In this episode, Patrick Oancia talks with Ryan Hurst about his immersion into Gymnastics in Wichita, Kansas, from a young age through to decades as a devoted martial artist and ex-pat in Japan.  

His immersion into the Japanese culture was shaped by these and other experiences, and that all led to his co-founding GMB Fitness in 2010. 

About Ryan  

Ryan co-founded GMB fitness in 2010 with partners Andy Fossett, and Jarlo Ilano and acts as the head coach and program director for the method.   He holds black belts in Kendo, Judo, and Shorinji Kempo, a purple belt in BJJ, and came from a background as a competitive gymnast.   Ryan is married with two children and has lived in Japan for over 25 years. Visit the show page for a full bio. (link below)  

Baseworks Transmission

These Baseworks Transmission conversations look at both the concrete and abstract realizations that emerge from a commitment to any kind of practice or pursuit to achieve life goals. The ideas get unpacked from their subjectivity, and the outcome of each transmission sets out to discover critical feature patterns and construct common recognition categories of physical and introspective experiences.

For time-stamped show notes, references to the topics discussed about Japan, other associated links, show transcript, full bio's, and the companion reflection access, visit: 

https://baseworks.com/podcast/ryan-hurst-japan-movement-autonomy-community/