Day 2034: A bigger Sunday!

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Seem like Sundays come in a wide variety.

Today was a bigger Sunday!

67 degrees, and a beautiful sky on the way to the ...

 Hangar, a large concert venue at the OC Fairgrounds.

Ken, Denise, Davide & Denese

Met at the entry by some of the tournament heroes.

Six rings and ready for the day's competition.

Referees from the U.S. and all over the world.

I apologize for only photographing a few.

After a referee's meeting, and demonstrations ...

the tournament was under way and no time for photos.

At the completion of the tournament Demura Sensei 

asked referees to form a line to receive a gift ...

Demura Sensei's superb calligraphy 

"ken nin fubatsu" meaning 

"preserveering through hard times will help you grow stronger".

On wood & produced for Sensei by Crismas Woodworking.

A smile for Monday ...

Day 1306: If you'd been there, this is some of what you would have seen ...

"Angus Barn", collage, photo & digital

As mentioned here, here and here ...

Sunday was the 45th Annual 

International Goodwill Karate Championships, 

held at ...

6 AM, photo my Michael Keating

Our first year in this new larger venue ...

 requiring a lot of planning & organization.

Our charting heroes, 

the tournament cannot work without their magic!

Demura Sensei's taiko drum group has a practice warm up.

A judges meeting before the start of competition.

Over 70 judges from all over the world ...

Panamá, Honduras, México, France, England, 
Germany, Japan, Chile & from all over the US 

 

 
volunteer their time to officiate the tournament,

all working to further and benefit Karate-Do.

Competition in six official size rings.

2016 Nisei Week Queen and Princesses were on hand ...

to award medals on the Olympic style podium.

I arrived at 8 AM and presented my budo passport ...

for another stamp, another year.

Finished at 6 PM, leaving the exposition center venue (top)

and walking toward the parking lot & rising moon (bottom).

A great day of friendship, tradition, learning and fun.

Thank you Demura Sensei.

A smile for Monday ...

Day 875: It's all relative.

ABC Christmas, digital collage

A week away from the big day ...

our decorations are up.

I thought I'd mention how preferences change over time.

At WonderWoman, Superman & the 3 Super-hunk's  house ...

everything is big, beautiful and elegant.

While at Grandma's house ...

everything is smaller, cute and funny.

The Superhero's tree ...

and, Grandma's tree ...

WW and I were talking, and I mentioned that at their age, 

I would have liked what they have.

But at my age, I like where I am.

It's all relative!

Hoping you are ready for holiday joy wherever you are.

58' in Santa Ana, CA today 

Photo compliments of Mei Okumura

For Flashback Thursday on FB ...

Costa Mesa Dojo, OC Fair demo team July 23, 1997

A smile for Thursday ...