Spiros Drossoulakis Sensei is from Athens, Greece, and has been training for over 35 years, during which time he achieved the rank of Iaido renshi 7 dan, Kendo 5 dan, Karate Shotokan 4 dan, and has been a major contributor to the Hellenic Kendo Iaido Naginata Federation  

Drossoulakis Sensei founded the Furyu Athens Dojo in 2002, and has since then functioned, apart as the main sensei of the dojo, as coach of the Hellenic Iaido National Team, Iaido Technical Advisor of the Serbian Kendo Federation, served previously as the General Secretary and is current President of the Hellenic Kendo Iaido Naginata Federation.   

In this wide ranging conversation, we get a brief glimpse into a lifetime of martial training, relationships, and experiences, and the inspiring growth of budo in the country of Greece.  

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