Episodes

  • e305 – KUDEN! – The Difference Between “Knowing” a Technique and Understand It

    e305 – KUDEN! – The Difference Between “Knowing” a Technique and Understand It
    Apr 21 2026
    The teacher/no teacher paradox and why you need a teacher to learn what you cannot yet see. “When you get to my level, it’s hard to get down what you want to teach in books and videos. Those media can’t do it justice. We are dealing with the three-dimensional here. And from there, beyond.”— Masaaki […]
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • e304 – KUDEN! – Why You Don’t Need More Techniques (And Why They’re Slowing You Down)

    e304 – KUDEN! – Why You Don’t Need More Techniques (And Why They’re Slowing You Down)
    Apr 14 2026
    The difference between learning more… and performing better when it matters! Most people believe that getting better in martial arts means learning more techniques. But there’s a difference between learning more… and being able to perform when it matters. In this week’s KUDEN episode, I break down why your progress may feel slower than expected—and what […]
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • e303 – KUDEN! – Who’s In Control? The Mind, the Moment, and What You’re Really Training For

    e303 – KUDEN! – Who’s In Control? The Mind, the Moment, and What You’re Really Training For
    Apr 7 2026
    In this week’s KUDEN! Radio episode, I answer a listener’s question about mushin and seishin—and uncover a much bigger issue most people miss. No matter how many techniques you know, there’s no getting around the condition of the mind behind them. That’s what determines whether anything you’ve trained will actually show up when it matters. This episode breaks […]
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • e302 – KUDEN! – The Misunderstood Virtue – Why the Ninja Used Deception

    e302 – KUDEN! – The Misunderstood Virtue – Why the Ninja Used Deception
    Mar 31 2026
    In this episode of KUDEN! Radio, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood virtues of the Ninja – Deception. Wait, what? How is deception a “virtue?” We’re taking a look at this lesson, straight from the Bansenshukai – one of the 3 most relevant works of classical Ninjutsu – and why everything else in the art is “downstream” from […]
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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • e301 – KUDEN! – The First 3 Keys to Emergency Survival – What to Do First When Everything Goes Wrong

    e301 – KUDEN! – The First 3 Keys to Emergency Survival – What to Do First When Everything Goes Wrong
    Mar 23 2026
    When something goes wrong…most people believe they’ll figure it out. But when it happens—something breaks, something hits fast, something demands immediate action…they don’t think. They react. They: panic freeze, or… start doing something—anything And that reaction is what makes things worse. This week’s KUDEN! Radio episode (301) breaks down something that almost no one is taught – […]
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • e300 – The Evolution of KUDEN Radio: Looking Back — Moving Forward

    e300 – The Evolution of KUDEN Radio: Looking Back — Moving Forward
    Mar 21 2026
    Reaching 300 episodes is a milestone few podcasts ever reach. But milestones are not just markers of time — they are opportunities to reflect on the path that brought us here and the direction the path now leads. In this episode of KUDEN! Radio, Dai-Shihan Jeffrey Miller looks back at the origins of the podcast, how […]
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • e299 – KUDEN! – Living Like a Ninja – Training for Uncertainty in an Unpredictable World

    e299 – KUDEN! – Living Like a Ninja – Training for Uncertainty in an Unpredictable World
    Mar 9 2026
    Many people study martial arts believing that training will eventually give them certainty. A technique that always works. A strategy that guarantees success. A way to finally feel “prepared” for whatever might happen. But what if that assumption is the very thing that keeps most students stuck? In this episode, we explore a question that […]
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • e298 – KUDEN! – Most Martial Artists Miss This Lesson (And It’s Not Physical)

    e298 – KUDEN! – Most Martial Artists Miss This Lesson (And It’s Not Physical)
    Mar 3 2026
    Most martial artists train movements, but very few train positioning. And almost no one trains what those positions mean outside the dojo. In this episode, we revisit a classical kata that many believe they understand – but the physical choreography isn’t the real lesson. The deeper principle isn’t about reacting to every possible attack. It’s […]
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    1 hr and 15 mins