Budō Mind Podcast

By Przemysław Paleczny

Exploring the structure of human action through philosophy and martial arts.

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

Budō Mind Podcast episodes:

April 17, 2026 Discipline Is Not What You Think: The Stabilization of Self-Control Over Time
Discipline is the stabilization of self-control over time under changing conditions.

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14min
April 11, 2026 Self-Control Is Not What You Think: Acting Without Being Controlled by Internal States
Self-control is the ability to act without being controlled by one’s internal states.

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16min
April 06, 2026 Zanshin: The Condition of Stable Action
Zanshin is the condition that keeps action stable beyond success, failure, and emotional disturbance.

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14min
March 28, 2026 Control Requires the Power to Destroy: A Hierarchy of Action in Heiho Kadensho
Control is only possible when the capacity for destruction remains a real and credible option.

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14min
March 22, 2026 A Better Life Is Disciplined Simplicity: Practice, Discipline, and the Structure of Living Well
A good life is structured not by complexity, but by disciplined simplicity applied consistently over time. In honour of Chuck Norris (1940–2026).

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13min
March 21, 2026 Comfort Lulls Awareness to Sleep: Awareness in the Shadow of Death
Awareness emerges where comfort ends, and practice takes place in the shadow of death.

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4min
March 19, 2026 Dō Is Not About You: Practice as Alignment with an Order Beyond the Individual
Dō is not a personal path, but a way of aligning oneself with an order that transcends the individual.

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10min
March 16, 2026 To Master the Path, You Must Lose Yourself: Action Without Attachment to Results
Mastery begins when action is no longer oriented toward results but sustained as a way of being.

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14min
March 12, 2026 You Don’t Know Why You Practice Martial Arts: Practice Beyond Reasons and Rationalization
The reasons we give for practice are post hoc rationalizations, not the true basis of action.

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13min
March 09, 2026 There Is No Single Definition of Martial Arts: A Family Resemblance Approach
Martial arts cannot be defined by a single criterion, but form a network of practices linked by family resemblance.

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11min

FAQs about Budō Mind Podcast:

How many episodes does Budō Mind Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.