#036 Christian Filippi (Kendo) - Italy

Christian Filippi is from Gossolengo (Piacenza), Italy, and has been training Kendo for over 38 years, during which time he’s represented Italy as a player in 9 European Championships, 5 World Championships, as well as a Coach of the Croatian National Team in 3 Europeans and 1 WKC. Christian currently holds the rank of renshi 6 Dan Kendo, and has a decorated past as  Italian champion 4 times, European Team Champion once, 3rd Place at Worlds, and Fighting spirit at the EKC.   In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about the importance of understanding the culture of a people and the origins of kendo, the value of remembering your first experiences to share with the next generation, and to adapt and refine the goal of your practice over time. I found this conversation especially insightful glimpse into how a person changes over time, through life experiences, relationships, and taking on responsibility, and I’m grateful for all the wisdom Christian shared in the short time we had to speak. I’m looking forward to many more conversations with him in the future. 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