Sunday, March 17, 2013

Some Videos with Shihan William

Here are some videos we took while training together. Katas may look different and executed different, but not to worry....just think of eating a burger at MacDonalds and Burger King. Both are burgers, just a difference in taste and preference Y(^^)Y

Fooled around with the software and made a Yokokuhen to preview. (^^)

   
Our Kihon kata series 1 - 3 Also known as Taikyoku (some changes added)

(^^) Just as the title states the Young (William) and the Old (me)

Our explorations in to doing kata at higher speed


All in all a great time! BTW that is the famous Diamonh Head in the background.
OSU and Alooooooha!


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Shihan William in Hawaii (^^)

Yesterday My Pokemons and Adults at Makiki Dojo had the pleasure of training under William Shihan's supervision. (^^) As many of the readers of this blog know, William started with me while in elementary school and just finished his medical education and is now a Doctor. It was really great to see and practice with him once again. Some photos and videos of this visit.
The usual chaos in getting a group photo (^^)

Shihan William with the Makiki Dojo Ladies

The three musketeers! Me, William and "Da Boss"

No practice is complete without a good meal afterwards!
The usual Kihon and Ido with a slight variation that the Pokemons are not used to.

Things start to get slightly complicated. (^^)

Everyone's favorite kumite time! 
It was really great to see William again and the Pokemons certainly enjoyed his training. Hopefully in the near future Yokohama and Makiki can have a gasshuku in Hawaii. Y(^^)Y

Monday, March 4, 2013

Honolulu Festival 2013 Y(^^)Y


  This past weekend was the Honolulu Festival, an international scale "Omatsuri" Japan style complete with Mikoshi and Nebuta! The finale is the 2 hour parade with over 40 groups and fireworls from Nagaoka. Enjoy the pictures. (^^)


No parade in Hawaii is complete without the Chinese dragon dance!


Our south Pacific island friends in action!


This was the biggest group from a high school in Japan!  The line was loooong!


Then fun part of the parade is that all sorts of groups get to do their thing!


A new style of Tahitian dance?? 


A jump rope group from Ritsumeikan University.


Go to have your beauty queens. (^^) These two are form Hiroshima.


Local Princesses.  I think Cherry Blossom Pageant


Quite a few groups form the Chinese community.


Nice with the yukata. Also had good rhythm (^^)


The dragon had a tummy ache after eating the traffic light!


Not sure what this group was, but they sure moved a lot!


Nebuta lanterns


Fire works out at the beach.


My favorite shot (^^)


The technicians came all the way from Nagaoka, Japan.




A spectacular finale !!