Show Notes
Hello again OKP listeners! Thank you for tuning in to Episode 14 of the Okinawa Karate Podcast. For this episode I get to sit down with my friend and Senpai, who happens to be one heck of a karate-ka, Mr. James Pankiewicz. James is the owner of the Dojo Bar, Asato Dojo, and also runs the website www.challengeokinawa.com
Up front I need to apologize on the poor audio quality in this interview. In short, I used the wrong microphone for the environment and the echo along with street noise (we were inside but still very close to a street) is strong at times. Apologies to James and to the listeners. It won’t happen again. My advice, do not listen to this on your computer. Your smart phone or external speakers will sound much better (sounds terrible on my MacBook but much better on external speakers).
Please visit the below links for contact information and more details about what James has been up to here in the Birthplace of Karate and for future events he is planning. As always, thank you for listening.
Dojo Bar http://www.dojobarnaha.com https://www.facebook.com/DOJObarnaha/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Asato Dojo http://asatodojo.okinawa https://www.facebook.com/asatodojookinawa/
Challenge Okinawa http://challengeokinawa.com/en_US/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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