#084 Esteban Hernandez Estrada - Part 1 of 2 (Kendo/Iaido) - Columbia

Esteban‌ ‌Hernandez‌ ‌Estrada‌ ‌is‌ ‌from‌ ‌Medellin‌ ‌City,‌ ‌Colombia,‌ ‌and‌ ‌oversees‌ ‌Ken‌ ‌Zen‌ ‌Dojo‌ ‌Colombia.‌ ‌ ‌

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He‌ ‌has‌ ‌Kendo‌ ‌5-Dan‌ ‌and‌ ‌Iaido‌ ‌3-Dan‌ ‌and‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌graduate‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌International‌ ‌Budo‌ ‌University‌ ‌where‌ ‌he‌ ‌learned‌ ‌many‌ ‌

life‌ ‌lessons.‌ ‌ ‌

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Esteban‌ ‌has‌ ‌so‌ ‌many‌ ‌amazing‌ ‌stories‌ ‌to‌ ‌share,‌ ‌that‌ ‌this‌ ‌interview‌ ‌had‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌conducted‌ ‌in‌ ‌two‌ ‌parts.‌ ‌In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌

we‌ ‌discuss‌ ‌starting‌ ‌Kendo‌ ‌in‌ ‌most‌ ‌dangerous‌ ‌city‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌world,‌ ‌connecting‌ ‌with‌ ‌Ken‌ ‌Zen‌ ‌Dojo‌ ‌in‌ ‌New‌ ‌York‌ ‌City,‌ ‌

going‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌US‌ ‌and‌ ‌facing‌ ‌the‌ ‌Columbian‌ ‌Stereotype,‌ ‌Hosting‌ ‌the‌ ‌CLAK‌ ‌Championships‌ ‌and‌ ‌convincing‌ ‌Jaica‌ ‌to‌ ‌

allow‌ ‌Japanese‌ ‌citizens‌ ‌to‌ ‌help,‌ ‌and‌ ‌how‌ ‌difficult‌ ‌it‌ ‌is‌ ‌to‌ ‌find‌ ‌a‌ ‌partner‌ ‌that‌ ‌understands‌ ‌and‌ ‌is‌ ‌ok‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌“Kendo‌ ‌

baka”‌ ‌

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