Day 212: Kata, Pizza and Referee Practice.

This is our busy week.

Competitors and visitors have been arriving all week.

Demura Sensei provides many opportunities.

Thursday evening on my drive to Costa Mesa High School

for the Black Belt Advanced Kata Seminar ...

I saw this beautiful sunset. A good omen.

Japan coach, Ken Nishiki taught . . . 

Ken Nishiki and Thanh Nguyen

Chatan Yara Kushanku.

An intensive four hour class ....

followed by a picture of the survivors, and ...

pizza in the cafeteria.

Then on Friday Morning, after Moichtsuki,  ...

Digital presentation by Roy Center

The 4 hour Referee training course taught by 

Dave Hines and Edgar Albakian.

Followed by dan testing, and three seminars in ...

Kobudo, Batto and Kata.

And that's just Thursday and Friday!

The big days are Saturday and Sunday.