Episode 5 -- Ki Innis, The Illustrator (part 1)

For my next guest we dive into the life of Ki Innis whom I consider a polymath; a modern day warrior poet.  His larger-than-life personality and story is what attracted me to interview him (as well as  him being what I consider to be part of "the old guard" in Tokyo).  We'd dived so deep into his childhood from growing up in New York to sharing our love and appreciation for Bruce Lee.  Sidenote:  All of you Bruce Lee and martial arts fans and practitioners would love these next two episodes.  We learn what sparked his interest to live in Japan as well as catching that lucky break to make a living as an illustrator and animator surviving in Tokyo.  Finally in the first half of our conversation, we hear how Ki gets in contact with two giants in the animation/illustration field, Glenn Vilppu and Ron Husband, which leads him to be the event director of Master Drawing Japan.   Stay tuned for part 2 of this conversation where we dive deep into Wing Chun and how he unexpectedly came upon it.   You can contact and follow Ki on his illustrations and drawing classes through Instagram and Facebook with his handles, @master_drawing_Japan and ki_innis .  Also check out his blog,  kicreativestudio.blogspot.com for updates and events that he organizes.