#039 Jason Hankins (Iaido) - USA

Jason Hankins is from Salt Lake City, USA, and has been training for over 20 years, during which time he achieved the rank of Renshi 6-Dan in Iaido and became champion of the highest ranked division in the 2019 All US Kendo Federation National Iaido Taikai. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the Jason’s start in the martial arts and developing Iaido in a remote area of the country, the reinforcing cycle of learning between budo and real life-and-death tactical situations, overcoming ego for growth and development as a person, and the need to find connection between individuals in martial arts and in life. This was a great opportunity for me to pick the brain of an Iaido practitioner I greatly respect, and the interview exceeded all my expectations. This episode is also available at the following podcast platforms ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tokushikai-canada Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tokushikai-inside-look/id1523336799 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMzk0OWVhNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Mf1mrLTfVT3Sbu8XM032m Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523336799/tokushikai-inside-look Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/tokushikai-inside-look Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/i9qbnxx7 Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/tokushikai-inside-look-We0ozJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To get the latest on what we’re up to at Tokushikai Canada, subscribe to our newsletter at https://subscribe.tokushikai.ca and find us on Facebook and Instagram @tokushikai.canada, and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/tokushikaicanada