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Walking With The Tengu — 120 episodes
Mantis Boxing Articles - Wisdom For Any Martial Artist
The Parable of the Daimyo and his Bodyguard
The Trickster's Path - Hermes, Apollo's Cattle, and Shu-Ha-Ri
The Twelve Labors of Heracles
Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea
Frege's Puzzle: What's In A Name?
Zhuangzi: Wuwei and Ziran For Our Times
Gödel's Theorem
Starting The Year Off Right
End Of The Year Meditation 2025
Budoushoshinshu: How To Face Death
Martial Arts Politics Explained
Tension
Zhuangzi: Giving Monkeys Acorns
What Do You Do When You Can't Train?
Ono-ha Itto-ryu Video: Volume 1 - Kiriotoshi
The Martial Arts Teacher
Secrets of Itto-ryu
Revenge
Zhuangzi: What Is Useful?
Vatnsdal Saga 7 - Headlock Defenses In A Swamp
Real Life Incident: The Value Of Confidence
Vatnsdal Saga 6 - Hrolleif Loses His Head
Etiquette and the Decline of American Culture
Zhuangzi: A Frog In A Well
Zhuangzi: The Show Off Monkey
Blurred Boundaries
Vatnsdal Saga 5 - A Nasty Piece of Driftwood
Vatnsdal Saga 4 - Temples and Swords
Vatnsdal Saga 3 - An Out Of Body Experience
Vatnsdal Saga 2 - Throwing Rocks At Ships
Vatnsdal Saga 1 - Really Large Men
Introduction to the Icelandic Sagas
The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting
MSD - Pessimism Bias
Why Kata? An Iaido Seminar Retrospective
MSD - The Gambler's Fallacy
What Is The Difference Between The Ancient And Modern Warrior?
Inaka Soshi: The Toad's Way of Prayer
Mental Self-Defense: Bias - Fundamental Attribution Error
Mental Self-Defense: Fallacy - Anecdotal
Mental Self-Defense: Introduction
Budoushoshinshu: The Greatest Loyalty
Budoushoshinshu: Do Not Give Advice Lightly
Budoushoshinshu: Unlikely Events And Stabbing Coworkers
Budoushoshinshu: Disciplined Martial Arts Training
Budoushoshinshu: How Much Did That Armor Cost?
Budoushoshinshu: Situational Awareness
Budoushoshinshu: Travel Tips
Budoushoshinshu: Mataemon’s Sheathed Spear
Budoushoshinshu: Attitude Matters
Budoushoshinshu: What Are You Willing To Die For?
Budoushoshinshu: Thieves And Training Partners
Budoushoshinshu: Health For A Higher Purpose
Budoushoshinshu: Never Forget What It Is Like To Be A Beginner.
Budoushoshinshu: Learn To Say No
Budoushoshinshu: What Do We Do With Power?
Budoushoshinshu: Samurai Noise Complaints
What Is The Value Of Solo Training?
Tengu's Sermon: Studying History. Nutritious Soup Or Clear Liquid?
Budoushoshinshu: Disagreements
Budoushoshinshu: Talking Bad About Others
Philosophy Toolbox: Logical Fallacies
Budoushoshinshu: A Warrior's Character In Times Of Peace
Kotohajime: Preparing for the New Year
Bowing To Dead Guys
Budoushoshinshu: Surpass Others
Budoushoshinshu: Borrowing Authority
Budoushoshinshu: What Kind Of Person Are You?
Budoushoshinshu: The Time Is Now
Budoushoshinshu: Ease and Hardship
Budoushoshinshu: Gossip
Budoushoshinshu: Learning In Times of Peace
Budoushoshinshu: How To Choose A Horse
Budoushoshinshu: Sincerity, Situational Awareness, and the Warrior Mindset
The Cicada And His Shell
Awakening The Shihan
Classic Themes in Modern Myth: Star Wars - Prequels
Classic Themes in Modern Myth: Star Wars - Return of the Jedi
Classic Themes in Modern Myth: Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back
Classic Themes in Modern Myth: Star Wars - A New Hope
Through Dragonfly Eyes
Philosophy 101: Ethics
Philosophy 101: Metaphysics
Philosophy 101: Epistemology
Philosophy 101: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
The Greeks: Disobeying Orders
The Greeks: Courage
The Greeks: No Man Left Behind
Mozi: How To Figure Out Which Martial Art Is "Best"
Mozi: Get Things Done
Mozi: How To Achieve Mastery
The Analects - Kongzi (Confucius) - Students, Training Partners and Teachers
What's Next?
Tengu's Sermon 13: Drinking Boiling Water
Why Martial Arts and Philosophy?
Tengu's Sermon 12: Which Weapon Is Best?
Tengu's Sermon 11: Secret Techniques
Tengu's Sermon 10: Initiative and Conditioning
Tengu's Sermon 09: Zanshin - Remaining Mind
Tengu's Sermon 08: Moving Without Moving
Traditional vs Modern
Tengu's Sermon 07: Teaching Children
Tengu's Sermon 06: Lanterns as a model for skillsets and Egotistical Technique
The Daoist story of Cook Ding and flow states
Tengu's Sermon 05: Skills and The Way
The Seagull and Mayfly Discuss The Tao
Listener Feedback 1
Tengu's Sermon 04: How To Learn
Tengu's Sermon 03: What's the deal with "mushin" (no mind)?
Tengu's Sermon 02: Facing a bigger, stronger, untrained opponent.
Tengu's Sermon 01: Technique vs Principle and how can we contextualize something like "chi."
Who was Issai Chozanshi the author of the Tengu's Sermon?
Tengu's Sermon: Preface - Not much has changed the last three hundred years.
The Owl's Understanding
The Daoist story of the Archer and the Cliff. An ancient parable on high-stress combatives.
Transformation of the Sparrow and the Butterfly
The Book of Five Rings: Slow is Smooth. Smooth is fast.
What is a tengu anyway?
Who Am I? What Am I Doing?