Episode 35: The Spirituality of Aikido and Metrics for Growth
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei answers a listener's request to speak on the question of, "How do we measure growth in Aikido?" Valadez Sensei begins this discussion by repeating h...
7 Maj 20192h 7min
Episode 34: "Shoshin - Beginner's Mind, Ordinary Mind, Budo Mind."
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei answers a listener's request to speak on "Shoshin" or "The Beginner's Mind." Valadez Sensei begins this discussion by reading the prologue from Shun...
29 Apr 20191h 7min
Episode 33: Musashi's "Dokkodo" - "The Path Walked Alone."
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reflects aloud on Miyamoto's Musashi's "Dokkodo" - "The Path Walked Alone." This text was written in 1645, one week before Musashi's death. It is ...
22 Apr 20191h 37min
Episode 32: On Commitment and Discipline
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reflects aloud on commitment and discipline, and he proposes some very practical perspectives and practices on how to development them. He addition...
15 Apr 20191h 30min
Episode 31: "Forms & Competition: The Fallacy of the Universal/Individual Dichotomy."
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reflects aloud on the limitations of controlled training environments and live training environments. In particular, he brings to the surface the e...
9 Apr 20191h 35min
Episode 30: Pushing Past Limits and the Need for Failure
In this episode, recorded on the Mat, Valadez Sensei discusses with his deshi the importance of pushing ourselves past our perceived limits and the positive significance of failure in our own improvem...
11 Mars 201936min
Episode 29: How to Select a Dojo and Getting Out of Our Own Way
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei discusses how to select a dojo and the role that Shoshin, Beginner's Mind, or humility, plays in our training success. As with preceding podcasts, ...
4 Mars 20191h 9min
Episode 28: Warrior Mindset for Training, Asocial Violence, and Life
In this episode, recorded on the mat, Valadez Sensei discusses how training requires and cultivates "Fudoshin," the Immoveable Mind. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follo...
24 Feb 201930min
