Today we take a brief interlude from the Tengu's Sermon proper and take a light hearted look at one of his other short parables about some very philosophical creatures and all the big words they like to use.

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A quick update with some listener feedback I wanted to share. Happy New Year!

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In this episode we close out chapter one as things start to get serious when a more senior tengu weighs in on the discussion so far and relates a message that strikes directly at the heart of all martial arts, both traditional and modern, today.

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In this episode we finally come to one of the main points that the last two episodes were building up to and tackle the sometimes annoying word "mushin" (無心).

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In this episode we tackle the next part of the first chapter of the Tengugeijutsuron wherein Issai spends some time addressing facing a bigger, stronger, untrained opponent.

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We dig into the first part of chapter 1 of "The Tengu's Discourse on the Martial Arts" in today's episode. Wherein the tengu talk a bit about technique versus principle and I spend some time justifying Chozanshi's use of the word "chi."

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In our first supplemental episode, we briefly introduce Issai Chozanshi, the author of the work we'll be looking at for the next few months.

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In this episode we begin work on the text known as the "Tengu's Discourse on the Martial Arts." In the preface, written by a contemporary of the author it becomes obvious that things haven't changed all that much in the world of martial arts. 

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In this episode we consider a story about some hawks being jerks to an owl and the owl's totally cool response. 

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References: Setsuninto--Katsujinken