16 year old boy catches 759lb. or 344kg Marlin (Kajiki Maguro).
Cool!

yesterday was dark, raining, and snowing in some parts of japan, today was warm, sunny, and beautiful. it was good to be able to walk around with my slippers. my legs are killing me from standing for the past 2 days. i just don’t know how some people do it everyday. i think it’s amazing. well, finally going back to hawaii tomorrow. this trip seemed pretty long but it was filled with memories. from the tokyo to shikoku, to nagoya to philippines, to tokyo to yokohama, and now tokyo to hawaii. i put some miles on my life traveling log and once i go back to hawaii, i’m not planning on going anywhere for a while.

Shin-san and Midori-san have been Go-Naminori supporters from the beginning. Shin-san loves surfing and has been supporting the yugawara boys for a while. we’ve been surfing together for the past few years in hawaii and always have a great time. thank you for coming to the event and see you in hawaii again!

Furuki-san is from ibaraki and has been drawing us some amazing illustrations. i got another batch of stickers of my friends and myself. i’m going to stick them everywhere! and he also came by to the event and gave me some rare hot wheels. yeah, have you ever seen kikaida hot wheels before? well, now i have some and it’s going to stay with me for the rest of my life. thank you for coming all the way from ibaraki!

the Kaneko-san family are amazing. met them surfing in hawaii and look forward to them coming every year. Hiyo-kun is surfing good and i’m sure he will improve with every wave ridden. see you all soon! and tell Rei-kun i said hello too!
many more people came to see me and i’ll be posting their photos as soon as i get back to hawaii and have some time to sit down on my computer. i still have photos from the tssc contest i didn’t even download yet. yes, i’m a very busy man! have a great evening!

i use to go to the gym 6x a week and spend 2 hours each training session. add in the driving time, it took my a whole morning, or whole afternoon. after 10 years of that, i finally figured out how to get the best workout in the limited time i have.

welcome to my home gym. i get up in the morning, do about 15 minutes of exercise, and i’m ready for the long day ahead. some weights, some pushups, some sit-ups, and some yoga. my blood is pumping after 15 minutes and when i leave my house, i’m at a 100%. then add in the paddling or diving, or surfing, i feel complete. i don’t think it’s how much weight you can lift, i think it’s all about knowing your body. work it without overdoing it. figured out yours?

i’ve known the Ono-san family ever since i came to japan. i met Yassan on my first trip to shikoku in 1992. at that time, i was sponsored by another surfboard sponsor but Yassan treated me like i was one of his riders. i respected him for that. so 2 years later when i left local motion, i already knew who i wanted to ride for, TSSC. that was 1994 and it is now 2013. 19 years of sponsorship, 19 years of magic surfboards, 19 years of support, and 19 years of friendship. Tomoko-san has always been very supportive for me too. and Kesuke i’ve known since he was a young boy. a family together, a family business, and a family feeling. what a great story! thank you Yassan, Tomoko-san, and Kesuke for being an important part of my life! see you again soon!