Day 2242: O tanjō-bi omedetō gozaimasu, Demura Sensei!

Demura Sensei: photo and digital collage.

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At dojo picnic, June 16, 2018

Almost a smile, but to get a real smile ...

Demura Sensei and Mei Okumura

add a pretty girl ...

Demura Sensei, Yuki and Mei Okumura, photo by Masa Okumura

or a pretty girl and her dog.

May 16,2017 Receiving an award from the Mayor of the City of Santa Ana, with Carole & George Suzuki

Or, long time friends.

 

We wish you O tanjō-bi omedetō gozaimasu, Demura Sensei!

September 15th is Demura Sensei's birthday.

Demura Sensei, Japanese Deer Park, Buena Park, CA early 70's

Thanking Sensei for over fifty years of ...

knowledge, teaching, patience, kindness and fun.

Domo arigatou gozaimasu!

Sometimes I mention when I have seen a good movie.

 Last Sunday when on the way to church, Superman & WonderWoman talked of a great movie they had seen. What sold it was that SM said he could see it again! And that's so rare!

The movie is Searching.

I had never heard of it. I looked it up and found rave reviews, the winner of the Sundance Film Festival and several others. So I went Tuesday and

agree totally. I have a trailer for you here. A good preview, but the film is

really amazing. Still thinking about it.

So if you don't want to go alone, like SM, I could see it again.

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 2152: It takes a dojo, it takes a family.

Claire: ink, watercolor & collage postcard

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Saturday was our annual Shito-Ryu, Genbu-Kai Karate-Do Picnic!

Held at the beautiful Irvine Park.

An annual event for all jr. and adult karate-ka.

Lets take some pictures ...

partial group photo by Mas Okumura

and we're all there because of Demura sensei,

Demura Sensei & Mei Okumura

the second most popular was ...

Yuki Okumura.

photos by Mas & Mei Okumura

the better photos by Mas & Mei Okumura

the better photos by Mas & Mei Okumura

view from my chair

ARIGATO

A special thank you to Demura sensei for you guidance.

To Kinue Demura for organizing the refreshments, a big job.

To Mike Keating for saving our spot from 6AM! A hard job.

To Juan Moreno, Jesse Ceme & Sean Demura for help

and organizing the baseball game, activities & pinata.

It takes a dojo.

And if that wasn't enough, I was lucky to be invited to a party!

You see, almost family, Fumiko Martinez just graduated 

 in Law & Political Science at University of California, Irvine

And her family knows how to party!

with family and friends ready to honor the graduate.

I have known Fumiko since she was riding in her Mom's tummy.

She is blessed with terrific parents, family, husband and daughter,

who have all supported her dreams, which are still in progress.

Fumiko is off to law school! Look out world, here she comes!

We are all so happy for Fumiko, and proud of her achievements!

It takes a family!

A smile for Sunday ...