Last Sunday Kaicho Chase held a seminar at the dojo. We warmed up with Seisan Kata and then did some bunkai for seisan. We also did techniques which showed that throws can work if one has a really good horse stance, and has a lower cg then your opponent. We also did four short pre-arranged […]
I’ve still been flying, I just haven’t been writing about it too much. The most recent time we went up, my CFI had me plan a cross Country(XC) from University Airport to Napa. This was for me to learn how to navigate using visual references. The plan had us flying at a cruising altitude of […]
Written by Jake Ross
Me and my mom went to a common kings concert at the warfield in San Francisco. Surprisingly the first act actually started at the posted show time of 8 pm. They went for about 1 hour and I honestly could hardly tell what they were saying. I think there was an issue with the audio […]
Written by Jake Ross
Recently, me and my mom visited san francisco to attend a concert and watch the fleet week airshow. This blog is just about the food we ate while there. On friday, 11, we went to Kin Khao for dinner. Kin Khao is an unconvential thai restaurant with one michelin star. I had never eaten at […]
Written by Jake Ross
This weekend I went to Kaicho Chris Chase seminar. It was a very informative seminar. We warmed up with Seisan kata. Then we practiced bunkai for Seisan. I learned that stances are very important. For example, in horse stance an attacker can be thrown without much force if the defender has a strong horse stance. […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
I have been very fortunate and blessed to be able to go on a vacation with my parents to Croatia. This is a combination trip for their 50th wedding anniversary and a big birthday (40th) I have coming up in January. As my black belt test is drawing near, I reflect on the encouragement both […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
I knew it may happen eventually if I kept up at my current pace. An injury. I went to class 3 days in a row and sparred 2 days in a row to really get in some solid kumite time before my 2 big trips I have upcoming. I don’t know exactly when it happened […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
Today is exactly three months until test day. I am making great progress on my black belt challenge. I have already finished the milage, but will continue to do it. If I continue to do everything daily, weekly, and monthly I will finish this challenge on time. I am excited about being able to complete […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
This week my ankle swelled up to the size of a golf ball. I injured it practicing karate. On Friday I could barely walk. I iced and elevated it most of the day on Friday. This weekend we went to Reno Nevada for a basketball tournament for my kids. I elevated when I could watching […]
Written by Elan Wilbur