No Mind

This time around we natter about reasons to train from a marketing perspective, and some personal reflection. Come share the joy!

Len is back after an extended absence - this go around we talk about basics and their value, and explore how character should play into someone's progress through the martial arts. Enjoy!

This episode celebrates (or mourns) the 4th anniversary of the No Mind Podcast! Have a listen to some old men babbling in coherently about stuff no-one else cares about. Woo.

Pull a chair (or psychiatrist's couch) and have a listen while talk about the matrix, vanity and all things wonderful in the martial arts!

This time around we tackle the impact of the martial arts, good and bad, on thoughts, personalities, physicality and our lives in general.

A few philosophical musings on the nature of having a black belt, teaching and a few other points. Ires were raised, as we a few drinks. Come join the fun!

Once again Lenny lends his thoughts and insights, and poses a few questions for consideration. Thanks, pour a drink and have a listen!

Darrin brings us a few talking points this time around! Pour a drink, put your feet up and have a listen!

A few moments taken to discuss the process of passing from one rank to another, and we also tackle a few listener questions! Enjoy!

Just a friendly chat about accolades - vanity or flattery, or a smattering of both? And we toss a few other conversational logs on the fire as well. Pull up a chair pour a few drinks and enjoy!

We finish the 'live and let live' debate (at least as much as we are able) and float around the nebulous topic of practicality. Pour a nice cup of tea, and enjoy!!

This time around we talk about standards as they apply to rank - where is the importance, if anywhere at all.Pour a drink and have a listen!

This is the first in what I hope will be a long line of micro-podcasts - individual thoughts / perspectives / ranks about the martial arts. If anyone wants to record a micro-podcast, get in touch and we will set you up! Thanks for listening, and enjoy!

Time to tackle the final leg of this discussion on Tradition. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink and we are off to the races!

This time around we carry on with our discussion about tradition, as well as taking a bit of a critique from one of our listeners! Gather round!

What does tradition mean? What does it matter? Come chat with us and lets see what conversational vistas we can uncover!

What inspires us, and what kills that inspiration? How do we perceive the example that we should set? Come sit round the campfire, and lets talk about it!

Its the 3rd anniversary of the No Mind Podcast, so pull up a chair and listen to us old farts bitch and complain to and at each other!

Once again we each lead the discussion with our own questions and see where the conversation takes us! Enjoy!

Once again Lenny offers up a few questions for public consumption - pull up a chair, pour a drink and enjoy!

This time round we bandy about not only the reasons people quite the Martial Arts, but the reason they stay. Thanks for listening!!

This time we talk about change - how it impacts our training, the styles we practice, and indeed ourselves. Oh, and we also chat about some bullshit quotes I dug up on the internet. Enjoy!

This time around we straighten out a few issues from past podcasts, and knock around a few new topics!

Pull up a bleacher while we chat about the Olympics and a few talking points (thanks to Claude for sending them in).

We tackle a few 'controversial' questions I dug up on the internet. Let the games begin!

This time around, another listener questions, followed by a us just chewing the fat for an hour. Good times!!

We watch a few videos (links are posted on Facebook), and yell at each other for a couple of hours. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink, and enjoy!

Once again we delve into the comments sent in by one of the listeners - thanks for writing in and we are off to the races!

So who should listen to the Podcast? Who shouldn't? We dig deep on this one! Pull up a chair for a laugh and a listen!

This time we look back over some topics we discussed in the past, and woo-boy, does the conversation get going!

We talk about the value of the history of the martial arts, as well as dipping our toes into the notion of greatness.

Should children have black belts? This is where it started, and it took us on a merry chase indeed!

Lenny and Darrin provide the content, and the questions take us all over the map! Enjoy!

Well, this one started on point and then wandered all over the map, so thanks for your patience, and enjoy the ride!

We started out talking about learning the martial arts online, and next thing you know...I lost track of the conversational directions we ended up leaning in! Enjoy the madness!

Have a seat and hang on tight! This time around we tackle some interesting questions from a potential student's parent. Its going to be a wild ride!

As the human condition shifts perspectives, will the martial arts evolve, or become extinct? Pull up a chair and have a listen!

This time around we respond to some listener comments, and talk about inspirational quotes!

This time around we tackle the notion of apathy. How and why does it happen? How do we combat it? Gather round the campfire kids, and lets give it a chat.

A nice quiet chat (yeah right) as we bid farewell to 2023 - and we manage to sneak in a few stories and arguments as well!

Just a few rambling conversations about friendship, rank and all that jazz!

This time around we tackle the notion of rank respect - up and down the hierarchy. With a nod to structure and protocol, lets see where we stand on this one!

This one gets a little silly and a little sillier...we each ask two questions, and let the games begin!

This time around we follow up with Lenny on some past topics, get Bob all fired up on some new ones! Also, for any keeping count, this is our 50th episode! Woo.

Jason lends his insight and knowledge by defining the topics of the day!

A few thoughts about the rules in the martial arts, and those who choose not to follow them.

A discussion about ceremony - bowing, kata salutation, sparring - come along for the ride!

Join us while we shamelessly steal topics from other martial arts podcasts and bandy them about!

A discussion of some talking points borrowed from other martial arts podcasts - lets see where we fall on these various topics! Enjoy!

A heavy-hearted talk about respect, reverence and all spaces in between.