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 […]
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
Master Chase is my sensei’s sensei and it is really special when he comes to visit and teach us since he lives all the way in New York. He comes to teach a seminar every few years and I am always there when he does. My first time I saw him I was 9 or […]
Written by Brody Hocking
My friends at Mighty Crane Kenpo Karate run by Sensei Tony has invited me to train with them 2 times now and both times I have had a great time at their dojo. I first met Sensei Tony when he and some of his students came to train with us at my dojo about a […]
Written by Brody Hocking
When I was in Oakland we also took a trip to the Oakland Museum of California which was an awesome place. I’ve always loved going to museum especially the history museums to see all the artifacts from the past and the cool artwork. It was so big that we only got to visit the history […]
Written by Brody Hocking
My family and I take a lot of trips around California but my favorite is when we go get to see baseball games. I’ve been going to see sports games with my family since I was born and I’ve always enjoyed them, we’ve seen the Giants, Yankees, A’s, Diamondbacks, and Padres. This trip we went […]
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IMG_9029 For a while now my mom and I have been really into watching MMA and UFC, I guess it started when I started doing martial arts. Me and my mom have gone to a couple live events already and they have all been really amazing. A UFC Hall of Famer from Sacramento Urijah Faber […]
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IMG_4487 I love visiting Sensei Bennati’s dojo for tournaments because I get to see all of my friends there and I can get new feedback from my kata or sparring from other black belts who might have a different perspective than the black bets in my dojo. This tournament was a point only tournament but […]
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My senior class has been raising money for our big trip to Universal Studios at the end of the year all throughout high school but this year we will really need to focus on that because we need to raise a couple thousand more dollars to pay for the bus and other expenses all while […]
Written by Brody Hocking
My first day of senior year of high school was on Monday August 19th. Going back to school after summer break surprised me how much I actually missed my school. Even though I don’t really like my school that much I know I’m still going to miss it after I graduate. On the first day […]
Written by Brody Hocking