Musha Shugyo: A Warrior's Journey

Oct 11 2024 46 ep. 41 mins 10
Musha Shugyo: A Warrior's Journey Podcast artwork

My fascination in the mindset of warriors both past and present has led me here, to creating this podcast. It is my hope that I will be able to explore many facets of martial culture through book reviews, my own musings and interviews of people I can learn from, with the ultimate purpose of sharing this all with you. 

  Society & Culture
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Episode 46: Joan of Arc

Oct 11 2024 17 mins  
Join me as I look back in time to a warrior of historical renown. Was Joan of Arc divinely inspired or a crazy, military genius?

Episode 45: Female Warriors.

Jul 16 2024 22 mins  
Every country has their tomb to the unknown warrior, those overlooked soldiers could well be female. What role did women play in combat prior to the twentieth century? Sarah Percy's book, Forgotten Warriors: A history of women on the front line, looks to answer this question.Forgotten Warriors

Episode 44: Seven Samurai.

Jun 02 2024 125 mins  
Arguably, one of Akira Kurosawa's most influential films, Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with a interesting story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that has been remade in various forms ever since. But what does Kurosawa say about the mentality of his warrior protagonists? I invite Matthew Krueger, host of the Walking with the Tengu podcast, to discus

Episode 43: Wado to Lykopis.

Mar 23 2024 55 mins  
Lou Fisk is someone who has an eclectic mix of movement practice and knowledge. She is a martial artist, stunt performer and horse archer. Currently, she is teaching traditional archery in Canada. Discover what she has to say on women warriors and warrior mindset. You can learn about traditional archery here.Contact Lou Fisk on her Instagram.

Episode 42: The Moment of Killing.

Feb 10 2024 17 mins  
What goes through a warrior's head in the moment of killing? That is what this episode is going to explore.

Episode 41: Ancient Warriors and PTSD.

Jan 01 2024 22 mins  
The human mind hasn't really changed all that much for thousands of years, so could a Roman legionary suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? The Reddit thread referenced in this episode can be found here.

Episode 40: Discipline.

Nov 11 2023 15 mins  
How does discipline help with a warrior mindset? What is it and how does it interact with other facets of warrior psychology?

Episode 39: On Warriorship - the book.

Oct 22 2023 18 mins  
With 39 years of regular, reserve and Guard military service and over 20 years of federal law enforcement and national intelligence service, Todd K. Hulsey is someone who knows a thing or two about warriorship. In this episode I review his book, On Warriorship: A Guide for your Warrior Path.You can find Todd Hulsey aka The Colonel here.

Episode 38: Honour.

Oct 14 2023 10 mins  
The final episode in my short series on the tenets of a warrior mindset. What is honour and why is it important to a warrior?

Episode 37: Psychological Armouring

Sep 09 2023 21 mins  
What can Japanese martial traditions teach us about preparing the warrior for entering and surviving combat mentally intact?