#China From All Angles
Louis Luk is founder and CEO of LAVA MUSIC, which was founded in 2013 by Louis in the campus of Musicians Institute Hollywood Hear More
Former US marine, seven summits climber, writer, actor, film producer, and fitness guru Ruben Payan Jr. talks with us about spending more than 10 years in China developing fitness programs and being a first-hand witness to the growth of MMA as a new sport in the region. He also speaks about eventually becoming the strength and conditioning coach for world champion UFC fighter Zhang Weili.Additionally, we touch on his novel-turned-film “We Are War” and his experiences as a former US marine while living in China during the podcast.
Show notes:
1:45 Upbringing in America in a large Mexican American household
5:50 Motivation for joining the Marine Corp
9:40 How he was somehow destined to come to China
12:50 Eastern philosophies with Western practice in fitness
15:30 Working with Chinese MMA fighters
20:00 Chinese athletes vs. Western athletes
23:05 Chinese market for MMA
26:30 MMA rise vs. boxing
27:35 Passion behind writing book “We Are War”
35:45 How he was received as former a US Marine living in China
38:15 Language or culture differences in training
#China From All Angles
Louis Luk is founder and CEO of LAVA MUSIC, which was founded in 2013 by Louis in the campus of Musicians Institute Hollywood Hear More
#China From All Angles
Canadian photographer and videographer based in Shanghai, focusing on documenting the extraordinary everyday life of people Hear More
#China From All Angles
Kev Nish and James Roh are members of Far East Movement, one of the earliest Asian American hip hop groups Hear More
#China From All Angles
Frank Yao is CEO of Zrou, which is owned by YouKuai Group International of which Yao is also founder and CEO. Founded in Shanghai in 2019, Hear More
#Made in China
Lava Music is now one of the world’s largest carbon fiber guitar manufacturers, with more than 100 patents and seven international design awards under its belt Read More