homeopathy – Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Academy

152 Turns Out My Sensei DOESN’T Know Everything!

March 11, 2018 / Jeff Westfall

The Martial Brain

152 Turns Out My Sensei DOESN'T Know Everything!

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Jeff discusses the scientific method vs. “ancient wisdom,” and the importance for martial arts instructors of regularly updating their curricula.

March 6, 2017 / Jeff Westfall

The Martial Brain

111 You Say Placebo and I Say Nocebo

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Jeff discusses the “placebo effect” and whether a single session of martial arts training has magical healing properties.

December 12, 2016 / Jeff Westfall

The Martial Brain

103 The Low Hanging Fruit

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Jeff explains why the pseudoscience known as homeopathy is among the easiest targets for skeptics in the world of woo woo.

September 21, 2015 / Jeff Westfall

The Martial Brain

25 Nobody's Perfect, and That's Unforgivable!

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Jeff discusses the dangers of making the perfect the enemy of the good; in life and in the martial arts.