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The Martial Brain
By Jeff Westfall
The Martial Brain episodes
- 14 min
- 117 Easter Eggs and Rabbit Holes
Jeff discusses the various ways instructors build a lesson plan or a curriculum, and the ways the quirky human brain can corrupt the process.
16 min - 116 The Red-Headed Step-child of Striking
Jeff discusses his personal history with kicking below the belt, and it’s parallel history in the last few decades of the martial arts in the US.
17 min - 115 The Beast With Two Backs?
Jeff discusses the importance of recognizing and seizing the mutual center of gravity in the clinch.
14 min - 9 min
- 113 It’s a Natural Fact
This is an encore posting of episode 21. Jeff discusses the logical fallacy called “the appeal to nature,” how it applies to the martial arts, and the pitfalls of claiming that what is “natural” is better.
11 min - 112 Oh, How We Danced
Jeff discusses the various uses of footwork in the martial arts, and why you need to learn them.
15 min - 111 You Say Placebo and I Say Nocebo
Jeff discusses the “placebo effect” and whether a single session of martial arts training has magical healing properties.
13 min - 110 You Are Not the Punisher
Jeff discusses the ethical and legal dangers of following sport martial arts protocols in self defense.
12 min - 109 A Study in Studies
Jeff discusses the importance of understanding the variety of quality of various scientific studies for martial artists and the general public.
14 min
About The Martial Brain
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The Martial Brain Podcast explores the intersection between the martial arts, scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and that wacky organ that floats between our ears. It is part of Jeff…
Westfall's effort to help lift the martial arts out of the quagmire of hundreds of years of magical thinking and misconception.