Training Trip to Okinawa

[ONS3Tnow]

Cool.

[Hyoujinsama]

Awesome pictures for what seems like a very nice trip! How was the tourney?

At 4:19...bisento?

[erniesbudolab]

Haha...I was so heat stroked from 4 prior days of gasshuku that on the day of the taikai I had a brain freeze 12 movements into kata. Rather than continue screwing up and wasting the judges time, I bowed out. I was there for gasshuku primarily...next time though. I'll rack it up to experience as my first taikai, after all these years. At 4:19, that's an old guan dao from China.

[Hyoujinsama]

Horray for heat stroke! not really, though. I had it pretty good the other day, too. I actually forgot how old I am. ^_^

Mmm...love the brainfreezes, too. Well, good training is good training with or without good taikai results. I haven't been to one in years, so I've about forgotten what that pressure is like. At least you gave it what you could!

Ah. Shoulda known. Mean looking things, they are.

[anneimaizumi]

Great pics! I love Okinawa next to our place.. see ya ernie. (^_^)

お疲れ様でした！！！

[hellstoocold]

hahahaha 1:10 easy on the saki Ernie lol cool pics Sir

[erniesbudolab]

Actually...that's just water!

[hellstoocold]

haha I know I was commenting on the face you made :) hope you're having fun

[chinaeyes22]

"Karatedo." That's the first time I've heard of that term.

Great pictures from the tournament.

Thanks for sharing, Ernie! X-D X-D X-D

[HouzanSuzuki]

Welcome to Okinawa Japan

Thank you for a lot of delightful photography.

BTW, tomorrow, I upload video of calligraphy of the character which you requested.

[kalevraa]

This is great. I spent 5 years on Okinawa. Thank you for posting.

[RoxasX58]

Nice pictures, guess you had fun =D

[OkamiNinja7]

Sweet. What style of kobudo do you do Ernie?

[Ronin246]

very cool