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We're joined by Kim to talk about another history of female warriors. This one is full of myths, legends and of course controversies. While I was writing these notes, I decided to look back at other episodes we've recorded female fighters in history. Our first one was back in 2020, where we were introduced to 2 Japanese women fighters. Here's the link:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/3227506

There have been quite a few episodes. I especially like this one we did on women defending themselves at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Here's that link:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/5247724

At the end of this episode, we hear a listener mail from Hanshi Tracy Seymour - a modern female warrior. Here's her interview:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16424997

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We have two guests for this episode. I'm thankful to Sifu Jones from the UK who opens the show and to Shihan McKinnon who takes it home for us. Their input is amazing and appreciated. With Sifu Jones we talked about basics. That got us to thinking about the movie Budo. Since we did an episode on that, I'll tag it here: 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9007481

With Shihan we discussed everything from the importance of repetition to the need to focus. Here's a few episodes with Shihan that cover those subjects in more detail. This is kata:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13912400

I'll close these notes with an episode we did on a saying from Master Kelljchian. What we do a lot of, we become very good at:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/1891706

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This episode is a listener request. Setting and maintaining boundaries, like so many things we've discussed on this show, is a lifelong responsibility (to yourself?).

When the request came through, the person didn't specify physical safety or internal challenges. So we tackled both. 

However, we've talked about physical safety quite a few times. Here are some of the episodes. Our first episode was back in 2019! Here's the link:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2089278

In this episode we tackled wrestling in reality situations with our friend Shihan MdKinnon:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/9680753

And here is our 3rd episode on Safety. On this one we specifically tackle safety at home:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11142251

That will keep your ears busy. If you can help US keep busy by donating to the show - Wow that'd be neat. Here's a link:

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Welcome to a second look at Wabi Sabi: a Japanese philosophy that I'm going to define too simply as a celebration of  imperfection. In this episode we look at 3 different books about the subject. Our first look at this, a favorite subject, was back in 2020. My favorite memory of that recording was our guests, Sensei Tracey and Sensei Sam. Interested? Here's a link:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/2735464

You cannot discuss Wabi Sabi without bringing up Haiku. What a beautiful form of poetry. Here's our look at Haiku:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15178474

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This is a moving episode. Don't miss it. We got the original idea for this episode from a new friend, Hanshi Tracey Seymour. We met her, and interviewed her, a few months ago. Here's the link, in case you missed it:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/16424997

Also, Audie Murphy is mentioned in this episode. It turns out he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Since we did an episode on him, I'll tag it here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14969721

It was wonderful to have Landyn back on the show. Did you know that we interviewed each other at a listener's request? I think I'll tag Landyn's interview here. It was from January of 2024:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14230334

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Regular listeners know how much we enjoy interviewing new friends. Hanshi Batlle felt like an old friend from the beginning of our conversation. Thank you Sir! I added the movie you mentioned, Five Fingers of Death, to our list of movies to watch and discuss. Thanks for the suggestion. 

For our listeners that aren't familiar with which kata go with which system. No worries. The story still works. If you want more information about kata, we did an entire episode on it. You can listen to it here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/13912400

Hanshi also brings up the idea of balancing soft and hard. We did an episode on balance based on a saying that Master Nick Brown shared many years ago. Thank you Sir. Here's the link:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/11015349

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Welcome to our ongoing look at WW2 warriors. Today our guest is Sensei Jay and the man we discuss is Pappy Boyington. The added drumming at the end is thanks to the Fushi Daiko Drummers. We interviewed them. Here’s the link: 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15446850

Also, we mention our episode on Audie Murphy. In case you missed that one, here’s a link:  

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/14969721

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Today, Landyn joins us for a variation on Letter Episodes. Are we 'over' the top? Listen to find out. At one point Landyn quotes the term "frog march" and none of us knew what it referred to....so I looked it up. Turns out it's just moving a person with their hands behind their back. We also mention our episode on Plan Your Work. In case you missed it. Here's a link:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15115807

And that led us to thinking of our episode on Expect the Unexpected. So, of course, here's the link: 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/477379/episodes/15762186  

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What a great time we had when Paula and Eddy visited. A note as you listen: We HAVE tried MREs and  we did put it on one of our social media - not sure if it was YouTube or Twitter though. We had a blast (since it wasn't a real emergency). The food was tolerable - not your mother's cooking, of course. Also, we'd love to hear your go bag hints and stories. Thanks for listening. Here's the link to support the show jic: 

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This week I took 4 words out of a fiction book I recently read and shared them with Sensei Jackie and Sensei Derek. We decided to look closely, laugh lots, and maybe push ourselves forward on our journeys. Join in and let us know what you think. Thanks for tuning in, sharing, and for all your support. Each week I remind you of our "support the show" link below. Hit it if you are so inclined. Thanks

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