TRUE VICTORY PODCAST: Recent Episodes
Erick Rook
A podcast about life, emotional trauma, and healing through the ancient ways of internal and external martial arts.
House of Attilius is symbolic of the methodical, ideological, philosophical, and spiritual aspects of internal and external (martial) arts. The disciplines which inspire and are practiced within the House involve more than just physical techniques; they involve molding of a person’s character, the training of a person’s mind, and development of the body.
During a state of order, you should consider and prepare for war; in time in of disorder you should think of the best way to bring about peace. This is called nichiyo kokorogake, and is one of the primary principles in the 16th century Smaurai school called Natori-Ryu.
In our present life, how can we adapt this to ourselves?
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I talk a bit about my turn into focuses on the world of "Alessia" and her journals, as well as chasing nightmares through Kanashibari, or more commonly known as Sleep Paralysis- a very real thing many people experience. Along with my personal experience with it, and my deeper look into that, I plan to create some mythology to it to add to volume one of Alessia's journal (Spring 2023).
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Bells ringing in the ears, vision is shot, all blurred, you're on the canvas in a pugilistic stance- rocking- you can hear the crowd audibly gasp at watching the scene unfold, so you know things don't look good even though it doesn't fully register like that for you ...are you done? are you defeated ? How will your mindset respond under duress?
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At times in life what you chose to do, you feel a shift on your path that in my case, is taking me back to where I started as a kid; putting a different experience and presentation on what it is I'm striving for.
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I touch upon beginning to work with my brother, (who is a huge skeptic in what I do), after 2+ years of not speaking with Martial Qigong.
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Life is a series of experiences, and through these experiences we have lessons; these lessons need to be acknowledged because they can reveal trauma, weakenesses, and shortcomings that we need to master- hence our nemesis The Ego which can either help or hinder our healing. We'll have our hands full with taming our Ego, and it can be a difficult process- on that can take longer than we'd like- but its not an impossible task.
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An overview of simplistic system that is designed to compliment each of our unique lifestyles.
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These two topics have been anchors in my life for a long period of time and have affected myself and a few others in my life at times in different ways.
It can be embarrassing to talk about personal issues due of fear of judgement or teasing, etc. But doing a life review and sharing that can be therapy in a way that not only helps you, but may help trigger a desire in change in someone else.
True Victory Is Victory Over Oneself
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A lot of changes going on in my world with House of Attilius and my personal life. All of this spurs changes in a positive way (if you let it).
So, Mind-Form is no longer being utilized for what I do in Qigong and Martial Arts (explained in the podcast)- everything now falls under the Martial Qigong umbrella (with my own ways added in).
Thank you for tuning back in and I'll be back on a weekly basis going forward.
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A short discussion on viewing movements and techniques in an artistic fashion and how that applies to my Mind-Form courses.
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Life is what it is- calm and smooth waters one minute; choppy and erratic the next ... we all experience this no matter how well we keep ourselves in check... I touch on what's going on this past week in my life and the challenges with that.
Just a short podcast today (15 min) to plant some mental seeds for what helps me stay inspired and motivated through the uncertain appearing times.
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My mind has been awash recently in viewing life, cancer, and death from a grander expansive picture - but how does that view look to me when Cancer becomes part of that.
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In a modern era of mindset and technogical distractions, how does the ancient art of Qigong fit in with where society is today (and where it is headed) without losing its origins ?
For myself, I may have the answer to that-
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Why is Sedona, Arizona such a hub of interest to people? ..And what are my experiences that continue to pull me in? It might be different than you think!
" Are we causing suffering to ourselves or others?"
In this episode I talk about a general overview of this form of addiction, which is an addiction for most (even social media imagery, etc.) and some general causes of it.
While I cannot go so far to blame the content itself, as it really comes down to us and our allowance for it to become an addiction.
**Also to note, I mentioned that this addiction type in comparison to other types of addiction can be okay in moderation, was one point where I disagreed with myself while listening to the playback. I just wanted to mention that.
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I unexpectedly ran across an article on Koans, which is a meaning practice in Zen Buddhism. For myself this is like going down a rabbit hole of interesting information to lead one towards self-discovery- acheived by going down into one's own inner, secret place and asking for a direct encounter with the world, independant of convention. I thought I'd share some information about this in this podcast.
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How is everyone doing through this huge wave that is repeatedly smashing us? Struggling- and maybe we feel that there is no way out from under this wave... or is there?
(30 minutes)
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I speak about my experience with these issues growing up, as well as current statistics and what can help in preventing trauma from pushing people towards suicide. True Victory Is Victory Over Oneself
(37 minutes)
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We are Failing ourselves, each other, and the planet. We seem more comfortable with destruction and self-destruction. Why? True Victory Is Victory Over Oneself.
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Zen Shin means to wash the dirt and dust from your heart and soul. I touch base on this and give an overview on how to achieve this. (30 minutes) www.houseofattilius.com
In this episode i wanted to touch base on a common desire for most of us these days: re-inventing ourselves. When we manage to overcome our own mind, we overcome a myraid of concerns, rise above all things, and are free.
When we are overcome by our own mind, we are burdened by a myraid of concerns, subordinate to things, and unable to rise above.
True Victory Is Victory Over Oneself.
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Challenging times may means that we get knocked down more than we'd like... but being held down is all a choice!
True Victory is Victory Over Oneself
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This episode is a quick 14 minute discussion on overcoming hardships. This was a spur of the moment episode that I decided to do as it not only references some things in my current journey, but I felt it could help others going through their own bumpy journey as well.
In this episode, I open up a bit about my experiences with the afterlife and spiritual interactions over the years. Like anything, you can find a rational explanantion for most of it- and I cannot offer any proof per say to back up my experiences, because they are just that- my experiences. My purpose for this episode is to let you, the listener, into my life a bit more so you can see what in part makes up who I am.
A conversation with Michael Anderson, a strength training and nutrition coach.
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A conversation with Jadan Snow, an adult performer and healing practioner.
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An interview with Kory Beck, a pro MMA fighter, BJJ practioner, and a father and husband.
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A conversation with Dr. Bronwyn Carlblom- a naturalpathic physician about whole body health.
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A conversation with Jessie Keller- a fitness competitor and a military K9 handler.
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Dave O'Brien is a desert runner and international speaker on health. This is an older podcast that I've brought back into my revamped podcast. His instagram link is below: https://www.instagram.com/healthy1runner/?hl=en
An introduction into the revamped world of House of Attilius, the element of Fear we face, and exercises to help.