e326 – KUDEN! – What Are You Not Seeing in the Martial Arts You Already Know?


What if the next lesson you need isn’t another technique, kata, or martial art—but something you’ve been practicing for years and still haven’t recognized?

In this episode of KUDEN! Radio, Dai-Shihan Jeffrey M. Miller explores how martial arts training can sometimes create a thinking trap: we become so focused on what Ninjutsu, or any other martial art, is supposed to look like that we overlook the simplest, most appropriate solutions.

Through a surprising discovery involving traditional sword kamae, the dangers of imitating advanced teachers, and the habit of constantly searching for something new, we’ll investigate why deeper understanding often begins with seeing familiar lessons differently.

The question: “Why do so many seem to make self-protection response more complicated than it needs to be?”