Edward Main
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Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
That's Kenichi Ito from Japan. He's one of the fastest humans on four limbs. Kenichi held the Guinness World Record from 2015 to 2022, after covering 100 metres in a remarkable 15.71 seconds. Kenichi lives in Tokyo, where he's something of a celebrity. Now 42, he devotes much of his time to training and promoting quadrobics as a sport.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
With a wiry physique and collar-length brown hair, he was dressed in a tracksuit. Despite the poor connection, Kenichi's passion for quadrobics shone through. So how did it all begin?
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
At the time, Kenichi was studying in the US.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
However, when Kenichi moved back home, he received a very different reaction.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
In an effort to escape that hostility, Kenichi headed for the countryside.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
However, this almost proved fatal when a hunter mistook Kenichi for a wild boar.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
Kenichi rejects claims by Russian officials that quadrobics has a negative effect on young people. And Kenichi has this message.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
We passed on Kenichi's message to Maria, the teenage quadrober from Moscow.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
In the last couple of months, the outcry about quadrobics appears to have quietened down a bit. A ban has yet to materialise.