e115 – KUDEN! – You Can Fight…But Can You Survive?


When you think of martial arts of self-defense, one of the first things (if not ‘the first’) that comes to mind is…fighting. But the world of conflict resolution, warriorship, and combat…especially within the Ninja’s realm…involves MUCH more than just meeting an opponent head-on physically – as if the winner of this match somehow decided many ultimate truths or the finality of the situation.

During today’s episode we’re going to dive deeply into one of the first lessons my teacher received from Takamatsu Sensei – and about true Budo!