Budo: The Way Of The Warrior Podcast

In this episode, Valadez Sensei has a conversation with two of his deshi regarding current events and how one on The Way navigates being in the world but not of the world - a key principle of his teachings. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei addresses a question from a Patreon Training Group Member on how to bring his practice of Senshin Aikido into his fatherhood. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

Episode 116: "Evolving Through Others' Evolution - Teaching Senshin Aikido" by Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast

In this episode, Valadez Sensei addresses the common question of "finding time and energy" for training - addressed here from his unique perspective. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei discusses with his deshi the importance of a practice and its key differences from talking or thinking about The Way. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Patreon Training Group's Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei, along with his deshi, discuss how one orients him/herself upon The Way via the practice of teacher/deshi alignment. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Patreon Training Group's Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, we answer some questions and address some comments from the community. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated. Join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo to gain access to all of our continuing content and please consider donating more than the $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter The first book is available now: https://a.co/d/itskY1r Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei, along with two of his deshi, revisits and expands upon his ascetic prescriptions, The Four Disciplines. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated. Join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo to gain access to all of our continuing content: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Our book is purchasable here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_A4XTVJCZNTPS4W7R1816_1 Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei concludes his three-part series "On Kihon Waza." The episode was previously restricted to our Patreon Community. Please consider joining using the information below. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated. Join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo to gain access to all of our continuing content: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please consider purchasing our book: https://a.co/d/hNi5e3R Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

This is Part II of a discussion on Kihon Waza. Part I was Episode 105 - be sure to check it out. This episode was previously available to Patreon supporters only. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei, along with two of his deshi, revisits and expands upon his ascetic prescriptions, the four disciplines. To gain access to all of our continuing content, join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Purchase our book: "Budo Contemplations: Life within a Warrior Ascetic" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6PJ74X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ZADQ3T0W27AFHZ1VRDHE Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei answers a request for more detail on how the energetic and the spiritual components are integrated and utilized in Aikido praxis. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated. Join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo to gain access to all of our continuing content: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei answers questions posed by a follower of his content. In doing so, Valadez Sensei addresses specifically the "Epistemic Rift" he has referred to many times throughout this podcast. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated. Join our Entry Membership Tier for only $5/mo to gain access to all of our continuing content: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please consider purchasing our first publication, "Budo: Life Within a Warrior Asceticism," here: https://a.co/d/6lLGaQw Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

Please join us on Patreon at $5/Month for all our future podcast episodes, as well as our continuing videos, articles, and writings. Additionally, on Patreon, we will be working together through the whole community there and through access to me to deepen all of our practice and to increase our skill in our art and in our lives. We hope to see you there! To join, please follow the link below. If you have questions on how to gain access via the aforementioned $5/mo tier, please read the post "Tiered System FIX" or message Dave through Patreon or any other medium. To join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter

In this episode, Valadez Sensei begins a discussion on Kihon Waza - what it is and what it is not. The discussion begins with a reading and commenting upon his blog, "On Self-Defense." (See below for link.) Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone Blog "On Self-Defense": https://www.senshincenter.com/post/on-self-defense

In this episode, Valadez Sensei discusses and explains his latest Gateway Aikido (#12) on Maai. This episode also goes deeper into Jiyu Waza and the three identifying markers of Aikido: The Mystical Experience, Aiki, and Takemusu Aiki. Be sure to follow all the links provided below so you can gather all the related information to this podcast episode, including two written explanations on Maai and one related video, discussed in this episode and posted on Facebook. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone First Post on Maai: https://www.facebook.com/100057602943088/posts/pfbid02QF8FR1ntwDY9SuYBCvkcVikxF61iD7R8AYt3f781rbqEyZBFPDQs7GVxRio5Zujdl/?mibextid=SDPelY Second P

In this episode, Valadez Sensei discusses the Energetic Component of Aikido training, particularly in reference to Kihon Waza. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei answers three questions from three different followers. The topics discussed are Karma Yoga, The Way of Loneliness, and Identifying Authentic Internal Skills, and much much more. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone Solving Common Problems to External Aikido Internally: https://fb.watch/k5FIqHplqj/ Kokyu & Aiki Real: https://www.facebook.com/100057602943088/posts/pfbid02YU3FAJV5h8BiZH1fQ3ixCT52e44n2bDCdAAhBe8PiPC9DRtJLbV6zqrLLkAkbMAYl/?mibextid=SDPelY What is Aiki Blog: https://www.senshincenter.com/post/what-is-aiki Video Referenced in Question: https://youtu.be/ywRE7_BfSZY

In this episode, recorded on the mat, Valadez Sensei discusses how "Founders" work within modern institutions to limit us and to reduce our individuality and the scrutiny we can cultivate through our own experience. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone

In this episode, Valadez Sensei begins to guide his deshi in the beginning stages of training at the Spiritual Component of Aikido: Reconciling the Egotripartite Mind and the God Mind. Please donate toward our efforts via Patreon. Your assistance is greatly needed and greatly appreciated: www.patreon.com/SenshinCenter Please visit our website for additional information, writings, and videos: www.senshincenter.com Please follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshincenter Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/senshinone