Zen and the Martial Arts of Life

We're very happy that the Covid vaccine is out and people we know are getting the jab, but we are very confused about how it all works. DNA is involved, but how? ...and what about teleportation, and now there's AI Dogs????

This first episode of our second Season finds us still in our garage, with poor Harrison sitting out on our driveway to keep within Social Distancing regulations.... We talk about cooking, how the courage of kung fu is different than the wuiet courage of coping with lockdown, and how we're all hoping Spring will be here soon.

In this episode we look back on 2020 to see what went well and what didnt, and what it was like to have and recover from Covid. We adapted to this new way of life, but did we adapt enough?

This was our Thanksgiving episode.... Due to Covid and Christmas its a bit late.... But its got all the usual things you hear about in one of our podcasts.... Spiders, crocodiles, attacking and defending, and why being human means we need to stick together and plan to survive... 😁

In this podcast we celebrate being able to teach the Kung fu class on Zoom from our garage and adapting to yet another lockdown in England. James shares how shaken he was over having to kill a mortally wounded field mouse to put it out of its misery, and we discuss how sometimes you dont have any good choices, yet you still have to make a choice.

This episode Karen is making tunamelt sandwiches most of the time and Owen is our special guest. We talk about the second lockdown happening this week, how the Kung fu class went, and how one must be patient and go slowly in both Kung fu and cooking. Apologies in advance for the sound of potato chip bags being opened.... Never again during a podcast! Also we are holding this podcast in our garage...

In this episode we review how our first indoor kung fu class since the first lockdown in March succeeded in following lockdown procedures so we can all continue learning Wing Chun Kung fu. But first, we are distracted by a damsel fly, then talk about spiders, alligators, and crocodiles and how economy of motion and waiting for the perfect time to strike is key in nature and martial arts. We also d...

In this episode we talk about everything, folks.... From fishing techniques to how disaster movies may predict the future to mutant zombie alien spiders on asteroids. We also talk about Kung fu, teaching online vs teaching in person, whether kung fu is a sport or an art, and finally why failing is a necessary step in learning.

In this episode Harrison talks about how to simplify handling a potential attacker with simple ABC reminders, James talks about how Rugby is like Kung fu, and Karen learns that you should never cut your own hair.... So, a typical week :)

We talk alot about strange food, and new beginnings, and lost opportunities. How food is part of new experiences, and part of survival in the city and if you happen to be lost in the wild. There's also some stuff about how to hide a dead body? I dont know.... Stuff got weird LOL

In this episode we discuss the first post lockdown training session in the park, a lot about the merits of slow training kung fu and muscle memory, why its never a good idea for Harrison to say he's bored, and how food should not be a dare or hurt you as you're eating it... 😁

In this episode we discuss how wonderful it is to have a friend around for a barbecue, how its about time we told our friends that we love them without it feeling weird, how GPS is not very compatible with biking, and discuss how to teach a Kung fu class outdoors and still keep safe social distancing....can it be done?

In this episode we try to figure out how James and Harrison can train in the park after their bike ride....until they find out they can't.... Why its probably not a good idea to let Harrison have too many bungee cords unless we want to see him become a live action Angry Bird, the frustrations of podcasting remotely, and why we all need to be patient about easing the lock down restrictions, even wh...

Seriously, this week's episode has everything: cats, spaceships, bootleg beer, bare knuckle fights..... And Kung fu.... Remember Kung fu?.. This is supposed to be a podcast about Kung fu....and Martial arts.... and Zen.....we get around to talking about that as well :)

This week's podcast we talk about how we are all abit tired of this Coronavirus ride and want to get off, please...How some news reports say they are rushing to create a vaccine, but we're thinking of how most of the horror films we grew up on showed what happened if you rush in creating a cure for something .... Also we talk about how maybe there are some good things about being isolated... Reall...

This week finds us with a month of isolation behind us and a month or two of the same to look forward to.... What do you do when all your plans have bit the dust and all you have is time? What does it mean if almost everyone else in the world is going through the same exact thing as you are?.... This is one of those deep thought episodes, folks.... 😁

So, what do you do when you want to teach a kung fu class and you and all of your students have to stay at home?.... Get creative, that's what.

This week's podcast has us discussing why wise men know nothing and foolish men know everything, with kung fu, Spiders, bears, string theory, and Socrates thrown in for good measure.... 😁

This week we have thankfully recovered from our colds enough to ponder the questions of when, where, and why you should practice martial arts, why so many martial artists are frustrated musicians, why people are buying so much toilet paper to combat a flu virus, and is Harrison a psychic???? 😊

This week sees two of us with a cold, one of us falling asleep mid-podcast, and the troubles of broken curtains and student attendance... Yet somehow universal compassion saves the day.... Kind of..... 😁

This week we talk about how thinking too much can be a bad idea, and how thinking nothing at all could be a good idea. Also why its a very good idea to get some whiteboard writing sheets for your wall, and how Kung fu, Rock Climbing, and Chess all have something in common.

The three Harrisons talk about this week's Kung Fu classes.... how it's possible to play guitar, play chess, and record a podcast simultaneously, and why we're Zen and the Martial Arts of Life, Not Zen and the Argonauts.