In this episode of Adventure Seekers Welcome we have AJNW NEWS: Headlines, Today in History, Quote of the Day, Haiku, Zen & Pen Dojo Notes, Q & A with Sensei, Victory, and hint about a big upcoming event. Yes even bigger than the Mini Golf Smack Down !
Sep 15, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 65
In this episode we have AJNW News about a new blade release from Williams Blade Design . News from The Falling Star Watch Party and all our other earthshattering revelations about what went on more or less on this day in history. Plus other fun events so sit down and listen, it will not take long.
Sep 08, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 64
What will happen with the Smack Down Miniature Golf Championship ? When is the Tokoshi Kempo Fal l camp and where will it be held? Plus we have all the AJNW News !
Sep 01, 2021•11 min
In this episode we recall the fun and lessons from James Williams Nami Ryu seminar in Nashville, Tennessee . Plus we have all the AJNW News. My Father is mentioned in this episode and at last word before this posting he was doing well. Thanks for all the prayers and kind words from listeners.
Aug 25, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 62
This is AJNW NEWS with your host Rand Law. Today we talk about what's going on in Tokoshi Kempo and in the AJNW Headlines . Things like Today in History, Quote of the Day, Haiku, Zen & Pen, Q & A with Sensei, Today's Victory and events.
Aug 18, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 61
For all fans of EDC blades great news. EDC Blade
Aug 16, 2021•1 min
First of all I didn't intend to sound as if Adam Chan of Kung Fu Report fame was my student. First of all we have never met although he wrote a very nice forward in my book, Enlightenment Kicking and Screaming The Paradox of Martial Art Training. In my halting speech pattern I was trying to convey that he was a favorite both of my students and myself for his YouTube videos. This episode contains All the AJNW News info you need to make it through another week....
Aug 11, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 60
In this episode we hear about the adventures of a former puking buzzard. This is the 101st back before it's air assault days. Also we chat about the 3rd principle used in Tokoshi Kempo . Along the way we have our standby Headline, Haiku Zen and Pen and a Quote of the day.
Aug 05, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Once again we are tweaking our format here at Adventure Seekers Welcome . We are now featuring a different line up and we are going back to our AJNW roots. We are going more into the heart of being a warrior but in the mindset of avoiding conflict internally as much as externally. We are featuring Headlines, Todays Quote, a Haiku, Zen & Pen (Dojo Note), Back in the Saddle, and Today's Victory. Write us and tell us about your victories or how you got back into the saddle....
Jul 28, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Today we have Headlines with a few get well wished , a Haikyu, along with Today's Quote from AJNW News. and Q&A with Sensei. Oh, yes and more of Adventures with the gang from Zen& Pen!
Jul 21, 2021•14 min
AJNW News with a few special announcements! A short catch up on the Zen and Pen cast of characters along some plans for my Rand Law Patreon page. Also some sincere congratulations to Mrs. Ray on her new and well deserved promotion, despite the fun Sensei might have made on the podcast.
Jul 14, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 56
AJNW News explores Tokoshi Kempo Summer Camp. We also have a interview on herding cats, with a Kempo black belt with around 30 years of experience. Tyson Ray (experienced cat herder), has also served our country and retired from military service.
Jul 07, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 55
This new episode has some additional changes to the format. We still have the AJNW New it is just present in a different way. Plus Q & A with Sensei has just expanded! We will also start doing our interviews on a separate post on my Patreon page. Our nest episode is with head instructor of Nami Ryu and the System of Strategy , James Williams , sensei....
Jun 30, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 54
AJNW News with today's quote, a challenge, todays weather and today's observation. Plus we are testing out a new feature called a Sensei Joke, ( It's just like a dad joke but worse). Don't forget Q & A with Sensei and a Haiku by Sensei which is followed by the next segment of the Zen & Pen Adventure story.
Jun 23, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Adventure Seeker 52 A surprise switch in the news announcement, with James Williams. The computer break down still plagues us but we struggle to learn from our failures and mistakes as well as from Murphy's Law. We still have the AJNW News and more on the Zen & Pen inspired adventure saga.
Jun 16, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 52
This is a promo episode featuring an interview with Brian Williams , a patriot and a Nami Ryu Aiki Heiho instructor. Brian has studied several martial arts and currently trains under James Williams, Sensei. Nami ryu Aiki Heiho translates as the wave style. This system of strategy is based on Japanese sword arts ( kenjutsu, iaijutsu and tantojutsu ), the martial arts of the samurai . The principles of these arts directly apply to the unarmed martial arts of jujutsu and aiki-jujutsu. For the full ...
Jun 09, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 51
The long awaited interview with James Williams, Sensei is here! Check out https://williamsbladedesign.com/ and the Williams Defense Key (my next tool), at https://www.crkt.com/ as well as https://www.surefire.com/categories/illumination/flashlights/ the top pick self defense tool of Sensei Williams . For the full interview join me on my Patreon page....
