Tokushikai Inside Look

The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.

In this episode, we talk about breathing concepts and practices in Eastern Medicine, and explore how it integrates with Western knowledge of physiology and physical activity.

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Maria Peterson is from La Honda, California (or San Francisco, California), and has been training in Kyudo for over 26 years, during which time she was elected Director of the International Kyudo Federation, President of the American Kyudo Renmei, President of the Northern California Kyudo Federation, and she built the Redwood Kyudojo in La Honda, California and set it up as a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization for instruction and training in Japanese Archery. 

She got married in 2019 to Tim Macmillan, a fellow kyudoka who also practices Yabusame (horse archery). Maria holds the rank of Renshi Rokudan in Kyudo, Nihon tsugi-yubi license with the Ogasawara-Ryu, and Nidan in Aikido.

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The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.

In this episode, we talk about the respiration of amphibians, and the fascinating diversity of species that each have different methods and abilities to capture oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. For those like me who haven't had exposure to these wonderful creatures since elementary school, this was a reminder of the wonders of nature that lies in our backyard.

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The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.

In this episode, we discuss the many parallels between budo and the art of cooking - exploring concepts like patience, precision, repetition, vision, and many more -- all from the lens of specific dishes that Aurelien and Sida enjoy bringing to life.

This was definitely up there among my favourite podcast interviews so far, and look forward to exploring other side-interests that our global community of budoka have enjoyed mastery over in conjunction with their practice.

Aurlien was last seen in Episode #28 of this podcast, and Sida in Episode #34.

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Michael Lindsay (4th dan) and Shaw Furukawa (4th dan)​ co-lead the Tulsa Kendo Club in Oklahoma, USA. They are directly sponsored from the Shi Ku Kai Dojo (Kanagawa, Japan) under Abe Koki Sensei (6th dan) and Iwanami Yoshio Sensei (Kyoshi 7th dan). 

In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss their individual journeys in discovering kendo and the impact it has had on their lives. We talk about the importance of the community and giving back as a leadership responsibility, and about their first big tournament and major inflection points in their budo journey.

Check-out a published interview with Michael Lindsay at https://www.kendo-world.com/post/katsujinken-the-life-giving-sword

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The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.

This episode with Dr. David Bird, we explore the unique physiology and breathing systems among birds, and the wonders of nature. His current pet project is to establish the Gray Jay as Canada’s National Bird. Please support this initiative by signing the Change.Org petition. Learn more about this amazing creature at https://www.canadajay.org/

In this fascinating conversation, we learn about:

Additional Biography https://www.askprofessorbird.com/about-dr-bird

Recently retired as an Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology and Director of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and now living on Vancouver Island, Dr. David Bird has published 200 peer-reviewed papers and supervised 50 graduate students on a wide range of wildlife themes, including endangered species, toxicology, captive propagation of birds of prey, human-wildlife conflicts, and today, the application of UAVs to wildlife research and conservation.

He has taught several university-level courses, including ornithology, wildlife conservation, ethology, and scientific communication. He has written and/or edited no less than ten books, the most recent ones being ‘Birds of Eastern Canada’ and ‘Birds of Western Canada’ in 2013.

Dr. Bird is a past-president of the Raptor Research Foundation Inc., past-president of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, an elected Fellow of the American Ornithologists Union, a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Birding Association, an elected member representing Canada on the prestigious International Ornithological Committee, and recently, a member of the Board of Directors of Bird Studies Canada. He is the Founding Editor of a newly launched peer-reviewed publication, the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems and sits on the board of Unmanned Systems Canada, an organization dedicated to the use of unmanned vehicles.

Besides his innumerable public lectures and radio and television appearances, Dr. Bird was also a regular columnist on birds for The Gazette of Montreal and continues to write regular columns on birds for Bird Watchers Digest magazine and Canadian Wildlife magazine. In 2013 the Canadian Wildlife Federation honoured him with the Roland Michener Award for Wildlife Conservation.  

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The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.  

This episode with Sheena, we explore the sport of freediving, her journey from landlocked Alberta to the deepest parts of the ocean, and the mental and physical processes involved in being a master freediver.

Sheena is a continental and national recording holding Freediver, Apnea Total Master Instructor, and AIDA Instructor who has helped hundreds of students of all levels discover their aquatic potential. Strong and tireless in the water, she has also served as a primary safety diver during the 2017 AIDA World Depth Championships.

The 2018 Caribbean Cup International Freediving Competition was Sheena’s first foray into competitive freediving. During the Cup, she broke the long-standing Canadian national record in Free Immersion—twice! With big smiles and a lot of laughter, Sheena became the Female Overall Winner of the Cup.

This experience motivated Sheena to continue competing. To date, she has set five national records and one continental record in Free Immersion (FIM), two continental records in Constant Weight with a monofin (CWT), and one national record in Constant Weight with bi-fins (CWTB).

While she loves the challenge of diving deep, Sheena believes that freediving is firstly about enjoying your time underwater, be it on the line, in the pool, or on the reef, and she strives to share this mindset—and plenty of smiles—with fellow divers.

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The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.

In this episode, Andy Watson discusses the formation of his "Control & Calibration" (C&C) theory for approaching Iaido practice.

To learn more, go to the Ryoshinkan website: https://www.ryoshinkan.org/cc

Videos include discussions on C&C Theory (2 episodes), ZNKR #10 Shihogiri, and ZNKR #3 Uke Nagashi.

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The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.

This episode is Part 2 of our discussion with Dr. Cousin and Dr. Alfandari, as we continue to explore the physiological mechanics of breathing.

Helene Cousin, Ph.D and Dominique Alfandari, Ph.D both teach and conduct research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the Department of Veterinary & Animal Sciences. 

QUESTIONS COVERED:

1) What is the role of nose breathing when it comes to humidification, filtration, and warmth?

2) Is there an optimal timing for the length of inhale and exhale when breathing?

3) How does breathing impact weight gain and weight loss?

4) What is the nitric oxide impact on intubated people compared to healthy individuals?

5) How are plants and animals linked in a closed loop through breath?

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Marian Bartko and Adriana Nagyova are from Kosice [Ko.shi.tse], eastern Slovakia.

They both have been interested in martial arts since they were teenagers. If we count the years together they've been practicing martial arts it’s an astounding 66! In the last 16 years they’ve become passionate about iaido and jodo.

In 2008 they attended the European Iaido Championship for the first time and since then they slowly built up the Slovak iaido and then later jodo national teams. Through endurance, diligence and encouraging each other, they made their little country with their accomplishments visible in Europe.

Marian holds godan in iaido, the highest rank in Slovakia and Adriana yondan. They both achieved the rank of yondan in jodo.

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