Chris is in London cornering friend of the show Jake Peacock who's defending his European title, so Jay takes to the road for this one driving to Red Deer Alberta to chat with Alberta Martial Arts pioneer - Gil LaFantaisie!
Master Gil is the Chief Instructor of Black Dragon Martial Arts & Fitness Ltd. in Red Deer and Jay's 1st martial arts instructor. This is the 1st time Jay has had the opportunity to sit down and talk his history and Canadian/North American Martial Arts history with Sensei Gil in 20 years! so their was lots to talk about including Bruce Lee, The 1st female black belt in Canada, the COUNTLESS combat sports trainers Sensei Gil has worked with and the incredible stories of his martial arts path and who he learned under. This podcast was important to me (Jay) as Master Gil really is the man to mold who I am as a martial artist in my most moldable years and I got to ask some questions as well as have some puzzle pieces fit together which I was always curious about in my past. I cherish those memories just as much as I now cherish this podcast episode, This is one I will never forget!
As always we have our top3 questions and student SO!
Bruce Lee letters
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