{"id":102920,"date":"2019-07-02T05:41:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=102920"},"modified":"2019-07-02T05:41:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:41:58","slug":"textbook-surfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=102920","title":{"rendered":"Textbook Surfing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102924\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.13.12-PM-663x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"372\" \/>\u00a0looking back at yesterday, i really felt like i accomplished something. \u00a0something i try so hard to do, and something i will never give up doing. \u00a0and that something is how to enjoy Hawaii to the fullest&#8230; \u00a0this girl use to be scared to even jump into the ocean. \u00a0haha. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102923\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.13.24-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>\u00a0surfing a new spot use to bring nerves too, but not anymore. \u00a0it&#8217;s all about comfort and smiles!\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102926\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.14.00-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>\u00a0Nao-san told me she only planned to surf once in her lifetime when we first met. \u00a0that was a few years ago. \u00a0from that day on, she got addicted to surfing, the ocean, and Hawaii. \u00a0that makes me really happy because i tell everybody if you learn surfing the right way, there is no way in the world you will quit. \u00a0 on the other hand, if you learned it the wrong way, you probably quit already. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102921\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.14.34-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>\u00a0after all the hard work, Nao-san&#8217;s surfing is finally freaking perfect! \u00a0foot placement perfect, knees bent perfect, hands perfect, eyes perfect, and most important, smile perfect! \u00a0this is the perfect example of what i strive for in everybody i teach. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102925\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.14.50-PM-663x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"372\" \/>\u00a0and once you can surf like this, your life will never be the same. \u00a0just ask this girl&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102928\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.15.50-PM-663x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"372\" \/>\u00a0thank you Nao-san for making me love my job. \u00a0because i almost quit it a few times because of you. \u00a0haha. \u00a0just joking&#8230; \u00a0super proud of you girl! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102927\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.17.33-PM-663x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"422\" \/>\u00a0welcome to Summer Paradise&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102922\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-12.17.47-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>\u00a0Go-Naminori is about connecting people. \u00a0that was the main concept and that has always been my dream. \u00a0i&#8217;d have to say that it&#8217;s been a really cool ride thought out the past 13 years since Go-Naminori started and i&#8217;m still enjoying the ride. \u00a0 hope you are too!\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102931\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0came home and watched dirt bike racing with Mateus. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102929\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6099.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0this kid is confident. \u00a0he said he wants to race someday. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102932\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0then when Mateus was watching this kid on TV, his face changed! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102930\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/>it was his &#8220;OMG&#8221; face! \u00a0haha. \u00a0does anybody want to bet me that this kid will be jumping like high very soon? \u00a0 i could use the money to buy a new foil. \u00a0haha&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0looking back at yesterday, i really felt like i accomplished something. \u00a0something i try so hard to do, and something i will never give up doing. \u00a0and that something is how to enjoy Hawaii to the fullest&#8230; \u00a0this girl use to be scared to even jump into the ocean. \u00a0haha. \u00a0\u00a0surfing a new spot use [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102920\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}