{"id":122503,"date":"2022-07-15T05:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=122503"},"modified":"2022-07-14T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:05:43","slug":"foiling-a-dangerous-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=122503","title":{"rendered":"Foiling:  A Dangerous Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99902\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>for my very first foiling experience, Seth Moniz gave me a lesson. \u00a0he brought a 8&#8217;6 SUP board and just told me &#8220;you can do it.&#8221; \u00a0so we went out to see if &#8220;i can do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99905\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5084.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>this was my very first wave. \u00a0first of all, i can&#8217;t ride a SUP board even without a foil. \u00a0second, i got no instructions. \u00a0and last, i had ZERO confidence. \u00a0so when i popped up, the board lifted like a rocket and that scared me to death. \u00a0but i kind of liked it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99904\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5085.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<p>this is the last thing you want to do when you&#8217;re falling. \u00a0it looks like i was doing my downward dog yoga pose, but i was actually thinking to myself &#8220;ok, this sharp foil blade is going to cut me in half very soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99903\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>that day was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. \u00a0but i liked it because i felt like a beginner again which was very humbling&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99906\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0828-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1544\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then the 2nd time i went foiling, i ended up in the Emergency Room at Straub Hospital. \u00a0even more humbled and made me want to master this dangerous sport. \u00a0if i quit then, that would have been the biggest regret of my life. \u00a0and that&#8217;s why i kept on pushing forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122504\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086-600x357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086-696x414.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086-1068x636.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_5086-706x420.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>one month later, i felt like a brand new man. \u00a0humbled, happy, and most of all, FREE!!!!<\/p>\n<p>NEVER SAY NEVER&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for my very first foiling experience, Seth Moniz gave me a lesson. \u00a0he brought a 8&#8217;6 SUP board and just told me &#8220;you can do it.&#8221; 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