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
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
Crabby Lionfish Dinner Scuba diving has been a hobby of mine for about 9 years. My first dive trip was to Jamaica. Followed by Cozumel, Maui, Egypt, and Honduras. To celebrate my 100th dive, we dressed up as superheroes. I was Spider-Gwen (because one day I will marry Pete Parker 😍), my friend Devon was Captain Underpants […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Just got back from vacation in Egypt. I spent about 2 weeks there. It was a scuba diving/sightseeing trip. My mom and sister went with me. I meet a lot of new friends on this trip and have so much to post. Doe starters, I was able to do some videos of my katas at […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
About 1-3 times a month my family has get togethers just so we can see and spend time with each other. We usually just have my main family on my dad’s side which includes my dad, 2 cousins, 2 uncles, 2 aunts, and my grandparents. Since my grandparents are getting older it is hard for […]
Written by Brody Hocking