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The Martial Brain
By Jeff Westfall
The Martial Brain episodes
- 108 The Punching Order
Jeff discusses the existence of primitive behavior among martial arts sparring partners.
11 min - 107 This Technique Always Works…Well Except for When it Didn’t.
In this encore of “The Martial Brain” #35 Jeff discusses confirmation bias and how it crops up among martial artists.
12 min - 106 The Tao of the Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Jeff discusses the creation of the book “The Tao of Jeet Kune Do” and the controversy surrounding it.
12 min - 105 Battling Bartitsu Babes
Jeff describes the history of an obscure martial art and its connection to the women’s suffrage movement.
11 min - 12 min
- 103 The Low Hanging Fruit
Jeff explains why the pseudoscience known as homeopathy is among the easiest targets for skeptics in the world of woo woo.
16 min - 102 The Strange Tale of Howard Bone Part 2
Jeff continues the story of his friendship with an old carnival fighter.
17 min - 101 The Strange Tale of Howard Bone Part 1
Jeff tells the story of Howard Bone, an old friend who fought in the ring for carnivals.
12 min - 100 The 100th Episode Extravaganza!
Jeff celebrates his 100th episode by explaining the insignificance of the number 100.
17 min - 99 Dueling Concepts
Jeff discusses what happens when the right way to practice one martial art collides with the right way to practice a different martial art.
15 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.