Budo: The Way Of The Warrior Podcast

In this episode, Valadez Sensei is alone and on the mat, talking about the importance of cultivating strength in Budo training. 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 speaks on the mat following a class that generated fear and its associated unconsciousness in his deshi. Valadez Sensei discusses Budo as a "technology of the self" that specializes in the reconciliation of fear. 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 speaks on how to make the most of one's practice, how to instill it with life-changing meaning, and how to bring asceticism into one's 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 discusses with his deshi the truth that "practice makes permanent" (vs. the fallacy "practice makes perfect), and the technological role the mentor plays as a catalyst for self-transformation in the face of this truth. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

In this episode, Valadez Sensei, using his post-graduate studies, discusses East Asian Cultural and Religious History, its impact on Japan, Japanese Martial Arts, and Osensei, while reflecting upon the question, "What is Aikido?" For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

In this episode, Valadez Sensei has a discussion with deshi following a zazen session. The discussion focuses in on the skills of release and non-contestation and on how to practice them in our training as a whole. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

In this episode, Valadez Sensei reads and discusses in studio part one of his writing, "How to Run a Successful Dojo." He elaborates on the effects of current commercial trends, concepts of truth and expertise, as well as the effects that social media and popular culture have on the transmission of traditional Budo. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode follows a training on creating torque throughout the body of uke. The class can be seen at this link: https://youtu.be/-jLoi2uEyvI

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode follows a training session in Jiyu Waza. The class and the related coaching can be seen at this link: https://youtu.be/N6YhJWJI6vI. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or YouTube.com/senshinone

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode follows a training session utilizing live training environments. The training environment consisted of a starting point of katate dori but then permitted Uke the use of all available weapons in an attempt to counter Nage's efforts. Training guidelines also kept the training to a slow pace, and deshi were asked to observe their mind - looking for signs of attachment, anxiety, fear, and resistance. In the after class discussion, a question was asked that prompted a discussion on the difference between kihon and jiyu. This is the ending of that discussion. This class is available for viewing on our YouTube Channel: SenshinOne. The title of the video is: "Jiyu Waza with Counters." For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/Se

In this episode, Valadez Sensei reads and discusses in studio part one of his writing, "How to Run a Successful Dojo." He elaborates on the effects of current commercial trends, concepts of truth and expertise, as well as the effects that social media and popular culture have on the transmission of traditional Budo. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode: For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode: "Buddhahood is a skill." For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode is on what it means to follow A Way. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode is addresses the common obstacles to Takemusu Aiki. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. This episode is on knowing the difference between an actual practice and an accumulation of information. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. 00:57 - Power doesn’t feel itself. 11:55 – The more your training is like breathing, the more you understand. This episode was recorded on February 6th, 2018 at the Senshin Center. For further information, please visit www.senshincenter.com, Facebook.com/senshincenter, or youtube.com/senshinone

Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical references, contemplations, lectures and exchanges with David M. Valadez, his students and guests. 1:04 - Maai is a combination of time and space. 6:45 - They’re (uke) telling you where to go. 8:18 - Connection is really the only thing that is martial. 15:20 - Tai-no-henko is the universe. 21:44 - Zen in the Art of Archery 27:55 – It’s more in what you won’t do. For further information, please visit www.SenshinCenter.com, Facebook.com/SenshinCenter, or youtube.com/SenshinOne