Ranked #1
Episode 21: "Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now, and Budo"
Episode 21: "Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now, and Budo"
In this episode, Valadez Sensei is asked by his deshi to comment upon the similarities and differences between Tolle's t... Read more
6 Jan 2019
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39mins
Ranked #2
Episode 3
Episode 3
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
2 Mar 2018
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53mins
Ranked #3
Episode 9: "Reflections on How to Run a Successful Dojo." (Part 1)
Episode 9: "Reflections on How to Run a Successful Dojo." (Part 1)
In this episode, Valadez Sensei reads and discusses in studio part one of his writing, "How to Run a Successful Dojo." ... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #4
Episode 4
Episode 4
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
12 Mar 2018
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26mins
Ranked #5
Episode 15: "What is Aikido?"
Episode 15: "What is Aikido?"
In this episode, Valadez Sensei, using his post-graduate studies, discusses East Asian Cultural and Religious History, i... Read more
24 Nov 2018
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #6
Episode 8
Episode 8
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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52mins
Ranked #7
Episode 13: "Reflections on How to Run a Successful Dojo." (Part II)
Episode 13: "Reflections on How to Run a Successful Dojo." (Part II)
In this episode, Valadez Sensei reads and discusses in studio part one of his writing, "How to Run a Successful Dojo." ... Read more
29 Oct 2018
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1hr 45mins
Ranked #8
Episode 22: "Training and the Problem of Seeing"
Episode 22: "Training and the Problem of Seeing"
In this episode, Valadez Sensei is asked by his deshi to comment upon the "problem of seeing," the early-on incapacity t... Read more
13 Jan 2019
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44mins
Ranked #9
Episode 23: "The Technology of Violence in Traditional Budo Training"
Episode 23: "The Technology of Violence in Traditional Budo Training"
In this episode, recorded on the mat, Valadez Sensei discusses with his deshi the traditional use of violence in Budo tr... Read more
21 Jan 2019
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49mins
Ranked #10
Episode 10: Working Toward Spontaneity of Art (Takemusu Aiki)
Episode 10: Working Toward Spontaneity of Art (Takemusu Aiki)
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
14 May 2018
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19mins
Ranked #11
Episode 5
Episode 5
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
12 Mar 2018
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24mins
Ranked #12
Episode 25: "The History of Thought and Jiyu Waza"
Episode 25: "The History of Thought and Jiyu Waza"
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei discusses the History of Thought as it pertains to East Asian Pre-Mo... Read more
4 Feb 2019
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1hr 37mins
Ranked #13
Episode 20: "Osensei's 1962 Radio Interview"
Episode 20: "Osensei's 1962 Radio Interview"
In this episode, Valadez Sensei reads and comments upon Osensei's 1962 radio interview - available on Aikido Journal. T... Read more
3 Jan 2019
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2hr 17mins
Ranked #14
Episode 24: Osensei's "Kannagara no Jutsu"
Episode 24: Osensei's "Kannagara no Jutsu"
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reads and comments upon Osensei's "Kannagara no Jutsu," in English, ... Read more
2 Feb 2019
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53mins
Ranked #15
Episode 14: "The Way of Deconstructing Struggle (Aiki)"
Episode 14: "The Way of Deconstructing Struggle (Aiki)"
In this episode, Valadez Sensei has a discussion with deshi following a zazen session. The discussion focuses in on t... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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51mins
Ranked #16
Episode 27: Osensei's 1932 Interview, "A Leap of the Spirit - Emergence of the Superhuman."
Episode 27: Osensei's 1932 Interview, "A Leap of the Spirit - Emergence of the Superhuman."
In this episode, recorded in studio, Valadez Sensei reads and comments upon Christopher Li's translation of an interview... Read more
19 Feb 2019
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2hr 14mins
Ranked #17
Episode 7
Episode 7
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
2 Apr 2018
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52mins
Ranked #18
Episode 28: Warrior Mindset for Training, Asocial Violence, and Life
Episode 28: Warrior Mindset for Training, Asocial Violence, and Life
In this episode, recorded on the mat, Valadez Sensei discusses how training requires and cultivates "Fudoshin," the Immo... Read more
24 Feb 2019
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30mins
Ranked #19
Episode 12: The "Dressage Pony" Uke, "Tethering the Monkey Mind," and Commitment
Episode 12: The "Dressage Pony" Uke, "Tethering the Monkey Mind," and Commitment
Welcome to Budo: The Way of the Warrior Podcast. These podcasts are a collection of historical and philosophical referen... Read more
1 Oct 2018
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31mins
Ranked #20
Episode 16: "Practice Makes Permanent & The Mentor Catalyst"
Episode 16: "Practice Makes Permanent & The Mentor Catalyst"
In this episode, Valadez Sensei discusses with his deshi the truth that "practice makes permanent" (vs. the fallacy "pra... Read more
26 Nov 2018
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36mins