The Martial Mind Power & Martial Arts Philosophy Podcast

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan, "Humus", found on page 468 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - the key question: what does humility look like? - the damaging consequences of competition in eroding humility - the healthy exchange between humility and gratitude - Lak does a powerful gratitude exercise with you - how the most powerful force in the cosmos let's you handle fear more effectively - the 3 different expressions of love - a metaphor on how to be grounded to control the "kite" within you - the humbling insight from falling on the floor during a BMX session - the fine line between playful ego and pride - the 3 powerful traits to develop on your journey to humility Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan, "Sikhs Seek Sikhi", found on page 324 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - The wonderment from learning about spiritual ideas vs academic education - About cultivating a hunger for the divine - Life is a teacher and so are the people in it - Why finding ultimate wonderment in life is key - How the founder of Sikh Philosophy set a path of charity based off of a "true trade" - Why some ancient texts call our time the "kali-yuga" or dark age - Insights from BBC show "Luther" - Using tenacity and childlike curiosity to honour and follow your direction to wonderment - Why its a constant practice to stay in a state of bliss Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

Sifu Lak Loi shares a special guided meditation with you.  First spoken in Decmeber 2022, with his class of Jeet Kune Do students.

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan, "The dragon and the woodcutter", found on page 304 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - Bob Bremer shares a fable told to him, nowhere else for the first time,  by Bruce Lee. - Bruce lee"s "Hammer Principle" and why he taught it to remove preparation. - A demonstration of a simple but powerful JKD technique. - Science and hidden philosophy behind certain fighting principles found in JKD - The story behind the trio who started the legendary "Wednesday night group". - Why the physical and mechanical components of martial arts philosophy is a reflection of the deeper nature of life. - The origin of this famous marketing slogan and how it ties in with overthinking and taking action. - How ideas of magic and mentalism tie into fighting an opponent. - What did Bruce mean by "working from the nucleus out" and developing a strong inner core. - About the magnetic influence Bruce still has to this day. -Mar tial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired byhieving individuals. Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan, "When the student is unready, the teacher disappears", found on page 333 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking."   Highlights include:   - The different variations on the student and teacher being ready to meet each other and ideas on how to manifest the right teacher for yourself. - JT shares how he met Lak and the insights he had during classes about why he discovered JKD    - Lak shares how he discovered the martial arts and deeper insights he gleaned from his young instructor.   - About the 3 learning positions: student, teacher, examiner.   - The benefit of learning something for the long term; the power of "stickability". - How the change in a teacher's circumstances has a knock on effect on the students.   - Observations on what happens to students when they hit black belt status.   - Why black belt is just the beginning to discovering one's true style and voice.   - The incredible differences between being sharp and razor sharp and how this shows up in one's progress.   - How to correctly apply Bruce Lee's, "Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own".   - Understanding what techniques work best in different fight situations.   - Why Lak gets his students to sign a pledge before they become students.   - How Lak's vibe attracted uncomfortable characters and situations when he first started teaching.   - The evolution of the types of students Lak attracted moving from body, mind to spirit.   - Why your vibe attracts your tribe.   - The benefits of the discomforts and challenges from martial arts training that can help in later life outside of class.   - The learnings of differing martial philosophies as reflected in Cobra Kai   Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by  #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan: "Human Musk Deer", which can be read here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/human-musk-deer/ Highlights include: - The spiritual and mystical meanings from the analogy of the musk deer, its pouch and jumping off a cliff. - A story of the 3 gods and the place they hid their consciousness. - The different ways people look to find find their "musk pouch". - How the outside experience is  poor substitute for the inner journey. - JT shares his understanding of the Borg as a reflection of the self. - Spiritual lessons from sci fi - Profound insights from just the fist few words of this Sikh prayer - Lak asks, "what is your spiritual essence?" - The tragic example of this famous Hollywood actor spreading light despite his own growing darkness - Examples of the different roles people are born into in life. - How knowledge is ignorance - Why self mastery is the process of inner engineering work. - Clarifications on the descriptions of consciousness found in the philosophies and writing styles of religions. Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

ep32 In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan: "The biggest ego trip going, is getting rid of your ego", found on page 490 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - why the increase in muscle or fat could be because of the  wounded inner child - how people's wounded ego shows up in the fitness and health space - the amazing benefits of hypnosis as a healing modality - how to work with your ego to improve your mental health - in nlp, what is "collapsing the chain" and how it links to "the presenting problem is never the problem" - what the dalai lama teaches us about using ego in a fun and light way - can we have multiple egos? - why this ancient wisdom text says knowledge is ignorance - ideas on how to minimise and dissolve ego  - a powerful quote that links the founder of the Sikh dharma and Bruce Lee - what bruce lee meant when saying " that's Jeet kune do" when observing people, things and ideas Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan: "I think, therefore I am"", found on page 226 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - insights from a workshop that Lak did with his students based on a famous scene from enter the dragon. - insights from heart-lab studies - what are mirror neurons and the self? - the mind-blowing revelation from the founder of aikido regarding his philosophy. - learning into deeper aspects of martial arts....from a salsa teacher? - what happened when bruce lee put the viewer into a hypnotic trance - what the founder of nlp said about the victor in a fight - the connections between martial arts, spirituality and physicality - Lak's rule of "1000, 10000" that he teaches in his classes - advice on how to find your purpose as inspired by lessons from Bruce Lee and The Buddha - Lak shares about his inspirational journey to becoming a teacher and learning about the perils of not following your calling - examples of how terrible situations can lead to terrific growth and achievements in one's life Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan: "Life is a zero-sum game", found on page 572 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - Newton's law of conservation - energy is never destroyed or created, it just changes form - How society is set up for consumerist and capitalistic tendencies and otucomes - How are we approaching life - in a hurry to the end or savouring as best as we can? - What was the deeper meaning behind the Lak's brother rejecting his  hand-me-downs - The lost art of passing on "hand-me"downs" in the western world - Avoiding the trappings of trends and taste-changes to lighten the load on mother earth - The suffering and trappings of attachment and wanting more - Lak shares insights from the "must "model as learned from his project management job - Breaking patterns as inspired by Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do - A transformational model you can use to uncover how to know what you don't know - Developing  "stickability" and avoiding spinelessness in pursuit of achieving goals - Becoming a "king-spiritual-master"  that sits in between the 2 extreme states of existence - The value of staying in your lane - everyone has their own dharmic path, what's yours? - The problems with impostor syndrome and how to overcome it - Insights of letting go and attachment over owning a Ferrari: "how can i become a spiritual master if i own a Ferrari?" - and more Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss  today's koan: "Not human doing, human being", found on page 634 of Lak's  book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking." Highlights include: - How a human being turns into a human "doing" - How rites of passage into adulthood depends on one's life situation - How the busyness of life makes adults forget about their inner child - Observations about a lawyer and her change in demeanour - The tough lessons taught by raising children and this affect on being present - The behavioural and body clues from children when they "ask" for attention - A key lesson from I.T. on how to "process" your life - Parallels between teaching others the best way to do something and writing code - Updating our "neck-top" computer like we do our phones - Tips on how to hack, upgrade and re-programme your mind software - The metaphor of sculpting your best self out of a block of clay - The present moment is the only real moment - and much more Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial  arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles  to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more,  check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/