Cameron Quinn is a Kyokushin Karate Shihan who's also the author of The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama. Cameron spoke about how he discovered Kyokushin, traveling to Japan, meeting Sosai Oyama, becoming his interpreter, seeing a young Andy Hug rise up on the world stage among other Kyokushin legends. Cameron discusses why Bunkai should be applied more and how martial arts is constantly evolving in the 21st Century.  To connect with Shihan Cameron: Facebook: Cameron Quinn IG: cameronqkarate budokarate.com

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Sasha Tadayoni is an entrepreneur of Modern Warrior & Sempai in Kyokushin Karate under IKO Nakamura in British Columbia, Canada. Sasha spoke about discovering Kyokushin, why it is not only about competition but Kyokushin as a lifestyle being a better person in all areas of life. Sasha covers how a freak injury led him on a downward spiral before finding his “why” to persevere becoming a changed man creating Modern Warrior to teach self-defense in schools, to women and anyone from all walks of life in the values of martial arts and knowing how to defend. To connect with Sasha: he is on Facebook Sasha Tadoyani, IG sashatadayoni, modernwarrior, modernwarrior.ca

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Adam Caplan is the host of Unanimous Decision Podcast & a certified boxing coach while Wesley Jensen is a Kyokushin Karate sensei, dojo owner, one of the hosts of KRT. The gang discusses the differences between Dutch, Thai, K1, Kyokushin martial arts styles, how they’re applicable & who uses/used them best in martial arts. Adam, Drew & Wesley break down who their favorite strikers are in K1, Kickboxing, MMA, Kyokushin to casual MMA talk. To connect with the individuals Adam is adamcaplan13 on IG/Twitter, Unanimous Decision on Youtube, Apple Spotify. Wesley is Wesjeee90, krt.2020, dojohokorimeiyo

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Shihan Itzik is Shihan of IFK Israel’s Kyokushin. Itzik spoke about how he discovered Kyokushin having knowledge and background in other martial arts before settling on Kyokushin. Itzik covers why it is challenging to keep adults competing in Kyokushin due to Israel’s political situation where returning practitioners train for themselves and not competition and solutions to build and sustain Israel’s Kyokushin success. The conversation takes a break from martial arts as Itzik discusses Israel, Jewish culture, and why some people prefer some cities more than others as well as Jewish communities around the world. To connect with Shihan Itzik:  Facebook: Itzik Ashkenazi IG: israel_kyokushin_karate Website: www.karate-israel.co.il

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Rob Rivest is the coach in charge of the amateur development in Tristar MMA. Rob spoke about discovering martial arts through anime and how he moved from Ontario to Quebec finding Muay Thai becoming obsessed with martial arts in training and competing. Rob details his philosophy of coaching and why it is important to always be present in training. Rob breaks down which fighters got him into MMA and why he loves what he does.  To connect with Rob he is on IG Ninjarobmtl Rob Rivest on FB.

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Cory Schafer is President of ISKA & Bellator MMA's Director of Regulatory Affairs. Cory spoke about him why to take martial arts and meeting Scott Coker the founder of Strikeforce MMA, current Promoter of Bellator MMA. Cory details the negotiating process for sanctioning combat sports events. Cory spoke about the plan to get kickboxing legalized and how ISKA is helping aim to raise the bar for martial arts and kickboxing internationally. To connect with Cory he is on iskaworldhq.com

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The pride of Israel David Alverdian came on to talk about his boxing career. David spoke about how his parents met immigrating to Israel to provide a better life for themselves. David speaks about his most memorable tournaments in amateurs to how he became professional and what his current goals are to become champion as he builds his resume in his journey for greatness. To connect with David:  IG: David_Alverdian

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Ali Reza is a podcast host from Ali on the Street who talks about daily events in Canada he experiences Ali spoke about moving to Canada from Iran to going into mob stories about what he thinks of former mobsters giving stories to how there are too many social media platforms to people needing to get back to work as this pandemic has made many too sensitive with woke culture ruining sports. To connect with Ali his podcast is Ali on the Street on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, alionthestreet on IG.Ali Reza is a podcast host from Ali on the Street who talks about daily events in Canada he experiences Ali spoke about moving to Canada from Iran to going into mob stories about what he thinks of former mobsters giving stories to how there are too many social media platforms to people needing to get back to work as this pandemic has made many too sensitive with woke culture ruining sports. To connect with Ali his podcast is Ali on the Street on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, alionthestreet on IG.

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David "The Crow" Loiseau is Quebec's pioneer in mixed-martial-arts. David spoke about his come-up during the Wild West Days of mixed-martial-arts experiencing the explosion of the sport n 2005 with TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) fighting for the title in 2006 helping grow the sport North of the Amerian Border. David also spoke about how he parlayed his fighting career into entrepreneurship becoming a successful gym owner for Crow MMA stressing the importance of surrounding yourself with good people to succeed in business & life. To connect with David Loiseau:  David Loiseau Davidloiseau on IG crowtrainingcenter on IG https://crowtrainingcenter.com/

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Jeremy Rubin is an entrepreneur who is also the general manager of Tristar MMA. Jeremy spoke about the work ethic that helped him in Judo to finding other projects in helping Montreal's special needs community to create inclusion for all sports & martial arts. Jeremy spoke about MMA history in Quebec highlighting his most memorable moments and how he used these opportunities to create memorable experiences & parlaying them into new business projects & relationships. To connect with Jeremy:  Facebook: Jeremy Rubin IG: coachjerrubin Tiktok: Coach Pickle Juice  Drewsperience on audio  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72Hy5uiFyDS2BVeUX44G4P?si=Acx0HgCsSbGiAV2mJy9Kfw iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drewsperience/id1541096093

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