IMG_2823 The tournaments that are hosted at my dojo are really fun and I think I only missed a couple since I started at the dojo almost 8 years ago. They are smaller than other tournaments hosted in high schools but they are a good size just for practice tournaments. Sometimes they are a little […]

For a while now there have been litters of kittens that have been hanging around both my mom’s front patio arena and also my dad’s front patio. My mom loves cats and every time she sees a stray cat that hangs around our house she tries to capture it and take it to a cat […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This spring break in 2024 was one of the best weeks this year so far. I was hanging out with my friends basically every day of the week. Since me and my friends are older now some of my friends have drivers licenses so we could drive around places like the movie theaters, out to […]

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 […]