#047 Piotr Kukla Jr. (Iaido/Jodo) - The Netherlands

Piotr Kukla Jr. is from Utrecht, the Netherlands, and  has been practicing budo for nearly 30 years, during which time he has won the national championships iaido and jodo in several categories, represented his country on multiple occasions, including placing first in the godan division at the EIC in 2016; and is the currently the tournament manager for iaido and jodo in the Netherlands and manager of the Dutch iaido team Piotr holds the rank of 5-Dan in Iaido and 3-Dan in Jodo, and has been teaching iai (as assistant and teacher) for over ten years, including several seminars abroad; and was jointly responsible for the organisation of the Ishido Cup for several years. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the place budo plays in building up one’s character and growing as a person, and delve deeply into the meaningful relationships in a global community, and creating a unique connection that can't be found anywhere outside of direct family. Piotr is such an engaging individual, and I found myself talking a lot more than usual, so apologies for that, but I hope you enjoy this stimulating conversation. 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