• Ep. 193: The Future of Yoshinkan Aikido - with Joe Thambu

    We discuss the future of Yoshinkan aikido, and the material shared in the first of three conversations posted on the Aikido Shudokan YouTube channel.


    Link to that discussion:

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    1h 33m | Mar 1, 2024
  • Ep. 192: Next Evolution in Martial Arts - with Matt Stait and John Keeley

    The martial arts are going through a major evolution in a number of ways currently. Our discussion covers how this affects dojos and practitioners alike.


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    1h 50m | Feb 7, 2024
  • Ep. 191: Reimagining the Dojo and Training - with Col. Todd Hulsey

    How would you approach forming a new dojo or looking at your current dojo's training and practices with an eye on how to improve? What traditions would you keep, lose, or change?

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    1h 21m | Nov 20, 2023
  • Ep. 190: Aikido Renaissance? - with John Keeley

    Our discussion dives deep and covers an examination of many aspects of how we can adjust aikido's martial future.


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    1h 48m | Sep 28, 2023
  • Ep. 189: Aikido Pressure Testing - with Dunken Francis

    Martial arts training must include a live element to develop applicable skills and discover deficiencies. Our discussion covers how to approach this, and how not to approach it.


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    1h 59m | Aug 28, 2023
  • Ep. 188: Aikido and Grappling - with Steven Scott

    Our discussion covers many aspects of the relationship between aikido and grappling, including whether aikido is a grappling art.


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    1h 59m | Jun 29, 2023
  • Ep. 187: Aikido and Striking - with Oliver Martinez

    Striking is often overlooked or omitted from aikido. Was this always the case? We discuss this topic as well as bringing striking back and integrating it with aikido training.


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    1h 59m | May 4, 2023
  • Ep. 186: When Etiquette Goes Too Far - with Ellis Amdur and Steven Scott

    Etiquette is used both as a method for showing respect and for safe practices. Etiquette and respect can go too far and create a negative experience, sometimes driving people away.

    In this discussion, we take on the elephant in the room of when it can go too far.

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    1h 59m | Jan 19, 2023
  • Ep. 185: Training Martial Aikido - with Rionne Fujiwara

    We discuss adjusting your training to make your aikido more martially viable, useful and practical for self-defense.


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    2h 2m | Jan 5, 2023
  • Ep. 164: Is Aikido a Defensive Art? - with Ellis Amdur

    Our discussion goes into depth about the widely held belief that aikido is purely defensive in nature. Is it fact or myth - or somewhere in between?

    Edit: My apologies. The intro from the previous episode is at the beginning, but the interview is the one with Ellis Amdur, not Remy Helgesen.

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    1h 41m | Nov 14, 2022
  • Ep. 183: Real Violence and Aikido Training - with Remy Helgesen

    Misunderstandings and myths about what violence is, how it goes, and how to handle it are common among martial artists of all kinds. We discuss real violence and how understanding it better positively affects our martial arts training.


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    1h 34m | Oct 27, 2022
  • Ep. 182: "Can We Fix Aikido?" - with Dunken Francis

    We discuss Dunken's video series, going into the topics he covers in greater detail.


    Aikido of Silverdale's playlist of the video series:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA520V4pOPWKrvo27LauSOC8qiPQKH7hK


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    1h 45m | Aug 7, 2022
  • Ep. 181: Is Using Strength in Aikido Bad Form?

    It is often said of aikido that it doesn't require strength. Is this strictly true? Not necessarily.


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    12m | Jul 19, 2022
  • Ep. 180: How Martial Arts are Evolving - with Steven Scott

    All arts evolve, sometimes for good and sometimes not. Steven Scott and I discuss how martial arts training are evolving, both for good and bad.


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    1h 47m | Jun 30, 2022
  • Ep. 179: Is There a Revolution In the Martial Arts Right Now? - with Matt Stait

    There are many times in history when martial arts changed significantly. From how arts evolved in terms of function, as well as how they are perceived by the public, these changes in the times led to revolutions in how the martial arts were practiced and how they became popular - or lost their popularity.


    Are we currently at such a point in history?


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    1h 6m | May 26, 2022
  • Ep. 178: Ups and Downs of Various Martial Arts - with Oliver Martinez

    All arts have great things to offer, but also have their drawbacks.


    We go through a number of martial arts and provide an overview breakdowns of their advantages and weaknesses. These can give you ideas for good arts to cross train in or which art(s) which may suit your own particular interests.


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    1h 47m | May 8, 2022
  • Ep. 177: Did Aikido Come From the Battlefield? - with Ellis Amdur

    It is often taught that Aikido's heritage was the ancient Japanese battlefield, where it's techniques were born. Is this true?


    This episode is a conversation which is a follow up to the previous episode (ep. 167) with Ellis Amdur where he goes into the history of aikido back as far as Sokaku Takeda.


    In this episode, we go back much farther into Japanese history and cover the development of the samurai, their weapons, and armor.


    A link to Ellis' book, which we discuss on the show - Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions (Expanded Edition)

    https://edgeworkbooks.com/old-school/


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    1h 47m | Apr 12, 2022
  • Ep. 176: How Do You Handle a Fast Opponent? - With Steven Scott

    Facing someone who is faster than you are seems impossible to survive, but speed can be countered. We can train to be fast ourselves, but there will always be someone faster.


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    1h 31m | Apr 5, 2022
  • Ep. 175: How Does Weapons Practice Improve Aikido? - with Reg Sakamoto

    Reg shares his background with live weapons training and how it helped him improve his aikido and both self-defense and self-protection skills.

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    1h 19m | Mar 22, 2022
  • Ep. 174: Is Aikido Really Conflict Management? - with Dan Trailescu

    It is commonly believed and stated that aikido is about conflict management. Is it true and does aikido training really cover conflict management skills?

    There is more to it than meets the eye.


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    1h 27m | Mar 5, 2022
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