Cross Training Aikido Physically and Mentally • Ft. Nathanael Chawkin • Rediscovering Aikido
Channel: Rokas Leonavicius
Date: 03/07/2020

Aikido is famous for its philosophy, yet how do you actually practice it off the mat in a practical way? If Aikido is introduced as a means of personal development, shouldn't Aikido instructor educate themselves in personal development practices outside of Aikido? These and many more great questions are discussed in this episode of Rediscovering Aikido featuring Nathanael Chawkin - former Aikido practitioner, coaching expert and mixed martial artist.

Audio podcast version: https://anchor.fm/the-questioning-podcast/episodes/12---Cross-Training-Aikido-Physically-and-Mentally--Rediscovering-Aikido-eg8n74

00:00 Intro
04:59 Nathanael Chawkin’s background
08:56 Pros and cons of meditation and spirituality
14:24 How bypassing the shadow creates arrogance in Aikido
21:38 What would make Aikido philosophy effective?
30:06 Cross training Aikido mentally and physically
36:56 What would Aikido’s evolution look like?
42:05 An Aikido instructor should learn many practices
50:03 What makes Aikido unique
58:05 Best way to practice applied Aikido philosophy
01:23:14 The art of giving and receiving feedback
01:30:40 Organic leadership vs forced leadership
01:37:39 Pressure tested leadership
01:41:11 Summary

Here is the video where I covered what is Aikido's philosophy and where I accidentally rediscovered an interest in it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jZ49wXyrMg

Check out the previous episode on rediscovering Aikido to learn more about what inspired me to take a look at it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c255cKrta58

And here is the whole playlist of Rediscovering Aikido series videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jZ49wXyrMg&list=PLpYu1wrhxbczl6k79RxyJuEB5V8jblUt0

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