#041 Andy Fisher (Kendo) - UK

Andy Fisher is from Blackpool, UK, and has been training for over 20 years, during which time he’s represented his country in 7 European Championships, and 4 World Championships. He’s taken 1st place in both the British Open and Team Championships as well as gold in the French Open.   Andy currently holds the rank of Renshi 6-Dan Kendo and is the founder and operator of Kendo Star, a top tier international Kendo equipment supplier, as well as the host of an extremely popular Kendo theme series on Youtube called “The Kendo Show”.  In this conversation, we explore Andy’s journey in Kendo, the many twists and turns, failures and successes, and hard work that has led him to where he is today.  This is an especially important episode that I think everyone should listen to, no matter the discipline, because it shows what it really takes to pursue these arts as one’s life calling. Like anything big in life, the highs are extreme, but so are the lows, and the strength, courage, and generosity Andy has shown to Kendo and the Kendo community cannot be compared. 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