Budo: The Way Of The Warrior Podcast

In this episode, recorded off the mat, Valadez Sensei begins a series of discussions on the Founder's mysticism, and on the semantic problem of understanding that mysticism from the point of view of the Modern episteme. These discussion will provide historical context to the Founder's practice and the centrality that his religiosity held in within his art. They will also culminate in a position on what exactly was the art for the Founder and what it could be for us as well. Please follow the following links for further information mentioned in the podcast episode: Morihei Ueshiba's "Takemusu Aiki." https://web.archive.org/web/20170312092259/http://members.aikidojournal.com/public/takemusu-aiki-lectures-of-morihei-ueshiba-founder-of-aikido-1 Michel Foucault's "The Order of Things." https://www.amazon.com/Order-Things-Archaeology-Human-Sciences-ebook-dp-B007PTABZ8/dp/B007PTABZ8/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1562015815 Stanley Pranin's reflections on the writings and translations of Osensei: http

In this episode, recorded off the mat, Valadez Sensei answers a deshi's request to speak on the role of the deshi within the Sensei/Deshi relationship. Valadez Sensei addresses this question from how best a deshi contributes to the success of their own practice. For suggested reflection points for future podcasts, please email us at: senshinone@gmail.com. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us at Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

In this episode, recorded off the mat, Valadez Sensei answers a deshi's request to speak on the Sensei/Deshi relationship. Valadez Sensei uses this opportunity to ask and answer the question: "Do you need a sensei?" For suggested reflection points for future podcasts, please email us at: senshinone@gmail.com. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us at Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei answers a listener's request to speak on the how Senshin Center uses Kettle Bells as part of the dojo's overall curriculum. Additionally, Valadez Sensei reflects aloud on the overall role of strength training in Budo. For suggested reflection points for future podcasts, please email us at: senshinone@gmail.com. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us at Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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 his structural breakdown of the training equation and by outlining key signs for growth (consistency, capacity, depth, and dispersion). Additionally, Valadez Sensei goes on to discuss Osensei's highest ideals for the art, the pairing of the experience of Divine Communion (reconciling the self/non-self dichotomy)and the spontaneous enactment of Divine Communion (Takemusu Aiki). For suggested reflection points for future podcasts, please email us at: senshinone@gmail.com. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us at Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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 Shunryu Suzuki's book, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind." This book is available through Amazon at the following link: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00I8USOM0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Qe0XCbWEQ57XV For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us at Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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 a reflection on his life, and Valadez Sensei here uses it as a point of reflection in our own lives. Tradition holds that Musashi wrote the Dokkodo's 21 one-line articles the day he handed "The Book of Five Rings" (Jp. Gorin-no-Sho) to his disciple, Terao Magonojo. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us at Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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 additionally touches base on contrasting historical and modern assumptions regarding commitment and discipline that may be playing a role in our practice. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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 error in logic that holds that the Universal can fully address the Individual as well as the accompanying error in logic that holds the Individual can stand for the Universal. This reflection follows the historical precedent set by Miyamoto Musashi in the introduction to his pivotal work, "The Book of Five Rings." For Alex Bennett's Book: The Complete Musashi: The Book of Five Rings and Other Works: The Definitive Translations of the Complete Writings of Miyamoto Musashi - Japan's Greatest Samurai by Amazon.com Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/4805314761/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_2zmRCbR85H869 For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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 improvement. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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, this topic is used to elaborate upon common assumptions and expectations in training, as well as to discuss some of assumptions and expectations that often go unsaid and unnoticed. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

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, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reads and comments upon Christopher Li's translation of an interview Osensei did in 1932. To date, this is the earliest known interview done by Osensei. The interview was done by Kanzou Miura and contained within the article, "A Leap of Spirit - Emergence of the Superhuman." Valadez Sensei also begins his larger upcoming effort to draw a distinction between Modern or "Institutional Aikido" and the martial art practice by Osensei for the purposes of answering the question: "Is Aikido practical?" Related Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/user-597472108/episode-20-osenseis-radio-interview https://soundcloud.com/user-597472108/episode-24-osenseis-kannagara-no-jutsu Related Links: www.aikidosangenkai.org https://youtu.be/ALnqv83O0gE https://youtu.be/1zfU6ZMBymk https://youtu.be/mPXifp3Cn3E For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Ch

In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei answers a question from an Aikidoka in Iran: What is Center and Center-Power, and how does one develop it? Here are some videos on cultivating these body-mind skills: https://youtu.be/gy_VPj3iXMQ https://youtu.be/FJZ4T4xdRlc https://youtu.be/UYagbAefTGs https://youtu.be/PTa-s-NpDHo https://youtu.be/w2D09opTASk https://youtu.be/ByKspoSMqtg https://youtu.be/ZDQHuGScVTc https://youtu.be/8ZAd0JpmMJU https://youtu.be/4KEhrKpI0bU https://youtu.be/NNZaN5F6u_g https://youtu.be/RN-ShfuKpGI https://youtu.be/XI1zKejoNMg https://youtu.be/CnXkcZSOcxk https://youtu.be/xF3b6m3YF-8 https://youtu.be/b7JbwTjvY2g For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone.

In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei discusses the History of Thought as it pertains to East Asian Pre-Modern epistemology and discourse, and on how this impacts our understanding and misunderstanding of Jiyu Waza, Shu-Ha-Ri, and Takemusu Aiki. Please check out our multiple videos on Jiyu Waza on our YouTube Channel (Senshinone). For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone

In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reads and comments upon Osensei's "Kannagara no Jutsu," in English, "The Art that is in Accordance with God." This speech given by Osensei helps clarify his position on his own practice and on the purpose of martial arts training. It is highly recommended that you also listen to Episode 20, "Osensei's 1962 Radio Interview," in conjunction with this episode. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone

In this episode, recorded on the mat, Valadez Sensei discusses with his deshi the traditional use of violence in Budo training, how it has functioned as part of the self-transformation process historically, the difficulty in its continuous usage, and whether or not it remains viable in a contemporary pedagogy. The listener will also gain additional insight into what constitutes a Budo practice and how it could function in daily life. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei is asked by his deshi to comment upon the "problem of seeing," the early-on incapacity to see what one is looking at in the teacher's demonstration or his/her technique, etc. The discussion followed a class working on application concepts in Kote-Gaeshi Kihon Waza. For a video of this class, see: https://youtu.be/RlTbIs3Dqkc ("Aikido: Kote Gaeshi Application Concepts"). For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, follow us on Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei is asked by his deshi to comment upon the similarities and differences between Tolle's teachings and Budo. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei reads and comments upon Osensei's 1962 radio interview - available on Aikido Journal. This is an in-studio recording. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, Facebook.com/senshincenter, or view over 400 videos and hours of information on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/senshinone