 
Our travels to Okinawa to study with Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro went smooth and the weather was good, hot but good. Our first
meal was at Kin Restaurant on Rte 329. Penna Sensei cooked most of our meals at O'Sensei house using and excellent combination of
Okinawan and Italian food.
Our training went extremely well. Training with me was Penna Sensei, Weinberg Sensei and Betsy Barton. We started each class
singing the song
My favorite part of the trip was listening to O'Sensei. He has a special way of teaching, telling stories and making you feel at
home. It is a trip all serious Shorin Ryu karate-ka must experience!
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O'Sensei wrote. O'Sensei helped us improve the 7 aspects of kata for each kata, and his jujitsu, kumite and
kobudo sets. We had 1 typhoon during our trip, which made kata practice a challenge but fun on top of O'Sensei's house. 
Our site seeing brought us to Kyan Sensei's monument, the bridge he use to train on by jumping down onto a boat below and the spot
where his house once stood. We also saw Myagi Sensei and Mastumora monuments, the Chinese Garden, Nomoni Way, Seifa Utaki, Katsuren
Castle Ruins and the Karate Museum. I really enjoyed taking a look at karate's past
at the museum thanks to Hokama Sensei's
dedication and hospitality.