I am currently in the middle of three books. One is called Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. This book is about how our ego can get the better of us and make us act certain ways. The best way I can describe it, is as mindset awareness. I can think back to different … Continue reading “Ego Is the Enemy”
Written by Brody Hocking
My birthday was last week on Wednesday, May 8th. My birthday is a very special day especially this year because I turned 17 so just one more year until I’m an adult. I love my birthday for so many reasons but the main reason is because I get to see and talk to a lot … Continue reading “My Birthday”
Written by Brody Hocking
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 … Continue reading “Oyama Fighters Cup”
Written by Brody Hocking
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. … Continue reading “Gold Rush Tournament”
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 … Continue reading “Prom 2024”
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 … Continue reading “Sabaki Seminar”
Written by Elizabeth Clark
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 … Continue reading “100th Dive”
