I started filling out college apps a few months ago. The plan was to apply to several schools, though, in the end, I only ended up applying to one, which was Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. It is a specialized aviation school and I will majoring in the flight program. I’ll be going […]

me and matt doing bo sai kumite

I have never stated exactly what my personal goal for the year is. My personal goal is my flight training. I started training for my private pilot’s license in July. Yesterday I flew for the first time in 3 weeks. I had attempted to fly many times in those 3 weeks, unfortunately I was weathered […]

About two weeks ago I had an appointment with an Aviation Medical Examier(AME) to get an aviation medical. For the license that I am looking to obtain, I need at least a 3rd class medical. I, however, got a first class medical since one is required for both flying airliners, and also for the college […]

Me and my mom try to go to the fleet week airshow in SF every year. This year we picked a new sitting spot, on top of a hill near fort mason and Ghiradelli square. The previous two years, the airshow was mostly fogged out. Unfortunately, this year was not much different. Most of the […]

Last Sunday Kaicho Chase held a seminar at the dojo. We warmed up with Seisan Kata and then did some bunkai for seisan. We also did techniques which showed that throws can work if one has a really good horse stance, and has a lower cg then your opponent. We also did four short pre-arranged […]

I’ve still been flying, I just haven’t been writing about it too much. The most recent time we went up, my CFI had me plan a cross Country(XC) from University Airport to Napa. This was for me to learn how to navigate using visual references. The plan had us flying at a cruising altitude of […]

Me and my mom went to a common kings concert at the warfield in San Francisco. Surprisingly the first act actually started at the posted show time of 8 pm. They went for about 1 hour and I honestly could hardly tell what they were saying. I think there was an issue with the audio […]