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Episode 19: Why It Is so Difficult to Change

When we think about all the things we need or want to change, it can become daunting. But often we make it more difficult to change than it has to be. In this episode of the Martial Art of Self podcast, we talk about the things that can stand in our way of self-change and…

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Episode 18: Martial Arts As a Process To Self-Understanding

In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we are looking at martial arts as a path to self-understanding. Here I share a story of how I used to see martial arts in my life. I was obsessed with perfection and wanting to excel for the wrong reasons. The training turned more into stress…

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Episode 17: Doing Martial Arts Out of Fear

In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we discuss the transformation of our motivation for doing our martial arts so that it is no longer rooted in fear. When we do something, like our training, out of fear, and we practice individual skills out of a fear-based reason, we are only feeding into…

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Feeling Unmotivated: When Feelings and Emotions Fail as Motivators

Feeling unmotivated we rely on our feelings to be motivators for actions. Be it for exercise or anything else. But in the end this motivation will fail us. Emotions & Feelings as Motivators During one of my training sessions during which I was feeling unmotivated to begin with, I have discovered and come to understand,…

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Show Trailer: This is Martial Art of Self

Hi everyone, I am Aldin, and this is the Martial Art of Self podcast. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by martial arts. The training and philosophy has helped me through difficult times, and I’ve had this inner itch to explore what more there is to it that can enrich all aspects…

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Episode 16: Being Militant & Lacking Flexibility to Adapt

In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we discuss a pattern of being too militant in our training, or life in general.  For me, I discovered how this militant approach towards my martial arts training, as well as to other parts of my life often lead me to burn out, and losing interest,…

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Episode 15: Chasing Positive Feelings

In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we continue exploring some further dimensions of the Martial Arts personality. In particular, we open up and discuss the pattern of chasing positive feelings through our art, or whatever it is we are doing.  More often than not we are trying to generate some powerful positive…

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Episode 14: Body-Respect & Body-Care

In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we look at some dimensions of body-respect and body-care. It is time to look at respecting the body during exercising. It has become mainstream to drive our bodies to the limit in an unnatural, and harmful pace, and way. Unfortunately, we mostly treat our body as…

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Episode 13: Identify & Remove Self-Limitations

In this episode of the Martial Art of Self, we discuss self-limitations. We talk about ways we limit ourselves by imposing certain thoughts, feelings, and emotions onto who we are, and the things we do. Once we accept a belief as truth inside ourselves, it becomes a conviction in our mind. From that conviction, we…

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The Martial Arts Personality, Part 1

(Find the podcast episode of this blog post here.) Recently I have observed how I have come to define myself mainly based on the practice of martial arts, and being a martial artist. Martial Arts became my world. I made it the centerpiece of my world. All my thoughts, imaginations and daydreams would be about…

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