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  • e327 – KUDEN! – After Class, Over Tea: The Lessons That Aren’t on the Curriculum

    e327 – KUDEN! – After Class, Over Tea: The Lessons That Aren’t on the Curriculum
    2026/10/20
    What if some of the most important lessons you’ll ever learn aren’t taught during class? For more than four decades, Dai-Shihan Jeffrey M. Miller has studied the martial arts, including years of training with some of the most respected teachers in the Bujinkan tradition. But some of his most meaningful lessons didn’t come during formal […]
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    2 時間 14 分
  • e326 – KUDEN! – What Are You Not Seeing in the Martial Arts You Already Know?

    e326 – KUDEN! – What Are You Not Seeing in the Martial Arts You Already Know?
    2026/10/13
    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 […]
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    2 時間 15 分
  • e325 – KUDEN! – Would Your Self-Defense Training Help You If You Were Attacked Tomorrow?

    e325 – KUDEN! – Would Your Self-Defense Training Help You If You Were Attacked Tomorrow?
    2026/09/22
    Would your training help you if you were attacked tomorrow? If you’ve trained for years, your answer may be an immediate “Yes.” If you’re just getting started—or haven’t started yet—you may not be nearly as certain. But that raises an even more important question: How soon SHOULD martial arts and self-defense training begin preparing you […]
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    2 時間 32 分
  • e324 – KUDEN! – Is Your Martial Arts Style Making You Predictable?

    e324 – KUDEN! – Is Your Martial Arts Style Making You Predictable?
    2026/09/15

    Does your martial arts strategy make you predictable? Learn why relying on one trusted technique, fight stance, or style can limit your real-world combat adaptability.

    We often develop favorite rhythms and ways to counter an attack because they work. But when the problem changes and you don't, or can't, that reliance becomes a liability. This episode explores the difference between simply knowing techniques and possessing the strategic depth to solve different unique problems in real-time... without becoming stuck in being a "one-hit wonder."

    True martial arts training requires more than adding moves to your toolbox. We look at how perception, distance, and your own state of mind determine if you are choosing your response or just repeating conditioned habits. These lessons on predictable movement extend far beyond the dojo, influencing how you handle pressure and conflict in everyday life.

    Subscribe for weekly warrior mindset breakdowns, and let me know in the comments how you avoid falling into static patterns.
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    1 時間 55 分
  • e323 – KUDEN! – How Does a Ninja Learn What Nobody Tells Him?

    e323 – KUDEN! – How Does a Ninja Learn What Nobody Tells Him?
    2026/09/08
    How does a Ninja learn when nobody gives him a complete lesson or answer? At some point, serious martial arts training has to move beyond imitating movement, and simply remembering what the teacher told you. Especially if your goal is real-world self-defense. You have to learn how to observe, gather information, recognize your own assumptions, […]
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    2 時間 36 分
  • e322 – KUDEN! – How to Stop Pausing Between Moves in Martial Arts Techniques

    e322 – KUDEN! – How to Stop Pausing Between Moves in Martial Arts Techniques
    2026/09/01
    You’ve been training for months—or even years—but you still catch yourself stopping between different movements… …you’ve probably noticed yourself (or your teacher keeps yelling at you about) stopping, resetting, or hesitating between techniques, there’s a more important question you need to be asking: What happens if you need these skills before you’ve finally fixed the […]
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    2 時間 30 分
  • e321 – KUDEN! – Class Time is NOT Practice Time!

    e321 – KUDEN! – Class Time is NOT Practice Time!
    2026/08/25
    If you want to develop real skill in Ninjutsu—or any martial art—what are you doing with what your teacher gives you between one class and the next? We often think of martial arts class as “practice time.” And yes, practice certainly takes place during class. But there’s an important difference between practicing something while your […]
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    2 時間 58 分
  • e320 – KUDEN! – KUDEN! Radio e320 – From Curriculum to Classroom: Training for Real Progress

    e320 – KUDEN! – KUDEN! Radio e320 – From Curriculum to Classroom: Training for Real Progress
    2026/08/18
    A martial arts curriculum can tell you WHAT to learn—but who decides HOW you need to train to actually develop it? In last week’s KUDEN! Radio, we explored the idea that a curriculum should be more than a list of techniques, kata, skills, and belt requirements. The curriculum is the map. Capability is the destination. […]
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    2 時間 52 分