Walking With The Tengu

Walking With The Tengu episodes

October 14, 2018 The Owl's Understanding
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

13 min
September 28, 2018 The Daoist story of the Archer and the Cliff. An ancient parable on high-stress combatives.
In this episode we look at a story that is over 2000 years old and how it's lessons on fear and stress are just as critical today to the modern martial artist as it was so long ago.
10 min
September 15, 2018 Transformation of the Sparrow and the Butterfly
In this episode we tackle a story from the Inaka Soshi about change and acceptance of one's state.
8 min
September 01, 2018 The Book of Five Rings: Slow is Smooth. Smooth is fast.
In this episode we take a look at a section of the classic Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi about speed.
5 min
September 01, 2018 What is a tengu anyway?
In this episode we take a brief look at what a tengu is and why I chose it as representative of this podcast.
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7 min
September 01, 2018 Who Am I? What Am I Doing?
In this episode we talking briefly about what the plan is for this podcast. I relate a short example from Aesop's Fables and quickly address the challenges with some of the words found in classic martial arts texts.
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8 min