James Eke looks at Ernest Becker’s amazing book The Denial Of Death. We also talk about what to do when thoughts come up during meditation.

James Eke looks at an article by Zen teacher Zenju Manuel on the dirt dug up through Zen-meditation infused work. We also answer a listener question about training with other teachers.

James Eke looks at how we can reconcile training for violence but building compassion for everyone and everything. We also answer a listener question about mobility training.

James Eke looks at Danzan Ryu Jiu-Jitsu founder Prof Henry Okazaki’s view of the essential teachings of the martial arts and what we should focus on in our training. We also answer a lister’s question on politics in the martial arts.

James Eke looks an article on using Musashi’s Book Of Five Rings in business and we chat about how we can use the knowledge of strategy on the mats and life. We also answer a listener question about reconciliation of using violence to find peace both on and off the mats.

James Eke looks at an excerpt on Chris Haueter from Chuck Rylant’s book Motivation: Stories On Life And Success From Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts. We answer a listener question about whether you can be too old or out of shape to start training.

James Eke takes a look at the life-changing ancient text, the Bhagavad Gita. We also answer a question about what is the most important thing about training.

James Eke looks at an article on why you shouldn’t care about your BJJ belt progression. We also answer a question on street-wise self defense and what you should train in.

James Eke takes a look at Shunryu Suzuki’s take on Zen and the mind. And we chat about getting all of our bases covered and training in as much as we can as a student of life.

James Eke looks at Kyokushin Karate’s 20th man to ever complete the daunting 100 man Kumite, Australia’s Sensei Judd Reid. We also look at what is the most important thing to do for your training if you ‘don’t have much time.’