I went to the Gold Rush Tournament hosted by sensei Bennati’s dojo about a week ago in grass valley. It was great see all of the people from the dojo there. We had a really good showing at the tournament, it was actually the most people from our dojo I’ve seen at a tournament that … Continue reading “auburn tournament”
Last week and this week at school make up the AP testing weeks. This year I am only taking one AP test, which is AP calculus BC. I took that test yesterday, and I feel really good about how I did on that test. I think I at least got a 3, hopefully more though. … Continue reading “AP testing”
My birthday was last week on Wednesday, May 8th. My birthday is a very special day especially this year because I turned 17 so just one more year until I’m an adult. I love my birthday for so many reasons but the main reason is because I get to see and talk to a lot … Continue reading “My Birthday”
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This week I chaperoned my daughter’s trip to Catalina Island. It was an amazing trip overall. We went day snorkeling, night snorkeling, day kayaking, night kayaking, hiking, paddle boarding, archery, visited the aquarium, touched sea animals, team bonding games, and enjoyed nature. It was a very busy week from 7 A.M. until 10 P.M. at … Continue reading “Catalina Trip”
IMG_3606 This weekend on Sunday was my very first fighters cup tournament. This kind of tournament is full contact knockdown sparring and no kata. My first thought was that it was a smaller tournament than I was used to, there were only three mats but the divisions went by really fast considering it was only … Continue reading “Oyama Fighters Cup”
This weekend on Saturday there was a big tournament that Sensei Bennati hosted. It was a really fun tournament and I really like the tournaments that Sensei Bennati hosts because they are always very organized and everyone is very respectful. I competed in open hand kata and point sparring and took 1st place in both. … Continue reading “Gold Rush Tournament”
I have not given up, I am here!! I have been sick since the middle of March. I thought I had recovered on my trip, all I had was a cough. But two days after we got home, I got sick again. I had a really bad cough, lost my voice, low energy. I am … Continue reading “Life”
Yesterday, I attended my first karate tournament. It was the Gold Rush Tournament sponsored by sensei Bennetti’s dojo. It was a great experience. I was very nervous the entire day but seeing the entire production of it was impressive. It was great to experience it with friends from the dojo and make new friends from … Continue reading “First Tournament”

