Episode 830 - Mr. Dean Franco

<div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-abe1b048bd705e9f39b0"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Mr. Dean Franco is a Martial Arts instructor, practitioner, and host for the FMA Discussion Podcast.</p> <blockquote> <p class=""><strong><em>I had no way of advertising it or releasing it or showing it to the masses. So I just continued developed it around my training partners and students. So what is Blade Tech today? It was very defensive initially and it's now comprehensive.</em></strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sqs-block embed-block sqs-block-embed" id="block-9645da660030b77962a5">","resolvedBy":"embedly","width":"600","height":"90","providerName":"Libsyn"}" data-block-type="22"> <div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1688981391466_302"> <div class="intrinsic"> <div class="embed-block-wrapper embed-block-provider-Libsyn"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-004f9b8c9f7b4a27fb77"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2>Mr. Dean Franco - Episode 830</h2> <p class="">Learning martial arts before the internet was challenging, especially if you were looking for convenient ways to learn, such as video tutorials. Fortunately, Mr. Dean Franco was able to take advantage of modern technologies for his system. He discussed the impact of the early internet and DVD lessons on martial arts training, which he considers a crucial time for those looking to learn and study martial arts outside of traditional dojo settings.</p> <p class="">Mr. Dean Franco shares how he discovered and fell in love with Filipino martial arts, which he now considers his major. He also produced the FMA Discussion podcast, creating a virtual library for the Filipino martial arts community.</p> <p class="">In this episode, Mr. Dean Franco talks about his journey in martial arts. He emphasizes the importance of his TaeKwonDo background in his martial arts journey, which helped him appreciate the JKD philosophy and kickboxing techniques he later studied.</p> <h2>Show notes</h2> <p class="">You can follow Mr. Dean Franco on the following social media platforms:<br /> Facebook - Dean Franco<br /> Instagram- @dean.8553<br /> Youtube channel - FMA Discussion</p> </div> </div> </div>