Jun 04, 2021•9 min
Adventure Seekers from the Zen & Pen Comic return for the next installment of their hero's quest saga. We also have all the AJNW News and information on the Tokoshi Kempo summer camp. We are working on setting up interview dates for the Rand Review segment of the AJNW News too.
Jun 02, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 50
The promise of video draws closer! Also a special thanks goes out to my first two supports Derek Chin and Tyson Ray. Ben West is mentioned in the episode as well, but while I'm at it thanks again to Sophia for her beautiful Shou sugi ban seiza bench. We have the AJNW News and questions about Tokoshi Kempo summer camp. Next week we will continue with the Adventure Seekers from where we left off last week....
May 26, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Greetings everyone; If you have an expertise or a lot of experience in something or even if you want to promote something you have going on, drop me a line, here on my Anchor page or on Patreon . If you have a martial art event, or a charity fund raiser for a good cause tell us about it. Perhaps you created something cool or maybe you saw a UFO , a ghost or picked black berries with Elvis or Bigfoot and you are just aching to tell someone about it, give us the chance. Tell us a story, sing a son...
May 23, 2021•4 min
Finally and episode with the actual cast of the Zen & Pen characters in an audio story . Also included is the normal AJNW News and events. Coming soon... we will be adding interviews with people chatting about a cornucopia of various topics from Arts to Zen and almost everything in-between. We of course with focus in on the nerd-ness that makes us who we art! Primarily speaking this will cover unexplained phenomenon, books, games, movies, martial arts, (external and internal), health and fit...
May 19, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Wow! This episode has a tune to make your ears bleed and not only that it has info on new and up coming changes to the web site. For example you should check out the Rand Law Amazon Kindle in the next week or so and see the changes. Plus this is an announcement of the closing of the old web site, in less than a month. Along with the AJNW News we will be adding some changes to the Rand Law Patreon pages too! But more about that later....
May 12, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 47
AJNW NEWS: plus two movie recommendations. Sensei plays the mouth harp; and yes it like everything I do along with my speech is staccato. Make sure you vote on the Zen and Pen comics! Plus there is an update on the possibility of on-line Patreon mini Tokoshi Kempo lessons and changes to the Rand Law web page....
May 05, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 46
An open invitation to come over to my WEB PAGE and follow the links on the books so that you can purchase them safely on Amazon Kindle . In this episode we have AJNW News that covers many aspects of the Tokoshi Kempo Spring Camp . Also a Haiku by Sensei that explores some serious thoughts about the wrongful persecution of Asian American and others that feel they are being singled either by race, religion, or other factors over the COVID fear mongering. This stupidity needs to stop now but it see...
Apr 28, 2021•11 min
In this episode we go over what will be covered in the Tokoshi Kempo Spring Camp . We also have a review of Tony Annesi 's second training manual for his 6th and 5th level Aiki Curriculum . Of course we have all the usual AJNW News to keep you d azed and confused or at least hopefully entertained.
Apr 21, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 44
The AJNW News covers Today's Quote , the AJNW Weather report, Q & A with Sensei , Today's Challenge (sitting seiza) , Rand Reviews : (Tony Annesi on YouTube), a Haiku by Sensei , the AJNW Training Tip , plus Thoughts on Zen and Pen . Have you drawn an enso today?...
Apr 14, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 43
The new AJNW News format is up and running! We are now featuring Today's Quote , AJNW Weather , Today's Challenge , The Rand Review ( Tony Annesi's Takeshin Aikijujutsu 8th and 7th kyu student manual is the topic), a Haiku by Sensei , AJNW News: Training tip of the Day , along with Thoughts on Zen & Pen ....
Apr 07, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Today we have a departure in the ordinary format as we are experimenting with some new ideas. Our AJNW New is undergoing a change and we may also be including another place to listen to the Adventure Seekers Welcome: Jedi, Ninja, and Wizards Tolerated podcast. That will be on my web page if we can get everything working. Today we talk about Tokoshi Kempo Spring Camp and the new release of Zen & Pen comics....
Mar 31, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 41
AJNW News and a new way to ask Sensei training question on the Patreon rand law page with the Zen & Pen comics! In this episode we discuss upcoming photo's on the Patreon page for Tokoshi Kempo stylist. Also let me know what week-end days are best suited for our spring end of March beginning of July Tokoshi Kempo camp? This camp will center around the Jo , internal work, camping skills and once again kukri work. As a bike packing trip has not yet been agreed upon, we are aiming toward the sa...
Mar 24, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In this episode we will have the usual AJNW News but today we will focus on not only the cold and snow but also on Ki/Chi. I like look at things like chi/ki in levels. Shu Ha Ri can help make this muddled subject a bit more clear, from basics to intermediate to advanced. The Shu level is burning energy by bio mechanics a fit person has better energy. The Ha level is reduction of hinderances from polishing techniques. The Ri level is tapping into the bio electronic level. It is best approached by...
Mar 17, 2021•12 min