This weekend my brother came back from college to visit for a few days. In those few days I had the opportunity to attend a UC Berkeley Football game! One of our family friends’ son goes to UC Berkeley so my f…

This week was very nice. It was a perfectly normal week and everything went smoothly. I got to see how the school/work/karate balance would feel, and it’s not too bad. So hopefully school doesn’t get too str…

This week was back to school week. All of summer led up to this, and it never really feels real until you sit down at your desk in your first class. It suddenly all sinks in and for the next 9 months you will be…

Over the weekend I had the privilege to attend a sabaki seminar hosted by one of Sensei Mike’s good friends Sensei Ray. This seminar lasted 2 hours and every second was captivating and interesting. We went over t…

Recently I was able to help my older brother move into his college dorm. My brother is attending Chico State, and last week was move-in day. My parents took their own car and I rode with my brother, it was a weird…