#079 Sergio Velasquez (Kendo) - Aruba

Sergio is originally from the Netherlands, now living in Aruba. He has been training for over 30 years and holds the rank of Renshi 7-Dan in Kendo.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we talked about Caribbean vs Dutch vs East Asian culture, Kendo Competition vs Philosophy, Integrating Family and Budo, and transitioning from practitioner to leader and teacher.

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