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This is a video from back in March when I went down to San Francisco to compete in a tournament. This is my first round, which happens to be against a person named Lucas. We also crossed paths at a tournament in Dixon. Even though the video is poor quality (it was the best I could do) I am in …

I recently finished my second book called “Zen in the Martial Arts’ ‘. This has quickly become one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. There was so much content I could take out of it. This book was about a man named Joe Hyams and his journey through the martial arts in his lifetime. This book goes in depth …

This week I was able to go on a family trip down to Huntington Beach southern California to visit some family. It was super fun being able to reconnect with people I haven’t seen for months, be able to enjoy the beach, and enjoy that high 70 degree weather. It also gave me the opportunity to walk a ton. During …

School is out, and that means summer can start! I’m super excited to be able to take a break from school and hang out with friends, work, and just have a good time in the sun. One thing that I am going to do this summer is go to the gym. Planet Fitness is doing a program where 14-19 year …

This has been a pretty exciting week, I got my drivers license! This Thursday I finished my 50 hours of driving practice and my 6 hours of in-person driving, and after 6 months of waiting and a lot of practice I was eligible to take my test. So after school I drove with my mom to the DMV and waited …

The tournament that I previously mentioned is now here. It was a super fun experience to do a little in-school tournament. It’s nice and refreshing for the stress and nervousness go away because you know you are competing against your friends. I was able to take second pace in normal Kata, and first place in weapons Kata. Some of my …

This week we have a karate tournament coming up, so that means time to practice a little bit more and get ready to compete. This is a kata tournament, so these 1000 rounds of kata are really going to show. The kata I will perform is Kusanku, the 7th kata you learn at our dojo. It’s also the kata that …

This week was very fun! As I mentioned previously, I was going to go on a houseboat trip with a large bunch of my family. This was the week I got to go! It was super fun being able to see family I haven’t seen in a while, and it was great being able to relax on a nice cool …

With spring strongly upon us, the weather gets nice which means people want to make plans and do outdoor activities. All of that means my schedule gets busier and busier, granted these outdoor activities are typically super fun. But you can have fun and be busy all at the same time. Coming up on Thursday (the 18th of may), I …

This week I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in helping in Senei Bennati’s dojo’s black belt test. It was a great experience being able to go out there to help spar with the candidates. Although their test is a bit different than ours, it still gave me a refresher of what’s to come in January. All of …