Surf Teacher Training…

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this morning i did something different.  i asked Seira-chan to be the teacher.  if i can teach somebody to be able to teach other people, then it makes my job much more rewarding…

and when you have someone so eager to teach, and students so eager to learn, everything will be wonderful.

in my eyes, Ueda-san is born again.  i can’t believe how confident he’s gotten.  it’s amazing…

this is absolutely perfect surfing style!

and Tomami-san too!  perfect surfing and perfect smile.

this is super cool!

and this is super fun!

on this wave, 5 of us were riding the same wave having a blast.  and now that everybody can stay calm, nobody got hurt.  if this was last year, one or two of us would be going to the hospital.  haha…

session 2 with Oshima-san coming tomorrow.  i came home to do my taxes and when i looked at the clock, it was already 6pm.  BUT, the sun is setting later so i had time to sneak in a few waves to end the day.

drove down to Diamond Head, grabbed my foil, paddled out, caught 3 waves that turned into 10 waves, and rode my last wave all the way to the beach.  all this while the sun was setting!

jumped back in my truck, drove 10 minutes home with the biggest smile on my face…

then opened this special box of Yamari Shirasu.  thank you Kimura-san for giving it to Makisan to give to me.  miss you guys!   can’t end a day better than this…  itadakimasu!

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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