Today I competed in the Gold Rush Invitational Traditional Karate Tournament. I demonstrated Chinto for kata and Tokumine No Kun for weapons. I won two gold in both kata and weapons. I had one competitor in kata and no competitors for weapons. Every tournament for me makes me nervous, but with practice I feel a … Continue reading “Gold Rush Tournament”
Written by Matt Nedresky
I was asked to give a presentation today about medical mission trips I’ve been on over the years which I feel was an honor. The problem: I cannot publicly speak well. The anticipation drives me nuts and I get extremely nervous. I get this same way even with demonstrating kata in class. I just get … Continue reading “Public Speaking”
Written by Brody Hocking
Last Friday was my schools prom night and I’m a little disappointed to say that it wasn’t a very fun prom. My school is very small so obviously that means that our prom is going to very small as well. Instead of having a prom for each grade like other high schools we have one … Continue reading “Prom 2024”
Written by Elan Wilbur
This last weekend I went to the Tri County Wildlife Center. I learned about all the types of animals they take in and care for. They take in injured or abandoned wildlife. They want to rehabilitate them so they can be released in the wild. Some animals are not able to be released in the … Continue reading “Tri County Wildlife Center”
Written by Matt Nedresky
I’ve actually been impressed with how far I’ve come in regards to being comfortable sparring. I have found that I truly do enjoy it. With each round, I am finding that I’m less anxious, gain more stamina, and think clearer. It has almost become a game of chess: seeing your opponents moves and countering as … Continue reading “Sparring”
Written by Jake Ross
Yesterday at around 2:15pm during 5th period, an alarm went off. Which alarm was it? The earthquake and intruder alarms both sound exactly the same. After a few minutes of the alarm going off we finally figured out that it was the intruder alarm. Why? No clue. We were left in a dark, quiet room … Continue reading “Yesterday”
Written by Elan Wilbur
This Saturday I went to Sensei Ray Fong’s understanding sabaki class. He is a 3rd degree black belt in Enshin Karate. Sabaki means a redirection of an opponents energy to use for ones own advantage. It was an excellent class with so much information that he ran out of time to teach everything he wanted … Continue reading “Interview with Sensei Ray Fong”
Written by Brody Hocking
Today we got to experience training with Sensei Ray. He is a black belt in sabaki which is a martial arts focused on channeling power. It is very useful if you are facing a larger opponent than yourself because you can use their force and momentum against them. The 2 hour seminar we mainly focused … Continue reading “Sabaki Seminar”
Written by Matt Nedresky
I’m a big believer in trying new things at least once at starting new hobbies. I believe it makes us well rounded while expanding our knowledge base. While you can still be an expert at something, it’s good to see and do as much as we can. I’m always amazed with how complex new hobbies … Continue reading “New Hobbies”
