Thanksgiving is always a special time of year for me especially since I have a huge family and a lot of people I don’t usually see at family events. During Thanksgiving I’m usually at my Aunt’s house on my dad’s mom’s side of the family which is the side I don’t talk to a lot. […]
IMG_6062 This tournament was unlike any tournament I have ever been to in my life. It was a really fun experience but it was very different. I thought it was just a normal karate tournament but it was all types of martial arts which was a little new to me. This tournament was run by […]
Written by Brody Hocking
IMG_5918 I’ve been going to this same tournament in Dixon for so many years now but this time I went it was way different. I didn’t compete in kata or point sparring like usual, I only competed in knockdown sparring. I’ve done knockdown sparring before so it wasn’t new to me but I’m still getting […]
Written by Brody Hocking
At my dojo on Halloween my sensei usually runs a food drive but this year for my service project I decided to set everything and run it myself along with some dojo friends. When I asked my sensei about what I needed to do he gave me a list and at first I thought it […]
Written by Brody Hocking
This week I finished my 50,000 push-ups and sit ups, seeking out a master, my blogs, and had a big week of kumite (40 minutes). I was fortunate enough to participate in a Brazilian jiu jitsu training session with two friends of mine to experience other forms of martial arts. While I am elated to […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
I recently finished my 50,000 pushups, 50,000 sit ups, and 52 blog posts. I am very excited to have completed 50,000 pushups and sit ups. When I first started this black belt challenge I was skeptical that I would be able to do 50,000 of both. I asked myself how can I do that? Now […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
As we barely finish Thanksgiving and move into the Christmas season, I look forward to the new coming year. This year has been a trial for many reasons. There’s been lots of good things, however. I had many amazing experiences this year and created many memories. Also, I reflect on my black belt test training […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
This week I did my community service project. I created a team for Zen Martial Arts to run or walk Run To Feed The Hungry in Sacramento. It was a successful event. I had 21 team members sign up for the event. I raised 1,312.50$ for the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. The picture […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Continuing from where the last post left off, I wanted to finish my official report of Japan. From Okinawa, we went to Osaka and then Kyoto. Osaka is a large city with excellent food. Kyoto has beautiful temples and is very rustic. Both were amazing to see. After those cities, we went to the Hakone […]
Written by Matt Nedresky