https://rss.com/podcasts/the-aikidiot Aikido, conflict resolution, and the general practice of not being a jerk.

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• A little bit about the Aikidiot's unprofessional background.
• Why make a podcast about Aikido and conflict resolution.

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• The Jackson 5 and their methods of conflict resolution.
• The tragic tale of a middle-aged, overweight man, taking up Aikido.
• O-Sensei and the invention of Aikido.
• The three spaces of thoughts and ideas
• Why pretending to know things make people nervous.
• Why not being arrogant jerks is actually good for us.

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• Monica refuses to be bullied.
• When somebody becomes abusive and calls us names.
• Running away is usually an excellent idea.
• The three spaces when dealing with a verbal attack.
• The three spaces in Aikido, dealing with a strike to the head (Shomen Uchi)
• WHAT?! We're actually supposed to do nothing?!
• Minimum occupation of the common space - in Aikido and in other things.

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• Let's call everything we talk about here "Aikidoing".
• Is life a flowing river?
• Aikidoing is very simple - just not easy.
• Why People don't like hearing about Aikidoing.
  • The inward drive vs. the outward drive.
  • The suggestion of moderate reaction as an existential threat.

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• Let's talk about "the other guy", the opponent.
• Tori and Uke in Aikido.
• The high prices of disrupting the common space (even in self defense).
• Learn the attack, control your defense.
• Why screaming at a call-center representative (something the Aikidiot never, ever did) is not a good idea.
• Wiley E. Coyote has no choice about chasing the Roadrunner.
• Violence is predictable.

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• Monica stages a coup.
• When we encounter ideas we dislike, we tend to stretch them ad-absurdum.
• Can Aikidoing deal with real bad people doing real bad things?
• Buying a gun in a very bad neighborhood.
• Why drug lords and and murderers find it difficult to switch occupation.
• The cycle of escalation in our bad neighborhood.
• The "rabid dog" - senseless, contextless violence.
• Moderate, not soft.

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