For those of you who don’t know me that well, after I graduate college I want to be a pilot for a commercial airline. Right now I am too young to get a pilots license, and flying is very expensive. A few years ago I started flying flight simulators to temporarily fulfill my aviation desire. […]
Last week was finals week at my school, and overall I did quite well on all of my finals. I had three tests and three projects, and all of them went well. My math final was definitely the one I was most worried about and my preparations for it paid off. At my school, west […]
Written by Jake Ross
The first book I completed is called Happiness and it was written by Thich Nhat Hanh. This book mainly talks about the different types of meditation like breathing, walking, sitting, bowing, eating, and so on. It also talks a lot about bringing yourself into the present moment so you can enjoy life as much as […]
Written by Brody Hocking
I passed my black belt test! I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing community and had the privilege to participate in such a test. Out of the 13 months there were some ups but there definitely was their fair share of downs. The test itself was brutal, I’ve never been too […]
Written by Lucas Grant
On January 13th Lucas and Cooper had successfully completed their Black Belt test which included doing kata for a hour and sparring for a hour. I think I learned a lot about what I have to complete at the end of my test just from observing. Now I know that I really need to work […]
Written by Brody Hocking
In the early days of my Isshinryu journey, it was fairly common to hear references to Yin and Yang energy. For example, “Joe is aggressive, he has a lot of Yang energy.” Or, “Susan is very calm, she has a lot of Yin energy.” There’s more to the concept of Yin and Yang than I […]
Written by Phillip Debord
One of my many hobbies that I enjoy in my free time is archery. I’ve been doing archery since I got my first bow when I was 8 or 9. I love archery because it allows me to use my bow as a tool to learn patience and balance. When I was growing up Hawkeye […]
Written by Brody Hocking
I hope everyone has had a great holiday season, and a happy new year. My winter break has mainly consisted of me sitting at my desk and playing video games, and of course doing my pushups and situps, and now sleeping a lot. Being sick right now has most definitely made getting my miles, pushups, […]
Written by Jake Ross
Happy Holidays! These past two weeks have been very busy but very fun. On my first week of Christmas break I went down to Huntington Beach California to visit family for the Holidays. My family and I do this every year and it’s always nice to see them. I had a great time in Southern […]
Written by Lucas Grant
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year, I know I sure did. Every year around Christmas I get to see all my family that I don’t see very often and it makes me really happy when I am able to spend time with them. That is one of the best parts of Christmas […]
Written by Brody Hocking