Shihan Yoko Okamoto, was interviewed some years ago on the Aikido Brasil YouTube page the link to which is below:

https://youtu.be/urt2JYHArmc?si=txjdPB0gs3Fy-a_c

I have never had the honour of training with this great Sensei, and in fact we have never interacted in any way shape or form. However I find myself revisiting this particular interview on a regular basis and it forms part of a motivational playlist that I have collected over the years privately. It’s important to find ways to maintain our passion and desire to continue on the path.

So in this podcast we discuss that interview and look at ways that an Aikido Sensei i have never met continues to inspire my own training, and we look at ways of creating your personal motivational playlist, inspiration is sometimes something we create.

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This episode is based 100% based on an excellent discussion on Sensei LesBubka’s “Anxious Blackbelt” podcast, the link of which is below.

Their discussion asked the question “How many Kata is to many Kata?”

Les Bubka & Dr John Tichens

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5i5UuC1SBhpqdPug4UX23p?si=e016abe26daf4dbc

In this episode our host asks, the same question with a couple of extra (and hopefully relevant) tangents.

You be the judge 🙂‍↕️🥋🙏🏽🤙🏾🥋😁

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Happy New Year! 2025!

Silverfox remedies, a reflection on the age old flaming foot gout technique, and why its ok to start again!

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For some having a Dojo and students is the literal and most worthy goal.

So in this one we will talk about why closing my Dojo was both a difficult thing, and a much needed step into the next stage of training. The value of lessons learnt on the way with all those who came through the doors can't be put into words. And how its the start of a new chapter or the resumption of an old one.

Have a listen and you decide.

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How do we live up to long dead masters? How do we seperate Myth from reality, how accurate can we be? Is it even worth trying? Maybe not all Sensei are in the Dojo, maybe the Ghosts we know are all we will ever need.

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How does studying an art from another culture impact upon my ability to live my own?

Why do i do it? Should I do it at all?

Am i a culture vulture?

Or, is there something in it for all of us?

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The unicorn, the loch ness monster, a politician who cares, are all mythical creatures. Our version of this is finding the perfect student an illusive creature at best.

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Their are many special moments in Martial Arts and almost none of them have anything to do with the colour of your belt or the attainment of trophies or certificates.

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We often focus on the idea that we must pass on a legacy and int that vein try to find the student/s who will receive all the teachings we may have spent a lifetime accruing.

But want if our "legacy" is not even close to what we thought it was?

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Angry Nuns, death touch, Karate and so much more in this episode! Listen to it and your life will be better!

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