During this episode, I’m going to share a lesson I gave at the dojo during a recent Black Belt testing. The lesson is based on the answer to a progress-related question posed to one of the Shodan candidates and, while it was well-intentioned, his answer pointed to a HUGE misconception for many in the realms

During this episode of KUDEN! Radio, we’ll be diving into the misunderstood idea of “motivation”, and why it is not only highly over-rated… …but one of the downfalls of so many looking for success. I’ll also be sharing some insights from the Ninja’s ancient, secret mikkyo ‘mind-science’ with regards to how an Enlightened one goes

During this episode of KUDEN! Radio, we’ll e diving into the Ninja’s Mikkyo “secret knowledge” and ‘mind-science’ to uncover the three aspects of success, and what we in the martial arts tend to call Mastery… …and how each one, from the perspective of Ego, can create the illusion of success. We’ll also look at how

During this episode, we’re going to be taking a look at the difference between two mindsets. Each one should be a part of the overall journey of our progress towards Mastery, but one of them can become a trap that not only keeps us chained to lower levels of development, but which also sets us

During this episode, we’re going to explore the differences between instructors, teachers, and mentors, with a specific focus on the latter. More importantly, we’ll be taking a look at the elements of a good mentor…for you… …and an important piece of the puzzle that even the most serious students miss when it comes to learning

In this episode, we’ll be exploring the timeless lessons that have been passed down by warriors and enlightened masters proven to produce (at a minimum) above-average results. But, while most prefer to focus on only the positive, “feel-good” parts of the plan… …we’ll also be looking at the habits or “inhibitors” that have been discovered

In the business world, there’s a concept called ROI or “return on investment”. This includes the benefits of what we get for putting in the time, effort, and resources along with the accomplishment of the goal. In the martial arts and self-defense realm, this is the black belt or skills necessary to make ourselves and

If you’ve been around in the martial arts and self-defense realms for any significant length of time, then you’re sure to have run into several different personality-types, both in the form of well meaning students, “outsider” naysayers (you know, the “that doesn’t work” crowd) – those who are willing to even get verbally or physically

In the Ninja’s Mikkyo esoteric ‘mind science’ study, there are are more than a few symbols used to convey everything from energies, to actualized human potentials, to processes and interactions between these things. Some of these can seem fairly obvious, or at least easily grasped when you learn about them, others have meanings far beyond