does it really matter?
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Episode 48: The Amazons.
Did a race of women warriors really exist at the same time as the Ancient Greeks? A society where girls having their right breast cut off to fire a bow and mothers killing their infant sons certainly entertained the Greek populace, but how much...
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Episode 47: Is Classical Jujutsu Still Relevant?
This short episode explores the relevance of classical jujutsu and its place in the modern world. It was inspired by the video below. Kevin Secours video
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Episode 46: Joan of Arc
Join me as I look back in time to a warrior of historical renown. Was Joan of Arc divinely inspired or a crazy, military genius?
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Episode 45: Female Warriors.
Every country has their tomb to the unknown warrior, those overlooked soldiers could well be female. What role did women play in combat prior to the twentieth century? Sarah Percy's book, Forgotten Warriors: A history of women on the front line...
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Episode 44: Seven Samurai.
Arguably, one of Akira Kurosawa's most influential films, Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with a interesting story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that has been remade in various forms ever since. But what does K...
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Episode 43: Wado to Lykopis.
Lou Fisk is someone who has an eclectic mix of movement practice and knowledge. She is a martial artist, stunt performer and horse archer. Currently, she is teaching traditional archery in Canada. Discover what she has to say on women war...
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Episode 42: The Moment of Killing.
What goes through a warrior's head in the moment of killing? That is what this episode is going to explore.
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Episode 41: Ancient Warriors and PTSD.
The human mind hasn't really changed all that much for thousands of years, so could a Roman legionary suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? The Reddit thread referenced in this episode can be found
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Episode 40: Discipline.
How does discipline help with a warrior mindset? What is it and how does it interact with other facets of warrior psychology?
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Episode 39: On Warriorship - the book.
With 39 years of regular, reserve and Guard military service and over 20 years of federal law enforcement and national intelligence service, Todd K. Hulsey is someone who knows a thing or two about warriorship. In this episode I review his book...
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Episode 38: Honour.
The final episode in my short series on the tenets of a warrior mindset. What is honour and why is it important to a warrior?
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Episode 37: Psychological Armouring
What can Japanese martial traditions teach us about preparing the warrior for entering and surviving combat mentally intact?
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Episode 36: Reigi
The Japanese term for etiquette is "reigi". It is found in most Japanese martial art dojo but are manners important to the warrior mindset?
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Episode 35: Selflessness
Continuing with my short series on aspects of a warrior mindset. What does it mean to be selfless?
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Episode 34: Managing Violence.
Joe Saunders is a leading expert in workplace violence and verbal de-escalation, as well as a lifelong martial artist. He has hosted the Managing Violence Podcast for close to five years and joins me to talk about managing risk, situational awa...
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Episode 33: Old School Fighting
What is the point of training in an archaic fighting system that comes from Japan? Let's look at the advantages and disadvantages of such a practice.
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Episode 32: Violence
What is violence? Who is more likely to experience violence in their life time and what can we do about it?
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Episode 31: The Native American Warrior.
What values did Native American warrior cultures hold dear and what lessons can we learn for today's warrior mindset.
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Episode 30: The Māori Warrior.
Before Europeans colonised New Zealand, the people, known as Māori, thrived here with their own warrior culture. So what was this society like?
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Episode 29: Dealing with Death.
What happens to people who must often face death? What if these deaths are sometimes due to their own actions? Let's take a dive into dealing with death.
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