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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Written by Brody Hocking
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 […]
Written by Jake Ross
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 […]
Written by Brody Hocking
Last Friday I went to a Dirty Heads concert with my mom at Thunder Valley. This was for my mom’s birthday and it was a really good concert. I haven’t been to a concert since 2019, and it was great to go back to a concert again. As I previously mentioned the concert was at […]
Written by Jake Ross
We hadn’t heard from the flight school for a while, and my mom called them today. We were in davis for an orthodontist appointment so we stopped by to pick up some paperwork we need to fill out before I can start. It is super exciting that after waiting a really long time for a […]
Written by Jake Ross
Today just before school ended I looked outside and realized that it was absolutely pouring. I had ridden my bike to school and I knew that it was not going to be fun riding home. I also realized while walking to the bike rack, that it was also hailing. What more could I want on […]
Written by Jake Ross
IMG_1325 This weekend me and a bunch of my fellow students went and competed in a tournament at Bennati’s Martial Arts dojo in Auburn. This tournament was really fun and I’m glad I got to see some old friends and meet some new ones too. I competed in kata and point sparring. I performed Chinto […]
Written by Brody Hocking
Yesterday I started the process of getting a job and also researching how to start my driver’s training. For over a year I’ve been majorly procrastinating on finding a job and starting my drivers ed, I honestly think it is all just because I have been scared of growing up. I have so many good […]
Written by Brody Hocking