{"id":109396,"date":"2020-02-17T05:38:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T20:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=109396"},"modified":"2020-02-17T05:38:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T20:38:43","slug":"boys-to-men-to-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=109396","title":{"rendered":"Boys to Men to Girls&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109398\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.01.04-PM-663x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"376\" \/>it&#8217;s funny how shy kids are when i first meet them. \u00a0i try to be friendly but sometimes it doesn&#8217;t work. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109399\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.01.24-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>but once i get them on my surfboard, everything changes! \u00a0i try to make them feel as safe as possible, and i do my best not to traumatize them. \u00a0so we just have fun. \u00a0here is 6 year old Riyota-kun having fun!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109401\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.04.25-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>and here is 6 year old Yoshitake-kun getting ready for Natures Disneyland! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109400\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.01.45-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>take off, stand up, scream, and enjoy the ride! \u00a0this is how to teach a kid&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109402\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.05.36-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>of the hundred or so kids i taught surfing, every single one of them loved it! \u00a0this the exact age and the exact way i learned how to surf. \u00a0so yeah, i must have worked because surfing has always been my life&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109397\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.11.29-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>thank you Akesaka-san, Ayumi-san, Yoko-san, and the kids for the wonderful morning. \u00a0i hope to see you guys surfing again&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109406\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.15.36-PM-663x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"372\" \/>Renta-kun asked to shortboard. \u00a0and since Oshima-san was there, i thought it would be very entertaining for us! \u00a0haha.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109404\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.14.50-PM-663x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"376\" \/>Renta-kun had a hard time in the beginning. \u00a0he asked me &#8220;how do people even stand up on this board?&#8221; \u00a0but this kid never gives up and that&#8217;s what i love about him. \u00a0he kept on trying and trying until get got a long one! \u00a0now he&#8217;s never going back to the longboard. \u00a0haha.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109403\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.13.43-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>and now Renta-kun will respect his Dad way more because Oshima-san is riding a 5&#8217;11! \u00a0it was cool watching Dad showing his son how to do it. \u00a0haha&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109405\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.16.24-PM-663x414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"414\" \/>surfing is creating a bond for these guys. \u00a0they might not know it now, but these memories will live on forever. \u00a0good job boys!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109408\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.16.09-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>style is everything. \u00a0Seira-chan is inspiring a lot of surfers. \u00a0i know that because everybody asks about her&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109407\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-12.17.14-PM-663x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"424\" \/>there is no limit to this girls dreams. \u00a0with her confidence and determination, dreams are becoming reality&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it&#8217;s funny how shy kids are when i first meet them. \u00a0i try to be friendly but sometimes it doesn&#8217;t work. \u00a0but once i get them on my surfboard, everything changes! \u00a0i try to make them feel as safe as possible, and i do my best not to traumatize them. \u00a0so we just have fun. 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