James Eke looks at punk rock icon, Henry Rollins’ 1994 essay Iron & Soul. We examine how this incredible piece of writing can not only improve your life but help your martial arts training. We answer a question on video games and talk Jiu-Jitsu.

James Eke takes a look at Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind and how bowing and the gratitude and compassion that go with it are so fundamental. We look at the importance of Jiu-Jitsu and what it is about the Art that makes it so special.

James Eke takes us through Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and looks at how we can take lessons from this book written by a Roman Emperor almost 2,000 years ago and live a better life. We talk about integrating a code or philosophy into our Jiu-jitsu or martial arts training and how to get the most from it.

James Eke looks at the transformative power of Jiu-Jitsu. We also answer a listener’s question about esoteric martial arts training.

James Eke looks at the health and self-healing benefits of training in the martial arts. How stress can be mitigated through Jiu-Jitsu and other martial arts. We also look at diets and what we should be eating to live healthier lives.

James Eke is issuing you a personal challenge—are you up for it?

James Eke digs into some of the writings of Japanese Goju Master Gogen Yamaguchi. We talk about continuing to train as we get older and what you need to succeed.

James Eke looks at how we can get more from our training and our lives through physically training the body. We look at the concept of getting stronger so that we can be more useful and how we can get started at getting more fit.

James Eke takes a look at philosopher, Alan Watts’ article Judo: The Gentle Tao. We look at the ways to implement Judo, Zen and Taoist viewpoints into our training and our lives. We also look into the internal and external aspects of training and what is key and how we can use this as a springboard to a better life.

James Eke takes a look at Grand Master Carlos Gracie and his 12 Commandments Of Jiu-Jitsu as well as some of the benefits that children and adults will gain from training in the martial arts.