Welcome to the Sung Ming Shu Podcast, where we talked to Sung Ming Shu's finests about martial arts, training, and some of life's smaller questions. 

In this conversation, we talked to Sensei Meg about mastering the art of none, growing on the plateaus, fear of falling and the faith in leaping. 

This conversation reminds me of a quote from Carl Jung, which says that “If there is a fear of falling, the only safety consists in deliberately jumping.”

Welcome to the Sung Ming Shu Podcast, where we talked to Sung Ming Shu's finests about martial arts, training, and some of life's smaller questions. 

In this conversation, we talked to Sensei Paul about keeping things simple, how martial arts taught him to trust himself, and what he learned from his mother. 

This conversation reminds me of a quote which says that “Simplicity is Freedom"

Welcome to the Sung Ming Shu Podcast, where we talked to Sung Ming Shu's finests about martial arts, training, and life's smaller questions. 

In this conversation, we talked to Sensei Grant Michalski about the fear of being oneself, the liberating power of forgiveness, and oyster Rockefeller.

This conversation reminds me of a quote from Bruce Lee, which basically says that “… ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself, … which is a very difficult thing to do.”

In this conversation, we talked to our benevolent overlord, Sensei Gordon, about what he learned from a year-long cross country trip with his family, the hardest thing about being a leader, and the belief in each other as a community.  

This conversation reminds me of an African proverb, which says that “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

In this conversation, we talked to Sensei James about some minor changes in his life, the Dudeist religion, and a few rules to live by.

This conversation reminds me of quote from Henry David Thoreau, who said that “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”

In this conversation, we talked to Sensei Chris Perry about treating sparring as a laboratory, the secret to spinning kicks, bushwhacking, adventuring in Nepal, making hard decisions, and finding the WOW moments in life.

This conversation is brought to you by Sensei Chris Perry, who wants to ask you “What do you value most?”

In this conversation, we talked to Sensei Rachel Gowan about asking the Why question, the surprising serenity of a cemetery, and "Cooling Down Karate Kids".  

This conversation is brought to you by Relaxation, who wants to remind you that the foundational skill to both fighting and living is the ability to relax.

In this conversation, we talked to Master Allen Hoss about riding motorcycle across the country, making hard decisions, training in the Spring storm, the real Last Samurai, embracing the unfairness of life, washing dishes, and finding balance. 

This conversation is brought to you by Failure, who wants to ask you “What would you do even if you knew you would fail?”

In this conversation we talked to Sensei Marianna Kaufman about her journey to empower women through martial arts. 

This is a Public Speaking edition of the SMS podcast, where we have our Brown Belt candidates, Phil, Jason, and Jena, speaking about how martial arts and Sung Ming Shu have impacted their lives.