e127-KUDEN!-3 Aspects of a Ninja – Ura Training

If you’ve read Grandmaster Hatsumi’s first book in English, “Ninjutsu: History & Tradition”, then you know about the 3 Aspects. We’ll be looking at these from the perspective

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e126 – KUDEN! – The Gift of Suffering?

In the core teachings at the root of our Ninpo-Mikkyo ‘mind-science’ training lies lessons regarding the ‘Truth of Suffering’, the ‘Truth of the Cause of Suffering’ and of course,

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e125 – KUDEN! – Backwards Thinking in Training

One of the most important lessons I learned from my teachers when actual “self-protection” was the goal of training; and not just collecting techniques or religiously adhering to

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e124 – KUDEN! – Your Questions, My Answers

Rather than continue to pull topics out of my proverbial Ninja “hat”, I posed a question at the end of a recent episode… “What questions do YOU have

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E123 – KUDEN! – You’re Mind: Weapon or Anchor?

Had it not been for lessons about more than just weapons, techniques, and cool tricks that I received from my teachers; this podcast wouldn’t even exist. Why? Because

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e122 – KUDEN! – Routines, Habits, and…”Crutches”?

When it comes to your Ninjutsu Training whether for self-protection of life mastery – are routines and habits a good thing, or a bad thing? Personal development gurus

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e121 – KUDEN! – How to Get & Stay Motivated!

Of all the things students expect their teachers to do for them, motivation is near the top of the list. But, it’s the one thing that no one

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e120 – KUDEN! – Succeeding as a Solo Student

One of the greatest fallacies circulating in Ninjutsu is that you can’t learn this art without going to a dojo. This, in spite of the fact that I

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E119 – KUDEN! – Surviving a Real Attack

Grandmaster Hatsumi often spoke of the trap of confusing how many techniques one knows with their ability to actually survive a real-world attack. This was due in part

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e118 – KUDEN! – Increasing Your Personal Power!

One of the greatest allures of the Ninja’s self-protection and personal development system is the promise of increasing your personal power in not just a self-defense and survival

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