This weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to compete in the Isshinryu Hall of Fame tournament. The team competing was me, Lucas, Eliana, Clark, Donovan, Gabe, Bekka, Gail, Sensei Debord, and Sensei. 3 days before the tournament I injured my thumb during sparring practice. I was devastated because I thought there … Continue reading "Isshinryu Hall of Fame"

Last Friday, my family and I drove up to Arcata, CA to tour Cal Poly Humboldt. Senior year is approaching really fast and I need to decide where I’m applying for college. Honestly, up until this past spring I had no idea what I wanted to do after high school. I wasn’t sure if I … Continue reading "College Tour"

Yesterday Olivia and I went on a day trip to Stinson Beach! It was very fun considering this was the first time we had gone on a trip without any parents. Before we headed to Stinson, we went to the dojo at 7:30am to get a few sparring rounds in. I knew that we would … Continue reading "Stinson Beach"

Today marks the start of the second month of my test!  This past month I have really tried to stay on top of all my numbers and I have successfully done that. Currently I am a couple days ahead on my pushups and situps. It honestly hasn’t been hard for me to find motivation to … Continue reading "Month One Done!"

The kata that I have chosen to do 1000 times is Chinto. I have a few reasons for picking this kata. The main reason being that I like how challenging it is because of the length and the double jump kick. I remember when I first began training, I would watch all of the older … Continue reading "1000 Reps of Kata"