#94 Daniel Mako Kim/ Athletes being banned from IPF Korea, USAPL & IPF Korea Controversy

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On, Episode 94 of Barbell Radio I am joined by Daniel Mako Kim of South Korea to talk about some of the controversies that has been occuring in the South Korean Powerlifting industry. Two weeks ago, IPF Korea posted on their Instagram a letter stating that anyone working under the name "TrainTrue" can no longer compete in the IPF (which is the federation responsible for sending athletes to IPF Worlds) Mako and I discuss the logics and speculations regarding this problem Timeline 00:50 What is happening? 04:20 About the Instagram post 07:50 Who is effected in this ban and what does it mean for them 10:42 Having your employees banned from IPF, do you feel responsible? 11:45 Not being able to get in contact with IPF Korea 17:45 Reaction from IPF headquaters in Luxemburg 20:45 About article 14 of IPF rules and regulations 26:10 Relationship between IPF Korea and USAPL Korea 27:30 About the case of "Awesome Bliss" 32:30 Athletes leaving IPF Korea 34:00 Businesses supporting IPF Korea, what are their thoughts 39:10 Other violations of USAPL Korea 46:25 What are the possible Outcomes 47:35 Where can people read more on this? Mako's Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/train.true/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@traintrue Video on YouTube covering this problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APIPi9rZzNE TrainTrue Gym's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/traintrue.official/ Barbell Radio's SNS Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @barbellradio