In this episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we speak with Julius Piku. He is the Director of East Gate Karate Academy and has helped empower and educate people through martial arts for many years. We chat about how he first got into Karate, the origins of East Gate Karate Academy, how being involved in martial arts can help in one’s personal development, and the spiritual nature of martial arts. Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Show Introductions 00:28 - Who is Julius? 01:17 - How many students are currently attending East Gate 02:19 - How Julius first got into Karate 07:02 - What most people think about martial arts 08:15 - Warrior in the garden 11:38 - Martial arts as a safe space 12:13 - Where the name east gate came from 15:23 - What he focuses on teaching 19:09 - A bit on why he took up karate in the first place 19:58 - Finding the “whole you” through Karate 23:01 - How East Gate came about 24:00 - The origins of East Gate 28:28 - lots of SMES came up during covid 30:42 - Evolution of Karate 31:34 - Count the waves and take your opportunities 37:02 - Ki and Hi and Aikido 41:30 - How karate has helped his students 45:02 - Closing 47:36 - ENDS Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #karate #martialarts #personaldevelopment