A Swift Kick In The Soul
A talented teacher and story-teller with parallel expertises in creativity, music, Judaism, and Taekwondo describes how spiritual practice influences martial artists, and the martial arts transform spiritual knowing...so you can become a better human.
You'll hear something worth thinking about, I promise.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2020
Corona Extra #2 - How To Get Through Hard Times
This week I had the opportunity to teach an online group of Christians from a local church. After a discussion of theology, scripture, and spiritual practice, they asked if I had any wisdom to share …
00:09:14 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
We talk about intensity, aggression, and passion.
00:38:27 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Weapons?? Yes. Weapons.
We explore the provocative topic of weapons, and what I like about them. We explore all kinds of weapons, their function, lethality, and aesthetic as force multipliers, and how they can be understood…
00:40:09 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
Behind The Scenes Corona Extra
An unfiltered "behind the scenes" conversation about how to start a particular episode. Along the way, Marshall learns some Hebrew grammar.
00:11:55 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
OUCH! Physical and Spiritual Injuries
Injuries. We talk about the impact of injuries, how to recover from them, and what are some examples of spiritual injuries. I suggest that there is a lot we can learn in our spiritual and religious l…
00:38:18 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
Direction, Intention, Concentration, and Aim
Marshall and I talk about the Hebrew word Kavanah, and the role of focus, direction, concentration, and aim in developing the meaning and purpose of our devotional and martial practice.
00:22:06 |
Fri 06 Mar 2020
How Fast Is Fast Enough?
Almost every mastery can be measured by speed. How fast you can do something is a measure of your ability. But speed also blurs imperfections, and sometimes slowing down is what we need. How fast is …
00:26:30 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Learning To Punch, Learning To Pray
Teaching about praying and spiritual practice by teaching what makes a good punch.
00:33:18 |
Sat 22 Feb 2020
Scales, Sketches, and Psalms
We talk about the value of building a foundation through scales, sketches, footwork, ball handling, and reciting Psalms.
00:35:02 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
High Jumpers and Heretics
We discuss the spiritual message of Dick Fosbury and other masters who made it their own.
00:30:04 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
On your mark. Get set. GO!
It only seemed right in our first episode to talk about beginnings. I am not a runner, but in this episode, I pose the question - When is the race won? At the beginning, the middle, or the end. On yo…
00:42:01 |
Fri 31 Jan 2020
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