When a lord sought to test his bodyguard for consideration to a promotion he put the man to the test. At first the lord thought his bodyguard but after discovered the truth.

Unbeknowst to him, his bodyguard had displayed consummate fudoshin (immoveable mind) while also protecting his lord's honor.

Find out what this means for the modern martial artist in today's episode.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations.

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What does ancient Greek myth have to do with classical Japanese martial arts training concepts? Listen to the story of Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle to find out.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

What does ancient Greek myth have to do with classical Japanese martial arts training concepts? Listen to the story of Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle to find out.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

What does ancient Greek myth have to do with classical Japanese martial arts training concepts? Listen to the story of Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle to find out.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

What does ancient Greek myth have to do with classical Japanese martial arts training concepts? Listen to the story of Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle to find out.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

How does Greek myth gives teach us the same symbolic lesson on mastery as a Japanese martial arts concept? Listen to the story of Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle to find out.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

The twelve labors or tasks of Heracles is a mythic story loaded with a lot of practical symbolism to unpack. In what may be my longest episode to date, I try to pull some meaning from these stories.

Want to dig more into classical Greek myth and symbolism in the context of the martial arts? Check out Tom Billinge's latest book "Palaistra" found here.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

Join me as we look at Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and The Sea" and read it through the lens of martial arts training. There are several directly practical lessons we can get from this classic work of literature.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

What's in a name? What do you do when your art has four different names for the same move? We look at Frege's Puzzle in this episode and apply it to Boxing, Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, Savate, and BJJ.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html

In this episode we look at two parables from the work known as the Zhuangzi that relate to things martial artists care about.

Specifically the ideas of Wuwei (無為) non-action and Ziran (自然 - "Self-so") spontaneity.

However, these aren't just high-minded philosophical jibber-jab. These have direct, practical applications to our martial arts.

Take the training offline with a small book I put together pairing basic physical exercises with short quotes and meditations. You can find the book here: ⁠https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-krueger/pocket-training-volume-1/paperback/product-e7pqmyv.html